Unit 5 Living in harmony
【教学目标】
Language objectives:
To help the students acquire some new words and expressions to help the students get a general idea of the text
Skill objectives:
To improve the students’ reading skills and speaking ability through tasks
Emotional objectives:
To arouse the students’ awareness of environmental protection.
【教学重难点】
(1)通过阅读抓住故事中人物言行的特点,剖析人物的性格特点;抓住故事的情节线索,深入了解文章的主题,即,人的贪婪和不负责的行为最终会导致自我毁灭。毕竟,生态环境与人类生存息息相关。
(2)学习与本单元主题相关的词汇,在文本中利用素材,用适当的动词进行直接引语和间接引语的转换,表示不同的意义和语气。
(3)学会如何通过时间、地点、人物和情节进行故事的描述,尤其是通过人物的外貌、言行、性格等等去刻画人物的性格特点。
(4)针对相关环境的话题,指导学生如何写建议信。
【教学过程】
lead-in
T: What environmental problems are we facing?
S: Environmental problems are caused by nature and humanity.
While-task
1.Text Summary
An o_____ businessman was seriously ill from being overweight. Unfortunately, he was still o________ with making money. He dealt with business first instead of meeting his p______ doctor, who was bringing him v_____ news about saving his life. What was worse, he made a bad decision to c_______ all the trees in Pakan Valley in order to build a factory there, so he could make a huge p____. Of course, you can f_______ the consequences. The main i________ of the only medicine that could save his life came from a newly-discovered o_____ which only grew in Pakan Valley.
2.From the text, what kind of person is Saleem?
Physical appearance, Background, Personality:
3.Do you want to be a person like Saleem? If not, if you own this land, what would you do? Why?
4.Scan the story quickly and answer these questions.
(1)What is the name of the valley, and where is it?
(2)What had the valley been a few months before?
(3)How ill is Saleem?
(4)Is the new medicine working well?
(5)What does the doctor need to get to make the medicine?
5.Read and think
Answer the following questions in complete sentences using the information in the story.
(1)Why did Saleem decide to talk to the engineer before the door? __________________________________
(2)What happened when the engineer pressed the button? __________________________________
(3)In what way was the doctor wrong? ____________________________________
(4)Why would it be impossible to make any more medicine for Saleem? ____________________________________
(5)What do you think Saleem probably had wished in the end? ____________________________________
6.Since you are all aware of protecting our environment, in our daily life, what would you do indeed to protect the environment from being polluted?
Post-task activities
Write a conclusion:
Saleem’s greed leads to his death, if we human beings continue to do such foolish things, the same thing will happen. As long as we pay attention to protecting our environment, our world will be a harmonious family. So let’s take action now! Let’s heal the world together!
Group discussion: What is our action?
Students: protect plants and flowers
Take public transportation
【作业布置】
1.Retell the text with the help of the table;
2.Develop the outline into a complete composition.