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教学活动

设计意图

互动时间/模式

Lead-in

Step 1

The teacher introduces the topic by asking students the following questions:

1. Do you know these animals?

2. What do they have in common?

The teacher draws students’ attention to different kinds of rare animals and the current situation they face.

Students get to know about endangered species and think about their situation and the causes behind.

导入话题，通过自由发言，激发学生的学习兴趣，激活学生已有的相关知识和经验。让学生有话可说，有话能说。

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Individual Work

Class Work

Step 2

Students share their ideas in groups of four by asking the following question:

What are the reasons for their being close to extinction?

After discussion, the teacher asks one or two students to report.

通过小组讨论，让学生融入课堂，增强参与感，既达到让学生热身的效果，又能顺利切入主题，为实施后续活动打下基础。

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Group Work

Reading

Step 3

The teacher guides students to read the news report on Page 8 and has students analyze the structure of the report by asking the following questions:

1. What does the writer want to tell us through the title?

2. What has the writer mentioned in the first paragraph?

3. How does the writer classify the impact of human activities on animals?

阅读范例，引领学生从文本的内容、结构、语言三方面深入思考，培养学生的语篇分析能力，为写作环节做好充分准备。

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Class Work

Step 4

Students answer the two questions in Part A on Page 8.

1. What are the three main reasons why people hunt animals?

2. How do human activities indirectly have an effect on animals?

After reading, the teacher has students further discuss in groups about the following question:

Is it possible to reduce the impact of human activities on animals?

以阅读引导思考，旨在激发学生的思辨精神。让学生将所学知识转换为实际语言运用能力。

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Individual Work

Group Work

Viewing

Step 3

Students watch the video about protecting animals and answer the following questions in Part B1 on Page 9.

1. What happened to several whale species in the last century?

2. What can protected areas ensure?

3. What causes the loss of animal habitats in the Amazon rainforest?

4. What will we be better able to do if we learn more about how human activities harm the environment?

通过以视频为模态的语篇输入，让学生有针对性地获取所需要的相关信息，并通过回答问题，把握对话大意，形成整体理解。

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Individual Work

Class Work

Step 4

Students watch the video again and complete the notes in Part B2 on Page 9. After listening, students check the answers in groups.

引导学生通过二次看视频，获知细节信息，形成清晰的文本框架。

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Class Work

Homework

1. Plan your report.

2. Finish the workbook.

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