Module 1 Europe
Period 3 Cultural Corner and Writing
Teaching aims:
1 To learn something about the European Union.
2. To develop the students’ reading skills.
3. To learn to prepare a fact file on a region of China.
Difficult and important points:
1 Get the students to learn the symbol of the European Union.
2 Get the students to understand some important sentences.
Teaching procedures:
Step 1. Revision
Read the words and have a dictation.
Step 2. Lead in
There is an important organisation in Europe. What is it called?
(the European Union.)
Now let’s get some information about the European Union.
Step 3. Fast-reading
Read the passage and answer the questions.
1. What is the European Union?
2. How did it start?
3. How many countries belong to it now?
Step 4. Further reading
Read the passage again and
1. Find the names of three first members and three new members of the
European Union?
(France, Germany, Belgium,) ( Australia, Denmark, Finland)
2. In terms of size and population, how big is the European Union compared with China? (open)
Step 5. Listening and explanation
Several phrases
1. on the other hand: 另一方面，反过来说
2. in the 1950s：二十世纪五十年代
3. little by little：逐渐的
4. the second half of the twentieth century：二十世纪后半期
5. have a population of 有多少的人口
Step 6. Discussion
1. Choose a region of China and prepare a fact file about it .
1) the main towns and cities in the region
2) the main geographical features (mountains, rivers, lakes, deserts.)
3) the main industries and / or main agricultural produdce.
4) the main places for tourists.
Step 7. Writing
1. Make a poster display of your fact file.
2. Choose one of the cities from Great European Cities.
Step 8. Homework
Finish off your teaching plans.---- language points
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Module 2 Developing and Developed Countries
Period 4 Grammar and Language points
Teaching aims:
1 To learn new words and expressions and learn how to use them.
2 To learn the usage of the conj.: but , however, although; while
Difficult and important points:
1 Get the students to know how to use conj. :
连词but , however, although, while 的用法。
2 The usage of:
Words: developing, figure, unfortunate, measure,
Phrases: in one’s opinion, make efforts, connect with, close to, as a result Teaching procedures:
Step 1. Revision
Read the sentences and find out what grammar are they?
5. We are making progress but we need to make greater efforts.
6. In a developed country, people have nice clothes to wear, however , in a
poor country, people have few clothes.
Step 2. Presentation-
连词but , however, although, while 的用法。
(一) but and however含义相同，都表示转折语气（但是；然而）
but:
(1) 连词，连接两个句子或一个句子的两个部分。
Tom was not there but his brother was.
He is a hardworking but not very intelligent boy.
(2) 副词，表示“不过，仅仅”
He left but an hour ago.
He is but a boy.
(3) 介词，表示“除之外”
We can do nothing but wait.
= we have no choice but to wait.
However
(1) 副词，可放在句首，句中，句末，须用逗号跟句子其他部分分开。
The watch is old; however , it is in good condition.
The watch is old; it is in good condition, however .
The watch is old; it is, however , in good condition.
(2) 表示“无论如何，不管怎样”
However hard the task may be, we must fulfill it in time.
2. although and while
although
连词，意为“虽然，尽管，然而”在英语中如果用了although 或though，就不能再用but，但可以用或。
(1) although 和though用法区别：
although较正式，多用于句首。
Although he is in poor health, he works hard.
(2) 表示强调时用Even though
Even th ough I didn’t understand a word, I kept smiling.
(3) Though可用在倒装句中：
Yong though he is , he is quite experienced.
(4) 副词，表示“然而”放在句末或其他位置。
He said he would come; he didn’t ,though.
While连词，
(1) 表示对比，“然而”
Some people respect him, while others despise him.
(2) 表示让步，“虽然，尽管”，
While I sympathize , I can’t really do very much to help.
(3) 表示条件，“只是=as long as”
There will be life while there is water and air.
(4) 表示时间，“当…时候，和…同时”
Step 3. Language points
(A) Words
1. develop vt 发展，开发，冲洗，培养
adj. developing : 发展中的developed：发达的
n. development ：发展developer：开发者
----- 相关短语-----：
(1) develop education/ a business / one’s mind：发展教育/开发业务/开发心
志
(2) a developing country：发展中国家
(3) a developed country：发达国家
(4) a less- developed country：欠发达国家
(5) take a film to be developed：将胶卷送去冲洗
----相关句型----：
(1)We must _______ heavy industry.
我们必须发展重工业。
(2)It is important to ___ children’s body.
孩子的身体发育是非常重要的。
(3)He _________ the films he took.他把所拍的底片冲洗出来了。
(4)_________ of agriculture and industry, we are living a better life.
（随着工农业的发展）
(5)By the first century , the making of paper in some parts of China had been _________.（有了很大发展）
Answers: (1)develop (2)develop (3)developed (4)with the development (5)well developed
2. figure n. 图表，肖像，数字，身材，人物，
v. 计算，估计，估量
figure sth. out：把…算出来
----相关句型----：
(1) 请把这些数字加起来。
Please add up the figures
(2)他是个重要人物。
He is a key figure.
(3)拿破仑是历史上有名的人物。
Napoleon is a well-known figure in history.
(4)我断定明天会晴天。
I figure that tomorrow will be fine.
3. measure v. 测定，评估；测量；斟酌；尺寸是
n. 尺寸；措施
-- 相关短语：
(1) measure one’s words：斟词酌句
(2) be measured in/ by: 用…计算
(3) make … to one’s measure：按某人的尺寸制作
(4) take measures to do sth.：采取措施做某事
----相关句型----：
(1)We must take necessary measures to solve these problems one by one. (我们必须采取必要的措施逐个解决这些问题。)
(2)They measured me and made a suit of clothes to my measure.
(他们为我量了身体并按我的尺寸为我制作了一身衣服。)
7. unfortunate = unlucky adj. 不幸的；倒霉的；令人遗憾的fortunately: 幸运地unfortunately: 不幸地
fortunate ：幸运的
fortune ：命运，运气
-- 相关短语：
make a/one’s fortune: 发财
----相关句型----：
It is fort unate/ unfortunate that …
Eg: (1) I was unfortunate enough to have lost my keys.
我把钥匙丢了，真倒霉。
(2) It’s unfortunate that you missed the meeting.
真可惜，你没参加那次会议。
(B) phrases:
1. in one’s opinion/view= in the opinion/ view of sb. 据某人的见解；在某人看来
Eg: 在我看来，参观海南的最好时间是春天。
In my opinion, spring is the best time to visit Hainan.
2.make efforts to do sth.= make every /an effort to do努力去做某事
Eg:医生正在作出一切努力挽救那个男孩的生命。
The doctors are making every effort to save the boy.
8. connect with= be connected with/ have connection with / be related to , 有
联系，有关
Eg: 那个女孩和史密斯一家有亲戚关系。
The girl is connected with the Smiths.
9. close to: 靠近，接近
Eg: (1)我们学校靠近那条河。
Our school is close to the river.
(2) 我住得离商店很近。
I live close to the shops.
10. as a result : 结果，因此= because of / due to
as a result of : 由于，作为的结果
Eg: (1) 那个男孩摔断了腿。因此，几周不能上学。
The boy broke his leg. As a result, he had to be absent from school for weeks.
(2) 由于下雨，我们不得不待在家里。
We had to stay home as a result of the heavy rain.
11. at the top of : 在…的顶部, 用尽量大的声音
at the bottom of : 在…的底部
Eg: (1) 站在这幢高楼的顶部，你可以很好看地看到这个城市的夜景。
Standing at the top of the tall building , you can get a good view of the night of the city.
(2) 为了让彼此听到，他们用尽量大的声音交谈着。
They are talking at the top of their voices so as to make themselves heard.
12. make progress: 取得进步
Step 4. Practice
Choose the best answers:
1. Hand in hand with reading , he has _______ the habit of making notes. A. caused B. developed C. created D. brought
2.We can’t wait. We have to ______ the direction and the distance before we take action.
A. make out
B. figure out
C. think out
D. find out
3. I would like to have a dress _____
A . make to my own measure B. make by my own measure
C. made to my own measure
D. making by my own measure
4. She thought I was talking about her daughter,_______, in fact, I was talking about my daughter.
A. whom
B.where
C. which
D.while
5 ._______ I admit that he is not perfect, I do actually like the person.
A.While
B. Since C . Before D.Unless
6. _______ his carelessness, he didn’t pass the examination.
A .As a result B. Because C . As a result of D. Since
7. That solitary old man suspected to _____ the crime.
A. connect to B . connected with C. be connected to D. be connected with
8. She wanted to go to the disco,_____ , her parents told her not to.
A. instead
B. but
C. however
D. while
9. I do every single bit of housework______ my husband Bob just does the dishes now and then.
A. however
B. while
C. when
D. as
10. He came to attend the meeting without ______.
A. being invited
B. inviting
C. invited
D. invite
Answers: 1 B 2 B 3 C 4 D 5 A 6 C 7D 8 C 9 B 10 A
Step 5. Homework:
Finish off the workbook on Page73.
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Period 2 Pronunciation
Vocabulary and listening Everyday English
Function and Speaking
Teaching aims:
1 To listen to the description about the link words although and while and notice the rhythm.
2 To express and use the correct rhythm.
3 To learn several phrases.
Difficult and important points:
1 Get the students to express and use the correct rhythm.
2 Learn to use the phrases:
Teaching procedures:
Step 1. Revision
Check the homework.
Step 2. Pronunciation.
1. Listen and repeat sentences 1-4 in Grammar activity 3.
(1) Ask the students to read the four sentences first, silently to themselves.
(2) Play the tape and let them listen and follow.
2. Read the answers to sentences 1-6 in Grammar activity aloud.
(1) Ask the students to get into pairs and listen to each other read the sentences.
(2) Ask them to help each other with their pronunciation and intonation.
(3) Play the tape while the students listen and follow the sentences.
(4) Ask them to repeat while you play tape again, pausing after each sense group or phrase.
Step 3. Vocabulary and Listening
1. Check the meaning of these words.
2. Read through the words in the box and have the students repeat them after
you.
3. Ask the students to work with a partner .
Answers: 1) crowded fascinating huge 2)construction 3) similarity
4)unfortunate 5) inhabitant 6) freeway
2. Work in pairs. Tick the statements you think are true.
Ask the students to work in pairs and discuss each statement before deciding to tick or not to tick it.
Call back their suggestions in a whole class setting, and open it to discussion if there is disagreement.
The true answers: 1, 2, 4, 7,8
3. Check the meaning of these words.
1) Read through the words and have the students repeat them after you. Take care with the words where the stress does not fall on the first syllable:
po llu tion, popu la tion
2) Have the Ss work in pairs to come up with the meaning , either by discussion and/ or using a dictionary.
3) Now listen to the conversation and tick the topics you hear.
Play the tape all through while the students just listen and focus on the tape. Play it again for them to tick what they hear.
Ask them to check with a partner.
Then call back the answers in a whole class setting.
Step 4. Function
Making comparisons
1.Look at the sentences from Vocabulary and Listening activity2 Answer the
questions.
Read through the sentences while the students follow in their books.
Ask them to do the activity individually, then check with a partner.
Call back the answers from the whole class, having one student ask the question and answer it.
Answers: 1) many /few 2) much/ less
2. Choose the correct words.
Ask them to do the activity individually, then check with a partner.
Call back the answers from the whole class, having students give the whole sentence.
Answers: 1) less 2) many 3)a lot 4)less 5)much
Step 5. Vocabulary and speaking
1. Check the meaning of these words which ones describe positive features of
a city?
Read through the words and have the students repeat them after you.
Ask them to discuss the meanings in pairs and then come up with a list of positive /negative features.
Call back the answers from the whole class and make a list on the Bb. Positive features: attractive, lively , modern, peaceful, smart, wealthy
Step 6. Everyday English
Choose the correct answer :
Ask the Ss to do this activity individually, and then check with a partner.
Call back the answers from the whole class, having students give the whole sentence.
Answers: 1)a 2)a 3)b 4)b 5)a
Step 7. Homework
Finish off the workbook.
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Module 3 The Violence of Nature
Teaching goals
1．Target language
(a) important vocabulary and phrases
flood , hurricane , lightning , thunderstorm , tornado , column , current , latitude ,
burry , disaster , feather , fur ,occur ,tropical , luckily , thankfully ,
hopefully, sadly, fortunately, violence , equator
(b) important sentence structure
1. To help you to remember words which are related---
为了帮你记住有关单词。
“be related to” means “be connected with”
2. Collect all the words you find out that refer to the same thing.
find out指通过观察、调查了解弄清事实的真相
3. The most violent have winds of more than 400 km per hour.
最强的龙卷风风速超过每小时400公里。
“the+adj.” 用于表示一类人或物。做主语时常用复数。
4. Tornadoes can pick up cars, trains and even horses.
“pick up” 拾起，拿起（顺便）买，接（某人）上车。
pick up意为：拾起，捡起。本句为“收集到”。例如：
Alice picked up a wallet on her way to school. 艾丽丝在上学的路上拾到一个钱包。
除此之外，pick up还有下列多种意思：
①作“加快”解。例如：
Soon the bus picked up speed. 公共汽车很快就提高了速度。
②作“中途搭人/带货”解。例如：
The train stopped to pick up passengers. 火车停下来搭乘客。
③作“学会”解。例如：
Where did you pick up your excellent English？你一口漂亮的英语是从哪里学会的？
④作“整理，收拾”解。例如：
I am asked to help him pick up tools. 我被叫去帮他收拾工具。
⑤作“收听到”解。例如：
I picked up the Voice of America when I tried to tune in Radio Australia. 我本想收听
澳大利亚广播电台，无意中收到了“美国之音”。
⑥作“偶然地、无意地获得”解。例如：
Where did you pick up that magazine？那本杂志你是在哪里搞到的？
5. They can take the fur off the back of a cat and the feathers off a chicken.
它们能剥掉猫被上和鸡身上的毛。
“take off”
1) 取下来，使掉下来，免掉
Who took off the lid off the bottle? 谁拿掉了瓶盖？
His arrival took a weight off my mind. 他到了，使我放了心
2) 脱掉，起飞
Take off your wet clothes. 把你的湿衣服脱掉。
The plane took off from the airport and headed northwards Zhengzhou.
飞机从机场起飞，往北向郑州方向飞去。
take a day off请一天假
6. --- but leave the furniture inside exactly where it was.
而将家具留在原处。
leave vt. 让某人某物继续处于某种状态，可以接副词、介词、介词短语等做补语的符合结构。
7. By the time it ended, more than 700 people had been killed and 2700 had be
en
injured.
8. set fire to, set something on fire, catch fire, be on fire, make a fire
The house was on fire.（状态）
The house caught fire last night.（动作）
9. on average=on the average
On(the) average, in the Latin American countries, there are only from one-tenth t o
one-fourth as many doctors as there are in the US.
10. We managed to get half other population to another island.
manage to do something=succeed in doing something
In the afternoon I managed to get the chance to speak.
下午我终于有了发言的机会。
2. Ability goals
a. Revise the Attributive Clause.
b. Using the Attributive Clause to explain words.
3. Learning ability goals
Improve the students’ ability to give definitions of words
Teaching important points
Learn how to definite words, using the Attributive Clause
Teaching difficult points
Using the Attributive Clause to definite a word.
Teaching aids
A projector and a computer.
Step 1 Warming up
Remind the students of the tsunami in 2004 with a picture and talk about it.
T: As we know, at the end of 2004, a massive earthquake sent tsunami smashing into Indian Ocean coastline. Many heavily populated areas disasters from it.
Ask the students to talk about it, such as Sri Lanka , Indonesia , Thailand , India, Malaysia and East Africa destroyed by the monster waves, causing millions of
deaths. We human being saw the violence of natural disaster from it.
Ask the students to talk about the pictures in the Introduction, page 21.
Step 2 Lead-in (part 1, page 21)
Get students to match the words in the box with the definitions below. Then ask individuals to show their answers.
A flood is a lot of water in an area which is usually dry.
A hurricane is a very strong wind and storm.
Lightning is the flash of light which occurs during a thunderstorm.
A thunderstorm is a lot of rain falling quickly, with loud noises and flashes of light.
A tornado is a column of air that turns very quickly.
T: Now let’s pay attention to these sentences. Please find out the common characteristic in all of them.
S: The sentences all give a definition of something.
T: Very good. Each sentences gives a definition of a word. Any other questions?
S: The Attributive Clause appears in each sentence.
T: Well done! That is right. When we give a definition of a word, the Attributive Clause is usually necessary and hopeful. We’d better learn to use the structure “A is B that/which”Now let’s come to Part 3 on Page 22. Let the students match the words in the box with the sentences below and then check the sentences.
The suggested answers to Part 3, Page 22:
To bury means to place in the ground or tomb.
A disaster is a terrible event.
Feathers are something that you can see on a bird.
To occur means to happen.
Tropical is a word to describe (describing ) the hottest parts of the equator.
Give the students some time to read.
Step 3 Discussion
1.Put the students into groups of four to discuss the questions.
2. Then open up the discussion to the whole class. If you wish, make notes on the
board, especially of relevant vocabulary which may be new.
Step 4 Reading
Ask them to read the passage and answer the questions individually, and then check with them.
Call back the answers from the whole class, having one student read the question and another provide the answer.
Answers: b, a, a
Step 5 Words study (Workbook Page 80)
Ask the students to turn to Page 80 and begin the task in vocabulary. In Active 5.
Choose one student to read out the answers and check them with the whole class.
Then the students read the sentences together.
Answers : volcano, eruption, ash, lava, tidal wave, flood.
Step 6 Homework
Surf the Internet for ways to avoid much damage from disasters.
Make three sentences to define the words earthquake, volcanic eruption, and
plane crash, using the Attributive Clause.
The suggested answers:
An earthquake is a sudden violent movement of the earth’s surface that can cause
great damage to people.
V olcanic eruption is a sudden occurrence of steam and material that come out the
volcano.
A plane crash is a violent fall or breaking that a plane come across when flying.
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Period 3
Step 1 Presentation
Look at the examples a-f. The underlined phrases are examples of different types of infinitive.
a.The wind is strong enough. It can move sand dunes.
The wind is strong enough to move sand dunes.
b.We were advised, “ Don’t go outside.”
We were advised not to go outside.
c.I’m cycling to work in a sandstorm and it’s frightening.
I’m frightening to be cycling to work in a sandstorm.
d.There is nothing anyone can do.
There is nothing to be done.
e.I am the only person in my family who has been in a sandstorm.
I am the only person in my family to have been in a sandstorm.
f.I’ve been caught in a sandstorm. It was a terrible experience.
To have been caught in a sandstorm was a terrible experience.
Step 2 Explanations
I 动词不定式的时态和语态形式
时态主动被动
一般式to do to be done
进行式to be doing
to have been done
完成式to have
done
1. 动词不定式的一般式：表示与主动词处于同一时间层面或动作发生于主动词之后。
eg: He seems to understand what I said
I hope to visit Paris again.
2. 动词不定式的进行式：表示与主动词同时发生且动作正在进行。
eg: The two cheats pretented to be working hard.
3. 动词不定式的完成式：表示不定式动作发生于主动词之前。
eg: She seems to have seen this film.
He happened to have gone out when I went to see him
4. 动词不定式的被动式：表示与逻辑主语之间的被动关系。
eg: The meeting to be held tomorrow is about how to stop the pollution.
I want to have been told the news earlier.
Ⅱ动词不定式的句法功能
不定式的句法功能是做主语，表语，宾语，宾语补足语，主语补足语，定语，目的状语和结果状语，分别给出一个例句：
1） To master a foreign language is necessary for a college student.
(主语)
2） Your job is to wash dishes.（表语）
3） She promised to give him a chance. (宾语)
4） The teacher told his students to pay attention to their pronunciation.（宾语补足语）
5） I was asked to help him with his lessons.（主语补足语）
6） Have you got a pencil to draw pictures with?（定语）
7） Some scientists went to Germany to attend a medical conference.（状语）
8） He was too excited to say anything.（状语）
Ⅲ不定式的复合结构
1）“疑问词+不定式”可以做主语，宾语，表语，同位语。
The problem is how to persuade him to change his mind.
2) 带有逻辑主语的结构of/ for sb. to do sth
The first thing to do is to clean the room.
It is foolish of you to say such words.
辨析：⑴ It is + adj.+ of sb + to do sth.;// ⑵It is + adj.+ for sb + to do sth. 差别：以上（1）结构中的adj是用来说明主语的特征的，并作其表语；而结构（2）中的adj是用来说明句中动词的特征的。
Eg: It’s foolish of you to do such things
可转化为：You”re foolish to do such things.
但:It’s easy for you to learn English well
不可以象上边那样转化。
Step 3 Practices.
Ex1.
Fill in the blanks with the verbs in their proper forms.
1.It's very kind of you ________ it for me. (do)
2.My job is ________ the students English. (teach)
3.If you want ________ with us, you should be ready by eight o'clock.(go)
4.I dare not ________ him about it. (tell)
5.He told me ________ at six thirty. (leave)
6.The children are warned ________ in that lake. (not swim)
7.Before you leave the room, please remember ________ the light. (turn off)
8.You'd better ________(stay) at home and ________ (do) your homework.
9.It's too hard ________ (do) it by myself. 10.It takes about two hours ________ (get to) the station.
11.It's time ________ our class. (start)
12.I have a lot of things ________ you. (tell)
13.I'm very glad ________ you again. (hear from)
14.The article is not easy ________ . (understand)
15.We didn't have time ________ a rest. (to have)
16.I'll try ________ that again. (not do)
17.John's wish is ________ a writer in the future. (become)
18.I'd like ________ (go) to the Summer Palace.
19.She doesn't know whether and when ________ Shanghai in two days. (leave)
20.She is not sure how ________ out the maths problem. (work)
Suggested answers:
1.to do
2. to teach
3. to go
4. tell
5. to leave
6. not to swim
7. to turn
off 8. stay do
9. to do 10. to get to 11. to start 12. to tell 13. to hear from 14. to understand
15. to have
16. not to do 17. to become 18. to go 19. to leave 20. to work
Ex2
1. Don't forget _________ the letter.
A. to send
B. send
C. sending
D. being sent
2. The chair looks very old, but in fact it is very comfortable to _________.
A. sit
B. sit on
C. be sat
D. be sat on
3. Is ______ necessary to return the book tomorrow?
A. this
B. that
C. it
D. which
4. I'm afraid they would not allow him ________ here.
A. to smoke
B. smoking
C. smokes
D. smoke
5. Mother told me ________ the water before I drank it.
A. boiling
B. boiled
C. boil
D. to boil
6. On my way home, I stopped _______ some food.
A. buy
B. to buy
C. buying
D. bought
7. John was made _______ the car for a week as a punishment.
A. to wash
B. washing
C. wash
D. to be washing
8. The sitting-room needs _______, but it'll have to wait until Saturday.
A. be cleaning
B. to be cleaned
C. clean
D. being cleaned
9. The first thing I want to do is __________.
A. visit to him
B. to visit him
C. visiting him
D. visited him
10. Li Yang advised me _________ too much, otherwise I would have been drunk.
A. not to drink
B. to drink
C. not drinking
D. drinking
Suggested answers:
1. A
2. B
3.C
4. A
5. D
6. B
7. A
8. B
9.B 10. A
Step 4. Listening
a. Pre-listening
Discuss the following questions with your partner.
Q1. What’s the main problem with the environment in the world?
Q2. Can you explain why the climate’s getting warmer?
Q3. Why did people cut down a lot of trees every year?
b. While-listening
Listen carefully. And answer the following questions.
1.What is the most urgent problem of all?
2.What examples of coastal cities does David give?
3.Why is the climate getting warmer?
4.What is described as a major problem?
5.What happens when we cut down a lot of trees?
6.How does the interviewer feel about the situation?
Suggested answers:
1. The climate.
2.New York and Shanghai.
3.Because pollution is stopping the sun’s heat leaving the atmosphere.
4.Carbon dioxide from cars.
5.There is less oxygen and more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
6.Optimistic.
c. Post-listening:
Listen again. And fill in the blanks with proper words according to what you hear. Int: David, what do you see as the main problems with the_______?
D.U: Well, in a nutshell, the most ______problem of all is the climate. The world’s climate seems to be getting _______
Int: We’ve seen a lot of evidence of that, haven’t we?
D.U: Yes, we have. Also, scientists have found that the _______at the Poles is beginning to melt.
Int: We’ve heard that too. Is that really happening?
D.U: Yes. I’m afraid it is. And at sometime in the future, the ice may melt_______. Then it’s possible that the sea could rise and coastal cities like New York and Shanghai could _____under water.
John: It sounds very frightening.
D.U: I couldn’t agree with you more. It’s______.
Int: Can you explain why the climate’s getting warmer?
D.U: Well, I’ll do my best! It’s ______that’s the problem. Gases from cars enter the atmosphere and stop the sun’s heat from leaving the atmosphere. And factories give out ______that do the same thing. So as a result, the climate is getting warmer. Int: From what I understand, carbon dioxide from cars is a _____problem.
D.U: You’re absolutely right. Carbon dioxide is the gas that does most _____to the atmosphere. But we have a problem with trees too. You see, trees give out oxygen and take in carbon dioxide. So they’re very useful because they _______the carbon dioxide.
Int: I know what you’re going to say. We’re cutting down all the trees.
D.U: yes, we cut them down because we need the land and because we use the _____for paper and furniture. That leaves more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
Int: It’s a terrible______.
D.U: Yes, and another problem is all the garbage that we produce. We burn a lot of garbage, and once again, the gases pollute the atmosphere. The situation couldn’t be worse, really.
Int: We should ______garbage, not burn it.
D.U: of course we should.
Int: It’s strange. We know all this, and yet we do _____but talk about it. I can’t help but feel very______.
D.U: Yes, well, it is worrying. But _______are beginning to do something about it.
I don’t think it’s too late.
Suggested answer:
1.environment
2. urgent
3. warmer.
4. ice
5. completely
6. disappear
7. crazy 7.pollution 9. chemicals 10. major 11. damage 12. use up 13. wood 14.
situation
15. recycle 16. nothing 17. concerned 18. governments
Homework:
1.Review the grammar points we have learned.
2.Finish the exercises 1,2,3 on page 85.
3.Finish the exercises 12,13, 14 on page 89.
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Period 3
Teaching goals 教学目标
1．Target language 目标语言
(A) important vocabulary and phrases
atmosphere, carbon, dioxide, chemical, environment, garbage, melt, pollution,
recycle, coastal, concerned, evidence, major, urgent, pollute.
(B) important sentence structure
Trees take in carbon dioxide and give out oxygen.
What happened to your rubbish?
What need to be done to improve the situation?
2. Ability goals 能力目标
Enable students to understand the damage caused by the natural disaster.
Enable students to have a good understanding of the importance of the protecting environment.
3. Learning ability goals
Enable students to take some measures to protect our environment
Teaching important points
Listen to the speech about environmental situation made by an expert and different measures taken by different countries.
Teaching difficult points
Listen for correct information and find out ways to solve the problems.
Have a further discussion on dealing with rubbish.
Teaching methods
1, discussion.
2, listening.
3, Cooperative learning.
Teaching aids 教具准备
A tape recorder and a computer
Step 1 Revision
Check the homework exercises on Page 85
Choose the best answers
1, Such people are _________
A, respect B, to respect
C, to be respecting D, to be respected
2, There is nothing to do but ________ till it stops snowing.
A, to wait B, waiting
C, wait D, waits
3, I’m sorry _______ you so much trouble. And thank you for your help.
A, to give B, to have given
C, giving D, gave
4, Tom is said _______ abroad, but now I don’t know what country he studied in.
A, to have studied B, to studying
C, to be studying D, to have been studying
5, ______ late in the morning, Bob turned off the alarm.
A, To sleep B, Sleeping
C, Sleep D, Having sleep
Keys to the exercise:
1, D 2, C 3,B 4,A, 5, A
Step 2 listening and vocabulary (Page 35)
Deal with the vocabulary first to make preparations for listening. Then the students