广东省罗定市2017年高中英语选修六：Unit4 Global warming reading 教案 .docVIP

课题第教学目标1, Enable the students to talk about different sources of energy. 2, Enable the students to read the text, understand what it is about and talk about the causes and effects of global warming. 重、难点1,To understand the whole passage and get the hang of the reading skills 2, Enable the students to get a better understanding of articles of this kind. 教学过程修改意见Teaching procedures Step 1 Warming up T：Now let’s look at a picture on the slide and answer the question below. Anwer:What is the greenhouse made and used for? Ss: A greenhouse is made of glass and is used for growing plants, especially during cold weather. What’s greenhouse effect? Step 2 Scanning Read the text quickly and find the answer to the questions: 1 Who wrote the magazine article? What is the name of the magazine? Key:Sophie ,Armstrong, Earth Care. 2. What are the names of the three scientists mentioned in the article? Key: Janice Foster, Charles Keeling, George Hambley. 3. What do they think about global warming? Do they agree with one another? Key: They dont agree with each other.Dr Janice Foster thinks the effects of global warming could be very serious. George Hambley thinks global warming will be mild with Few bad environmental consequences. Charles Keeling believes it is the burning of more and more fossil fuels that is resulting in a big increase in carbon dioxide. 4. What are the two graphs about? Key: The first graph shows the temperature increase of one degree Fahrenheit between 1860 to 2000. The second graph shows the carbon dioxide content in the atmosphere from 1957 to1977. 5. What is the main topic of the article? Key: Global warming/ the warming of the earth. Step 3 Skimming Read the passage carefully and judge whether the statements are true or false. 1,The temperature in the last century didn’t increase much. 2,Everyone believes that global warming is caused by the activities of humans. 3,Janice Foster believes that global warming is caused by the burning fossil fuels.