1、天津市蓟州区尤古庄镇初级中学Module 9 Population Unit 1 The population of China is about 1.37 million.【教学目标】 Knowledge objective1. To understand the conversation in relation to population.2. To get specific information from the listening material.3. To talk about and understand numbers. Ability objectiveTo make a
2、short passage or a dialogue with the points in this unit Moral objectiveTo get the student to know how to make a teamwork【教学重点】New words and expressionsTo learn the grammar knowledge of big numbers【教学难点】To grasp the phrases and important sentences【教学方法】PWP method, task-based method and interactive a
3、pproach 【教学手段】A tape recorder, multimedia and some pictures【教学过程】Teaching Procedures:Step 1 Lead-in Ss look at the pictures and fill in the blanks.Step 2 Consolidate new wordsLook and say. The teacher shows the pictures of new words and let the students say the new words as quickly as possible.Step
4、3 Look at the picture and talk about the pictureLet Ss look at the picture and use the words in the box to talk in pairs.Step 4 Listening天津市蓟州区尤古庄镇初级中学Listen to Activity 2 and choose the best answer.1) Whats the population of Beijing?a) About 11 million c) About 20 millionb) About 13 million2) Whats
5、 the population of Chongqing?a) About 28 million c) About 36 millionb) More than 33 millionStep 5 Listen to the dialogue and answer the questions1. What is Tony preparing for a report called “our growing population”?2. Where are they talking?Step 6 Listen to the dialogue and answer the questionsLet
6、Ss listen to the dialogue and answer the two questions. Then check in groups.Step 7 Read the dialogue and answer the questions1. Is population increase a big problem in many countries?2. How many babies are born every minute in the world?3. Will Chinas population grow fast? Why?Step 8 Now complete t
7、he notesBabies born in every minute (world):Babies born every year (world):Population of China:Population of the world:Step 9 Choose the correct answer Let Ss choose the correct answers and show in groups.1) Birth happens at the start / at the end of life.2) Huge means large / small.3) An increase i
8、n population means more / fewer people.4) Hang on a minute means waiting for a short time / a long time.5) Making notes means writing a long passage / a few words.6) A problem is something easy / difficult.7) A report is a long piece of writing / a few words.天津市蓟州区尤古庄镇初级中学8) A billion is a hundred /
9、 a thousand million.Step 10 Everyday EnglishI dont believe!Hang on a minute!Great!Step 11 Listen and repeatListen and repeat the numbers. Get the students to learn how to read the numbers: thousand, billion, and million.Listen and repeat.8,742 eight thousand, seven hundred and forty-two2,463,128two
10、million, four hundred and sixty-three thousand, one hundred and twenty-eight1,370,000,000one billion, three hundred and seventy million2,000,030,000two billion and thirty thousandStep 12 Check the statements you agree with1. To check the right statements according to your opinion.2. Work in groups a
11、nd discuss your answers.1) There are too many people in the world.2) The increasing population is the biggest problem in the world.3) People should not have too many babies.4) A city should not hold more than one million people.Step 13 Language pointsLet Ss master the main points of the passage.1) I
12、m preparing some notes for a report called “Our growing population”.prepare 用作动词，意为 “准备”，后面常跟名词、代词、不定式作宾语。 prepare for 为准备e.g. He is preparing a dinner for his friends.天津市蓟州区尤古庄镇初级中学他正在为他的朋友准备晚饭。prepare 后还可以接间接宾语，即 prepare sb. sth.，相当于 prepare sth. for sb.，意为“ 为某人 准备某事（物） ”。2) That causes a lot of p
13、roblems, such as too much traffic and noise.too many 后面加可数名词，too much 后面加不可数名词，都表示“太多的” 。e.g. There are too many books in the bookshop. There is too much water on the ground. 3) I cant believe it!表示“简直难以置信 ”。表示一种惊讶。4) The population of China is about 1.37 billion.billion(十亿), million (百万), thousand
14、( 千)都是数字单位。前面有具体数字修饰时，用单数形式；billion 还常用于固定结构 billions of, 表示“数以十亿计的”。与此用法类似的词还有 hundred, thousand, million 等。e.g. The man is very rich. He has five billion. 那个男人非常富有。他拥有 50 亿。There are billions of books in the big library. 大图书馆有数以亿计的图书。5) Thats almost one fifth of the worlds population, .one fifth 表
15、示“五分之一”，fifth 是序数词。分数的表达：分子用基数词，分母用序数词。分子大于 1 时，分母 + s。e.g. 2/5: two fifths6) Hang on a minute!hang on 通常用来表示让某人等一下, 相当于 hold on。e.g. Hang on! Ill be back in a minute.稍等！我马上回来。Step 14 Grammar掌握数字的用法。朗读时，将每三位数看做一个单位，依次为 billion，million ，thousand。每个单位按照百、十、个位向下读，其中百位到十位之间要加入 and。e.g. 729 ：seven hundre
16、d and twenty nine.天津市蓟州区尤古庄镇初级中学6,500,431,729： six billion five hundred million four hundred and thirty one thousand seven hundred and twenty nine.Step 15 Summary重点短语make notes prepare fortoo much one fifthhang on talk about数字的读法Step 16 ExercisesDo some exercises about the main points.1) -What are y
17、ou preparing _ your party?-Im thinking about who Ill invite.A. at B. for C. with2) There are _ people in the little room.A. so much B. so many C. very much3) - Could you give me some advice about learning English?- Certainly. Why not _ in class?A. make books B. make notes C. making notes4) _ of the
18、worlds population is in China.A. One five B. One fifths C. One fifth5) - The school bus is coming.- _. Ill come in a minute.A. Hang on B. On earth C. Once or twice6) Population _ is a big problem in the world.A. increase B. describe C. protect7) I think _ of the materials I listened to at the beginn
19、ing of the exam _ easy. A. three fourths, is B. third four, are C. three fourths, are D. three fourth, are 8) _ trees have been planted near here, so the air is very fresh. A. Two hundreds B. Hundred of 天津市蓟州区尤古庄镇初级中学C. Hundreds of D. Hundreds9) _ visitors come to Xingyi during May Day holidays ever
20、y year. A. Thousands of B. Two thousands C. Thousand of D. ThousandStep 17 Homework编写一个报告，说明世界的人口增长问题。Unit 2 Arnwick was a city with 200,000 people.【教学目标】 Knowledge objective1. To get information from the reading passage in relation to city problem.2. To write about city problems. Ability objectiveT
21、o write about city problems. Moral objectiveTo make Ss do something for the environment protection.【教学重点】1. To get information from the reading material about city problems.2. To learn the grammar: article.【教学难点】To understand the main idea of each paragraph of the article【教学方法】PWP method, task-based
22、 method. 【教学手段】A tape recorder, multimedia and some pictures【教学过程】Teaching Procedures:Step 1 Revision and lead-inLook at the pictures and guess what the increasing population need? Step 2 Consolidate new wordsLook and say. The teacher shows the pictures of new words and let the students say as quick
23、ly as 天津市蓟州区尤古庄镇初级中学possible.Step 3 Ask and answer the questionsWork in pairs. First read the words in the box. Then use the words to answer the questions.countryside field flat hospital job office rubbish village1. Why do people move to cities?2. What are the problems of big cities?Step 4 Listen to
24、 passage and answer the questions1. Where did people live after they moved to cities?2. When did the small local school I Parkville close down?Step 5 Read the passage and check your answers to Activity 1Read the passage carefully and check the answers from the groups.Step 6 Read the passage and answ
25、er the questions1. How long will it take to go to school in Arnwick? 2. Where does Jos family live now?3. Was it expensive to live in the centre of the city?Step 7 Check the true sentencesFirst let the Ss read the passage carefully and then check the answers according to the passage.1. Parkville was
26、 a quiet village.2. Arnwick was a city with 20,000 people.3. Arnwick now has a population of more than one million.4. The local school in Parkville has 2,000 pupils.5. Big cities need more money for public services.Step 8 Complete the passage with the correct form of the words from the boxRead the p
27、assage carefully and get the main idea and choose the words from the box, then use the correct form to fill in the blanks.flat local pollution rubbish service thousandMany towns and cities have the same problems as Arnwick. People need places to live, so the (1) _ government has to build more (2) _.
28、天津市蓟州区尤古庄镇初级中学People need better bus and train (3) _. They also produce more (4) _, so the government has to make more efforts to protect the city against (5) _. As we say, a hundred people make a (6) _ problems!Step 9 Number the problems in order from most important (1) to least important (6)To put
29、 the sentences in right order according to students opinions.( ) Many young people want to leave the countryside because they want to find jobs in the city.( ) There are not enough schools and hospitals. ( ) Too much traffic brings air pollution.( ) There is too much rubbish in the streets.( ) There
30、 arent enough police in the city.( ) Its difficult to get enough clean water.Step 10 Write down your suggestions to solve the problems in Activity 5Write down the first three most important problems and write down your suggestions to improve the situation.Step 11 Language pointsLet Ss master the mai
31、n points of the passage.1. ., so the government built flats outside the centre.flats 表示“公寓，套房”house 表示“ 房子”2. Its clear that Arnwick needs more schools, buses and hospitals.Its clear that 表示“很清楚.”。e.g. Its clear that we need to work hard before the coming final exam.很明显，我们要在即将到来的期末考试前努力学习。3. The sma
32、ll local school in Parkville closed down five years ago.local adj. 当地的close down 表示“ （永久性地）停工，关闭 ”。e.g. The company closed down last year.去年那家公司关闭。4. There is a lot of traffic and pollution.pollution n. 污染 pollute v. 污染天津市蓟州区尤古庄镇初级中学e.g. Noise pollution is more serious in the city.噪音污染是城市中更为严重的问题。St
33、ep 12 SummaryLet Ss talk about what they have learnt in class.重点短语。build flats in factclose down public service Step 13 ExercisesLet the students practice the main points in Unit 2.1. Please make _ for the old woman. C Here you are.A. house B. flat C. room2. The paper factory _ last year and the vil
34、lagers were very happy to have a better life. CA. closed off B. closed away C. closed down3. Air _ is a serious problem in big cities. AA. pollution B. pollute C. rubbish4. The government needs to make _ to protect the forest. AA. laws B. stories C. waysStep 14 HomeworkWrite a passage to tell about
35、the problems inyour city.Unit 3 Language in use【教学目标】To use the points in Units 1 and 2;To use the points in units 1 and 2 freely;To make Ss learn about the environment pollution and how to protect the environment.【教学重点】To master the word, the numbers and the article.【教学难点】The using of the number an
36、d the article.【教学方法】天津市蓟州区尤古庄镇初级中学PWP method, Formal and interactive practice【教学手段】A tape recorder, multimedia and some pictures【教学过程】Teaching Procedures:Step 1 Language practiceTo master the structure of the grammar1. Beijing is a huge city.2. It takes an hour to get there by bus.Grammar: 冠词冠词是置于名词
37、之前，用以说明名词所指的人或事物的一种虚词。冠词有三种形式：不定冠词 a, an, 定冠 the 和零冠词。一、不定冠词 a, an 的用法1. 表示数量，泛指同类事物中的“任何一个” ，含有 “一”的意思。如：Tom had an apple for breakfast this morning.2. 表示某类人或物，此时的不定冠词一般不译为“一” 。如：A panda eats bamboo. 3. 表示数量，意为“ 每一 ”。如：How often do you go swimming a week?4. 用于某些抽象名词前，表示“一种；一场；一阵等” 。如：I have a heada
38、che.注：不定冠词 a 常用于以辅音音素开头的单数可数名词前；an 常用于以元音音素开头的单数可数名词前。 二、定冠词 the 的用法1. 特指某（些）人或物。如：I like the red clothes. 2. 特指上文提到过的人或物。如：I have a camera. The camera is white and I like it very much. 3. 指世界上独一无二的事物。如：the sun, the moon, the earth天津市蓟州区尤古庄镇初级中学4. 用于序数词、表示方位的名词或形容词最高级前面。如：the first boy, in the north
39、, the tallest boy 5. 用于表示乐器的名词前面。如：play the piano 6. 用于姓氏的复数形式前面，表示“一家人” 或“夫妇俩人”。如：The Blacks are having a picnic now.7. 与形容词连用, 表示某一类人或物。如：the rich, the old8. 用于某些专有名词前面。如：the Great Wall9. 用于一些固定短语中。如：in the morning, by the way三、零冠词的用法1. 表示节日、星期、月份、季节等的名词前面一般不加冠词。如：on Teachers Day, on Monday, in Se
40、ptember, in winter 注意：in the summer of 2015（表示特指，故加 the）2. 表示一日三餐的名词前面一般不加冠词。如：have lunch3. 表示球类运动和棋类的名词与 play 连用时，一般不加冠词。如：play basketball, play chess4. 表示语言和学科的名词前面一般不加冠词。如：David can speak Chinese very well.History is Susans favourite subject.5. 名词前面有指示代词或形容词性物主代词时，不再加冠词。如：May I have a look at you
41、r dictionary? 6. 在一些固定短语中，名词前面用零冠词。如：go to bed, go to school, by bus, at nightStep 2 Match the countries with their populations1. Match the countries with their populations in groups.1) China a) 4,437,0002) the US b) 22,956,0003) Australia c) 314,791,000天津市蓟州区尤古庄镇初级中学4) New Zealand d) 1,370,537,0002
42、. Read your answers to Activity 1 to the whole class.3. Now listen and check.Step 3 Learning to learnTo learn how to see a table and a chartWhen you see a table or a chart, look carefully at the labels and graphs to make sure that you understand what they are showing. Look at the chart below. What i
43、s it comparing? What can you conclude? Step 4 Read the chart and answer the questionsRead the chart and answer the questions.1. Which city had the largest population in 2000?2. Which citys population will increase most from 2000 to 2025?3. Which city will have a larger increase in its population, Ne
44、w York or Mexico City?4. Which city/cities will have the biggest population problem? Why?Step 5 Write a, an or the where necessary1. Read the passage carefully.2. Then use the articles to fill in the blanks where necessary.Mina is (1) _ eighteen-year-old girl. Shes got (2) _ brother and (3) _ sister
45、. Mina is (4) _ oldest child in (5) _ family. She lives in (6) _ very big city. She has (7) _ job in (8) _ hotel. She hopes that one day she will have (9) _ chance to go to (10) _ college.Step 6 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the boxFirst read the sentences and use the
46、right form of the words from the box to fill in the blanks.few good much small1. We believe the schools in Arnwick are very good, and were working to make them even _.2. Their flat is too large for two people. They want to find a _ one.3. Anna always talks about her ideas. I think she needs to liste
47、n _.4. There are a lot of parks in this city. I think there are _ parks in a lot of other cities.Step 7 Complete the diagram showing population problems1. Read the diagram.天津市蓟州区尤古庄镇初级中学2. Use the words from the box to complete the diagram.3. To get the answers from the Ss.air city countryside hospital increase public service traffic waterProblems of ArnwickPeople move from _People arrive in _Problems: Population _Environmental problems Health problems Problems for the governmentExamples: Examples: Examples:_ _ _ _ _ _ _Step 8 Complete the passage with
