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程 教师活动 Step 1 Revision
1. Revise some information about some endangered animals.
T:Yesterday we learned something about an disappeared animal.What is it?
T:Very good.
2.Get the Ss to present what they have found about endangered animals.Step 2 Speaking
T:So you know many species of endangered animals.Do you feel it a pity that so many animals are dying out?
Ss:Of course/Sure.
T:Now imagine that you are with one of the species. You try to help them. How to help them?
Talk in pairs what you might do. Try to use as many useful phrases as possible.
The phrases of Speaking on Page 31 may be useful to you.
After four minutes,get some Ss to present their solutions and at the same time collect their ideas on the Blackboard.
S1:I'm going to do something to help the Tibetan antelopes,for they are endangered. I mean to take them away from people and hide it in a cave on a separate plain. And I will dig holes around to prevent man from attacking and killing them for money again.
S2:I agree with you. I will encourage man to raise other animals and stop hunting dodos.
S3:I think I'd like to ask the government build some nature reserves so as to protect them.
S4:In my opinion,I prefer to ask the government to make some severe regulations to punish whoever do harm to the endangered animals.
S5:I tend to request the government to call on all citizens to love and protect wildlife.
S6:We intend to plant more trees and grow more grass.
S7:We mean to persuade the TV station to broadcast programmes to show the importance of protecting wildlife.
T:Good ideas In fact we should work hard together and devote every effort to helping them.
Step 3 Writing
Ask them to choose the ideas that they like best and put them under the headings.Make a plan.For example:
1.How to protect the dodo from man. Ask the government to make some severe regulations to punish whoever do harm to the endangered animals.
Take them away from people and hide it in a cave on a separate plain. 2.How to stop man from killing dodos Go to another island.Hide the dodos. 3.How to teach man to hunt another animal. Encourage man to raise other animals and stop hunting dodos. Ask the Ss to make the first draft independently. Before they write,remind them to begin the letter with their address and the solution and to finish the letter with their best wishes and signature.
When they finish,ask them to share their ideas with their partners and get some advice from him/her.
At last show some of their drafts on the slide,pointing out the mistakes and appreciating the beautiful sentences.
Sample letter to the Dodo:
Dear Dodo,
I am writing to you because I have heard of your problems. I know man is trying to kill all the dodos and I want to help you. Here are my ideas.
First,I would like to come and attack them for you so that they will leave you alone. I want to build a trap and catch them and put them in a cage. Then they will not feel like killing any dodos again.
Second,I wish I could take you away to another island where you will be happy and peaceful.
I wish I were with you now. Good luck till I come.
Yours sincerely,
Xiao Xing
Step4 Summary and Homework
T:Time is running out.We have to stop here.Today we again talked about endangered animals and you gave solutions to their dilemmas.After class we should go on to care for wildlife protection and do our best for them,will you?
Ss:Yes/Sure/Of course.
Homework:
Check their compositions again and write one.
Sum up what we have learnt in this unit.