Ⅰ.Learning aims and demands:

1. Learn these new words and phrases by heart:

yet, probably, European, population, recent, policy, neither, call up, because of

2. Master the following main sentences:

(1) I have just called you, but you weren’t in.

(2)I’ve never been there before, but I don’t want to go there any more.

(3)So do I .

(4)But great changes have taken place in China in recent years.

(5)Neither do my parents.

3. Learn the present perfect tense with “just” “already” “yet” “ever” and “never”.

4.Lead students to care about the population problem and build up right ideas of population.

Ⅱ.Preparation Guidance.

1. Students learn the new words according to phonetic alphabet by themselves, read them for several times, each group leader checks the group members’ pronunciation .

2. Read 1a and 3a correctly. Pay attention to the sentences with the present perfect tense. Then finish the following exercises.

★Translate the following expressions into English.

(1)多么漂亮的照片！ (2)對某人要求嚴格

(3)他們的生活條件

(4)我父親的一張家庭照

(5)世界上人口最多

(6)我國的獨生子女政策

(7)我以前從未到過日本。

(8)他已經吃過早飯了。

(9)你曾參觀過長城嗎？

(10)我們剛剛找到這個小孩。

Ⅲ.Study of the issues.

1. Check the answers to Preparation Guidance in groups. Let one student in each group report his/her answers to the class.

2. Show their prepared results about 1a.

★Answer the following questions:

1.Has Maria called Kangkang?

2.Has Kangkang ever been to a shopping center?

3.Why doesn’t Kangkang want to go to a shopping center?

4.Does Maria hate to go shopping?

★Let students read 1a then act it out. Let the whole class choose the best pair and give them praise.

★Finish 1b and 2.

★Ask students to make sentences with “just” “already” “yet” “ever” and “never”.Then let them give their sentences one by one in groups.

3.Practice listening.

Listen to the tape about 3a and answer the following questions.

(1) What can you see in the picture?

(2) What’s the difference between the two photos?

(3) What about their living conditions in the first photo? What about that in the other photo?

(4) Which country had the largest population in the world at that time?

(5) How many children do most families have now? How many children did most families have in the past?

3. Let the students read 3a by themselves and find out the important and difficult points.Then solve them together.(★Pay attention to the verb “increase” )

4. Finish 3b.Then check the answers in groups.

Ⅳ.Training consolidation

Project

(1) Discuss in groups. Are you a “Litter Emperor” in your family? How should you do to avoid becoming a “Litter Emperor” ?

(2) Let students collect some information about China’s population in order to let students care about the population problem, and prepare for the next section.

Ⅴ.Classroom feedback.

1.Fill in blanks according to the verbs given.

(1)I （not be）to Japan I know little about there.

(2)My brother （pass）the exam already. He’s very happy.

(3) you （speak）to a foreigner? No, I .

(4)I won’t go to see the film tonight because I (lose) my ticket.

(5)Great changes （take）place in China recently.

2. Complete the sentences using the first letter or Chinese meanings given.

（1）The i population has become one of the most serious challenges in the world.

（2）He had a traffic accident. L , wasn’t hurt badly.

（3）It is necessary for us to (執行) this plan at once.

（4）Our country is still a (發展中國家) . We should try our best to study and make her more developed.

（5）Do you know the r situation of Jane? I lost touch with her.

3. Monomial choicing topic。

（ ）（1） is the population of Indonesia ? -------223 million.

A. How much B. How many C. What D.How

（ ）（2）The population of this city has inceased twelve million.

A. to B. for C. by D.on

（ ）(3）Brazil is a country a population of 184 million.

A. and B. with C. have D.has

（ ）（4）Is there anything interesting today’s newspaper?

A. on B.of C. in D.with

（ ）（5）The population has increased 15percent.

A. to B. into C. by D.on

4.Complete the conversation.

A: Excuse me. Could I ask you some questions ?

B: Certainly.

A: What’s the population the world?

B: It’s about 6.5 .

A: Which country has the population?

B: China. Of course.

A: What about India?

B: The population of India is than that of China. India is the country with the largest population in the world.

A: I see. Thank you.

B: You’re welcome.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Ⅵ.Teaching Reflection

What did you learn in class ?