教材分析
世界环境问题(environment)是当今社会的一个热门话题。一个好的环境对国家、集体、乃至个人的发展都是至关重要的。那么人类该怎样对待所面临的环境问题?比如说，废物(waste)的处理；人类对动物的态度。以及环境问题产生的原因(causes)以及造成的后果(effects)会对人类产生哪些影响。本单元通过讨论“Wildlife endangerment”来引入社会的环境保护问题，以及“How to protect the environment”。从而增强人们的环境意识，爱护我们的地球村(Earth Village)。ァ
教学目标
功能目标：学会如何表达原因和结果。学会如何表达处理问题的方法。
文化目标：通过学习提高对环境的保护意识，从自身做起爱护环境。
认识目标：掌握直接引语和间接引语之间的转换。
教学过程：
导入
模块一：图片展示导入
教师给学生展示一些稀有动物的图片，让学生说出它们的名称，从而导入主要课题“Protect the Animals”.
Teacher: Here, boys and girls, Please look at the pictures in my hands. Please tell me the names of the animals.
Students：Tiger, kangaroo,……
Teacher：They are lovely animals. Right? But the number of the animal is reducing day by day. Why? And what could we do to protect them? Today, Let's read the article "The World Around Us!”
模块二：问题导入
教师提出问题“是否爱吃肉”，从而导入本单元主题保护动物。
Teacher: Do you like eating meat?
Student A: Yes .
Teacher: What kind of meat have you eaten?
Student B: Pork, beef, snake and so on.
Teacher: Well, I heard that nowadays lots of people are eager to eat some animals meat. Is that right?
Students: No .
Teacher : Today, We'll learn an article about protecting animals.
模块三：假设导入
教师让学生设想：“假如自己是动物，希望世界是什么样”来导入主题。
Teacher: Just imagine yourself to be a kind of animal. For example, tiger, lion, wolf and so on. What kind of world would you like to live in ?
Student A：…
Student B：…
Teacher: Ok, today we'll learn an article about the animals around us.
重、难点指导：
1)Steve Jones is an environmental expert who tries to keep animals and plants from becoming endangered.
史蒂芬琼丝是一个环境专家，他竭尽全力保护动物远离危险。
Keep sb.\ sth. from doing sth.
使某人不干某事；阻止某事发生。
相同的短语：
stop sb. (from) doing sth.
prevent sb. from doing sth.
eg:
The church bells keep me from sleeping.
教堂的钟声使我不能入睡。
Nobody can prevent us from getting married.
没人能阻止我们结婚。
You can't stop us (from)going if we want to .
如果我们想干，你阻止不了的。
2)We are not alone in the world.
我们并不是独自在这个世界上。
alone: adv. adj
单独，独自
lonely: a
(指人)孤独的；(指地方)偏僻的
eg:
We live___, but we don't feel___(A)
A. alone, lonely. B. lonely, lonely,
C. lonely, alone D. alone, alone
3)We often talk about how important it is to take good care of ourselves and our planet.
我们经常谈论好好照顾我们自己和我们的星球是多么重要。
take care of
动词短语，表示“照顾”。同义词组有“look after”
eg:
He is good at looking after himself.
他很会照顾他自己。
Who will look after the children while mother is in hospital?
妈妈住院了谁来照顾这些孩子们?
4)Many of the earth's plants and animals have already died out.
地球上的很多动植物已经灭绝了。
die out
动词短语，表示“死光，灭绝，绝迹”
eg：
The moth's habitat is being destroyed and it has nearly died out.
这种蛾子因栖息地区受到破坏几乎绝种了。
die out还用于表示习俗或做法等“消失，过时”.
eg：
The old tradition are dying out.
旧传统正在消失 .
5)The animal or plant has to either adapt to the change or find a new home.
动物或植物不得不适应变化或者寻找一个新的家。
adapt to
动词短语，表示“适应(新环境等)
eg:
Our eyes slowly adapted to the dark.
我们的眼睛慢慢适应了黑环境。
She adapted(herself)quickly to the new climate.
她很快地适应了新的气候。
教学过程：
课堂活动设计
模块一：speaking
任 务：
speaking
目 标：
通过让学生组织情景对话，来培养学生的口语能力。
材 料：
本单元“Speaking”
语言技能：
Speaking
活动形式：
Group Working
操作过程：
1.分小组要求学生组织有关本单元主题的对话。
2.分小组表演对话。
3.对活动作出评价。
模块二：辩断正误
任 务：
辩断正误
目 标：
通过学生判断句子正误来培养学生的阅读和听力能力。
材 料：
①We know animals and plants are important to us, so we protect them well.
②People should know more about what causes endangerment and take measures before it is too late.
③Animals and plants can live everywhere.
④A species must die out if humans use too much of a plant or kill too many animals.
⑤We can do a lot of things to keep animals from being endangered.
⑥A species can become endangered for various reasons
语言技能：
Reading and listening。
活动形式：
全体同学
操作过程：
(1)教师读出上面6个句子。
(2)学生听到句子后，根据课文迅速判断其正误。
模块三：What should we do to protect the environment in your opinion?
任 务：
What should we do to protect the environment in your opinion?
目 的：
通过写对上述问题的回答，培养学生的阅读和书面表达能力。
材 料：
本课文。
语言技能：
Reading and writing
语言知识：
有关表达自己观点的词汇。
指示词语及句型：
I think……;What we can do is that……In my opinion……；
活动形式：
Individual-working.
操作过程：
(1)教师将问题显示在屏幕上。
(2)学生根据问题写几点自己的看法。
(3)教师评讲。
板书设计
模块一：梯形框架式
模块二：归纳式
Unit 10 The world Around Us
语言实践：
①根据短文内容，填入适当的连接词使文章通顺合理
Saving our Earth
It is very important to deal with the rubbish in cities . This ___ ___ rubbish __ __ pollutes the environment__ ___ does harm to people's health. We are trying to find some ways of dealing with the rubbish.__, the rubbish can be divided into different kinds. Newspapers ___ glass can be reused. Used tins can be made into beautiful handicrafts. Some harmful rubbish can be buried__ ___ it will cause less pollution.
Answer:
is, because, not only, but also, First, and, so that
②一句多译：
1、比起看杂志来我更愿意在外面散步。(2种译法)
2、暴风雪阻止我们前行。(3种看法)
Answer:
1.I prefer going out for a walk to reading magazines.
I'd rather go out for a walk than read magazines.
2.The storm prevented us from going forward.
The storm kept us from going forward.
The storm stopped us going forward.
③用所给词组或句型造句
1.set free 2.devote…to… 3.die out
4.takd good care of 5.the number of 6.in danger
7.at present 8.act as 9.living things