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Unit 5 Humans and Nature
Topic Talk
【教学目标】
Students will be able to
1. read and talk about the relationship between humans and nature
2. listen for general understanding
3. read for specific information and understanding words in context
【教学重难点】
1. listening for general understanding
2. talking about relationship between humans and nature
【教学过程】
1. Pair Work: What comes to your mind when you see the word “nature”?
(1) Instruct students to page through a magazine on travel or nature.
(2) Brainstorm different aspects of nature on the board.
(3) Have students show and explain their example of nature that they found in their magazine.
(4) Ask students to complete the diagram on page 28 by adding more aspects of nature.
2. Complete the Text Builder.
(1) Explain to the students that they will be listening to a radio interview for information on humans and nature.
(2) Before playing the radio interview, tell students that they will listen to a talk by a presenter interviewing a volunteer from a wildlife group. They are discussing the nature and wildlife of the city.
(3) Have students preview the text in the Text Builder and the expressions on the right column. Explain the meanings of unknown terms.
(4) Play the radio interview.
(5) Ask students to recall the information they heard in the radio interview to complete the sentences. If needed, play the radio interview a second time and pause after key statements in the interview.
(6) Review answers with students.
3. Talk about natural environment near the place where you live.
(1) Ask students to read the expressions in the Text Builder aloud and tell them they can use these expressions to support their ideas.
(2) Allow students time to talk about the natural environment near their living place.
a. Do you have areas of nature close to you?
b. Do you have a garden?
c. Is there wildlife close by?
(3) Then have students share their opinions with a partner.
4. Listen and complete.
(1) Have students preview the paragraph.
(2) Ask students to tell a partner what they expect to hear, e.g., effects of humans on nature, extinction of nature.
(3) Tell students that they should fill in the blank spaces while listening.
(4) Play the dialogue.
(5) Have students discuss what they heard in small groups using their paragraph. If needed, play the audio again.
(6) Review answers as a class.
5. Talk about relationship between humans and nature.
(1) Ask students to callout words they learnt in this section, such as nature, pollution, protection extinction and wildlife. Write the new words on the board.
(2) Ask students about their understanding of the relationship between humans and nature. Try to link the words and concepts from the board.
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发表于 2025-9-17 10:03:00