Unit 2 Plant a Plant!Lesson 8 Why Are Plants Important?教学目标教学重难点1. Master the new words and phrases: pleasant,shade,fulfill,basic,soil,It’s pleasant todo.....,take energy from.....,in a word,2.Understand the meaning of text.3.The grammar: Word building.4.Let the Ss can learn to protect the trees and plants.教学重难点【教学重点】Master the new words and phrases, the meaning of text.【教学难点】Why do we need plants? In our daily life, why are plants important?教学准备Recorder, pictures or cards.教学过程Step 1. Homework checkReview: The grammar—word building.Review: In last lesson, we learned that how to plant trees, and we knew that the trees were important for us.Step 2. Lead in1.Greet the students in English and make sure they can response correctly.1


Do the duty report: a student on duty can say whatever he/she likes to say.2.Think About It:What plants grow near your home?Why do we need plants?Step 3. New lessonNo. 1 prepare lessons before class.Teach the new words and phrases.make sure the Ss can read it correctly.No. 2Text:Give them some time to read the text themselves. Then let them act out the dialogue in groups. Correct their pronunciation when necessary.At last, the teacher explain the text in Chinese, make sure the Ss can understand the meaning of text.No. 3Important sentences:1.It’s pleasant to walk in the forest.2.They help us fulfill our basic needs.3.Medicine and clothing are also made from trees and plants.4.In a word, we can’t live without plants.No. 4Talk about why we need plants.1.Food and medicine.2.Clothing and school things.3.Shelter.4.Environment.No. 5 Finish “Let’s Do It!”Step 4. Play the tape for the Ss to followMake the Ss listen the text, then let them read follow the tape.Step 5.SummarySum up the text what we learned, the new words, phrases, and sentences.Sum up the grammar.课堂作业Finish the activity book and the practice.Copy the new words and phrases twice.2


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