英语人教版九年级全册Rethink, Reuse, Recycle!.docx

Unit 13 We are trying to save the earth.Section B Rethink, Reuse, Recycle!台州市白云中学 薛蓓蓓教学目标1. The main task (Outcome)The students will be able to understand the importance of protecting the environment through sharing some examples of rethinking, reusing and recycling.(Note:The main purpose of this period is to help students realize the importance of reusing and recycling with creative minds to help save the earth.)2. Language focusThe students will be able to know the meanings of the following words and phrases and try to use them inproper situations:throw away, put sth. to good use, inspiration, iron, creativity, recycle, make/build . out of(Note: This passage is mainly about some inspiring examples of making useful things out of the old things or the waste. The teacher will guide students to get the meanings of the words within the context while reading.)3. Language skills and goals(1) The students will be able to practice the common skills of predicting, skimming and scanning;(2) The students will be able to better understand the passage through creative thinking;(3) The students will be able to design something useful out of the waste with creative minds and share with others.(Note: Except the common reading skills such as predicting, skimming and scanning, this period also intends to develop students creative thinking by think-pair-share and talent show to understand the ideas behind it more deeply.)4. Learning strategies(1) The students will be able to read carefully for the names, the material and the works in the passage;(2) The students will be able to cultivate their ability of individual learning and cooperative learning by doing some activities independently and some in groups.(Note: This passage includes some examples of rethinking, reusing and recycling, so the teacher should pay more attention to guiding students to learn how to fully understand it by classifying. Activities need to be carried out individually and in groups.)5. Affection(1) The students will be able to feel the importance of environmental protection ;(2)The students will be able to be inspired to think creatively in daily life.(Note: As for the affection goals, besides the realization of the importance of environmental protection, the ability and spirit of creativity seems more important.)学情分析A basic analysis of learning condition:The students from Class 9 &10, Grade 9 have already gotten certain reading ability and speaking skills after years English learning. Besides, they have formed some good learning habits, such as thinking actively in class, finding the supporting details while reading, sharing ideas with classmates and so on. All these make it possible for the teacher to guide the students to do a variety of activities.教学重点难点1. Reading focus(1)Studentswill improve their reading ability by training some of the reading skills, such as predicting, skimming, and scanning;(2)Studentscan grasp some useful words and expressions in this passage, such as throw away, put sth. to good use, inspiration, iron, creativity, recycle, make/build . out of;(3)Studentswill be able to fully understand the passage through creative thinking and get the main idea behind the passage by thinking, discussing and sharing.2. Anticipated difficulties(1) The fact that the students arent good at thinking creatively and observing in daily life may make it difficult for the students to give the examples of rethinking, reusing and recycling.(2) Solutions: the teacher should use the “scaffolding method of teaching” and guide students to finish tasks from easy ones to difficult ones.教学方法与教具Teaching methodThree-stage model: Based on the understanding of reading as an interactive process which involves not only the text but also the readers knowledge of the language in general and of the text types, teaching reading in the classroom divides the teaching procedures into basically three stages. They are pre-reading, while-reading, and post-reading.Teaching aidsMulti-media devices, PPT documents, blackboard教学过程Step 1 Pre-reading活动1. Lead-in：Greeting and warming upGreeting and talking about students ways of relaxing themselves when they feel stressed out sometimes. AimsThetalkwillhelp lead in the topic naturally.活动2. SurveyTalkfreelywithstudentsaboutaquestion:How do you deal with the things you dont use any more? AimsThetopicisfromtheirdailylifesotheywouldliketosayandcansaysomething.Thetalkwillhelp make good preparations forreading.NotesInthispart,theteachershouldnotonlyfocusstudentsonthetopicof putting the waste to good usebutalsopresentnewwordsthrow awayandphraseput. to good usewhenpossible.活动3. PredictionPredictwiththehelpofthepictures and the title.AimsPredictionherewellservesasatransitionofthetopicandthetext.Step 2 While-reading活动4. Fast readingTo let students find out the fact: Who made these things in the pictures?(Its a transition between the prediction and passage reading.)Aims The question for fast reading intends to help students focus on the core of the passage. 活动5. Carefulreading1. To ask students to fill in the chart about the three examples. NamesWhat materials did they use?What did they make?Amy HayesJessica WongWang Tao2. To ask students about their opinions on the three characters of these examples:(1) What do you think makes Amy Hayes unusual?(2) Do you think Jessica is also an inspiration to us all? Why?(3) Why does the writer choose Wang Tao as another example?AimsDuring careful reading, the teacher should gradually guide students read the details about the examples of rethinking, reusing and recycling. Comprehending their ways and their ideas is, to a certain extent, understanding the passage.NotesThis is the main part of passage reading. The teacher should guide students to think while reading and to understand after reading by asking questions in a row at a right time. During the process, the teacher can properly help students deal with some new words and phrases like “turn upside down” and “inspiration”. At the same time, the teacher should use the blackboard as a useful aid to help students grasp the main outline of the passage.Step 3 Post-reading活动6. Fillinthesummary1. To ask students to find out the topic sentence of the passage. AimsIt helps students understand the structure of the passage better.2. To ask students to complete the summary with the words from the text.Nothing is a waste if you have a creative mind. There are three creative people who inspire us all. Amy Hayes is a most _ woman. She lives in a house in the UK that she built herself out of rubbish. Jessica Wong from Hong Kong uses _ that people dont wear anymore to make bags. She _ likes to use old jeans to make handbags. Wang Tao is _ using iron and other materials from old cars to make beautiful art pieces. Not only can the art bring happiness to others, but it also shows that even cold ,hard iron can be _ with a little creativity. AimsThe short passage helps students to summarize the passage and understand it better.活动7. Understanding the prefixes and suffixesTo ask students to find out the the words in the passage based on the words below “think; use; usual; recycle; recent; environment; create, protect”. At same time, try to think about the differences. Then to ask students to paraphrase the title. Aims “Understanding prefixes and suffixes” is a key reading strategy while reading this passage. This step helps students recognize how prefixes and suffixes may change change the meanings of words and how they are used.活动8. Think creativelyTo ask students broaden their minds to think what can be reused and what can be made out of them. After that, emphasize the main idea of this passage.AimsStudentsingrade9areabletoandshouldbeencouragedtothinkcreatively.NotesBeforeaskingthestudentstodothis,theteachershouldgivesomeexamplestoactivatetheirthinking.活动9. Think-pair-shareTo guide students to give examples of rethinking, reusing and recycling in our life. Teacher first give an example in her own life, then leads students to share their examples in daily lives. Theycanbegivensometimetothinkcriticallyontheirownatfirsttoformahabitofindependentthinking.Ofcoursediscussingandsharingshouldbefollowednext.Aims It helps brainstorm rethinking, reusing and recycling in our daily lives and encourage students to observe the beauty in our lives. Also, it paves the way for talent show.Notes“Think-pair-share” is an effective way to deal with a complex topic and enhance the understanding through discussion. First, ask students to think about the topic individually and write down some key words if necessary Then, pair up, exchange your responses with your partner and get different perspectives. Finally, share your responses with another small the whole class.活动10. Follow-up activities1. Talent show: To guide students to design a thing that is made out of the was