Module4SandstormsinAsiareadingByZhangYanliⅠ.Teachinggoals1.AbilitygoalsEnablestudentstogainknowledgeaboutthesandstorm.Knowthecauseandresultofsandstorm,andwhattodoinsandstormandtofostertheirsenseofresponsibilityofprotectingtheenvironment.2.LearningabilitygoalsHelpstudentstolearnhowtodescribeaphenomenonandexpresstheirfeelings.Ⅱ.Teachingimportantpointsa.Learnsomecharacteristicsandresultofsandstorm.b.Askstudentstothinkwaystoprotecttheenvironment.Ⅲ.Teachingdifficultpointsa.Discusstheanswerstothequestionsb.Generalizethecharacteristicsofsandstorm.Ⅳ.Teachingmethodsa.Fastreadinganddealwithcomprehensionquestions.b.Intensivereading.c.Discussion.Ⅴ.Teachingprocedures&waysStep1.Greetingandlead-in1.Brainstorm.2.Showsomepicturestodescribethesandstorm.Step2.Fast-readingReadthetextquicklyandanswer:1.Troducesinformationaboutsandstorms.2.Thispassagemaybetakenformatouristbrochure.anadventurenovel.ageographicalmagazine.Step3.Matchthemainideawitheachparagraph.descriptionofsandstormscausesofsandstormsamajordisasterinAsia(sandstorm)effectsofsandstormsthegovernment'ssolution

theforecastandadviceStep4.Readeachparagraphcarefullyandfillintheblanks.disaster____________havebeenamajordisasterforcenturies.

descriptiondefinitionSandstormsarestrong,dry____thatcarry______.featuresTheyareoftenso_____thatyoucannotseethesun,andthewindissometimes________enoughtomovesanddunes.regions____________,NorthAmerica,CentralAfrica,Australia_____Sandstormsbeginindesertareasandhaveincreasedasaresultof________________.Desertificationisaprocessthathappenswhenlandbecomesdesertbecauseof_______________andbecausepeoplecutdowntreesand____________bad_____Thestormssometimescontinuealldayandtrafficmovesvery______becauseofthethickdust.Sometimesthestrengthofthestorm____________peopleandit’sdifficultto＿＿＿.Solu-tionThegovernmenthasalreadyplantedmorethan_______________treesandplanstocontinueplantingforthe＿＿＿＿＿＿.Step5.Fillintheblanksaccordingtothepassage.Sandstorms1.____________________(be)amajordisasterformanyAsiancountriesforcenturies.Scientistshavetriedmanyways2._____________(solve)thisproblemandinChina,amasscampaign3._______________________(start)tohelpsolveit.Sandstormsarestrong,drywindsthatcarrysand.Theyareoften4._____thickthatyoucan'tseethesun,andthewindissometimesstrongenoughtomovesanddunes.NorthwestChinaispartofthesandstormcentreinCentralAsia.Sandstormsbeginindesertareas.SandstormssometimesaffectBeijing.Citizenswakeupto5.—_____orangeskyandstrongwinds6._______coverthecityinathick,brown-yellowdust.TheChineseCentralWeatherStationcanforecastasandstormsomeweeksitarrivesinBeijing,butthe8.____________(strong)ofthestormsometimessurprisespeople.Thedesertisonly250kilometresawaytothewestofBeijing.Inordertopreventit(come)nearer,thegovernmenthasplantedmorethan30billion10.______(tree)andplanstocontinueplantingforthenextfiveyears.Step6.DiscussToavoidthedisaster,whatcanwedotoprotecttheenvironment?Step7.Howtowriteacompositionaboutenvironmentalproblemdescribethisenvironmentalproblem..Whatcausethisproblem(reasons)..suggestasolution(solutions).w