Period 3 Reading 1

☆Teaching aims

1.To improve students’ reading ability by reading the given passage.

2.To enable students to learn some knowledge about the earth summit and the problems that we are facing.

3.To instruct students to understand the importance of our role in saving our only home-the earth.

☆Important and difficult points:

1.Knowing about what the Earth Summit is and its function in saving the world.

2.Having a clear mind of the problems that we are facing.

☆Teaching methods:

A. Pre-reading

Task 1 Brainstorm

Ask the students to guess what are the possible topics that may be discussed during the Earth Summit. This is a free talk. The students can raise any topic that they are interested in. And also ask then to say something about the results of the conferences.

B. Reading

Task 1 Skimming

Get students to read the passage carefully and try to find the general idea of each paragraph.

Task 2 Scanning

Get students to scan the text and find the detailed information about the Earth Summit..

1. When and where was the first Earth Summit held?

2. What is the purpose of holding the conference?

3. Among the speakers, who stressed the need for equality and fairness in the world?

4. Is it possible for us to make a big difference?

5. Besides offering the information about those problems, what else is discussed in the conference?

Suggested answers:

1. The first Earth Summit was held in Stockholm in 1972.

2. The purpose of holding the conference is to share ideas about how we can take better care of the earth.

3. Among the speakers, China’s then Premier Zhu Rongji stressed the need for equality and fairness in the world..

4. Yes, it is possible for us to make a big difference if all of us make small changes.

5. Besides offering the information about those problems, the conference is also a place to find solution for the future.

Task 3 True or false Questions

1. The first Earth Summit is held in Stockholm, South Africa. F

2. One hundred representatives attended the first Earth Summit. F

3. About 1.2 billion people on earth do not have access to clean drinking water. T

4. Most of people who die from the air pollution are in cities, where there are more cars and factories. F

5. Global development means that all the countries have the same chance to develop. F

6. Conferences like the Earth Summit only help people understand that there exist serious problems and it is too late to save the earth. F

7. According to the visitor’s words we may know that she did not know that air conditioners cause a lot of pollution at first. T

C. Post-reading

Task 1 Retelling

Retelling the story in the students’ own words .

Task 2 Discussion

Topics: The uncle of the writer of the letter was not afraid of what was happening. How do you know? Give three examples that show he had no fear.

The Design of the Writing on the Blackboard

Unit 9 Saving the earth

Period 3 Reading 1

1.When and where was the first Earth Summit held?

2.What is the purpose of holding the conference?

3.Among the speakers, who stressed the need for equality and fairness in the world?

4.Is it possible for us to make a big difference?

5.Besides offering the information about those problems, what else is discussed in the conference?