一、 Teaching aims: Do some listening and speaking practice to improve the students ’ listening and speaking ability. Learn sth. About the endangered animals. Learn some useful words and expressions. Unite 10 The World Around Us Unite 10 The World Around Us

二、 Teaching important points: Improve the students ’ listening and speaking ability. Improve the students ’ listening and speaking ability. Help the students to master the use of the important words and expressions of this unit. Help the students to master the use of the important words and expressions of this unit. 三、 Teaching different points: How to help the students to improve their listening and speaking skills. How to help the students to improve their listening and speaking skills.

The First Period Words and expressions use…for/as/to do In/out of danger Endanger vt. Make sure Die out Take turns Solve v. Solution n. Deal with Way ｛ to do, Of doing ｝

1.Use… for/as/to do E.g. I use my bike for (going) shopping. He used the card as a bookmark I use the knife to cut the apple 2.in danger/out of danger E.g. his life was in danger She was seriously ill,but is now out of danger. 3.endanger vt. E.g. smoking endangers your health. The giant panda is an endangered species.

4.make sure (to find out for certain) 4.make sure (to find out for certain) E.g. she made sure that she had turned off the gas. E.g. she made sure that she had turned off the gas. You ’ d better make sure of the time and place. You ’ d better make sure of the time and place. 5.die out 5.die out E.g. this kind of birds is dying out. E.g. this kind of birds is dying out. 6.take turns (at/in doing sth.) 6.take turns (at/in doing sth.) E.g. you can ’ t both use the bike at once — you ’ ll have to take turns. E.g. you can ’ t both use the bike at once — you ’ ll have to take turns. The three brothers took turn at/in looking after their sick mother. The three brothers took turn at/in looking after their sick mother. 7.solve vt. 7.solve vt. E.g. we solved the maths problem. E.g. we solved the maths problem. He firmly solved the difficulty or problem. He firmly solved the difficulty or problem.

► 8.solution n. (an answer to a difficulty or problem) ► E.g. it ’ s difficult to find a solution to this problem. ► It was a very good solution to my difficulty. ► 9.deal with (attend to manage sth.) ► E.g. I ’ ll deal with the problem at once. ► There are too many difficulties for us to deal with. ► 10.way+to do sth./of doing sth. ► E.g. try to find your own way to express the idea. ► We all have our favorite ways of doing certain things.

Suggested answers: What kind of pollution is it Air pollution Water pollution Waste pollution rubbish/trash What are the causes Cars factories burning coal and oil Factories and drainage Tourist/people What are effects Various answers are possible We can ’ t drink/use the water that is polluted Making the enviroment ugly,dirty,and even dangerous

Air pollution We can make cars that don’t pollute the enviroment,we can ask companies to use modern clean technology We can limit the number of cars in our cities. If people get sick from air pollution, we must help them. Water pollution We can try to use less water and make sure that we do not pollute the water. We can tell factories that they are not allowed to pour waste into lakes and rivers. We can clean the water in our rivers and lakes. rubbishWe should not throw rubbish in parks and parties.we should not buy things that use a lot of packaging We can pick up rubbish if we see it.we can put more rubbish bins in our parks and cities

Suggested answers: 1.Darwin’s theory of evolution Survival of the fittest means ： strong animals survive, weak animals die. People are worried about ： endangered species. Situations in the past : animals died out over a long period of time. Situation today : we are killing millions of species in a short time.