1. Reading:Protect the Earth
Unit 3 the Earth
Reading:Protect the Earth

2. Lead-in Brainstorming A What do you know about …?
A1 Look at the photos and write the correct words in the blanks.
the Sun
the Moon
the Earth
stars
____________
____________
____________
____________

3. A2 Answer the questions below.
clouds land sea
1 What are the blue parts?
______________
2 What are the green and brown parts?
3 What are the white parts?
________________
They are the sea.
They are the land.
They are the clouds.

4. Watch the video carefully and think about the following question.
1. What things can you see in the video? Write them down.
I can see...
2. What do you think of the Earth?
Our Earth is a(an) __________ place.

5. Pre-reading About the poster Protect the Earth
The Earth is a beautiful place.
There are forests and rivers, mountains and fields. Some places are very hot, and some are very cold.
There are many different plants. Some are large. Some are small. All plants need light and water. There are different animals on Earth too. Some live on the land. Some fly in the sky. Some live under the water.
There are also many people like you and me on Earth. The Earth provides us with air, water and food. It is our home.
Today, there is a lot of pollution. We burn things to make energy. This pollutes the air. We put our rubbish into the sea and under the ground. This pollutes the Earth and kills animals and plants.
We must stop doing these things. It is important for us to protect the Earth for our future.

6. 1.What is the poster about? 2. What are there on Earth?
Predicting
Protect the Earth
1.What is the poster about?
2. What are there on Earth?

7. Fast-reading P 31: Read the text quickly, tell whether the following
sentences are true or false. Underline answers in the text.
(1)
The weather in different places on Earth is different.
( )
(2)
Different animals live in different places.
(3)
People can get air, water and food from the Earth.
(4)
There is a lot of pollution only because people put rubbish into the sea and under the ground.
Some places are very hot, and some are very cold. T T
Some live on the land.
Some fly in the sky.
Some live under the water. T
The Earth provides us with air, water and food.
We burn things to make energy. This pollutes the air. We put our rubbish into the sea and under the ground. This pollutes the Earth and kills animals and plants. F

8. Why should we protect the Earth?
Careful-reading
Why should we protect the Earth?
1. Because the Earth is a
(1) ___________.
• There are (2)__________________________
__________. Some places are very hot, and some are very cold.
2. Because
there are many plants and animals
on Earth.
Some plants are (3)______. Some are small. All plants need (4)_____________.
There are different (5)______ on Earth too. Some live on the (6) ______. Some (7)_____________. Some live under the (8)______.
forests and rivers, mountains and
fields
beautiful place
large
light and water
animals
land
fly in the sky
water

9. Why should we protect the Earth?
3. Because
there are also (9)__________ like you and me on Earth.
• The Earth provides us with(10)_______________. It is our (11)______.
4. Because there is a lot of (10)______ on Earth.
We burn things to make (12)______.
This pollutes the air. We put (13) ______ into the seas and under the ground. This (14) ______ animals and plants.
air, water and food
many people
home
energy
pollution
rubbish
kills

10. loudly, slowly and beautifully
Reading
Read the text
loudly, slowly and beautifully

11. Post-reading
Group Activity : According to this passage, draw a poster about the “Protecting the Earth”
draw the poster (Some Ss) +describe the poster in English(others)
Protecting the Earth
plants
forests
places
rivers

12. Write an article about “how to protect the earth” (70 words).
Homework
Write an article about “how to protect the earth” (70 words).
2. Read the passage aloud.

13. Thank you