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课件网) Our Blue Planet Theme reading Unit 8 Learning aims 掌握与节水相关的词汇和短语，如：take a quick shower, turn off the tap, reuse water, dig wells, underground water 等 理解课文内容，了解沙漠地区人们的生活状况以及节水的必要性 Lead in What can you do to save water in the deserts Activity 1 Talk about ways to save water in daily life Take a quick shower. Turn off the tap while brushing your teeth. Reuse water. Group work. Look at the pictures and discuss what you can do to save water. 快速淋浴 刷牙时关掉水龙头 重复利用水资源 1 Take a shower 淋浴 2 Turn off the tap while brushing your teeth. turn off 关掉 Turn off the lights when you leave. 离开时把灯关掉。 brush one’s teeth 刷牙 He brushes his teeth every morning. 他每天早上刷牙。 teeth tooth Language points 3 Reuse water. reuse 前缀re- 放在动词前表示“重复该动作” review（复习） restart（重新开始） Activity 2 Know the content of the text Read the text and visualize what you read. Are there any people living in the desert The answer is yes. As a matter of fact, the desert is home to many people. I know a family living in the desert. Water is so important and valuable for them. The family don’t have enough water. They seldom plant flowers or grass. They can only take a quick shower once a week. During the shower, they must collect the water. After the shower, they reuse the water. It doesn’t rain much in the desert. Most people get water from the underground, so they have to spend a lot of money digging wells. I feel lucky. I don’t need to worry about water, but now I start to save water. Join me and let's make a difference together. I read: _____ _____ I see in my mind: _____ _____ Now, I understand: _____ _____ Water is so important and valuable for people in the deserts. Seldom plant flowers or grass, only take a quick shower once a week, collect water during shower, reuse water, dig wells Why we have to save water in our daily life Complete the main idea and detail chart according to the text. Main idea： From the story, I know _____ _____ for the families in the desert. Details ● The family don’t have _____. ● The family pay much money for _____. ● Now I start to _____, and I want others to _____ _____. water is important and valuable digging wells enough water save water join me and make a difference together Read the passage carefully and answer the questions. 1 How often can the family in the desert take a shower, and what do they do with the water afterward The family in the desert can take a quick shower only once a week. They collect the water during the shower and reuse it afterward. 2 Why do people in the desert have to spend a lot of money digging wells Because it doesn’t rain much in the desert, and most people get water from underground. 3 What does the author feel about their own situation with water compared to the family in the desert The author feels lucky because they don’t need to worry about water, but th ... ...
