Sandstorms-in-Asia-Sandstorms-in-Asia-阅阅读课经典课例读课经典课例SandstormsinAsiaReadingTeachingObjectives(教学目标)1.KnowledgeObjective:Togetageneralunderstandingofthetext;2.AbilityObjective:Tomastersomereadingskillsandusethenewwordsandsentencestructures;3.EmotionandValues:Toarouse(激发)anawareness(意识)inprotectingourenvironment.Task1:ALiveInterview(现场采访)Requirements:1.Asaudience,weshouldbegoodlisteners;2.Asfortheperformers,Ihopeyouareabletospeakclearlyandloudly.AnInterviewRen Jianbo from Inner MongoliaHuang Xiaomei A citizen from ZiboExpertMiss Zhuang, a public servant from Beijing GovernmentQuestions1.According to the interview, who has experienced sandstorms?2. According to the experts, what should we do to prevent sandstorms?Task2:FastReadingRead the text quickly and find the main idea of each paragraph.Match the main idea with each paragraphPara.1a.thedescriptionofsandstormsPara.2b.thecausesofsandstormsPara.3c.amajordisasterinAsiaPara.4d.theeffectsofsandstormsPara.5e.thegovernmentsmeasuresPara.6f.theforecastandsuggestionsc a b d f eCarefulReadingReadthetextcarefullyandchoosethecorrectanswers.(1)Sandstormsarestrongwindscarrying_throughtheair.A.dirtandmudB.rainandheatC.sandanddustD.cloudandsnow(2)Whatdotheexpertsadvisepeopletodowhenasandstormarrivesinthecity?A.DontgooutB.Dontwearmasks.C.Dontgotoworkasusual.D.Dontridebicycles(3)Thefactorsthatcauselandtobedesertare_.A.cuttingdowntreesB.diggingupgrassC.climatechangesD.alloftheabove(4)Fromthelastparagraph,weknow_.A.thegovernmentistakingmeasurestopreventsandstorms.B.thedistancebetweenthedesertandthecenterofBeijingisonly250kilometers.C.morethan30milliontreeshavebeenplantedinBeijing.D.thegovernmentwontplanttreesanymoreinthenextfiveyearsTask3:Fill in the blanksSandstormshavebeenamajor_formanyAsiancountriesforcenturies.Sandstormsarestrong,drywindsthatcarrysand.Sandstormsareincreasingnowadaysasaresultof_.Thisisaprocessthathappenswhenlandbecomesdesertbecauseofclimatechangesandbecausepeople_treesanddigupgrass.Whensandstorms_Beijing,citizenswakeuptoanorangeskyandstrongwinds.Moreover,thetrafficmovesslowly.Thestrengthofitsometimes_people,soexpertsadvisepeoplenottogoout.Ifwehaveto,wedbetter_amask.Topreventitcomingnearer,thegovernmentisplantingtrees.disaster; desertification; cut down; affect; surprises; wearSummary:The Structure of the Text1.WhatistheprobleminAsia?2.Whysandstormsoftenaffecttheseareas?3.Whataretheeffectsofsandstorms?4.Howshouldwedotopreventsandstorms?What-Why-How (This text is a good example for you to imitate)Task4Retelling复述沙尘暴一直是许多亚洲国家面临的主要灾难。Sandstormshavebeena_.沙尘暴是夹带沙尘的强烈而干燥的风。Sandstorms_windsthat_.Step 1: ProblemStep2:Causes由于沙漠化，沙尘暴近年来有增多趋势。Sandstormsareincreasingnowadays_.由于气候变化，人们砍伐树木挖草，土地就变成了沙漠。Landbecomesdesertbecauseof_andbecause_.Step3:EffectsandMeasures当沙尘暴侵袭北京时，人们醒来就看到昏黄的天空。Whensandstorms_,citizenswakeupto_.此外，车辆也开得很慢。Moreover,_.因此专家建议人们不要外出。soexperts_.为阻止沙尘暴的逼近，政府计划多种树。Topreventitcomingnearer,thegovernment_.Task5:GroupWorkTreePlantingDayiscoming.Designaposterthatencouragespeopletolookaftertheenvironment.Firstly,thinkaboutaheadlineorslogan(标语)foryourposter.Secondly,findsomepicturesthatyoucanstickonyourposter,oryoucandrawsomepicturesbyyourself.Also,youcanlistsomethingswecandoinoureverydaylife.Thank you!结束结束