——Under the Blue Sky 教案

Teaching aims（教学目标）：

Knowledge aims：The students are able to learn the key words and useful expressions about the environment.

Ability aims：The students are able to learn some reading strategies. They are expected to find out the key information and to present their point of view.

Emotion aims：

1) The students are able to realize the importance of protecting our environment

and heighten their awareness of environmental protection.

2) The students are able to take action to protect our environment with their

efforts.

Teaching key points（教学重点）:

1.The key words and useful expressions about the environment.

2.To analyze the whole text and know about structure and the main idea of the text. Teaching difficult points(教学难点):

1.To use the key words and expressions.

2. Understand the difficult sentences

Teaching methods（教学方法）:

1) Task-based and students-centered;

2) Individual work, pair work and group work

Teaching aids（教具）: multi-media; work sheets and blackboard Teaching procedures（教学过程）:

Step 1 Lead-in

以杰克逊的Earth Song 视频导入本课，引出Topic: The Environment.

Step 2 Talk about the picture

Firstly, ask the students to look at the pictures. Work in groups and then answer the questions.

What can you see in the picture?

What is the problem does the picture want to show us?

1.Piles of rubbish are everywhere. Rubbish pollution

2.Heavy smoke is coming out of the chimney. Air pollution

3.Polluted water kills the fish. Water pollution

4.Noise is coming out of the plane. Noise pollutionSecondly, lead the students to review the key words and useful expressions in this unit. Step 3 Reading （阅读）

At the beginning, explain some reading strategies to the students.

Task1. Fast reading. (10mins)

Ask the ss to read the text as fast as they can. They should read it silently. Then answer the following questions:（方法引导：略读或浏览阅读，忽略不懂的句子和生词，快速阅读课文。目的只是为了了解阅读材料的内容大意，不求甚解。题目的作用不

可忽略。）

1.What makes it hard for people to breathe the fresh air?

2.What now harms everyone in the world?

3.What is coal used for?

4.What causes traffic jams everywhere in large cities?

5.How many people a year die of diseases related to air pollution in the United States

according to the Natural Resources Defense Council?

6.Is the death rate of diseases related to air pollution higher than that of traffic accidents

or AIDS?

7.What would help to protect and to improve the environment?

Ask the represent in each group to give the answer.

Task2. Careful reading. (15mins)

Ask the ss to read the text again. This time they should read as loudly as they can and

find out the main idea of each paragraph. Then finish the exercises below. （进一步有

目的的阅读，可以更好的理解文章细节）

Task 1. True or false. (判断正误(T or F))

1. People in large cities feel that the sky is as blue as it used to be. ( )

2. There is more fresh air for people to breathe. ( )

Task 2. Filling the gap according to the text..(根据课文内容填空)

1.Air pollution now _______ everyone in the world.

2.Coal is used in ______ and also for _______and ______.

3.Smoke from ___________ is one of the causes of air pollution.

4.According to the Natural Resources Defense Council in the United States, about

50,000 people a year _______ diseases _________air pollution.

5. The unreasonable production often ________, water pollution and much ______ to

the environment.

6. Not only the government _________ we the citizens should work more actively to

_________ pollution and to ______ the environment. In addition, we should also __________our own actions.

Task 3. Explaining main and difficult points（释疑）

Let the students work in groups and find out the difficult points, then tell the

teacher.（在限定时间内划出疑难问题，在组内讨论，互相启发，教师巡查，给学生提供及时帮助，然后小组向全班陈述本组难题，教师根据各组信息反馈，通过典型例句精讲重难点，培养学生思考问题、解决问题的能力和合作探究精神。）

1. People in large cities feel that the sky is no longer as blue as it used to be.

2.There is less fresh air for people to breathe.

3.Even the beautiful little birds flying in the sky are dressed in black and grey.

4.The serous problem is that too many cars are running in the street.

5.At the same time, the excessive waste gases which are given out by cars badly damage the air quality.

6. Little things like reusing, not littering around and walking or biking instead of driving cars would help to protect and to improve the environment.

Step 4 Retelling. （复述课文）(15mins)

Ask the ss to work in groups and retell the last paragraph . Then ask the represent of each group to present in front of the class. The following sentences and words can give them some enlightenment.

Not only…but also…should… to fight against…and to protect….

In addition, we should also be aware of …..

Little things like…….instead of….

We hope that….

（复述文章有助于培养学生语言运用能力）

Step 5 Summary (总结)

1.T：What have you learned from this class? What should you do?

2.Main points(略)

Step 6 Homework.（作业）

Writing: What should we do to protect the environment? (100 words)下载本文