板书设计：

Word list of Module four

1                         desert  n. 沙漠------desertification  n.  沙漠化;

2                         forecast  n./v.  forecast(ed)  a weather forecast 天气预报

3                         concerned  adj.  1) be concerned about 关心…

2) as far as I’m concerned 我认为/就我来说

第二课时

课型：Reading

教学内容：Sandstorms in Asia

教学重点：1 Read to get certain information

2 Language points

教学方法：Pair work, discussing and Reading

教学用具：电脑，屏幕，课本

教学过程：

Step 1 Revision

Ask three or four students to read the word list and other students to correct their wrong pronunciations.

Step 2 Pair work

Page 33, Exercise 2, ask the students to read the words in the box for each other and discuss to make clear their meanings. After a while, check the answers. Exercise 3, in pairs, students discuss first and then check the answers.

Step 2 Discussion

Page 32： Discuss the picture together with the students according to the questions at the top of the text.

Answers to these questions:

1 There is a sandstorm blowing.

2 She is wearing hoods, masks and glasses.

3 The traffic moves slowly. Because it’s not clear to see everything on the road and people must take great care.

4 Experts advise people to stay at home in this situation.

Step 3 Skimming

Show some questions on the screen or hand out a piece of paper with the questions on it. Ask the students to read the text fast to find the answers.

Questions:

1                              What are sandstorms?

2                              In what places do they often happen?

3                              What does Ren Jianbo’s example tell us?

4                              Are there sandstorms in China? Where?

5                              Have sandstorms in China increased or decreased recently? Why?

6                              Why does traffic move slowly during the sandstorm?

7                              What’s the expert’s advice when a sandstorm arrives?

8                              What does the government do to protect Beijing from sandstorms?