Unit 3
Why do you like koalas? Section B :3a–3c
1 . Teaching Aims
A :Knowledge & skill aims :
Key vocabulary : The names of animals , cute beautiful interesting fun
smart very kind of .
Target language: Read and write a description of an animal. Ability Object :
( 1 ) . Learn how to describe animals .
( 2 ) . Complete a short composition to improve the students ’ writing
skill
( 3 ) . Train students’ listening , speaking, reading , writing skill .
Train students’ communicative competence . B : Process & method aim
( 1 )The students will practice and discuss the knowledge .
( 2 )Reading and writing methods , Double activities , individual
work , pair work , group work .
C : Emotion & attitude aim : The students will learn how to love our
nature and protect animals
2 . Teaching Key Points
Key vocabulary and target language .
3 . Teaching Difficulties
What questions
Write descriptions about animals.
4 .Teaching Aids
A computer , teaching pictures , a flash .
5. Teaching procedure
Step 1 . Warming up Task 1 . lead – in .
Greeting to each other , then show them a picture of a koala , talk the koala with a student . and then sow them some animals ’ pictures and ask them to talk about the animals that they like . Step 2 . Prentation
T: This class we will go on learning
Unit 3
Why do you like koalas? Section B ：3a – 3c
Show the title on the screen by a projector. Show Teaching Aims and read for them . Task 2 : Section B – 3a Reading Practice
Show the PowerPoint on the screen by a projector . Task 2: Section B-3a Read these three passages , match them with the animals , and then fill in the chart ? ? 1.This is Molly. She is twelve years old and she is from Africa. She likes to play with her friends and eat grass. 2.This is Ling Ling. She’s five years old and she’s from China. She is very beautiful, but she’s very shy. So please be very quiet. ? 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 .
Because some students can’t understand some sentences . I will explain the knowledge for the whole class . And tell them to pay attention to the important points , such as the phases :“ play with ” , “ get up ” ,“ during the day ” ,” at night ” and the sentence: “ so please be very quiet .”
After they all have no questions to ask, I will show the picture of Section B - 3a ,and ask them some questions,and they anwswer me together,and then ask a student to match the passages with the pictures ,and then I willshow the answers to check if he is right .
Have them look at the instruction again ,and show them the chart below
3.This is Bill. Isn’t he cute? He is from Australia. He sleeps during the day, but at night he gets up and eats leaves.
again ,teach them how to read the chart . I will read the Head Line in the chart and explain the word , “qualities ” for them .Ask them to complete the task by themselves . After a few minutes , let some students fill in the chart ,other students will correct the mistakes .I will show the answers to them .
name animal age where qualities Molly elephant Task 3 : Section B -3b
Fill in the blanks with the words in the box .
Show the passage of Section B – 3b on the screen by a projector. Ask them to complete the task by themselves .After a while let a student to fill in the blanks . I will show the answers by a projector .and then ask them to read a sentence and translate it on by one . At last all of them will read it together. Task 4 : Section B - 3C
Writing Practice: Write the animals that you like A student read the title and translate it .
Let two students to type the passages on the computer .the other students write it down on their exercise book .
Ask some students to read their short passages for us , other students listen to them carefully in order to correct their mistakes .
After the two students in front of the classroom complete their short passages , I will show them on the screen ,and ask them to read it for us ,and translate them .and others will check if they are right . If there are some mistakes, let them correct the mistakes . I will add up some knowledge if possible. At last all of them read their own short passage , and correct the mistakes . Task 4 : Extension .
1 .Practice using the target language
Pair work : Show them a picture of some cute cats. Ask a pair of
students to talk about them .and then another pair will talk about the animals he/she like .
Group work : I devide them into 10 groupe , there arr 4 persons in a group .Let them talk about the animals in group .and then I will ask some pairs to present their conversations like the example above .
2 .Attitude education
Show them a picture of some endangered animals, call the students love our nature and protect animals . Task 5 : summary
A student make a summary about this lesson . Show the summary on the screen . Let them read together . Task 6 :homework
Write a passage to describe the animals that you like . ( Words: 50 – 80 )