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What animals can you recognize
Unit 3 Australia
Reading, discussing and writing
What animals did you recognize from the video
Fast Reading:
What dangerous creatures are mentioned in the passage
snake
spider
shark
jellyfish
crocodile
venom/poison
wide mouths and sharp teeth
What do they use to attack others
Comprehending:
Read the passage carefully
and fill in the following table.
name
total number
number of poisonous / dangerous
kinds
possible results caused by
the majority
worst results
snake
spider
shark
jellyfish
crocodile
more than 170
approximately 2000
160
not mentioned
2
115
most
2 or 3
most
1
kill or paralyze small creatures
no effect or mild sickness
harmless
cause severe pain
kill humans
kill humans
kill humans
kill humans
kill humans
kill humans
recent reported deaths
3
none
3
3
2
How to protect ourselves
Crocodile:
near rivers and
waterholes
in the far north;
warning signs
Shark:
shark nets,
planes looking out
Spider:
in dark, dry places;
slow acting poison
Jellyfish:
dead jellyfish on the
beach; vinegar helps;
take unconscious
persons to
hospitals immediately
Snake:
…
Discussing:
to go
not to go
organized by a well-known tourist company with a good reputation…
lots of fun…
lots of wildlife…
dangerous creatures…
a bit scared…
a lot to see in Sydney…
a camping trip in the Northern Territory
In my opinion, you should (not) go on the camping trip in the Northern Territory .
Firstly / First of all / Above all, …
Secondly / Besides / In addition / More importantly, …
Last but not least, …
In conclusion / In a word, …
Homework:
Email me your advice.
My email address: zjfhjiang@
Dear Jiang,
I learned that you can’t decide whether to go on a camping trip in the Northern Territory or not. In my opinion, …
…
…
I hope you will find my advice useful.
Best wishes.
(your signature)Australia’s dangerous creatures
Teaching aims: extensive reading: get the main idea of the reading passage
Discuss how to protect ourselves against these dangerous creatures
Write an email suggesting whether to go on a camping trip or not.
Difficult and important teaching points: the main idea of the reading passage and writing the email
Teaching procedure:
Video: wild australia. Watch with the question: what animals can you recognize
Lead-in
T: what animals can you recognize in the video
What do you think of the animal
Would you like to pay a visit to the wild in Australia Why
Lucky for me, i have a chance to travle to australia this coming spring festival. Besides those big cities like sydney and melbourne, i am also thinking about going to the wild of australia, to see those animals. Do you think i should go
The problem is: i have heard much of the dangerous animals in australia. Sometimes these dangerous animals even kill or eat humans! I am a bit afraid. I really can’t decide. What are those dangerous creatures This passage will tell you what they are and how dangerous they can be. “Australia’s dangerous creatures
”
Fast reading.
So, first, plz go through the passage in 2 mins and find out:
What dangerous creatures are mentioned in the passage
What are their deadly weapons
Ask the whole class to answer.
Their deadly weapons can be venom or wide mouths and sharp teeth. Snake uses what
comprehending:
to get more detailed information about these five creatures, we need to further read the passage. Here, you are asked to read the passage in 3-4 min. and you have a big table to fill in. we have already known their names and weapons. And i can offer you some other information. You need to find other information. If you have difficulty, you can turn to your partner for help.
Ask individual Ss to answer.
discussing:
you see all these 5 dangerous creatures can kill humans. So as a human being, we need to protect themselves against them. But, how
If we know about their living habits, we can better protect ourselves. And we can also learn from others’ experience. The passage gives us some information about crocodile, shark, spider and jellyfish. And i guess we know something about snake. You can choose one topic to discuss. You can list your ideas, such as firstly,secondly... your group needs one person to write down your ideas and one person to report. Everybody should participate. Everybody should contribute.
Check two groups.
talking
so after we have learned detailed information about the dangerous creatures in australia and discussed ways to protect ourselves, do you think: i should go to see the wild of australia Actually it’s a camping trip in the northern territory. To go or not to go, that is a question. On one hand, the trip is organized by a well known company with good reputation, meaning to say, it is supposed to be safe, and it is lots of fun and i can see lots of wildlife. On the other hand, you see, these creatures are still dangerous and some people did die from these creatures. I am still a bit scared. Besides, there’re also a lot to see in Sydney. So i really can’t make a decision. Can you give me some advice What do you think
Ask several Ss.
writing
thanks for your advice. I can understand you. But if you can organize your words and write it down, it will be better.
You can write in this way. ...
You can discuss with your partner and one of you needs to write down your advice.
Check 2 or 3 students. Show their writings on the screen.
homework
email me your advice.name total number number of poisonous / dangerous kinds weapons possible results caused by the majority worst results recent reported deathes
snake venom kill humans
spider most venom none
shark 2 or 3 wide mouths and sharp teeth kill humans
jellyfish not mentioned venom
crocodile wide mouths and sharp teeth kill humans
Fill in the table:
Writing:
____In my opinion, you should (not) go on the camping trip in the Northern Territory .
____Firstly / First of all / Above all, …___________________________
__________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ ____Secondly / Besides / In addition / More importantly, …__________
__________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ ____Last but not least, …_____________________________________
__________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ ____In conclusion / In a word, …_______________________________
__________________________________________________________
