Unit 13 We’re trying to save the earth!一、教学目标：二、1. 语言知识目标基本词汇：litter, advantage, bottom, fisherman, coal, ugly, cost, wooden, plastic,takeaway, bin, shark, fin, method, cruel. Harmful, chain, ecosystem, industry, law, scientific, afford, reusable, transportation, recycle, napkin, upside, gate, bottle, president, inspiration, iron, work, metal, creativity,基本词组：be harmful to, at the top(of sth.), take part in, turn off, take action, throwaway, put sth. to good use, pull… down, bring back基本句型：We’re trying to save the earth! The river used to be so clean.The air is badly polluted.No scientific studies have showed that shark fins are good for health.We should help save the sharks.2. 技能目标: 能正确运用现在进行时，现在完成时，被动语态，情态动词和usedto 句型。
3.情感目标: 有环境危机意识，学会关注环境保护环境。
三、教学重难点：1. 教学重点：（1）能正确运用现在进行时，现在完成时，被动语态，情态动词和used to 句型。
（2）保护环境的措施方法。
2. 教学难点：能正确运用现在进行时，现在完成时，被动语态，情态动词和used to 句型。
课时安排：Period1:SectionA(1a—1c) Period2: SectionA(2a—2d)Period3: SectionA(3a—3b) Period4: SectionA(Grammar focus—4c)Period5:SectionB(1a—1e) Period6: SectionB(2a—2b) Period7:SectionB(2c—2e) Period8: SectionB(3a—self-check)Unit 13 We’re trying to save the earth!Period1:SectionA(1a—1c)一、教学目标：1. 语言知识目标基本词汇：litter, advantage, bottom, fisherman, 基本词组：be harmful to, at the top(of sth.), 基本句型：We’re trying to save the earth!The river used to be so clean. The air is badly polluted.No scientific studies have showed that shark fins are good for health.We should help save the sharks.2. 技能目标: 能正确运用现在进行时，现在完成时，被动语态，情态动词和used to 句型。
3. 情感目标: 有环境危机意识，学会关注环境保护环境。
二、教学重难点：1. 教学重点：（1）能正确运用现在进行时，现在完成时，被动语态，情态动词和used to 句型。
（2）保护环境的措施方法。
2. 教学难点：能正确运用现在进行时，现在完成时，被动语态，情态动词和used to 句型。
三、教学步骤:I. PresentationShow the picture of the earth and tell students the earth is polluted now.For example:(1) The factories that burn coal pollute the air with a lot of black smoke.(2) Factories put waste into the river.(3) People should throw away litter in the bin.(4)There are more cars on the road.Learn some new words.II. Work on 1aHere are some words related to different kinds of pollution. Write them in the boxbelow. Then add more words.loud music cars rubbish planes littering ships factories smoking building houses mobile phones noise pollution air pollution water pollution ____________ ___________ _____________ _______________________ _____________ ____________ ___________ _________________________ ___________ _____________III. Listening1. Work on1b. Listen and complete the sentences. What was the problem? The river was _____________. Even the bottom (底部) of the river was full of ________. There were no more ______ for fishermen (渔民) to catch. What caused the problem? People are throwing _______ into the river. Factories are putting ______ into the river. How should the problem be solved? We should write to the ____________ and ask them to ___________ the factories. Everyone should help to __________ the river.2. Listen again and answer the following questions.1) What does Tony want to do later this afternoon?He wants to go swimming with Mark in the river later this afternoon.2) Why doesn’t Mark want to go with Tony?Because the river was really dirty. Even the bottom of the river was full of rubbish, and there were no more fish for fishermen to catch.3) How was the river in the past?It used to be so clean. It has been the nicest river in this town. IV. Practice1. Role-play the conversation in 1c.Mark: The river was dirty. Even the bottom of the river was full of rubbish. Tony: But it used to be so clean!Mark: Yes, but people are throwing litter into the river. Tony: Everyone in this town should play a part in cleaning it up! 2. Make conversations using the pollution in 1a.A: The river has always been the nicest river in this town. B: Yes, it used to be so clean.A: But I was there last weekend and the river was really dirty. B: What caused the problem?A: People are throwing litter into the river. B: What should we do?A: Factories are also putting waste into the river. B: Yes, everyone in this town should play a part.A: We should write to the government and ask them to close down the factories. B: What else can we do?A: Everyone should help to clean up the river. V. Language points1. We’re trying to save the earth! 我们正在竭尽全力拯救地球! try to do =try one’s best to do 努力去做某事。
e.g. We’ll try to finish the work in a week. 我们将努力在一周内完成这项工作。
2. Here are some words related to different kinds of pollution. be related to 与…有关e.g.Is the driver relate to the accident? 司机和这起事故有关吗？3. .Even the bottom of the river was full of rubbish.Yes, but people are throwing litter into the river. litter 和 rubbish 都可指“垃圾”，用作不可数名词。