Module5theenviroment教学案例.docVIP

Module 5 Unit 2 The environment Reading: The economy or the environment----must we choose? 姜堰市蒋垛中学 房亮 电话 Emial:fang_and_shen@163.com Reading’ opinions, reinforce their reading comprehension skills and improve their overall ability . The Reading strategy in this unit teaches students how to read a debate and how to guess the meaning of new words from the contexts. Students are expected to apply the skills learn to practical use . ※Ability goals Enable students to read a debate about the contradiction between the economy and the environment and retell the content using the given information ※Learning ability goals Help students learn how to read a debate ※Teaching important points Know more about the environmental problems and the solutions to the problems ※Teaching difficult points How to get students to read a debate. ※Teaching methods Reading , listening and discussing ※Teaching aids multimedia and a blackboard Teaching procedures and ways Step1 Lead-in T: Nowadays, there are always hot debates on what we should put emphasis on , the economy or the environment . Do you think which is more important?(Ask students the title of the text and ask students which one to choose: the economy or the environment.) S:I think developing economy is more important , because we need money to make our lives better. And we must make sure that our children can get good education and our people can get jobs---- S: I don’t agree with you . I think all of us should care more about the environment . we do need to make money of course , but not by destroying the environment--- T:Ok, very good. Nearly all the developing countries are developing in a pattern that polluting first , clearing up later . China is one of them . How can we solve the contradictions between the economy and the environment ? This is a key issue which needs dealing with for a long time . Today , we’ll read a debate on the issue . The title is the economy or the environment-must we choose