Teaching Content:

Oral words and expressions: can, take showers, make…into…

Teaching Aims:

1. Know about the pollution in our country.

2. We all should take care of our environment.

Teaching Important Points:

1. How do you think the pollution in our country?

2. What should we do to stop pollution?

Teaching Difficult Points:

Some words and expressions

Teaching Preparation: pictures

Teaching Aids: audiotape, flashcards, pictures

Type of lesson: new lesson

Teaching Procedure:

Step1. Come to “THINK ABOUT IT.”

Step2. Listen to the tape and fill in the blanks:

Our city is clean, but I think we _____ things. I think we waste ______ the most. People waste water, ______. I try not to waste water. I take short ______.

A bike ______ make any pollution. It makes the _____ pollution of all types of transportation. Buses make ______ pollution, but ______ of people can travel on a bus. Buses make ______ pollution than cars.

Step3. Read the text silently and check the answers. Then read it again and finish the exercises in activity book.

1. Why does Liu Yan worry about pollution too much? Because ______.

A. She doesn’t like Dalian B. the air and water are clean in Dalian C. people don’t throw garbage on the ground D. Both B and C

2. What do people in Dalian waste most?

A. Glass B. Paper C. Metal D. Plastic

3. How often does a truck pick up the cans and cardboard? ________.

A. Every day B. Every week C. Never D. Twice a week

4. What does Liu think can make the most pollution? _______.

A. Cars B. Big factories C. Bikes D. Both A and B

5. What makes the least pollution of all types of transportation? _______.

A. Cars B. Buses C. Bikes D. Ships

6. How does Liu Yan go to school every day? _______.

A. On foot B. By bike C. By car D. By bus

Step4. Play the tape again. Let the students read after it for several times. Ask the students to read the text loudly in class.

Step5. Practice

Work in groups. Discuss the following questions.

1. What do you think of the city in which you live?

2. What’s your advice to stop pollution?

3. What’s your plan to reduce pollution?

Step6. Come to “LET’S DO IT!”

Step7. Homework

1. Finish off the activity book.

2. Go on the next reading in the student book.

Summary:

There are many kinds of pollution. We know air pollution, water pollution and air pollution. It’s very bad for our life. We must do something to reduce the pollution from the three ways. According to the real situation, make a certain plan with the students. We must remember to carry it out as time goes on.