1、Grade 9 The EnvironmentTeaching design Reading class20 minutesI Analysisof teaching materialThis passage focuses on a very important topic: environment protection. Its an argumentation, which follows “cause-effect” pattern. As for its content, it mainly talks about 3 environmental problems: the gree

2、nhouse effect, cutting down too many forests and peoples bad habits which also harm the environment. In the last paragraph, the author puts forward the solution to the problems above, which is to reduce, reuse and recycle. As for its grammar, it uses simple present tense and 3rd person singular in t

3、his passage. II Analysisof studentsG9 students have certain knowledge in environment protection, and are interested to know more about it in English. III Learning ObjectivesIn this lesson, students will learn about:1. 3 main environmental problems and their causes;2. several solutions to the above p

4、roblems.IV Important points: skim for the 3 main causes for environmental problems.Difficult points: find out solutions to the above problems.V Teaching and learning approachesTask-based teaching approachAudiolingual methodVI Teaching procedures (T=Teacher; Ss=Students)TaskActivity purposeActivity d

5、escription & Interaction patternStep I Leading in - 5mins Lead in by watching a video.1.To lead in to the topic and stimulate related knowledge in students minds.1. Ss watch a video about the cause of the greenhouse effect and then finish a task so as to deepen their understanding about the greenhou

6、se effect.Step II Presentation 11minsReading task 1 3. Reading task 24. Reading task 3To practice the skill of scanning so as to find out key information in the text. 3.To practice the skill of skimming and to increase listening input by listening to the recording of the text. 4. To further practice

7、 skimming and to learn the 3 Rs principle in environmental protection.Ss practice the skill of scanning to find out the other 2 environmental problems. Ss skim the text while listening to the recording of it and find out the causes and effects for each environmental problem. In this process, they al

8、so learn about the relation of “cause-effect”, which is one of the most widely-used relations and students will deploy later in the production part.Ss skim the last paragraph to find out the solution to the environmental problems, and learn about the 3 Rs principle of environmental protection: reduc

9、e, reuse and recycle.Step III Production 3 mins5. Solutions to environmental problems.5. To generate more ideas to protect the environment5. Ss learn the relation of “cause-effect”, and then practice using the relation to find out solutions. Next, they are supposed to come up with other causes and c

10、orresponding solutions.Step IV Summary 1 minSummarize Ss summarize what they have learnt in this lesson.ConclusionBased on New English Curriculum Standard, this lesson is to help students: 1. practice the 2 important reading skills: scan and skim;2. increase listening input;3. learn to find out solu

11、tions with the help of “cause-effect” relation.ReflectionEnvironmental protection has always been an important topic for all humans, including teenage students. By reading this text and finishing the learning tasks in this lesson, students not only improve their environmental protection awareness, but also learn to come up with practical solution to solve environmental problem