Step1: revision
Act the dialogue
out
Step2: presentation
Look at the two pictures.
1.
Use some
words to describe the picture.(yellow, can see nothing but yellow soil; even
the strong grasses can hardly grow there; When it rains, the soil will be
carried away and a flood will happen. The houses and the villagers are in
danger. When it is windy, the wind will blow the soil off. Nothing can grow
there. Can animals find food? There will be no life in the hill. What a sad
sight!)
2.
Use some
words to describe the picture. (green. The birds are flying and the sheep are
eating grass. The river is clear and clean. Everything is lively.)
3.
Who have
changed all this?(The Indian women ) How do you know?(They are bare feet and
they use a piece of cloth to wrap their faces. They wear loose skirts.)
4.
What are
Indian girls good at?(Indian dance is very famous. Indians are very good at
dancing.) Indian music and films are also very good. They are known and enjoyed
by people all over the world. They are very popular.
5.
So what are
these women doing?(Planting trees) How do they plant a tree?(Revise)
6.
Why are doing
so?(Is it because it is Tree Planting Day and every one have to plant a
tree?)Maybe. What are the other reasons?(Nature has taught them a good lesson
and they has realized the importance of forests. So they should plant more
trees to grow the forests. They are carrying out a tree planting programme. )
Step3: reading
Questions for fast
reading:
1. Was it easy for the village people of
Tangsa to fetch wood in the past? How do you know? Please give an example.
1.
Is the programme of planting trees
operated by men or women in this area?
Intensive
reading:(P78)
1.
a village; in
northern part
2.
There were no
trees left on the hills around Tangsa(all the trees in or around the village were cut down)and when it
rained, the soil was carried away.
3.
trees were
cut down and no new trees were planted. The trees could stop the soil being
carried away.
4.
They began to
learn the importance of trees. They wanted to save trees
5.
They wanted
to cut down a large forest.
6.
The forest
was theirs. They had to save the trees. Otherwise , they would have no wood at
all.
7.
It is carried
out in 70 villages in that area.(scale/How many villages does it cover=plan)
Meetings are held in order to explain the programme to
the villages.
It is operated by the women of the
area.--------------------------(How is it carried out)
Twice a year, large teams of women plant thousands of
trees.
These small trees are given to the villagers and they
are free.
The village women water the trees.
They also make sure the cows do not knock them down or
eat the leaves.
People are not allowed to cut down trees when they are
still small.----(rules made to protect the forest)
They are only allowed to cut down trees when they are
big enough.
Anybody who breaks the rules is punished.
Everybody takes good care of the
forests around their village.
Between
1975 and 1980 more than 1.2 million trees were planted.
Trees grow thickly on all the hills around the
village. Even in the village itself, young trees are
growing.----------------------------------------results
The forests have grown, larger and better.
8.
What do you
think of the forest program?
9.
What do you
think of the women in Tangsa? Why do you think the women operate the program
instead of the men?
(The men have to
work in the field. The women have more time. When they finish their housework,
they can plant trees. Besides, they are more careful than men. Women are
farsighted and men are near-sighted. They have strong will. Once they make up
their mind, they put into practice and keep on.)
Suppose you are one villager in Tangsa. Try to tell sth about Tangsa’s past.(Poor Tangsa) give some examples and try to use your imagination----------wood, flood, poor life, young men’s marriage
Now tell sth about Tangsa’s today.(rich and lively and popular Tangsa)---------trees, rich life, become popular and famous, reporters and visitors, mothers are interviewed and invited to give a talk, attitude towards trees.
Arrange the
orders:
1.
Trees grow
thickly on all the hills around the village.
2.
The village
people of Tangsa did not allow strangers to cut down trees.
3.
People are
not allowed to cut down young trees and they should also make sure the cows do
not knock the trees down or eat their leaves.
4.
Trees were
cut but none were planted so there were no trees left in or around the
villages.
5.
they began to
understand how important the trees were and they saved 90% of the trees in the
forest.
6.
people had to
walk many kilometers in order to fetch wood.
7.
Twice a year,
large teams of women plant thousands of trees.]
8.
When it
rained the soil was carried away down the hills and into the rivers.
9.
Everyone
takes care of the trees; anybody who breaks the rules is punished.
10. Meetings are held in order to explain the forest programme
and it is operated by the women of the area.
11. Small trees are given to the villagers for
free.
12. More than 1.2 million trees were planted.
Key: 4, 6, 8, 2,
5, 10, 11, 7, 12, 3, 9, 1
Step5: retell
Step6: Practice
A: The reporters are interviewing the villagers to find out the differences between past and today.
B: The leaders of
these women are invited to a meeting to introduce the experience of planting
trees.
C: The reporters
are interviewing one of the villagers who made money by cutting down trees and
selling them. Now he has changed to plant trees and grow fruit trees.