Unit 5 Writing Lesson designShengyang NO. 139 Middle School Yin LitingTeaching material: Oxford English by Shanghai Education Press (Used in Shenyang) Book B for Grade 7 Module 3 Natural elementsTeaching contents: Unit5 Water talks- WritingLesson type：WritingAnalysis of teaching material: This lesson is a combination of speaking up and writing. In the speaking part, students will have different activities and discuss the importance of water, what water problems we have now and how we can save water. Based on this part, students are supposed to have a summary and write a composition with the title “Saving more water is _”Analysis of students: Students of Grade 7 are active and quick in thinking. They are willing to talk about things that are common in their life. Water is something that they are all familiar and they have some basic knowledge of water. In this class, they can use what they have learnt in reading class to talk, share and then write. Teaching objectives: Knowledge objectives: Students can master phrases and sentence patterns about water problems and solutions; Ability objectives: Students are able to write a composition about saving water based on the discussion; Emotion objectives: Students are supposed to raise their awareness of saving and protecting water, and then know the importance of protecting environment.Teaching key and difficult points: Teaching key points: Discussion of water problems and solutions; Teaching difficult points: A composition about saving water.Teaching procedures:Pre-task（一）Lead in Riddles (1) You cant catch his body. You cant see his shadow. He can make flowers to dance. He can make windmill to move. What is it? (wind) (2) Give me food, I will live. Give me water, I will die. I can burn down lots of trees. I can hurt people. What am I? (fire) (3) It has no taste. It has no smell. It has no colour. It is everywhere around us. Fire is afraid of it. What is it? (water) T: Wind , Fire, and Water, They are all around us . Today well learn the water. (出示标题Water) （二）Warm upReview some words and phrases about water from the reading part.Ask students to read the part aloud.While-task1. The teacher asks students: What do you think of water? And why? I think water is _ because_ (I think water is important because people, animals and plants all need water.)2. Group work Brain-storm the usage of water in our daily lives.3. Work in pairs to make conversation and follow the example below. A: Why is water important? B: BecauseA: What do we use water for?/ What do we use water to do? B: We use water for/to do4. Group discussion The teacher will show a short video and some pictures. Students discuss the following questions in groups: (1) What problems about water do we have today? (2) Do you waste water in your daily life? (3) As a student, how should we save water?5. Group presentation Based on the discussion above, each group draw a mind-gap and present. water?solutionsproblemsPost-task1. Complete the writing below. Saving more water is _ Water is everywhere in our life. In my opinion, saving water is _ Its our duty to save water. Dont make our tear the last drop of water.2. Show time Some students show their writing while others help correct and give marks.3. Homework A. Finish the wrting B. Draw a poster about water4. Blackboard design Title Useful expressionsMIND-MAP _ _ _