Teaching Plan
Module 5 / Unit 2 The environment
Word power
Anhua No.2 High School, Hunan Zhou Hong
Teaching aims
to enlarge students’ vocabulary about environment .
to give students chances of applying some new words to practical use.
to encourage students to do what they can to protect the environment.
Teaching procedure
Step 1 Warming up
Help students review the word they know related to environment.
Step 2 Reading the brochure
A. Give students two minutes to read the brochure and ask them the following questions:
What kind of people are ecotourists?
Can you guess the meaning of “fossil fuels”? What belongs to fossil fuels? Give some examples.
How does an environmentally friendly hotel wash the sheets?
B. Find out the words which have the prefix ‘eco-’
Suggested answers: ecotourist / ecosystem / eco-friendly washing powder
C. Divide the students into groups of four and hold a small competition for Part D. Ask them to think of as many words as possible beginning with ‘eco-’.
Sample answers: eco-activity / ecology/ ecodevelopment / ecotourism / eco-friendly / eco-disaster etc.
Step 3 Discussing the pictures
Ask students to go through the compound words and guess their meanings.
Use these words to label the six pictures.
(If the students have some difficulty in doing these two parts, use some pictures and English explanation to help them.)
Let students discuss the following questions in teams. (hold a discussion)
The questions below may help the students.
What causes acid rain? What damage will it cause?
What’s clear-cut logging ? What’s the result?
What do you know has happened to ozone layer? Do you know any information about it?
What’s opencast mining ? What will happen after it? Can you give one example?
What causes global warming? What are the three terrible results global warming will bring about?
What is the result of slash and burn farming ? Do you think it still exists in most rural areas in West China? Why?
Step 4 Finishing the advertisement
Give students some time to read the words and the brochure. Let students read after these words if necessary.
Ask students to finish the advertisement using the words from the previous page. Then check the answers.
Step 5 Discussion
Are there other things that are bad for our environment?
How can we live in a environmentally friendly way in our daily life?
Step 6 Homework
1. Review the words mentioned in the class.
2. Work in groups to find out other compound words related to environment.
Teaching reflection:
课件46张PPT。Have you ever visit some beautiful places during your summer holidays? Which place do you prefer to live in? Why?ecovilleA环保Read this brochure about a environmentally friendly hotel, and pay attention to the red words. Ecotourists are people who visit an area and do not harm or damage the ecosystem.They are interested in environmental protection. If you are this kind of tourist, you will love Ecoville. We use natural, safe energy from the sun, solar energy, instead of digging up Earth to find fossil fuels. Nothing in our hotel causes pollution. We even use eco-friendly washing powder to wash your sheets. Don’t have your next holiday in a city full of factories that create harmful waste. Come to Ecoville, where you and Earth will be safe together.Discussion1)What kind of people are ecotourists?Discussion1)What kind of people are ecotourists?
Ecotourists are people who visit an area and do not harm or damage the ecosystem. They are interested in environmental protection. 2)What type of energy does an environmentally friendly hotel use?Discussion 2.Can you guess the meaning of “fossil fuels”? What belongs to fossil fuels? Give some examples.
Natural, safe energy from the sun, solar energy, instead of digging up Earth to find fossil fuels(化石燃料).Discussion 3)How does an environmentally friendly hotel wash the sheets?Discussion 3)How does an environmentally friendly hotel wash the sheets?
Eco-friendly washing powder.Discussionbrochure
environmentally friendly
ecotourist
ecosystem
environmental protection
solar energy
dig up
fossil fuel
pollution
eco-friendly
washing powderWordlist(A)小册子
环保的
生态旅游者
生态系统
环境保护
太阳能
掘起, 挖出
化石燃料
污染
生态友好的
洗衣粉Decotourist
ecosystem
eco-friendly washing powder 生态旅游者Decotourist
ecosystem
eco-friendly washing powder 生态旅游者生态系统Decotourist
ecosystem
eco-friendly washing powder ecotourist
ecosystem
eco-friendly washing powder 生态旅游者生态系统D eco-comes from Greek and means ‘earth’, it is used in many words to talk about the environment. Write as many words that include the prefix eco-as you can. Use your dictionary if you need to.Words with prefix eco-Words with prefix eco-Words with prefix eco-Words with prefix eco-Words with prefix eco-Words with prefix eco-Words with prefix eco-Words with prefix eco-Words with prefix eco-BWhen we talk about things that are bad for the environment, many of the words that we use are compound nouns. Use the compound nouns in the box to label the pictures.clear-cut logging 皆伐—砍伐干净后重新植林以 促进森林重生 BWhen we talk about things that are bad for the environment, many of the words that we use are compound nouns. Use the compound nouns in the box to label the pictures.clear-cut logging 皆伐—砍伐干净后重新植林以 促进森林重生
opencast mining 露天采矿BWhen we talk about things that are bad for the environment, many of the words that we use are compound nouns. Use the compound nouns in the box to label the pictures.clear-cut logging 皆伐—砍伐干净后重新植林以 促进森林重生
opencast mining 露天采矿
slash and burn farming 刀耕火种—砍去地面上的植物并在任何信手可为的高度砍伐树木, 然后将砍伐过的区域彻底焚烧, 用以种植作物 . BWhen we talk about things that are bad for the environment, many of the words that we use are compound nouns. Use the compound nouns in the box to label the pictures.clear-cut logging 皆伐—砍伐干净后重新植林以 促进森林重生
opencast mining 露天采矿
slash and burn farming 刀耕火种—砍去地面上的植物并在任何信手可为的高度砍伐树木, 然后将砍伐过的区域彻底焚烧, 用以种植作物 .
ozone layer 臭氧层BWhen we talk about things that are bad for the environment, many of the words that we use are compound nouns. Use the compound nouns in the box to label the pictures.clear-cut logging 皆伐—砍伐干净后重新植林以 促进森林重生
opencast mining 露天采矿
slash and burn farming 刀耕火种—砍去地面上的植物并在任何信手可为的高度砍伐树木, 然后将砍伐过的区域彻底焚烧, 用以种植作物 .
ozone layer 臭氧层
acid rain 酸雨 BWhen we talk about things that are bad for the environment, many of the words that we use are compound nouns. Use the compound nouns in the box to label the pictures.clear-cut logging 皆伐—砍伐干净后重新植林以 促进森林重生
opencast mining 露天采矿
slash and burn farming 刀耕火种—砍去地面上的植物并在任何信手可为的高度砍伐树木, 然后将砍伐过的区域彻底焚烧, 用以种植作物 .
ozone layer 臭氧层
acid rain 酸雨
global warming 全球变暖BWhen we talk about things that are bad for the environment, many of the words that we use are compound nouns. Use the compound nouns in the box to label the pictures.acid rainacid rainopencast miningacid rainopencast miningclear-cut loggingacid rainopencast miningclear-cut loggingglobal warmingacid rainopencast miningclear-cut loggingglobal warmingozone layeracid rainopencast miningclear-cut loggingglobal warmingozone layerslash and burn farmingChoose one from the six and say something about it.picture talkingCAnswers(1)environmental (2)ozone layer
(3)ecosystem (4)energy
(5)fossil fuels (6)eco-friendly
(7)harm (8)ecotourists 1.Are there other things that are bad for our environment?
2.How can we live in a environmentally friendly way in our daily life?Discussion1. Using the handkerchief instead of the paper napkin. 2. Using paper bag instead of plastic bag.3. Don’t using one-off chopsticks.4. Go to work on foot or by bike not by car.5. Throw cans, bottles, paper and plastic into the dustbin.
…Environmentally friendly ways of living
