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Unit 13 We’re trying to save the earth!
Section B（2a-2e）
1. 语言能力：掌握本课时重要词汇和短语：throw away, put sth. to good use, pull…
down, upside等。
2. 文化意识：了解环境保护的方法，激发学生强烈的社会责任感和对 未来发展
Teaching
的思考。
Aims
3.思维品质：能借助文章标题和插图对阅读篇章内容进行合理的预测。
4.学习能力：能读懂有关环保的文章，并从文中获取详细信息，完成阅读任务。能在阅
读中借助上下文语境和构词特征猜测部分词汇的含义。
Teaching Let Ss learn the reading skill and know something about recycling.
Difficulti
es
Teaching CAI, multimedia courseware or other realia that the T needs for
Aids teaching
Teaching Procedures Tips
Step 1 Warming up
Show Ss a video about the reusing of unwanted things
. Pause when playing the video and let Ss guess what the
person will make using the unwanted things.
Creative mind
Step 1: Divide Ss into groups of four and ask them to discuss:
What can people do with the unwanted plastic bottle and old
clothes?
Ss can use pictures to explain how to reuse the above things.
Step 2: T invites one S from each group to share their ideas.
Step 3: T can show Ss the examples on PPT P6 and P7 and make
a conclusion.
Free Talk
Encourage Ss to discuss the following two questions with their
shoulder partners freely:
There is no real garbage,only misplaced resources! Do you agree ?
Can you think of other examples about reusing and recycling in our daily
life?
Step 2 Reading &Presentation
Pre-reading2a
Ask Ss to guess what the passage is about according
to its title and the pictures.
T may want to check that Ss adequately understand the three words
used in the title:
rethink — think carefully about something again to see if changes
should be made.
reuse — use something again after it has been used.
recycle — do something to things that have been used so that they
can be used again.
Suggested answers: It is about how people can think of creative
ways to use things that are no longer wanted.
Let Ss look at the pictures in 2b and answer the
questions:
What can you see in the pictures?
What is it / are they made of?
Do you think it is a good way to protect the environment?
(Tip: T can encourage Ss to make a guess first, then find the
answers from the passage.)
Discussion
Let Ss work in pairs and tell each other the work they like the best
and the least and why.
While-reading
Introduce the reading strategy to Ss.
T asks Ss to read the passage and explain the new
words and phrases to Ss.
Ask Ss to read the passage quickly and answer the
questions:
1. What is the main idea of the passage?
2. How many people are mentioned in the passage? Who are they?
3. Why are they mentioned?
2b
Ask Ss to read the passage and complete the chart.
After Ss have completed the activity, T may want to have Ss work
in groups to discuss other ways of reusing and recycling things.
Answers:2c
Ask Ss to fill in the blanks using the phrases in the
box.
T may want to check that Ss understand the given phrases before
asking them to complete the activity.
pull down — knock down and destroy
put to good use — use something for a purpose
build ... out of — make something (especially a building) with
certain materials
set up — start a company
known for — famous because of something
not only ... but also — link two parts of sentence to show that the
second part is in addition to the first part
Answers: 1. pulled down 2. put to good use 3. built, out of 4.
set up 5. known for 6. not only, but also
2d
Get Ss to focus on prefixes and suffixes and let them
underline the words in the passage based on the words in
the box.
T may want to introduce the terms “prefix” and “suffix” after Ss
have completed this activity.
Note:
Prefix: a group or letters added to the beginning of a word to
change the meaning of the word.
Suffix: a group of letter added to the end of a word to change the
part of speech.
Answers: think - rethink special - especially use - reuse, useful
recent - recently usual -unusual environment - environmental
recycle - recycling important - importance build - building
protect - protection create - creative, creativity inspire -
inspirationPost-reading
2a
Ask Ss to work in groups of four and make a list of
things that need to be done to save the environment. T needs
to encourage Ss to express their opinions about ways of
protecting the environment.
After the groups have compiled their lists, T may want to add on
to the activity by have a class discussion. Invite groups to present
their views and agree / disagree with other group’s views.
Suggested answers:
Things which can be done by people every day:
Take your own bags when you go shopping
Spend less time in the shower
Turn off the lights when you leave a room
Take public transport rather than drive
Avoid using air conditioners
Things which have to be done by governments and organizations:
Educate the public
Ensure that factories get rid of waste in a responsible
way
Preserve the forests
Preserve endangered species
Not allow activities that seriously endanger the
environment
Step 3 Language points learning
a most unusual woman是“a most+adj.+n.”结构，其中most是副词，
意为“极其；非常”，相当于very, 用来修饰它后面的形容词，而不
是最高级的标志。
Step 4 Exercises,Summary& Homework
Exercises
Complete the exercises from PPT P33-P35.
Homework
Read and recite the passage in 2b.
Do the exercises in students’ book.
In the reading period, students accept a large amount of information
besides they learn new words and expressions and structures. So today
Teaching they will learn how to help save the earth. What can we do and what do the
Reflection government and organizations have to do to protect the environment？It is a
good time to train the students' ability of reading quickly and efficiently.
While reading, students learn the main and the most important ideasas quickly as they can. They can also learn something about prefixes
and suffixes.
