第13/718期初二教案

孔祥宇

 

Can we reuse books? (P2)

 

 

I. Pre-reading

·What kinds of books?

·Who are “we”?

·Why and how to reuse?

·Which set of textbooks are you using in your English class?

·There are many ways to recycle books.

 

II. While reading

·Why should we reuse textbooks?

  Because it can save money and protect environment.

 

·Fill in the blanks

  In general, each textbook is no more than 10 yuan. Building one primary school cost about 500,000 yuan.

 

·Why are music, arts, science and IT textbooks suitable for recycling?

  Because students don’t take notes in them.

 

4. What has made textbook recycling so hard?

a. A general dislike for second-hand books.

b. A lack of an efficient redistribution system.

c. Changes in school curricula.

d. A lack of protection for second-hand books.

A. ab                           B. ac              

C. bc                          D. bd

 

III. Further reading

·How do Americans reuse their textbooks?

 

·In the US, how many owners might a high school textbook have during its lifetime?

 

IV. Language focus

 

single-use                             一次性的

after graduating                    毕业之后

a big waste of money          巨大的金钱浪费

the following year                第二年

that’s because …                 那是因为……

take notes                              做笔记

be suitable for                       适合……

account for                            占了

end up as                              作为……而结束

make it hard to do …           使做……很难

 

·That’s because students don’t have to take notes in their textbooks for these subjects, which makes them suitable for recycling.

  which 引导非限定性定语从句，先行词指代前面的整个主句

 

·“I’m among the first group of students to take classes after the recent curricular reform (改革), so I have to buy new textbooks that previous (之前的) students didn’t use,”

  so 连接的表示因果关系的并列句

  that 引导定语从句，先行词是textbooks

 

V. Post reading

Group activity – make a plan to recycle your textbooks and explain how it works.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lizards face trade risk (P6)

 

 

I. Pre-reading

·Which picture shows a turtle?

·Can you name the other two animals?

·What do they have in common?

  They are reptiles

 

·Why are lizards traded?

  People collect them and keep them as pets.

 

II. While reading

·About how many reptile species are there in the world?

  12,000,

 

·What factors might lead to the extinction of thousands of reptile species? 

  Reptile collecting and a lack of legal protection

 

·What does “At the moment, the situation is that anything can be traded until you say it can’t” mean?

  It means that almost any reptile can be traded because there are no laws that say they can't.

 

4. Paragraphs 5-6 tell us _____.

A. how to save endangered reptile species

B. why people like to raise reptiles

C. why reptiles are traded online

D. what the situation is for two endangered reptile species

 

·Read the sentences and mark them true (T) or false (F).

1. Many reptile species are becoming endangered. (F)

2. Online reptile trading could lead to extinction. (T)

3. Some people like to collect rare reptiles. (T)

4. After 13 years, the number of  the ploughshare tortoises will fall to 600. (F)

 

III. Language focus

wise-looking                         看上去聪明的

illegal trade                           非法贸易

put… in great danger          使……处于危险之中

highly endangered              高度濒危的

one out of every three …    三分之一的……

be protected under law       受法律保护

leave… vulnerable to …     使……容易……

in fixed areas                                    在固定区域

left in the wild                       存活在野外

 

·It is the fact that some of these reptiles are so rare that makes them so attractive (有吸引力的) to reptile collectors.

  主句是一个强调句型。主语是the fact, 后面是that 引导的同位语从句。

 

·Found only on three islands in the Seychelles, it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild. 

  横线部分是非谓语结构，Found是过去分词作原因状语。

 

IV. Further reading

What’s the difference between a lizard and a chameleon?

            A lizard is any reptile of the order squamata, usually having four legs, external ear openings, movable eyelids and a long slender body and tail. A chameleon is a small to mid-size reptile of the family chamaeleonidae and one of the best-known lizard families. It is able to change color and project its long tongue.

 

What’s the difference between a turtle and a tortoise?

            The most important thing to remember about tortoises is that they are exclusively land creatures. They live in a variety of habitats, from deserts to wet tropical forests. Unlike most sea turtles, which take to land only when they are laying eggs, tortoises don’t have much to do with water other than drinking it and occasionally bathing in it. However, not all land turtles are tortoises; box turtles and wood turtles have been called tortoises, though they are not considered tortoises today.

 

IV. Further reading

  Group activity - Design a poster and write a report to call on people to protect reptiles.