Why do you do that

Go over the useful words and expressions and make sure the Ss have learnt how to use them.

2. Ask the Ss to make some other dialogues in which there is the phrase “to do” to express one’s purpose.

Possible topics:

Why do you like collecting stamps?

Why do you like the pop music?

Step 9 Homework

Wb Lesson 17 Ex. 1,2 and 3.

教学设计方案Lesson 1８

一Teaching Aims

　　1. To help the Ss to understand the text completely.

　　2. To help the Ss to know how to skim the text to find the general idea and to help them to scan the text to locate specific information quickly.

　　3. To help the Ss to recognize the importance of good environment.

二Teaching procedures

Step 1 Revision

1.Check the homework exercises.

2.Revise how to grow a plant. Get the Ss to tell you the process.

Step 2 Introduction

1.T: Today we are going to read about some village people. They decided to grow some new trees. Let's find out why.

2.Ask the Ss to look at the pictures and ask the following questions.
 

1)What are the women doing?

2)Can you guess why the housewives are planting trees?

Step 3 Listening

1 T plays the tape twice. and try to understand the text at last

2.After that, ask them some questions below.

1)Was it easy for the village people of Tansa to fetch wood in the past? How do you know?

2).Is the programme of planting trees operated by men or women in this area?

Answers:1).It was very difficult for them to do so. They had to walk many kilomeres in order to fetch wood.

2).By women in this area.

Step 4 Reading

1. T gives the Ss 10 minutes to read loudly and carefully, then T draws two columns on the Bb: Get Ss to answer what has changed in the past few years or today?

Answers:

In the past

No trees left; people walked a long way to fetch wood; when it rained, the soil was carried away; no new trees were planed

Today

forest programme; plant thousands of trees; people are not allowed to cut down small trees; everyone looks after the forests; the forests have grown, larger and better.

2.Ask the Ss to discuss this question in groups. What do you think of the women in Tangsa?

Answers:

They have a strong sense of responsibility. They are foresighted and hardworking. They know the importance of forests. They are willing to do things for other people.

Step 5 Discussion

1. Ask the Ss to discuss the fallowing question in groups.

If you are one of the villagers, what will you do? 

2. Ask the Ss to discuss the importance of forests and ask this question: Why should we protect the environment and reduce the pollution?

Step 6 Workbook

Read the text again and try to answer the questions of Ex. 1 on Page 78

Step 7 Language points

T deal with any difficult points at this stage. For examples:

obey, cut down , carry away, forest programme, so on.

Step 8 Homework

1. Do Ex. 2and3on Page 78

2. Retell the text.

3. Tell a story about protecting the environment.

 

探究活动

　　教师组织学生们进行讲述自己种植蔬菜，花和树木的经过，教师可给学生们种植西红柿的简单过程，如：
　　First put some soil in a box, sow the seeds carefully, and then cover them with more soil. After that keep the box in the shade so that the sun does not burn the little plants. Later ,after a few week’s time put the little plants in the earth. Don’t forget to water them, so that the soil will not be too dry.

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