Unit 3 Why do you like koalas?
一． Teaching aims:
Animals：tiger elephant koala dolphin panda lion penguin giraffe
Some adjectives about character：cute smart shy ugly clever beautiful friendly quiet lazy
countries：Africa Japan Australia
others：grass leaf meat sleep relax kind of
二．Topic: Animals in a zoo
三、Teaching guide:
1.language goals: Talk about animals
2.Functions: 1.Describe animals 2.Express preferences
3.Target languages:
Why do you like koalas?
Why does she / he like koalas?
Because they are cute.
Where is/are …from ?
It’s/They’re from….
What animals do you like ?
What other animals do you like
4.Learning strategies: active, cooperation, study
Using what you know Inferring content
6.Emotion:
1.Train the students to protect animals consciously.
2.Love nature, parents, friends and life more。
3.Help each other actively。
四．Difficult point and Important point::
1.Master the vocabularies of animals.
2.Discuss the reason why you like it most kind of and very
五．Teaching plan: Four periods
The first period : P.13—P.14 2a 2b
The second period: P.142c- p15
The third period: p16—p17
The fourth period: p18
Period One
Topic: Why do you like …?
Structures: Why do you like koalas? Because they are very kind of cute.
Task: Talk about your favorite animal.
Culture: Know something about the animals in the world.
Vocabulary:
Animal: koala, elephant, dolphin, lion, tiger, panda, dog, penguin, very, kind of , cute
Grammar:
Why do you like koalas? Because they are very/kind of cute.
Abilities: Students can ask and talk about the animals they like
Emotion: Talk about animals, understand animals, love them and enjoy life
Important points: The names of the animals and some adjectives
Difficult points: Plurals
Teaching steps:
Step 1 Revision
Do you like …? And some adjectives:
(1) Chant: Do you like fruit?
(2) Talk about the movies.
T: I like the comedies. Do you like the comedies?
S: Yes, I do.
T: why?
S: Because they’re funny.
Step 2: Revision
Look at the animals . What is this? It is a lion. dog, pig, monkey, chicken, fox, cat. Ask students to describe each animal in some way. They may tell its color or tell if it is big or small.
Step 3 Presentation
1.Focus attention on the map of the zoo showing pictures of animals. Ask students to point to and name any animals they can.
2.Point to the animals one by one and say the name of each. Ask students to repeat.
3.Point out the numbered list of words in 1a.Say each one and ask students to repeat.
Step3Listening
1b Listen and check the animals in 1a you hear .
2a Listen .
1.Write the animals you hear.
2.Draw a line from the animals to the description words.
2b listening and writing
1.Please write a word from the box on each blank line. Some words can be used more than one time.
2.Play the recording. Check to see that students are writing a word from the box on each line of the conversation.
Step4 Practice
1.Point out the four description words in 1c . Ask a student to read them aloud. Review the meaning of each word.
2.Ask students to work in pairs. Use these description words. Have them take turns saying both parts.
If students need help getting started, demonstrate another conversation with a student. For example:
Teacher: Let's see the elephants.
Student: Why do you want to see the elephants ?
Teacher: Because they’re very smart.
Ask some students to present their conversations to the class.
Step 5Make a survey
How many students like the kind of animal?
Step 6 Homework
Copy the new words .
Design:
Unit3 Why do you like koalas?
Student: Do you like penguins?
Teacher: Yes, I do.
Student: Why?
Teacher: Because they’re very cute.
Period Two
Task: Talk about the rare animals.
Culture: Know something about your friends/parents
Vocabulary: Australia South Africa ugly friendly shy clever Grammar:Where are you /they from?
Where is he /she/it from?
What animal do you like?
What other animals do you like
Step 1Revision
What animals do you like ? Why ?
Step2 Presentation
1.Show the pictures of some famous people .
A:I like …
B: Why do you like him / her?
A: Because he/ she is very/kind of …
Practice with these adjectives: friendly shy ugly cute beautiful smart clever
Talk about your family members and classmates.
Step3 Practice
Ask about your partner’s favorite animals in pairs .
A: Do you want to see lions?
B: Yes , I do .
A: Why ?
B: Because they’re cute.
Step 4 3a 3b
3a match the animals with the countries
1.Point to and say the names of the three countries on the maps and ask students to repeat.
2.Draw a line between each animal and the country it comes from.
3b Pairwork
1.Point to the conversation in the picture. Ask a pair of students to read it to the class.
2.Ask students to work in pairs. Point to the map and animals students matched up in 3a.
Step 5 Game
Demonstrate how to play the game. Call out one of the words. Guide the students who have this word on their Bingo board to place a marker on the word.
Step 6Homework
Write the report of the interview about the animals .
Design
Unit 3
China---panda
Australia---koalas
South Africa---lion
Period Three
Step1 Revision
Talk about a kind of animal you like and why .
Step 2 Presentation
Point out the list of eight numbered adjectives at the top.
Match the adjectives at the top with the animals in the picture. Write the letter of the animal on the line after the adjective. Point out the sample answer.
Step 3 Listening
2a Listen and circle the description words you here in activiy1.
2b Listen again. Fill in the chart.
Call attention to the three headings. Animal, Maria's Words and Tony's Words, and the write-on lines under each. Write the name of the animals each person talks about and the words they say.
Step 4 Practice
1.Call attention to the dialogue next to the picture. Ask two students to read it to the class.
2.Demonstrate the activity with one or two students. For example, say, I like dolphins. They're intelligent.
3.Ask students to work in pairs.
Talk about the animals you know.
A：What animals do you like？
B: I like elephants. They are cute.
A: What other animals do you like?
B: I like dogs, too.
A: Why?
B: Because they’re friendly and clever
Step 5 Homework
Make a conversation to talk about the animals students like and why .
Period Four
Teaching procedures:
Step 1 Greetings and duty report .
Step 2 Revision
Step 3 Presentation
Discuss about the rare animals in the word and where they live.
3a Put the animals in the map.
Ask a student to read the instruction and translate it .Make sure all the students understand the task .Have them read the passages loudly by themselves .After a while ask
three students to read the passages and other students translate .some of them will correct their mistakes ..
3b Look the lion in 3a. Then complete the description with the words in the box.
Africa years this eats sleeps lazy
Step4 Writing Practice:
Write the animals that you like
Step 5 Group work
I divide them into 10 groups , there ask 4 persons in a group .Let them talk about the animals in groups and then I will ask some pairs to present their conversations like the example above .
Step 6 Homework
Write a passage to describe the animals that you like . ( Words: 50 – 80 )
