Lesson 1 Global Warming4.doc

Module 8 Unit 22 Lesson 1 Global Warming教学设计Teacher李 莹School 长丰一中TextbookSenior High English Module 8 published by Beijing Normal University PressLesson Duration45minutesThe first periodTeaching contentTopic Global WarmingReading material Can We Take the Heat?Teaching AimsKnowledge and AbilitiesAt the end of this period, the students will be able to: 1. use some new words and phrases linked to global warming.2. talk about the definition, causes, consequences of global warming.3. know the importance of environmental protection and what we can do to get our environment improved.4. realize the importance of the part they play in reducing global warming.Processand Methods1. the students take advantage of key sentences to guess the main idea of the text.2. the students read the text carefully for some detailed information.3. the students fill in the blanks according to the text to better understand global warming and its causes and effects.4. the students talk about how to protect environment.5. Task-based approach.Emotion, Attitudes and ValueBy reading this text, the students will 1. realize the importance of environmental protection.2. be encouraged to form good habits to reduce global warming.Teaching Important points1. Help the students catch the main idea by finding out the key words or sentences.2. Arouse the students’ interest in actively learning. Teaching Difficult Points1. How to help them catch the main idea by themselves. 2. How to arouse the students to actively join others discussing and learning.Lesson TypeReading Teaching Aids1. Multi-media 2. The blackboardTeaching ProcedureActivities IntentionsInteractions Step 1Greetings ★ Greet the students. ★ Introduce the objectives of the class to the students.The students will be able to know what to achieve in the class.Exchange greetings and understand the objectives.Step 2Lead inandPresenting the objectives★ Show the students some pictures about the drought caused by heat wave in Southern Asia esp. in India and Pakistan and ask the students the following questions:1. What was happening in India and why did the man decide to dig such a large tomb which can contain 300 bodies?2. What causes it and who should be responsible for it?3. Can you think out other problems our earth is facing? ★ Combine the title and pictures on Page 6 and make predictions about what we will learn in the text. The pictures can attract their attention and arouse their learning interest.To activate their prior knowledge on environmental problems. To arouse the Ss’ desire to read the text and get the answersintroduce the taskSpeak out their opinions, share their common knowledge and vocabulary. Step 3Reading1. Fast reading Task 1: Predict the main idea of the text based on the title and pictures given.★ The text is about ___________________________. The author will tell us __________________________________________________.Task 2: Match the headings with each paragraph:Para. 1 The definition of global warmingPara. 2 Causes of global warmingPara. 3 Introduction of the topicPara. 4 Measures to reduce itPara. 5 Consequences(Teacher should guide the students to complete the task with the help of key word and key sentence of each paragraph.)Task 3: Analyze the structure of this kind of reading material: Raise a question ________the question_________ the questionTo catch the characteristics of this writing style and grasp the basic structure so as to instruct their reading.To develop the ability of summarizing the main ideas with the help of key words or sentences. To master the reading strategy of using the structure of the reading material to solve reading problems.Read the article and check their guesses.Find the main idea of each paragraph under the teacher’s guidance.Combine the main idea and discuss the meaning of the subtitle with group members.Discuss with group members to solve the problem. 2. Careful reading: Task 4: Reading the passage carefully again and do the T/ F questions:1. Global warming will be the biggest environmental problem in the 21st century.( )2. The temperature of the earth is controlled by carbon dioxide. ( )3. Without carbon dioxide, we couldn’t live on the earth. ( )4. Global warming is totally pinned on human activities. ( )5. Global warming has caused terrible climate changes. ( )6. Governments and experts hold the same opinion on what to do to reduce global warming. ( )To train the Ss’ ability to get some specific information and better understand the main idea and purpose.To make pre。