Teaching plan of Unit 9
Saving the Earth
(Designed to the periods)
Teaching aims and demands

1.goals: talk about nature ecology and the environment
discuss the measurement we should take to solve the problems facing the earth
write an evaluation paragraph.
2.Vocabulary and useful expressions:
Coal, attend, issue, environmentalist, summarize, content, introduction, representative, killer, access, violence, premier, stress, equality, fairness, responsibility, willingness, harmony, suffering, unfair, wipe, worldwide, alternative, defend, incorrect, affect, advise, take notes, the United Nations, take action, air conditioner, in harmony with,, put an end to, wipe out , advise sb. Not to do sth,
3.Function:
We/ they should do…
We/ they would like to….
We must make sure that…
It’s clear that….
It would be better if we….
I’m all for….
4.Grammar: .
Inversion
Not until we know more will we be able to improve the situation.
Only by changing how we live can we save the earth.
Had I known that air conditioners cause so much pollution, I would never have bought one.
There exist serious problems and there is still time to take actions.

Teaching procedure:
Period 1.
Step 1.Warming up
1.Brainstorming:
Activity: discuss the question:
What is the biggest problem facing the earth?

2.Following the steps of the warming-up on page 65.
Step 2. Pre-reading
1.Show some pictures of pollution.
2.group work: how serious the problem of pollution is.
Step 3. While-reading
1.Scanning: Ss read quickly and discuss
What have you learned from the passage?
2.Ss read and get the main ideas of each paragraph.
Step 4. After-reading
Discussion: how to solve the problem of pollution, and how to make the earth in which we live become more beautiful.
Step 5. Assignment
surf the internet and get more information about the topic..


Period 2.

Step 1. Warming up
Ask some Ss to retell the passage that they have learnt in last period.
Step 2. Learning about the language
Teacher explain some language points in the text on page 67--68.
1.One of the main themes of the summit was “sustainable development”, or the question how we can continue developing the world without damaging the environment.
同位语从句。
2.Only by changing the way we live can we save the earth.
Inversion
Only in this way can we solve this problem.
3.A better understanding of the environment is necessary, as is the willingness to act.
As
He is a patriot, as are his brothers.
Willingness
I have the willingness to pass the exam.
4.With better education, people will be able to build a better society in harmony with nature and perhaps put an end to the death and sufferings caused by the big three.
In harmony with
The color of the sofa is in harmony with the sitting room.

Step 3. Practice
Ss finish Ex 1 and 2 on page 69 by themselves.

Step 4. Assignment
1.Learn the useful expressions by heart.
2.Finish Wb. Ex1 –4 on page 139.


Period 3.

Step 1. Revision
Check the answers of Wb Ex 1 -- 4on page 139.
Step 2. Discovering useful structures
1. Ss look at the following sentences and translate them into Chinese.
Not until we know more will we be able to improve the situation.
Only by changing how we live can we save the earth.
Had I known that air conditioners cause so much pollution, I would never have bought one.
There exist serious problems and there is still time to take actions.


2.Ss study more examples on p69.

3.More exercises to consolidate the Grammar.
.EX1—2 on p70
Step
生词表: