Book3Unit1NatureinthebalanceReading(Period1)Teacher:YeWanXiuningHighSchool◆Analysesoftheteachingmaterial：【W(wǎng)hat】ThetopicofthispartisabouttheAmazonrainforest.Itisadocumentaryscript,whichintroducesthebasicinformationoftheforest,itsanimalandplantspecies,biodiversity,itssignificancetotheearthandthedangersitisfacing.【W(wǎng)hy】TheaimofthispartistoleadthestudentstounderstandthesignificanceofmaintainingthebalanceoftheEarth’secosystem.Besides,afterreadingthescript,thestudentsareabletothinkoverwhetherwecanaffordtodamagethe“l(fā)ungsoftheplanet”,thusmakingthestudentsraisetheawarenessofprotectingtheenvironment.【How】Thewholestructureofthedocumentaryisclearandorderly.WhenstatinginformationabouttheAmazonrainforest,methods,likeillustration,classification,comparisonandstatistics,areusedinthescript.◆Analysesofthelearners：Thislessonisdesignedforsenioronestudentsinhighschool.Theyhavesomebasicskillsofreading,likefindingthetopicsentenceofeachparagraph,andreadingforthedetailedinformation.Theyhavesomeknowledgeofenvironmentalprotection.ButmanyofthemlackknowledgeaboutadocumentaryscriptandtheAmazonrainforest.TheyarenotabletodowellinexpressingthemselvescorrectlyinEnglish.Inaddition,theirEnglishknowledgeframeworkandlearningqualitystillneedtobeimproved.Inthisclass,Iwouldhelpthemlearnthestructureofdocumentaryscript,knowmoreabouttheAmazonrainforest,thinkindependentlyandimprovethemselvesthroughcooperativelearning.◆TeachingObjectives：Bytheendofthesection,studentswillbeableto:summarizetheoutlineofthedocumentaryscriptandlocatesomebasicinformationrelatedtotheAmazonrainforest;analyzethereasonwhytheAmazonrainforestisanaturaltreasure;evaluatetheimportanceoftheAmazonrainforestandthedangersitisfacing.◆Importantteachingpoints:Studentscangraspthefeatureofthedocumentaryscript;StudentscanevaluatetheimportanceoftheAmazonrainforestandthedangersitisfacing;Studentsareawareoftheimportancetoprotectenvironment.◆Difficultteachingpoints:StudentscanthinkcriticallyandexpresstheiropinionsofprotectingtheAmazonrainforestfreely.◆TeachingProcedures：教學(xué)目標(biāo)Objectives教學(xué)活動(dòng)與步驟Teachingprocedures設(shè)計(jì)意圖Intention評(píng)價(jià)要點(diǎn)Assessment時(shí)間&模式TimeandpatternStudentswillbeabletoknowhowtopredictwhattheywilllearnfromthetitleandexpandtheirknowledgeoftheAmazonrainforest.StepI.Lead-inStudentsreadthetitle“TheAmazonrainforest:anaturaltreasure”andlookatthepictureshown,thenthinkaboutthefollowingquestion:Judgingfromthetitleandpictures,whatdoyouthinkthisscriptisabout?創(chuàng)設(shè)話題情境，訓(xùn)練學(xué)生閱讀能力——通過標(biāo)題猜測語篇內(nèi)容。Studentscouldmakepredictionaccordingtothetitleandthepictureshown.3’ClassworkIndividualwork2.Studentswillbeabletofindoutthemainideaofeachparagraphandconcludethestructureofthescript.StepII.Understanding1.Studentsskimthedocumentaryscriptandfindoutthemainideaofeachparagraph.(FinishExerciseA1onP4)幫助學(xué)生通過找各段落主題句來掌握紀(jì)錄片腳本的結(jié)構(gòu)，并為接下來的學(xué)生活動(dòng)做好準(zhǔn)備。Studentscouldfindoutthetopicsentencesandsummarizethemainideaofeachparagraph.5’IndividualworkClasswork3.StudentswillbeabletofindoutthedetailedinformationabouttheAmazonrainforest.2.StudentsfinishExerciseA2onP4andhaveaquickdiscussion:Whyaresomanyfiguresmentionedinthescript?3.StudentsreadPara.3andfindoutinformationaboutthedifferentlevelsoftheforest;then,studentsthinkaboutthequestion:Whatisthebenefitoftheverticalstructureoftheforest?3.StudentsreadPara.4,drawoutTheforest’sfoodchainanddescribeitontheirown.4.StudentsreadPara.5andanswertwoquestions:What’sthesignificanceoftherainforest?Whatarethethreatstherainforestisfacing?Whoistoblameforthedamage?在了解紀(jì)錄片腳本基本結(jié)構(gòu)的基礎(chǔ)上，幫助學(xué)生學(xué)習(xí)關(guān)于亞馬孫雨林豐富的動(dòng)植物資源、作用以及目前面臨的危害。Studentscouldcollectandcollateinformationbasedonthestructureofthescript.18’IndividualworkClassWorkPairworkGroupwork4.StudentswillbeabletorealizethesignificanceofprotectingtheAmazonrainforest.StepIII.ApplicationDiscussion:（Usethesentencesinthescripttosupportyouropinion）WhyistheAmazonrainforestcalledanaturaltreasureaccordingtothescript?Canweaffordtodamagethe“l(fā)ungsoftheplanet”?Why?訓(xùn)練學(xué)生整合文章細(xì)節(jié)信息的能力，同時(shí)，幫助學(xué)生進(jìn)一步了解亞馬孫雨林保持地球生態(tài)平衡的重要性。StudentscouldanalyzethereasonwhytheAmazonrainforestisanaturaltreasureandevaluatetheimportanceoftheAmazonrainforest.8’Groupwork5.StudentswillbeabletoevaluatethedangerstheAmazonrainforestisfacingandgivesuggestionsonhowtomaintaintheecologicalbalanceoftheAmazonrainforest.StepIV.InnovationStudentsworkingroupsanddiscusswaystohelpmaintaintheecologicalbalanceoftheAmazonrainforest.幫助學(xué)生分析亞馬孫雨林面臨危險(xiǎn)的原因，通過學(xué)生小組合作活動(dòng)來尋找保護(hù)亞馬孫雨林生態(tài)平衡的措施。StudentscouldfindoutthecausestothedangeritisfacingandlistsomemeasurestoprotecttheAmazonrainforest.8’GroupworkTheAmazonrainforest:anaturaltreasure(adocumentaryscript)TheAmazonrainforest:anaturaltreasure(adocumentaryscript)AbriefintroductionAbriefintroduction(Para.1&Para.2)Para.1IntroductionPara.1IntroductionPara.2BasicinformationPara.3Para.3PlantbiodiversityLevelsofplantsPara.4AnimalbiodiversityPara.4AnimalbiodiversityFoodchainPara.5SignificanceDanger◆Homework:1.Retellaccordingtothestructureofthedocumentaryscript.2.CollectinformationonlineandmakealistofwaystomaintainthebalanceoftheAmazonrainforest.Pleasefollowtheformbelow.ForthecitizensForthegovernment.2.3.ThehomeworkisintendedtoencouragestudentstocomeupwithmorepracticalsolutionstohelpsolvethecurrentdangertheAmazonrainforestisfacing,helpstudentsreviewtheinformationabouttheAmazonrainforestandputwhattheylearninthisclassintopractice.Therefore,helpthestudentsraisetheawarenessofprotectingtheenvironment.ReflectionIntermsofmyorganizationoftheclass,thereweremainlyfourpartsindetails:lead-in,listening,readinganddiscussion，allofwhichwerecarriedoutsuccessfullyduringtheclass.Studentswereveryactiveinclassandcouldachievemostoftheteachingobjectives.Duringtheclass,IproceededwellasIhaddesignedandgavethemenoughtimetoreadthepassageandthinkaboutordiscusseachquestionIraised.OnceIraisedaquestion,mostofthestudentscouldundertakebrainstormandgavemetherightanswer.Formostofthetime,allthestudentswereveryfocusedandhard-working.Itseemedthattheyhadgraspedtheknowledgeinthisperiodeffectively.Butwhentheystooduptoanswermyquestions,Ifoundsometimestheyhaddifficultyexpressingtheiropinionsinagrammaticallycorrec