Unit 1Nature in the balance Integrated skills (I)（教学设计） I. Learning objectives By the end of the lesson, students will be able to: read for the structure and key information of a news report; predict before watching and watch the video for the key information; express their opinions on animal protection and learn to shoulder the responsibility of protecting animals. II. Key competence focus 1. Analyse the structure and find key information of a news report. 2. Accumulate expressions about animal protection. III. Predicted area of difficulty 1. Complete the notes while watching. 2. Accumulate useful expressions and apply them in writing. IV. Teaching procedures Step 1 Free talk T asks Ss to talk about the following three questions: Do you like animals Why Can animals live in nature free from harm and fear Why In your opinion, who is the most fearsome hunter in the food chain 【设计意图：通过三个问题的设置，让学生初步思考动物的生存现状和与人类之间的关系，在学生进行头脑风暴的同时，为阅读环节的引入做好铺垫。】 Step 2 Reading and understanding T asks Ss to read the news report in part A on page 8 and answer the following questions: What is the news report about (Human activities cause increasing harm to animals.) How does the news report develop (Thesis statement→Deduction) T asks Ss to read the news report again and answer more detailed questions: In the first paragraph, which sentence can best summarize the main idea (Human activities have brought many animals close to extinction.) How many aspects of impacts about human activities are mentioned to support the main idea What are they (Two. Direct impact and indirect impact.) What are the three main reasons why people hunt animals (People hunt animals for food, for fashion and for fun.) How do human activities indirectly influence animals (We destroy their habitats when we build farms or factories. Air, water, noise and light pollution can have an impact on animals.) T asks Ss to retell the key points of the news report with the help of the chart below. ↓ 【设计意图：通过skimming和scanning，让学生在掌握文章结构、理清文章脉络的同时，对文章细节性内容加以了解，并通过思维导图的绘制，强化对课文重点内容的把握，并为听力做好准备。】 Step 3 Reflecting and thinking T leads Ss to reflect on humans’ behaviour and answer some questions. T: After reading the news report, we have a further understanding of the direct and indirect impacts that human activities have brought to many animals. As we all know, we human beings and animals, as part of nature, should have lived in harmony with each other. However, the balance was broken. I think it’s time to reflect on what we have done and put forward some practical solutions. Please think about the following questions: What do you think of humans’ behaviour Why What’s the significance of protecting animals In terms of the impacts caused by human activities mentioned in the news report, what should we do accordingly Step 4 Watching T leads Ss to watch the video ... ...
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