Unit 9 Saving the earth
Time: Dec. 27th ,2006 Class: class 4, Senior II
Topic: reading (Welcome to the Earth Summit)
Teacher: Chen Xiaoping

Teaching Aims:
1.Improve the students’ reading ability.
2.Learn something about the Earth Summit and know the importance of protecting our earth.

Teaching Important and Difficult Points:
1.Train the students’ reading skills.
2.Lead the students to understand the text better.
3.How to improve the students’ readingability and finish the exercises.

Teaching Aids: the blackboard、CAI

Teaching Procedures:

Step 1 Greetings

Step 2 Lead-in
Lead Ss to look at the pictures and ask:
What can you see? And why is our earth so sad now?
Then show some pictures of problems facing the earth.
Since our earth is facing so many problems, we should find solutions and save the earth.

Step 3 Reading

1.Fast-reading
First, pay attention to the title and understand the meaning.
Then read the passage quickly and find out the main idea of each paragraph and match them.
Para1. something about poverty, war and violence
Para2. the big three and the results caused by them
Para3. words by a visitor to the Earth Summit
Para4. conferences help people understand that there exist serious problems and there is still time to take action
Para5. it is a place to find solutions for the future
Para6. willingness to take action is necessary
Para7. a brief introduction to the Earth Summit


How many parts can the passage divide into?
Part I Introduction (para1) Introduction to the Earth Summit
Part II Body (para2-3) Major problems facing to the world
Part III Conclusion (par4-7) The importance of the Summit and the solutions to the problems

2.Careful-reading
Part I
Find out the information about the two summits and fill in the blanks.
Time
Place
Theme
1972
Stockholm
Ways to take better care of the earth
2002
Johannesburg
Sustainable development

Part II
Decide “T” or “F”and correct the right answers.
1. The “big three” refers to poor sanitation, poverty and air pollution. F
2. 15% of the people on earth do not have access to clean drinking water. F
3.Air pollution is also a big problem in very cities, especially
in developed countries. F
4.In 2002, Chinese officer Jiang Zeming attended the meeting. F
5.All too often, global development means that rich people get richer while the poor get poorer. T
Part III
1.Why are conferences like the Earth Summit important?
2.How can we save the earth?
3.What’s the key to solving the problems?

Step 4 Post-reading
1.After reading the passage, do some readingcomprehension exercises.
2.Conclusion:
We have only one earth, so we should protect our


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