The first period
Teaching Aims:
1. Do listening and speaking practice to improve the student’s listening and speaking skills.
2. Learn something about the endangered animals.
3. Learn some useful words and expressions.
Teaching Important Points:
1. Improve the students’ listening and speaking skills.
2. Help the students to master the use of the important words and expressions.
Teaching Difficult Points:
How to help the students to improve the students’ listening skills.
Teaching Methods:
1. Listening-and –answer activity to improve the students’ listening skill.
2. Discussion to make the students practise speaking.
Teaching Aids:
1. a tape recorder 2. the blackboard
Teaching Procedures:
Step Ⅰ Greetings and Revision
Revise what has been taught in Unit 9 and learn the new words and expressions of the period.
Step Ⅱ Warming up
1.Ss talked about the three pictures.
① What kinds of animals are they? ② Why are they in danger?
③Why do people hunt them?
2. Divide the class into groups and discuss the three questions.
3. Several groups report their answers.
Step Ⅲ Listening
1. Go through each task and understand what to do.
2. Play the tape two or three times as necessary.
3. Let the students discuss their answers in pairs and then check them with the whole class.
Step Ⅳ Speaking
1. Help Ss get to know what to do. 2. Ss practise asking and answering in pairs.
Step Ⅴ Language Study:
Language Points:
◆1.cut down 可用來表示“砍倒”;“減少”;“降低”;“縮短”
eg: The little boy cut down the young tree with an axe.
The doctor told me to cut down (on)smoking and drinking.
cut sth. from sth. (從較大物體上)切下,割下 eg: She cut a slice of beef from the joint.
cut sth. down “ 殺死某人,失去生命” He cut down by pneumonia at an early age.
cut sth. away “切除,剪去,剪掉某物” They cut away all the dead branches from the tree.
cut up “切碎”=cit into pieces The man first cut the tree down and then cut it up.
cut off “切斷” While we were cooking, the gas was suddenly cut off for some reason.
cut sth off “切下,割下,剪下,砍下” Mind you don’t cut off your fingers.
◆2. no longer/no more 不再
(1)no longer = not …any longer 常指時間概念,作狀語,常與持續性動詞連用。no longer 置于句中。 It’s late. I can’t wait any longer.
(2)no more = not …any more 常與點動詞連用。 no more置于句末。
Time lost will return no more.
(3)no more + n.= not any more + n. no more 可作定語,修飾名詞。
There is no more bread in the fridge.
(4)no more 在句中作主語或賓語。 I’m full, I can’t eat no more.
No more salt id needed.
◆3.some time, sometime, sometimes 的區別。
(1)some time 的意思是“一段時間”。
eg: The fire kept burning for some time before it was put down
(2) sometime 是指“某個不確定的時間”,常用于將來時態,也可用于一般過去時態中。
eg: We are sure to return the book sometime next week. 我們下個月謀某個時候肯定還書。
(3)sometimes 是頻度副詞,意為“有時”,“不止一次”。
eg: Sometimes he can answer the question correctly and sometimes incorrectly.
◆4. in danger 在危險中,垂危 out of danger 脫離危險
注意:dangerous 和 in danger 的區別:兩者在句中都可作表語。dangerous 是形容詞,意為“危險的”,指句子的主語對別人有危害。in danger 是介詞短語,意為“處于危險狀況,在危險中”,指句子主語的處境。
eg: He was in danger of losing life.
The man was dangerous, we must be careful with him.
danger n. 危險,危害 [C,U] A danger foreseen is half avoided.[諺] 預見隱患等于防范一半
◆5.1)make sure (that)……確信,務必,肯定
eg: Make sure that you understand what your teacher says.
2)make sure of/about ….弄肯定,設法做到
eg: Arrive early at the cinema to make sure of (getting) a seat.
3)make sure to do…..務必….. Make sure to close the door.
4)be sure to do …..一定會/要….. Be sure to write to me.
5)be sure of/about sth. 對某事肯定,有把握 I am sure of his coming.
注:It is sure that….是錯的, 應說為It is certain that….. It is certain that it will rain.
◆6. find out 了解,打聽,弄清楚;發現(尤指壞事),識破,發覺
find out the truth of the matter 弄清事實真相
find out how to open the box 弄清楚如何打開這箱子。
find sb out 識破某人 find out about 打聽到關于…的情況
He found out about the trains for Beijing.
Cf: find + 1) n./pron. I found my eraser under the desk.
2)n./pron.+n./adj./adv./prep…./doing…./done…./to be….
3)that…..
find 常有“經尋找后找到或偶然發現”之意。find out常含有“經過調查、詢問、了解和研究而發現或知道事實真相”的意思。
◆ 7. use ....for....利用...來做...,也可以用作被動語態 be used for ....
eg: We use gas for cooking.= Gas is used for cooking.
use ....as... 把 ..用作..../be used as...被用作....
use...to do sth用....來做某事/. be used to do sth.被用來做某事
◆ 8. act as 扮演;充當、擔任、起...的作用。
eg: They acted as guards in time of danger.
work as 干... 工作,擔任 He works as a lawyer.
serve as 干...工作,充當,擔任 This box may serve as a table.
Step Ⅵ Consolidation
★Choose the best answers:
( )1.______ that you will get there in time?
A. Is it sure B. Are you sure C. Can you certain D. Are you sure of
( )2. Please ____ when Mr. Smith will come to China.
A. find B. find out C. to find D. to find out
( )3. After supper I_____ have a walk with my father.
A. sometimes B. sometime C. some time D. some times
( )4. The tiger is ___. We should ___ them.
A. dangerous; save B. in danger; save C. in danger; kill D. dangerous; defend
( )5. There is only 5 minutes_____ now.
A. leaving B. left C. to leave D. leave
( )6. ----Thank you very much. -------____________.
A. Don’t mention it. B. Please don’t . C. You’re all right . D. The same to you.
Suggested answers:B.B.A.B.B.A
StepⅦRecord after teaching
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The second period
Teaching Aims:
1. Do some reading to improve the students’ reading ability.
2. Help the students to know that we must do what we can to protect the animals and plants around us.
3. Learn some useful words and expressions.
Teaching Methods:
1. Listening and reading to improve the students’ pronunciation.
2. Discussion and explanation to help the students understand the passage better.
3. Pair work and individual work to make every student work in class.
Teaching Aids:
1. a tape recorder 2. the blackboard
Teaching Procedures:
StepⅠ Greeting and Revision
StepⅡ Lead-in
T asks Ss why some plants are in danger and even human beings?
Step Ⅲ Presentation
Let’s try to find the answers to the questions above from the text.
StepⅣ Reading Comprehension
Ⅰ First reading: Question: What can we do to protect the environment?
Answer: We should create more space for animals and plants. We should stop pollution.
Ⅱ Second reading
1. According to Steve Jones, do human beings do enough to protect the environment?
2. Before we take measures, what should we get to know?
3. What cause the living things to become endangered?
4. Planting a tree or building a birdhouse is not useful to protecting the environment, is it?
Suggested answers: 1. No, they don’t.
2.We should know more about what causes endangerment.
3.When their habitat is changed or destroyed and when too much of their recourses is used.
4.Yes. it is.
Ⅲ Intensive Reading (Playing the tape )
Go through the text and deal with the language points
Language Points:
◆ 1. die out 表示“(家族、物種等)死光”“滅絕”“絕跡”,還可表示“(傳統、習俗、做法等)消失”“過時”。 如: Many kinds of wild animals have died out today.
Cf: a) die away 表示“(尤指聲音、風、光等的)減弱(以至察覺不到)”“淡化”“逐漸消失”。 如: The noise of the car died away in the distance.
b)die down 表示“(物質特征和感情的)逐漸減弱”“逐漸平息”“降低”
如: The flame/ storm/pain/wind is dying down.
c) die of 表示“因(患)…而死”,常指由于疾病、情感、饑寒等原因引起的死亡,即死于內因。 如:He died of hunger.
d) die from 表示“因…而死”,一般指除了疾病、情感、饑寒等原因引起的死亡,即 死于外因。尤指因環境、事故等造成的死亡。如:die from an accident
Unluckily, the girl died of hunger while her friend died from a serious wound.
注:當指出疾病的名稱時,die of 和die from 可以互換是使用。 如:
The old man died of /from the heart illness.
e) die for 表示“為…而死”,即為某種目的而死。如: He died for our motherland.
◆ 2. tour “游歷”、“觀光”、“巡視”
“周游”,“旅游”,常帶有“最后回到出發地”的含義。主要目的是瀏覽或視察,距離可長可短。可作動詞或名詞。 如:
The play will tour the countryside in the autumn. 這出戲將于今秋在農村巡回演出。
[注意] travel, journey, trip, voyage, tour的區別:
a) travel 可作動詞或名詞。一般指到國外或遠方旅行,不著重某一目的地,有到各處“游歷”的意思。單數(抽象名詞)泛指旅行行為或過程:復數制目的地不明確,到處游歷。
eg: He has traveled the whole Europe.
b) journey (多指陸路的長途旅行),指單程遠距離旅行。
We will make a journey to the Northwest of China.
c) trip 比較通俗,可指陸路,水路旅行,且往往是“包括回程”的短暫旅行。
He made a trip to the seaside.
注: 在現代英語中,trip 和journey 有時已經可以通用了。
d) voyage“航行”“航海”,指水路或航空旅行。
They’re going to take a voyage from Shanghai to Qingdao.
◆ 3.make a /some/no/any/not much/a great deal of difference 有(頗大,沒有,有何,沒有多大,有很大)重要性/影響/關系
I admit that makes a difference. 我承認那有點影響。
It doesn’t make any difference my being here. 我在那兒沒什么關系。
make a difference between…….區別對待
◆ 4. valuable adj. 寶貴的,貴重的 valueless adj. 不值錢的
value 常指物本身的價值,有時也被用做市價或交換價值,在這種意義上,某物的value常以人的主觀見解的改變而改變。
a) n. 價值,益處[U] Many parents know the value of good education.
b) 公平的代價,等價物 [U] The watch is good value for your money. 這塊手表值這么多錢。
c) [pl] 價值觀 The value of today’s young people differ from those of their parents.
固定結構:(be) of value (to sb.)=(be) valuable (to sb.) 對…有價值
place/set/put a value …on 估價……;重視……
d) v. 估價。 He valued the house for me at $3,500. 這房子他幫我估計為3,500 美元。
f ) v. 珍視,重視 I valued his advice.
注:value, price, cost, worth的用法比較:
price n. 指賣者對于物品所要求的價格。 如:What’s the price for rice?
cost n. 指對物所付的代價,包括一切費用。通常物的“price”要比“cost”高。
worth n.& adj.指物的本來的價值,屬永久不變的東西。如繪畫的worth是同一的,而它的value 卻依人們的嗜好或時代的不同而不同。“價格的高低”只能用“high/low”.
◆5.keep sb.from doing …..阻止某人做某事=stop/prevent sb from doing…
eg: Nothing can stop/prevent /keep us from doing that. 沒有什么能阻止我們那樣做。
【注意】a) 當該結構用stop/prevent 時,后面的from 可以省略,被動式中不省略。
eg: We must stop the disease (from) spreading
b) 當該結構用keep 時,from 不能省略。因為keep…doing sth,意為“使….不斷地/一直做某事”。 eg: I’m sorry, I’ve kept you waiting for so long.
c) keep接復合賓語的用法: keep的意思是“使繼續處于某種狀態”,后接復合賓語,復合賓語中的賓語補足語可以是形容詞、分詞、副詞或介詞短語。如:
They lit a fire to keep themselves warm. / Sorry to have kept you waiting.
He used to keep the windows closed when he was asleep.
Once a cold kept him in bed for three days.
◆6.for different reason
a)表示“為了…原因/緣故”用介詞短語for…reason. eg: for this/that reason(為此),for no reason (無緣無故),for some reason (為某種原因),for a simple reason (為了一個簡單的原因),for the reason of health (為健康的原因),for no good reason(沒有正當的理由)。
b) the reason for… “…的原因”,for 引出介詞短語,修飾reason,說明它涉及的方面。
eg: The reason for the flood was all that heavy rain.
◆7.The good news is that there is a lot we can do to help.
that引導的從句在句中作表語,是表語從句,表語從句還可以有疑問詞when, where, what, how 等引導。 Pudong is no longer what it used to be. / This is where our problems lies.
◆8. by doing … 介詞by 的用法:by = by means of 用…,通過… 表示利用某種手段, 后面常跟名詞或動詞-ing形式。 His father made a living by teaching.
◆9 pick up
a)(從收音機里)收到,聽到,接收 My radio can pick up “follow me” very clearly.
b) 拾取,撿起 You dropped the book on the floor, now you should pick it up.
c) (用車輛中途)搭載某人/接某人上車 Pick me up at the hotel this afternoon.
d)無意地買到,順便去買/偶然找到,獲得/得到,染上,非正規學會、學到
eg: Where did you pick up that lovely old vase? / Where did you pick up that cold.
e) 恢復(健康) The patient is beginning to pick up now.
f) 跌倒后站起來 I slipped and fell, but I quickly picked myself up.
g) pick up the speed 加速
◆10. adapt to...適應,后接名詞或代詞
a) adapt 可用作及物動詞或不及物動詞,意為“適應”。
You must adapt yourself to new customs when you go to a new country.
b) adapt 還可表示“改編,改寫” The book is adapted for beginners.
◆ 11. first of all 首先,第一,用語加強語氣
first of all 是指在重要性方面,在諸多因素中處于首位,用來加強語氣,類似于above all ; firstly主要用于列舉次序,“第一,首先”;at first 主要指時間,“起初,開始”。
StepⅣ Consolidation
Structure and general idea.
Para1 (para1): It is time to do something to protect living things.
Para2 (para2): The causes of living becoming endangered.
Para3 (para3): What we can do to protect the environment.
StepⅤ Practice:
Ⅰ.Multiple choice:
1.The pan_____ he used to cook was broken.
A.which. B. when C. where D. as
2. He lives ___ in a(n)_____house,but he doesn’t feel ____.
A. lonely,lonely,alone B. alone,lonely, alone C. lonely, alone, lonely D. alone,lonely,lonely
3. We are now ___ a visit ____ the Green park in Birmingham.
A. at, to B. on, to C. on, for D. in, to
4. There used to be a village by the river,_____?
A. usedn’t there B. usedn’t it C. did there D. didn’t it
5. It doesn’t_____ if you are late to my party. I just want you to come.
A. make a difference B. make differences C. matters D. important
Ⅱ.Complete the following sentences:
1.你明天是否去那兒沒關系。
It ___________________whether you will go there tomorrow?
2.大雨使我沒有能參加會議。
The_________ rain_________________________.
3.那種動物一百年前就已滅絕了。
Animals __________________________100 nyears ago.
4.我看到他在上學的路上撿到一條鑰匙。
I saw _____________________________ school.
5.由于種種原因,他得靠賣報謀生。
_______________________, he had to _______________________.
他象他媽媽年輕時一樣喜歡唱歌。
He likes singing ______________ his mother _________when she was young.
Suggested answers: ⅠA.C.B.A.A.
Ⅱ.makes no difference; heavy, kept me from attending the meeting, of that kind died out, pick up a key on the way to, For different reasons, make a living by selling newspapers.
Step: Ⅵ Consolidation
Retell the text according to the main ideas of three parts.
Step Ⅶ Discussion:
As a middle school student,what should you do to protect the achievement? ]
StepⅧ Record after teaching
Period 3
Teaching Aims:
1.Review Direct and Indirect Speech and do some exercises to master them better.
2. Review some useful and importanr expressions
Teaching Difficult Points:
How to help the studentd master the Indirect Speech better
Teaching Methods:
.Pair work or individual work to make every student work in class.
Teaching Procedures:
Step1 Revision
Ⅰ. Check the homework
Ⅱ. Ask some students to say something about the wildlife endangerment.
Step2.W ord study
ⅠGet students to know something about the formation and go over the use of prefix “re”
Ⅱ.Work in pairs
Ⅲ. Report the answers.
Step 3 Grammar
Ⅰ. Revise the rules for the Direct Speech and Indirect Speech.
Ⅱ. Practice
1.Give the students several minutes to do the exercise in pairs orally. First pick out the sentenes and then change them into Direct Speech
2. Students report the answers.
Step 4. Conclusion
Grammar: The Direct Speech and Indirect Speech
Step 5 Consolidation.
Language Points:
◆1. devote.....to...忠誠于.......,獻身于....,這里是的to是介詞,后接n./pron/doing.....
eg: He devoted his whole life to studying origin of cancer.
由于devote 是及物動詞,故其后必須帶賓語,但我們也可以用be devoted to 的形式。
eg: Some of them were devoted to the study of natural science.
◆2. common, general, ordinary, usual 的辨析
a)common 側重“普通”,表示“時時發生,人所共有”,并含有“并不高貴,地位低下”之意味,其反義詞為rare. a common saying (俗話), a common wish (一個共同的愿望)
b)general 側重“普遍”之意,表示在大多數人或事物中流行并受到關注,不含有并含有“并不高貴,地位低下”之意,其反義詞為“specific”.
c) ordinary 于common 基本同義, 側重“平凡的,普通的”,表示“隨時可以碰到,不值得驚奇”,其反義詞為“superior”. an ordinary (or a common) event (一件極平常的事)
d) usual 用來指事物,意為“通常的,慣常的”,含有“隨集體風俗或個人習慣而常常發生”之意,其反義詞為“unusual”.
◆3. in the wilds
wild adj. 野的,荒涼的 wild animals 野生動物 wild flowers 野花
be wild with joy 欣喜若狂 be wild with hunger 餓得發狂
wildly adv. 發狂地 wilds n. 荒野
They used to live in the filds.
in the air 在空中,懸而未決的 in the open air 在露天 on the air 正在廣播
◆4. explain sth. to sb./explain to sb. sth. 向某人解釋某事 explanation n. 解釋;說明
eg: Please explain the matter to me.
◆5.hope & wish
(1)hope ① for + n. ② to do ....③ that.....(從句用陳述句語序)
eg: ①We hope for an early spring. ②I hope to be back soon.
③ I hope that the weather will be fine tomorrow.
⑵ wish ① for + n. ②to do.....③sb./sth.+ adj./done/to do....④ sb. sth.
⑤ that .....(從句用虛擬語氣,意為“但愿”)
eg: ① Everyone wishes for happiness. ② I wish to stay here. ③ I wish you well and happy.
④ I wish you luck! ⑤ I wish that you could get a good job. I wish I were you.
◆6.one day, some day, another day 的辨析
a) one day 既可以表示“將來某一天”“總有一天”,也可以表示“(過去)有一天”。
b) some day 指“將來某一天”,“總有一天” I believe you’ll succeed some day.
c) another day 可表示近期將來的某一天,譯為“改天”;也可表示過去或將來某一動作或狀態延續的“又一天”。 She says she is coming another day instead of today.
d) the other day 意為“前幾天”,“幾天前”,相當于 a few days ago, 一般用于過去時。
She spoke to me the other day.
★ Choose the best answers:
( ) 1. On the way to his uncle’s , he stopped _____ some fruits.
A. buying B. to buy C. bought D. been bought
( ) 2. Mr. Smith explained _____ how to do it.
A. them B. to them C. for them D. of them
( ) 3. He said it was all gone; he was wrong,______.
A. but B. and C. however D. too
( ) 4 He devoted all his time to ____ for peace.
A. worked B. working C. worked D. be worked
( ) 5. The bird is so _____ that we can find it everywhere.
A. common B. rare C. little D. uaual
Suggested answers: B B C B A
Step6 Record after teaching
Period 4
Teaching Aims:
1. Do some reading and writing practice to improve the students’ intergrating skills.
2. Do some exercises to cosolidate the Direct Speech and Indirect Speech.
Teaching Methods:
Pair work or group work to make every student work in class.
Teaching Aids:
1.a tape recorder 2. a blackboard
Teaching Procedures:
Step 1 Revision
Make sentnces with the following words and expressions:
in danger; no longer; make sure; find out; die out; make a difference; keep... from doing; pick up
devote ...to...
Step 2 Lead –in
Ss list some ways to protect the environment.
T: There are many ways to protect the environment.List some of them.Next we will resd a passage to find more ways of protecting environment.
Step 3. Presentation
Ⅰ. Help the students understand what the passage tells us.
Ⅱ Divide the class into groups and discuss to find the answers.
Ⅲ. Several groups report their answers.
Step 4 Consolidation
Language Points:
◆1. harmful adj. 有害的 反義詞harmless
eg: Is this harmful to animals?
do sb. harm = do harm to sb. 反義詞組 do sb. good/ do good to sb.
◆2. end up 結束,告終 How does the story end up?
end up with “ 以..... 結束” 反義詞組為start /begin with
◆3.It is impossible to do.....
It 是形式主語,真正的主語是后面的不定式短語,這種句子結構可歸納為:
It is + adj./n. + to do sth.
eg: It is wonderful to have a walk in the woods.
cf: It’s + adj. + for sb. to do sth./ It’s + adj.+ of sb. to do sth.
eg: It’s important for him to study well at school .
It’s very nice of you to come and see me.
◆ 4.show sth. to sb.= show sb sth 把某物給某人看
show 還可以表示“出示”,“顯示”,“帶領”
show your ticket at the entrance 在入口處出示票
show him in/ out 領他進來/出去
show me around the school 帶我在學校四周轉了轉
show作“示范,解釋”解 (to explain or make clear to sb. by words or especially actions),后跟“how +不定式短語”結構,作直接賓語
eg: The teacher showed the students how to make the mixture.
Could you please show me how to use the computer.
◆ 5.be careful with....
be careful with your work 意思是仔細做工作,with 后面接名詞,也可以說ba careful in doing your work. in 后面接-ing 形式。
★ Consolidation:
Ⅰ.Put the following into English:
1. 小心別摔倒!
2. 他說舊報紙已扔掉。
3. 他不聽醫生的建議,結果住了院。
4. 我們應當同甘共苦。
5. 吸煙對你身體有害。
Ⅱ. Choose the best answer.
( ) 1. I didn’t go to see the film yesterday for I ____ it ____ many times.
A. have, seen B. saw, for C. had seen, / D. had seen, for
( ) 2. _____ do you think will attend the meeting?
A. Who B.whom C. what D. how
( ) 3.He devoted all his energy _____ for equal rights for the black people.
A. in fighting B. to fight C. to fighting D. on fighting
( ) 4.When and how to solve the problem ____ still up____/
A. are, in the air B. is, in the air C. is in the open air D. are ,on the air
( ) 5. He began his talk ____ an apology.
A. from B. by C. as D. with
Suggested answers:
Ⅰ.1. Be careful (Take care)not to fall down.
2. He said the old newspapers had been thrown away.
3.He didn’t take the doctor’s advice and he ended up in hospital.
4. We should share (in) happiness and sorrow(troubles and joys).
5. Smoking is harmful to your health.
Ⅱ C.A.C.B.D
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