Unit 2 The Environment Project 教学设计.doc

Unit 2 The Environment Project 教学案 Step1. Brainstorming Encourage the students to collect information about the third longest river in the world-the Yangtze River which is China’s most important freshwater river. _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ Step2. Read the text and answer the following questions 1.What bad effects has it had on the ecology of the area besides health problems？ __________________________________________________________________ 2. What have been done to deal with the problem？ __________________________________________________________________ 3. What do the two special government projects focus on？ __________________________________________________________________ 4.Have people solved all the problems concerning the Yangtze River？ __________________________________________________________________ Step3.Give the main idea of each paragraph Structure of the article Parts Main ideas Paragraph 1 The environmental problems of the Yangtze River have raised concern. Paragraphs 2—4 Paragraph 5 Step4. Fill in the table with detailed information which can help them to get a better understanding of the article. Problems ________________________________ Killing many plants and animals. Endangering the wild animal population. Causes Rapid agricultural and industrial development plus ________________________________ Untreated human and industrial sewage[ Solutions ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ Step5. Language points 1.) The Yangtze River is home to a diverse range of fish and animals… range 范围，变化，区域；(变化，差异的)幅度，差距。如： He has a wide range of interests. (翻译)_____________________________________________________ 音域(翻译)______________________ 拓展beyond the range of … 超过……的范围 within the range of … 在……范围之内 这件事超出了我的能力范围。 (同上)