高一英语教案

高一英语教案

编写人：南昌一中外语组 李志超

Title: Unit 10 The world around us

Reading Are we endangered?

Type of the text: reading

Level: intermediate

Teaching aims: 1. to talk about wildlife endangerment

2. to extend the knowledge of wildlife protection

3. to improve reading skills

4. to learn the writing pattern of the text

Important points in teaching: 1. talking about wildlife endangerment

2. extending the knowledge of wildlife protection

Difficult points in teaching: 1. improving reading skills

2. learning a writing pattern

Teaching approach: film clips, questionnaire, game, internet, proverbs

Interactive patterns: individual work, pair work, group work, class work

Teaching aids: a multimedia computer, a tape, a tape recorder

Time needed: 45 minutes

Students: Senior 1 students

Preparation before the class: asking the students to collect information on wildlife issue on the internet

Teaching procedures:

Step 1 leading-in

First, film clips of the movie “Kekexili”

Teacher: Have you seen this movie?

(option): Who can say something about the film?

Next, pictures of “milu deer”

Teacher: Do you know the name of this animal?

Who can say something about it?

(option): The teacher can introduce milu deer to the students if necessary

Finally, more pictures of endangered animals and plants

Teacher: Today we have two questions to discuss in this lesson

1) Why are they endangered?

2) What can people do to help them?

Purpose: to emphasize the fierce fight between the volunteers and the hunters to arouse students’ awareness of

protecting wildlife.

Step 2 pre-reading activity

First, Ask the students to finish the questionnaire

Then, Ask one or two students to report their answers

Purpose: to let the students know the relationship between human beings and animals and plants so they can realize

the necessity to protect wildlife

Step 3 fast reading

Ask the students to read the text fast to get the general idea of each paragraph.

At the same time, analyze the writing pattern of the text

Purpose: to study the text on the whole and learn a new writing pattern

Step 4 detailed reading & note-making

Ask the students to read paragraph 2 and 3 again and finish the note-making exercise

Purpose: to get the answers to the two questions in leading-in

Step 5 language points

First, Considering the language points are not difficult, the teacher asks the students to listen to

the tape and pick out the language points

Next, Play a game to see which group gets the most language points

Finally, Ask the students to complete some sentences with the phrases from the text

Purpose: to cover the language points

Step 6 talk show

Ask a student to be the host or hostess who guides the other students to a picture show about

Tibetan antelopes. He/she asks his/her classmates to discuss “What can we do for Tibetan

antelopes?” in groups.

(option) The teacher can suggest the students write a letter to appeal to people to protect Tibetan

antelopes and other wild animals and plants

Purpose: to extend the text at an informative and instructive level

Step 7 internet study

Ask the students to display the materials they have found on the internet before the class

Purpose: to encourage the students to use the modern technology for studying

Step 8 Proverbs

Give 3 proverbs for the students to relate what they have learnt in class with practice

Purpose: to reinforce students’ awareness of protecting wildlife

Appendix: questionnaire

1. Do you think it is possible for us to live without animals or plants?

A. Yes B. No

2. How often do you go to the zoo?

A. Very often B. Sometimes C. Seldom D. Never

3. Will you adopt an animal in the zoo?

A. Yes B. No

4. Have you ever keep any pet at home?

A. Never B. Yes C. No, but it is possible

5. What do you think causes the endangerment and extinction of some animals and plants?

A. Pollution B. Overhunting C. Overusing natural resources

6. Have you ever been in any organizations or groups of wildlife protection?

A. Never B. Yes C. No, but I’d like to

7. Do you often buy products made from some parts of rare animals?

A. Sometimes B. Never C. Not often

Proverbs:

1. It is never too late to mend.

2. It is no use crying over spilt milk.

Kill the goose that laid the golden egg.