Think Before Flying

云南昆明八中赵坚

Trillium Learning Global 21st Century Schools Project

Kunming #8 Middle School, Kunming, ChinaJane Zhao 赵坚 , 12th Grade English

Curriculum focus: Cultural awareness: Getting to know about global warming and

arouse awareness of protecting the earth. Language skills: Developing reading skills of prediction,

skimming, scanning and guessing words from the context

Developing speaking ability to discuss and exchange views on this topic

Pre-reading:

Discussion:

Why do many people choose to travel by air? What are the advantages of traveling by air?

____________________________________

safe, comfortable, quick, convenient, receive good service

Have you ever thought of its disadvantages? What are the disadvantages of traveling by air?

List some.

____________________________

____________________________

expensive, miss lots of sights,

luggage limit, have to remain on the seats, ……

Introduction: Look at the picture on page 6 and

read the caption to find the answer to the question.

What is the biggest disadvantage of traveling by plane?

Airplanes are one of the leading causes of global warming.

Prediction: What will be talked about in

this article in your opinion?

While-reading: Skimming

industry traveling CO2 temperature of the earth history

solutions air transport

culture plant trees

Read the text and find the answers to the following questions:

1. What fact about planes does the writer present at the beginning of the text?

While-reading: Scanning

The planes contribute to global warming.

be one of the causes of

2. Why do experts think airplanes are one of the leading causes of global warming?

Reasons are as follows:

1.________________________________

2.________________________________

3.________________________________

More people fly around the world now.

Planes produce far more CO2 than any other form of public transport.

Planes are not inspected for CO2 emissions. checked

the sending out of gas

3. What can be done to solve the serious problem?

Aircraft engine manufacturers :________________________

Individual travelers:__________________

Companies: ________________________

making more efficient engines and researching alternative fuels such as hydrogen

encouraged to travel by train, plan holidays nearer to home,and use teleconferencing for international business meetings

get travelers to plant trees to absorbthe CO2 they are responsible for;get travelers to invest money inenergy-saving projects

Structure of the text: A serious problem

What causes the problem

What to be done to solve the problem

While-reading: Comprehension

Post-reading: (Vocabulary)

Look at the bold words in the text and match them to these meanings. One has been done for you.

Definitions Answers

a place to which sb is going destination

doing sth well with no waste of time, money or energy

make sth happen

a system for carrying people or goods from one place to another

look closely at sth to check that everything is as it should be

use numbers to find out a total number

efficient

cause

transport

inspect

calculate

Post-reading: (discussion)

Imagine what will happen if global warming continues?

What will happen to animals if global warming continues?

Post-reading: (discussions)

What will you do as an individual to stop global warming?

Make a list of five things that you can easily do in and your daily life and share with your peers

Five “dos” Five “don’ts”

…… ………

…… ……

Walk to school or ride a bicycle.

Never waste water.

Plant more trees. Don’t send post-cards.

Recycle things such as paper and glass.

Don’t use one-off chopsticks and lunch boxes.

A nation that destroys its environment destroys itself.

------ F.D.Roosevelt

Homework: Search on the Internet and find more

information about global warming. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_warming

Make an English poster to call on more people to change their lifestyle and stop global warming.

Heal the world, make it a better place,for you and for me and the entire human race!