severedroughtin2011.doc

Teaching plan:
By Xuhaiqin
Reading Topic: Severe Drought in 2011
Teaching aims:
Ⅰ.Moral aim: get in to a good habit to save water in daily life;
Ⅱ.Technical aim: Learn how to write an oral report;
Ⅲ.Words & expressions aim:
Word bank: alert; drought; typhoon; lightening; heat wave; severe; government; cause; release
Phrase bank: take place; dry up; be lost; try one’s best; fight against; the rainy season
Sentence pattern bank: what’s worse; the reason is that…
Teaching methods: Task-oriented approach；Group work;
Teaching aids: multimedia; blackboard
Step 1. Warming up
Weather forecast of Shaoxing;
Unusual weather conditions and the weather alert
Step 2. Reading
1. What’s the style(文体) of the passage?
A. story B. Ad C. news report D. notice

the structure of the news report(倒金字塔型)

key point

detailed
information

2. What’s the main idea of this passage?
A.There has been little rainfall along the Changjiang River for half a year.
B. The weather is not as usual in Jiangxi, Hunan, and Hubei province.
C. A severe drought happened in some provinces along the Changiang river.
D. China has got the most severe drought since 1954.

3. what’s the main idea of paragraph2 &3 &4?
Paragraph2
the effects/ results of the drought
Paragraph3
the causes of the drought
Paragraph4
rainy season is coming soon

4. True or false questions:
( )1.The drought came in spring.
( )2. Water levels in Changjiang River are going up.
( )3. Production of the crops will drop because of lacking(缺乏) water.
( )4. Drought means there is less water in the area and the land is drying up.
( )5. The weather forecast says the drought will end in ten days.
5. Listening :( Consolidation)
I’m a news reporter from Xinhua News Agency.
The spring ___ happened in the provinces along the Changjiang River.
Water levels are lower and lower and the lakes are____
____. Fish is ____ and crops will be ____ without water. What’s worse, there is not enough water for people to____ and ___.
Being always ____ and lacking ____ are the ____ of the drought. The government is ___ ___ ____ to help people to fight ____ the drought.
As we all know, small things can make a big difference.
(众所周知，小事情可以有大影响。)
What can we do to save water in our daily life?
Step3. Enjoy a video and discuss with your group, write your discussion result on the paper and give a report to the class
Sample:
Hello, ladies and gentlemen,
It’s my honor to give you the report. To save water is our duty. As a student, we should get into a good habit. We should turn off the tap all the time. Also, we’d better wash clothes with hand. Reusing the water is also a good idea. Of course, we should not take a shower too often and not leave the water running while brushing our teeth ,taking a bath or washing our faces.
Let’s do it from now on. Even small things can make a big difference.
That’s all, thank you.

Step 4. Homework:
Enjoy another video and write what you think in your book.