Saving the earth(The First Period)
harmful smoke go into the air.
t:good idea.now,please open your books and turn to page 65.there are six pictures in warming up.we have just talked about two of them.now,work in groups of four to talk about the other pictures.answer the questions below the pictures.
(a while 1ater,ask some students to act out.)
step iii preparation for listening and listening
t:very good.i think you’re known something about our environment.
now,please turn to page 66.look at the picture in listening.what can you see?
ss:a person is making a speech to the audience.
t:can you guess what speech she is giving?
ss:maybe about our earth.
t:ok.now,let’s listen to the tape.i’ll play it twice for you.listen carefully
to answer the questions in part 1.
(play the tape twice for ss to listen and write down their answers.then ask some students to read out their answers.check with the whole class.the teacher says the following.)
t:good.you’re done very well. but from the passage we know that she hasn’t finished her speech.what do you think she wi1l say next? have a short discussion in pairs.please.(ss have a short discussion and then the teacher asks one or two pairs to say their answers.)well done.now.1et’s listen to the second part.listen carefully to outline the speaker’s two arguments. fill in the table in part 2.are you ready?
ss:yes.
t:ok.let’s begin.
(play the tape twice for ss to listen and write down their answers.pause the tape if necessary. then ask several students to read out their answers.)
t:now,let’s listen to the tape again to check your answers.(play the tape once more and then check the answers with the whole class.)good.p1ease think a bout what the speaker will say next.you call use what you have heard on the tape to predict what will come next.make an outline like the one in the table and then write down what you think the speaker will say.you can work in pairs or groups of four as you like.
(a moment 1ater,ask some students to read out their paragraphs and compare different speeches to choose the best one.)
step ⅳ speaking
t:well done! we’ve talked much about pollution.we know that pollution is a big problem facing the earth.but why can’t we stop the pollution? why doesn’t our government shut down the factories that pollute the environment badly? who knows?