《We are trying to save the manatees》The Fifth Period教学设计

《We are trying to save the manatees》The Fifth Period教学设

计

Ⅰ．Teaching Aims and Demands

1．Knowledge Objects

（1）Key Vocabulary

trash,pull down,be made from,glue,inspiration,bottle,spare time （2）Practise reading an article．

（3）Practise writing something using the target language．

2．Ability Object

（1）Improve students’integrating skills-reading skill and writing skill．

（2）Improve students’speaking ability by talking to each other．3．Moral Object

We must realize the importance of recycling,It not only is a useful saving of money but also can protect our environment．

Ⅱ．Teaching Key Point

Practise reading and writing using the target language．

Ⅲ．Teaching Difficult Points

1．How to improve students’reading ability．

2．How to improve students’speaking ability．

Ⅳ．Teaching Methods

1．Reading method to improve students’reading ability．

2．Writing method to improve students’writing ability．

3．Speaking method．

Ⅴ．Teaching Aids

1．A projector

2．The blackboard

Teaching Procedures

StepⅠRevision

Revise the target language presented in this unit．Check homework．Ask some pairs to read out their conversations．

StepⅡ3a

This activity provides reading practice using the target language．Teach the new words．Show the new words on the screen by a projector．

stuff n．废物；无用的东西

material n．材料；原料

pull v．拉；拖；拔

pull down摧毁；推翻

be made from由……制成；由……

构成

bottle n．瓶子

glue v．胶合；粘贴；黏合n．胶

水

roof n．顶；屋顶；房顶

discard v．丢弃；放弃

tile n．瓦片；瓷砖

fence n．栅栏；围墙

can n．（装液体等，常带有盖的）

金属罐

inspiration n．灵感；鼓舞人心的

人（或事物）

spare adj．多余的；空闲的

Read the words and ask students to repeat them again and again until they can pronounce them correctly and fluently．

Look at the article The house of trash．Invite a student to read the

article aloud to the class．Correct any pronunciation mistakes to make sure the student is providing a good model for the rest of the class．Go through the instructions with the class．Elicit one question from the class．（Who is Amy Winterbourne?）Make sure students know what to do．Encourage students to think about questions beginning with who,what,when,where,why and how．

Now read the article．Then write your questions in your exercise book．Have students do the activity in pairs．Students should discuss why they would want to know the answer to each question．When they work,move around the classroom,checking the progress of the pairs and providing help as needed．

Check the answers with the class．

Answers

Answers will vary but might include

Who taught her how to make her house?

What isn’t made out of trash in her house?

When did she start making her trash house?

Where is the house?

Why did she use trash to build a house?

How long did it take to build her house?

Notes

1．the house of trash—the house made out of trash

2．most—（here）very

3．out of—（here）by the use of;from

4．discard—throw out or away;put aside,

give up（sth．useless or unwanted）

5．inspiration—（here）person or thing that inspires

StepⅢ3b

This activity provides reading and writing practice using the target

language．

Look at the Before picture．Please tell me the names of the things you see in the picture．（a trash can,a pair of pants,a napkin）Then look at the After picture．

Say to students．Please find out things made from recycled materials from the Before picture．（the backpack,the hat,the scarf）Go through the instructions with the class．

Make sure students know what to do．

Ask different students to make sample sentences using the phrases made from and used to be about items in the After picture．

For example:

His backpack used to be a pair of pants．

His backpack is made from a pair of pants．

Get students to complete the article individually．While they are working,go around the classroom,checking the progress of students,offering help and answering questions as necessary．Invite a student to read his or her completed article to the class．Answers

Joe Winterbourne loves the clothes his mother made for him．At school,everyone calls him Mr Recycling．His hat is made from（used to be）a trash can cover．His backpack used to be（is made from）a pair of pants．His scarf is made from（used to be）a napkin．

StepⅣPart 4

This activity provides reading,writing,and oral practice using the target language．

Read the instructions aloud to the class．

Please tell me the things that you recycle．（paper,glass,aluminum cans,plastic,or cardboard）Look at the survey form．

Invite a student to read the headings aloud to the class．Brainstorm

other items to add to the list．Say,Talk to your classmates and find out who recycles each item on your list．Let students move around the classroom and ask their classmates about their recycling habits．

When students finish,check the work．

Let some students tell what they learned．

How many students did they talk to?Of this number,how many recycle paper?

How many turn off the lights when they leave the house?

A sample survey

Questions The number of students（20）

recycle paper 12

turn off lights in the house 10

turn off the shower 2

while washing hair

take your own hags 5

when shopping

StepⅤSummary

In this class,we’ve done a lot of practice reading and writing as well as speaking．

StepⅥHomework

1．Read the article in Activity 3a again for further comprehension．2．Complete the article in Activity 3b．

3．Do the survey in Activity 4 if students haven’t finish it．

StepⅦBlackboard Design

Unit 15 We’re trying to save the manatees!

Section B

The Fifth Period

Answers to Activity 3b

Joe Winterbourne loves the clothes his

mother made for him．At school,everyone calls him Mr Recycling．His hat is made from（used to be）a trash can cover．His backpack used to be（is made from）a pair of pants．His scarf is made from（used to be）a napkin．