Unit10Lesson3YourMoneyWhenlessismoreModule4TeachingAims：Languageaim：LearnaboutthepresentsituationoftheYellowRiver.Mastersomeimportantwordsandphrases.Abilityaim:Trainstudents’readingabilityandimprovetheirreadingskills.Understandthemeaningofthetitleandgetthemainideaofeachparagraph.Moralaim:Leadstudentstousepocketmoneyproperlyanddevelopstudents’senseofresponsibilityandprotectingtheenvironment.

Teachingimportantpoints:1.Trainstudents’readingability.2.MakestudentsrealizetheseriouserosionoftheYellowRiver.Teachingdifficultpoints:1.Howtomakestudentsusepocketmoneymeaningfully.2.Howtodevelopstudents’senseofresponsibilityandprotectingtheenvironment.YourMoneyDoyougetpocketmoneyfromyourparents?Howmuchpocketmoneydoyougeteachmonth?Howdoyouspendyourpocketmoney？GoshoppingGotravelingEatdeliciousfoodPlaycomputergamesEnjoyawonderfullifeIfyouhavefiveyuan,whatwouldyoubuy?fruit?CD?icecream?Your5yuancanhavesomucheffect?Readthetext:

WhenLessIsMoreHaveanInterviewwithastudentonstudents’pocketmoney.Thefollowingquestionsareincluded.(StudentA:areporter.StudentB:astudent.)

InterviewBeginLikethis:A:Excuseme.Wearedoingastudyonstudents’pocketmoney.Couldyouspareafewminutestoanswermyquestions?

LeadinDoyougetpocketmoneyfromyourparents?Howmuchpocketmoneydoyougeteachmonth?Whatthingsdoyouliketospendmoneyon?Actually,buyingatreeismoremeaningful.

Leadinclothes,books,CDs,computergames,food,gamesinamusementparks,givingtocharityKeyWords:Treesplayanimportantpartinkeepingwaterandpreventingsoilerosion.Tree-plantingprogrammeThegovernmentcallsonthepublictosave5yuantobuyatreeandbeactivelyinvolvedintreeplantingactivitiessoastoprotecttheYellowRiver.

Leadin

agreenhomeland

apoorlandtheJiuchengong

Valley

inInnerMongolia

LeadinAllthisstartedwith5yuan!Sowhenyouhave5yuaninyourpocketnexttime,thinktwiceabouthowtouseit.

PredictionSkimthepictures,thetitleofthelessonYourMoney,andthetitleofthearticleWhenlessismore.Trytoguesswhatwillbetalkedaboutinthetext?

CheckyourpredictionReadtheparagraphinitalics(斜體字)tocheckwhetheryourpredictionsaretrueornot.

FastReadingWhatwecandotohelpTheuseoffiveyuanAnexampleofsuccessOpinionsabouttheproblemTheproblemwiththeYellowriverPara1Para2Para3Para4Para5Matchthetopicswiththeparagraphs.1.Thepassagemainlytellsus_______.

A.lotofsoilhasflowedintotheYellowRiver

B.everyoneshouldtakeactiontohelpmakesoilstay

C.it’sthegovernment’sworktocontrolYellowRivererosion

D.5yuanhelpedJiuchengongValleychangeintoagreenhomeland

2.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.Thesoilcankeepthenaturalbalance.

B.AlotofworkisrequiredtocontrolYellowRivererosion.

C.Farmerscanmakealivingwith5yuan.

D.Thetree-plantingprogrammeissuccessfulinsomeareas.

3.Whatcanpeopledotohelpstopsoilerosion?

A.

Planttrees

B.Relyonthegovernment

C.Movetootherareas

D.Growcrops

4.

HowdoyouunderstandthetitleWhenLessisMore?

A.

Lessisequaltomore.

B.Putlesstogether,andyoucangetmore.

C.Betterlessthanmore.

D.Noneoftheabove.

CarefulReading4.

HowdoyouunderstandthetitleWhenLessisMore?

A.

Lessisequaltomore.

B.Putlesstogether,andyoucangetmore.

C.Betterlessthanmore.

D.Noneoftheabove.

Whenlessismore

SummaryFactsoftheYellowRiver1.6billiontonsofsoil_________theRiver.Alotofsoil,which_____________________oftheland,_________________.It__________seriouserosion.Insomeareas,this____________almostalltheland,and__________manylocalfarmers_________.SolutionYoucan________________

____

instoppingtheerosion.______atree___________andhelp____________ontheland,sothatfarmerscan__________to_____________.Thishelpsto_________localeconomy.exampleflowsintokeepsthenaturalbalancehasbeenremovedhascausedhasdestroyedhasforcedtomoveplayanimportantpartwith5yuanBuygrowcropsmakesoilstaymakealivingdevelopJiuchengongValleyinInnerMongolia

ReciteFactsoftheYellowRiver1.6billiontonsofsoil_________theRiver.Alotofsoil,which_____________________oftheland,_________________.It__________seriouserosion.Insomeareas,this____________almostalltheland,and__________manylocalfarmers_________.SolutionYoucan________________

____

instoppingtheerosion.______atree___________andhelp____________ontheland,sothatfarmerscan__________to_____________,Thishelpsto_________localeconomy.examplewhitepollutionwastegasfromthefactoryvehicleexhaustgarbageleftbythevisitors

Discussion:Thinkaboutthelocalenvironmentyoulivein.Whatcanyouandyourfriendsdotoimproveit?At