Unit 10 Lesson 3 Your Money.doc

Unit 10 Lesson 3 Your MoneyWhen less is moreTeaching Objectives :1 students will practice guessing the meanings of new words in the content .2 students will further improve their ability of reading for general ideas and details .3 students will learn to solve an environmental problem around us .Teaching Key Points :1 students are supposed to raise the awareness of the environmental protection .2 students will learn to understand “When less is more “ .Teaching Difficult Point :How to improve their ability of reading for general ideas and details Teaching Method :1 Skimming and Scanning 2 Discussion and Presentation 3 individual pair and group work .Teaching aids : PPT Teaching time : 40 minutes .Teaching Procedures :Step 1 Greeting and Lead-in 1、how do you usually spend your pocket money ?2、Can you spend five yuan in a meaningful way ?Step 2 Reading Task 1 、Vocabulary learning, Find out which line each word is in and match them with their meanings. (guessing the meanings of new words in the content )approximately, soil, contain, remove, erosion, view, crops, puzzled(Read these words together)Line 5 approximately 1. about Line 5 soil 2. plants such as wheat, rice or fruit grown by farmers Line 6 contain 3. being worn away by water, wind or sandLine 8 remove 4. unable to understand something Line 12 erosion 5. opinion Line 15 view 6. have something inside Line 20 crops 7. the top part of the earth in which plants growLine 23 puzzled 8. take something away from a placeTask 2、Pre- ReadingMatch the topics with the paragraphs. paragraph1 What to do with 5 yuan.paragraph5 Effect of 5 yuan.paragraph3 Change of your attitude.paragraph2 The reason for supporting 5 yuan.paragraph4 The importance of 5 yuan.Task 3、While Reading. Read the newspaper article again and answer the questions.1) Which river is being talked about in the text?The Yellow River2). How serious is the problem with our “Mother River”?Every year, approximately_1.6_ billion tons of soil flows into the Yellow River. Over time, the removal of soil has caused serious_ erosion_. 3) In which area has soil erosion almost destroyed farming land?Shaanxi Province4) What can people do to help stop soil erosion?Plant trees.5) Why does the writer say 5 yuan is important?It can buy a tree, which helps prevent erosion.6) Which example is given to show that 5 yuan can help to develop a local economy?The Jiuchengong ValleyTask 4、Post ReadingRead and answer the following questions. 1. Whats the authors attitude towards peoples common belief on erosion ?A. Approving B. Objective C. Doubtful D. Indifferent2 . Whats the writers main purpose of writing this article?A. introduce several facts of the Yellow RiverB. blame the government for not doing muchC. call on people to make their effort with 5 yuanStep 3 Practice How do you understand the title “When less is more”?Less money ， More benefit.Step 4 Discussion . (Voice your opinion) (Role play in groups of 4)Hefei is faced with the serious problem of air pollution , how can we solve it ?Imagine you are an expert in environmental protection, a government official in charge of environmental protection, a local farmer and a student. Discuss it in a group and have an interview .Suggested expressions：1. We can advise/ encourage sb. to do2. It is important/difficult/wise/ a good idea3. The problem is how to4. We can make a plan to We can hold a meeting to5. start from now; take seriously be beneficial to ; make every effort 6. What measures ? What react to?7. What do you think of?8. Why should we? 9. How can we.?With/ buyStep 5 Summary help makegrow/make a living help to developLocal economiesHow does your five yuan make a difference？developChange into Step 6 Homework 1. Try to find more information about Yellow River e