必修三英语《Unit 1 Nature in the balance》Integrated skills II精品课教案

必修三英语《Unit 1 Nature in the balance》Integrated skills II精品课教案

Unit 1 Nature in the balance

Integrated skills (II)

I. Learning objectives

By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:

1. talk about animal protection;

2. write an article calling for the protection of animals;

II. Key competence focus

1. Have a better understanding of the relationship between man and nature.

2. Think critically and creatively.

III. Predicted areas of difficulty

1. Think of ways of protecting animals.

2. Write an article calling for the protection of animals.

IV. Teaching procedures

Step 1 Lead-in

T asks Ss to recall what they have learnt in the last lesson by asking the following questions.

? What’s the title of the news report we learnt? (Human activities cause increasing harm to animals)

? How are human activities harming animals according to the news report? (Some human activities, such as hunting and fishing, directly cause populations of many animals to fall. Other human activities have an indirect impact on animals.)

? According to the video we watched, why are animals important? (They make our world more beautiful and lively; they provide food and medicine for us; they play a role in maintaining the balance of our ecosystem.)

? What are the ways mentioned in the video to protect animals? (Make hunting endangered animals against the law; protect animal habitats by creating well-planned and well-managed protected areas and taking small actions like using less paper; make people understand the problems facing animals.)

【设计意图：该部分为复习导入环节，通过头脑风暴，激活学生对于“动物保护”这一话题已有的知识和经验，为下一环节做铺垫。】