1、Unit Three,Oceans of Sand,说 教 材,说教学内容,说 教 法,说教学过程,Paragraph,1,2-3,4,5-7,8-11,12-14,15-16,Paragraph 1Sum up the article topic：ask the question how plants,animals and people manage to suvive in deserts.Words: apparently(apparent)、barren,Paragraph 2-3(about the desert)Introduce the characteristics of t
2、he desert Words:subtropical、the Tropic of Cancer、 the Tropic of Capricorn、Equator、 shadow、moisture、continents、 blowing、inland、whip up、fierce、 sandblast、paint off、temperature、 freezing,Desert Landscapes,Paragraph 4Living in a desert climate (在沙漠气候条件下如何生存）around the theme sentence(the first sentence),
3、Introduced from two aspects of temperature and precipitation in the desert life is very difficult.Words:unpredictable、drought、 tremendous、bare、pebble、gravel、 sprout、bloom、carpets,Paragraph5-7How plants survive（植物是怎样生存的）Paragraph 5：seeds of dead plants-waiting for the next rainWords:dandelionParagrap
4、h 6: storing waterWords:harsh、saguaro、cactus、extract、 mesquiteParagraph 7:prevent lose waterWords:pore、waxy、grazing animals、thorn、 cacti、spine、stem,Desert Landscapes,Desert Dandelion,Saguaro,Paragraph 8-11Animal life(动物的生活方式）Paragraph 8:the life-style of the desert animals Words:shelter、burrow、trap、
5、emergeParagraph 9:the large ears of animals Paragraph 10:reptilesWords:reptile、venturing、lizard、aptly、sidewinder snackParagraph 11:all desert animals survive on little water,Paragraph 12-14Desert peoples(沙漠上的民族）Paragraph 12:people have learnt how to survive in desertsWords:the san peopleParagraph 13
6、:nomadic peoples Words:edge、nomadic、graze 、flock、 pasture、nomad、veilParagraph 14:oasiswords:wells、springs、mud-brick、thick、,Desert Landscapes,Paragraph 15-16On the move(不断变化中的沙漠）Paragraph 15:desertificationWords:exposed、erodeParagraph 16:the prevention and cure of desertificationWords:scheme、readily、
7、hedge、crop、 erosion、slopes、soak,课前：掌握单词，提前预习课上：将同学们分为七个小组，对 应文章的七个部分,说教法,课后练习Q1：paragraph1-3Q2：paragraph4Q3：paragraph5-7Q4、5：paragraph8-11Q6、7:paragraph12-14Q8、9：paragraph15-16Q10：all of the article,Overgrazing by sheep and goats,Too many trees cut down,Food production,No time for plants to recover,Less plant coversoil exposed,Soil eroded,Desert,Drought,Wind,Rain,Sand dunes blown onto land,homeworkHow Deserts are made?,
