Unit 15 We’re trying to save the manatees!
The Fifth Period
Ⅰ． Teaching Aims and Demands
1． Knowledge Objects
（1） Key Vocabulary
trash, pull down, be made from, glue, inspiration, bottle, spare time
（2） Practise reading an article．
（3） Practise writing something using the target language．
2． Ability Object
（1） Improve students’ integrating skills-reading skill and writing skill．
（2） Improve students’ speaking ability by talking to each other．
3． Moral Object
We must realize the importance of recycling, It not only is a useful saving of money but also can protect our environment．
Ⅱ． Teaching Key Point
Practice reading and writing using the target language．
Ⅲ． Teaching Difficult Points
1． How to improve students’ reading ability．
2． How to improve students’ speaking ability．
Ⅳ． Teaching Methods
1． Reading method to improve students’ reading ability．
2． Writing method to improve students’ writing ability．
3． Speaking method．
Ⅴ． Teaching Aids
1． A projector
2． The blackboard
Teaching Procedures
Step Ⅰ Revision
Revise the target language presented in this unit． Check homework． Ask some pairs to read out their conversations．
Step Ⅱ 3a
Before Reading:
1. This activity provides reading practice using the target language． Teach the new words． Show the new words on the screen by a projector．
Read the words and ask students to repeat them again and again until they can pronounce them correctly and fluently．
2.Describe the picture, and talk about “what is special about the house?”
While-reading
1. Fast reading and find out the answers.
Parts of the house Be made from
Roof
Fence
Wall
2. Careful reading
Who is Amy Winterbourne?
What is she often do in her spare time?
What award did she get?
3. Practice reading
Invite a student to read the article aloud to the class． Correct any pronunciation mistakes to make sure the student is providing a good model for the rest of the class． Go through the instructions with the class． Elicit one question from the class. Make sure students know what to do． Encourage students to think about questions beginning with who, what, when, where, why and how．
Now read the article．Then write your questions in your exercise book． Have students do the activity in pairs． Students should discuss why they would want to know the answer to each question． When they work, move around the classroom, checking the progress of the pairs and providing help as needed．
Check the answers with the class．
Answers
Answers will vary but might include
Who taught her how to make her house?
What isn’t made out of trash in her house?
When did she start making her trash house?
Where is the house?
Why did she use trash to build a house?
How long did it take to build her house?
Notes
1． the house of trash—the house made out of trash
2． most—（here） very
3． out of—（here）by the use of; from
4． discard—throw out or away; put aside,
give up （sth． useless or unwanted）
5． inspiration—（here） person or thing that inspires
Step Ⅲ 3b
This activity provides reading and writing practice using the target language．
Look at the Before picture． Please tell me the names of the things you see in the picture． （a trash can, a pair of pants, a napkin） Then look at the After picture．
Say to students． Please find out things made from recycled materials from the Before picture． （the backpack, the hat, the scarf）
Go through the instructions with the class．
Make sure students know what to do．
Ask different students to make sample sentences using the phrases made from and used to be about items in the After picture．
For example:
His backpack used to be a pair of pants．
His backpack is made from a pair of pants．
Get students to complete the article individually． While they are working, go around the classroom, checking the progress of students, offering help and answering questions as necessary．
Invite a student to read his or her completed article to the class．
Answers
Joe Winterbourne loves the clothes his mother made for him． At school, everyone calls him Mr Recycling． His hat is made from（used to be）a trash can cover． His backpack used to be（is made from）a pair of pants． His scarf is made from（used to be）a napkin．
Step Ⅴ Summary
In this class, we’ve done a lot of practice reading and writing as well as speaking．
Step Ⅵ Homework
1． Read the article in Activity 3a again for further comprehension．
2． Complete the article in Activity 3b．
Teaching Record:
Reading comprehensive remain a difficult task for the students. Each article in the textbook is a good chance for students to practice the reading skills. Step-by-Step to improve the reading skills will help a lot.