第2/632期初三教案

凌红珊

 

 

Saving food can save us all (P4-5)

 

 

I. Warm up

·Life of a strawberry – explain what’s happening in each picture.

 

 

Lead in

·How long does it take a strawberry to grow from seed to fruit?

 

Pre-reading

·What do you see in the picture?

 

·What’s in it? 

 

II. While reading

Predict

Look at the title and the first paragraph.

 

What will be discussed in the text?

 

Fast reading

·What is this story mainly about?

 

A. Don’t throw away strawberries.

B. How strawberries grow.

C. It’s time to save food.

D. Why we don’t have enough food.

 

Careful reading

·What does this sentence in paragraph 1 mean?

·Read paragraph 2. When you waste strawberries, what else do you waste?

 

·Read the sentences in the box. What are they about?

Please number these sentences according to paragraph 2.

 

A farmer grows it.

People pick it.

It is a seed.

It is sent to the supermarket.

People pack it in a box.

 

 

·Why is food waste a big problem?

 

·How much food is wasted around the world every year?

 

·How much is wasted in China?

 

·How do you feel after reading these numbers?

1.3 billion tons, 35 million tons

 

·Read and understand what these numbers mean. 

 

 

 

·What does the writer want readers to do?

 

throw away 丢掉

die of 死于

opportunity 机会

take action 采取行动

 

 

III. Post reading

·What can we do to save food?

·How can we call on people to join us?

 

 

IV. Word in use

Complete the sentences using the words in the box.

   die of,  realize,  take action,  throw away,  opportunity

1. We need more time to see how things develop before we _______ .

2. It is wasteful to________ things we don’t need. The most important part is to know what you need.

3. Don’t be sad when you make a mistake. It’s a great _________ to learn.

4. Work together and we will_______ our dreams. 

5. Before we waste food, we should think of people who might _______ hunger.

 

take action

throw away

opportunity

realize

die of