protecting the Yangtze River

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Protecting the Yangtze River
Teaching aims
1) Let the student realize the environmental problems of the Yangtze River.
3) Let them learn about the measures being taken to protect the great river
2) Let them know the importance of protecting the Yangtze River and our environment
Teaching key points
Know the problems of the Yangtze River has,
Find out the causes and the measures should be taken.
Be aware of their responsibility to protect the Yangtze River
Teaching methods
1) Listening to get the general idea
2) Ask and answer
3) Discussing and writing
Step 1 Lead in
Before the new lesson let’s do a quize.
1.What are the three longest freshwater rivers in the world?
The River Nile in Africa
The Amazon River in South America
The Yangtze River in China
(You may say it in Chinese if you have difficulty in speaking English)
2.Where is the source of the river?
It starts from the Tuotuo River in the Tangkula Mountain and flows into the East China Sea.
3.How many provinces does it runs across?
青海、西藏、四川、云南、重庆、湖北、湖南、江西、安徽、江苏、上海
4.How long is the Yangtze River?
It is 6, 300 kilometers long.
5.What are the famous natural scenery of the Yangzi river?
Qutang Gorge, Wu Gorge, Xiling Gorge.
6.What is the famous manmade project?
Three Gorges Dam.(It can control flood, store electricity and so on. )
Yangtze River is China’s most important freshwater river. Not only do people along it rely on it for water but also it is home to all kinds of fish and animals.
7. Please name some rare animals in the Yangtze River.
White-flag dolphin (白暨豚)Yangtze alligator (扬子鳄)
Zhonghua sturgeon (中华鲟)
(I’ll show you some pictures of the rare animals in the Yangtze River. Because the environmental problems of the Yangtze River they as well as other rare animals are in danger.)
Now please turn to page 38, today we’ll learn a report named protecting the Yangtze River.
2. Fast reading
Divide students into groups and ask them to read their assigned paragraph and report the main
Step 3 careful reading
1.The environmental problems of the Yangtze River
Step 4
Just now we have know the structure of the report, next we are going to learn how to write a report.
1.Planning (choose a good topic)
Red tide Acid rain Air pollution Global warming Desertification Illegal hunting Water pollution Nuclear accidents Desertification Deforestation
The topic for your report will be ___________________________.
2. Preparing (write an outline)
Review the structure of the text.
Don’t forget to give facts and data to make your report convincing and impressive.
3. Producing
Search more information after class and finish the report.
Step 5 Homework
Write a report according to the report we have learned.。