Think Before Flying 云南昆明八中赵坚 Trillium Learning Global 21 st Century Schools Project Kunming #8 Middle School, Kunming, China Jane Zhao 赵坚, 12 th 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 absorb the CO2 they are responsible for; get travelers to invest money in energy-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.

DefinitionsAnswers a place to which sb is goingdestination 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. 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!