8B Unit 5 Save the endangered animals Listening & Speaking 教学设计
Mode online delivery Duration 20 min
Contents 沪教版牛津8A U5 Writing
Objectives Language knowledge Students can know some words or phrases to describe an animal. Students can know some sentence structures to give suggestions.
Language skills 1. Students can know the structure of an animal fact file. 2. Students can collect key information and write a fact file for an endangered animal.
Emotional attitude Learn that what we can do to protect endangered animals and try to save the environment. Can call on more people to protect endangered animals.
Emphasis Discuss what we can do to protect endangered animals in the form of writing.
Difficulties Students can think out specific and practical ways to protect wild animals.
Procedures Steps Students Teacher
Greeting & Task Know what they need to do in this lesson. Greet and invite students to join in this task.
Pre-writing Look at the sample article and find the basic structure of an animal fact file. Read each paragraph and find out what they should write in each paragraph; summarize some useful words or phrases to describe an animal. Watch a video about rhinos and fill in the mind map. Guide students to find the basic structure of an animal fact file. Guide students to find out the content and some words or phrases to describe an animal. Guide students to watch a video about rhinos and fill in the mind map accordingly.
While-writing Write a fact file for the rhinos. Ask students to use the information they get to write a fact file for the rhinos.
Post-writing Read an sample fact file and ask students to check their own articles according to the self-check list. Think more about the future of rhinos and call on people to protect them by using sentence structures of giving suggestions. Polish their fact files. Show an sample fact file and ask students to check their own articles according to the self-check list. Guide students to think more about the future of rhinos and call on people to protect them. Ask students to polish their fact files by adding “The Future” subtitle.
Homework Choice 1: Please go to this or other websites to know more about some endangered animals and write a fact file for one endangered animal: https://saveanimalsfacingextinction.org/animals/ Choice 2: Please write a fact file for South China Tigers according to the following information! South China Tigers Fact File（华南虎）外貌周身橙色有黑色条纹(strip)，身长2.5米，体重150公斤居住地中国东南部地区森林里食物野猪(boar)、鹿等习性大多数单独生活，善于游泳寿命20-25年濒危现状及原因仅有20-30在野外生存；人类砍伐森林、捕杀等。保护列举至少3条保护措施。(共28张PPT)
Writing
8B Unit 5
Save the endangered animals
An endangered animal
The school magazine is collecting some fact files about endangered animals. Would you like to have a try Let's learn to write a fact file together!
What should we write in a fact file
Home
Food
Behaviour
Life
...
Appearance
sub-headings
Sample
The whale weighs 180,000 kilograms and is 30 metres long.
size, color, weight, length, height, ...
weigh + 数字
≈180,000 kg
30 m
XXX metres tall/ long
Read and think:
What should we write in this part
Giraffes live in grasslands of Africa.
place
live in...
Read and think:
What should we write in this part
food
such as...
like...
Read and think:
What should we write in this part
Read and think:
What should we write in this part
who they live with
move in large groups
live alone
live with...
Read and think:
What should we write in this part
how many years
live for + time
The turtle can live for over 100 years.
100+
Read and think:
What should we write in this part
dangers animals have
environment(homes, habitats)
food
relationship with human
cut down trees
pollute the water
no food to eat
kill them for ...
It's + adj. + for sb. to do
lose their homes
It's important for us to protect animals!
Now, the school magazine needs a new fact file for a secret endangered animal. It is a great opportunity to show what you've learnt! However, instead of telling us the name, they just give us a riddle , It's said...
It’s really big…
it’s got four legs…
a little tail…
and a big horn on its nose…
What is it
rhinos
What do you know about rhinos
Home
Food
Behaviour
Life
...
Appearance
Watch the video and take down information about rhinos.
Home: They all live in either ________ or ________.
Food:
They only eat plants, like ______ and _______.
Behaviour:
Most types of rhinos live _________ or with their babies.
Life:
They can live for ____________.
They can live to be between _____ and _____ years old.
Appearance:
1. They are ______.
2. They all have those big ______ on their noses.
Africa
Asia
huge
horns
a long time
45
50
grass
fruits
alone
Other interesting facts...
Why rhinos are endangered Watch the video and find out the reasons.
Reason 1:They don’t have as many _______ to live anymore, because people keep destroying the_________ .
Reason 2: Some people kill rhinos because their _________ are worth a lot of money.
Let's fill in blanks!
places
habitats
horns
Rhinos Fact File
Have a try!
Self -check list tense simple present
sub-headings appearances, home, food, behaviour, life, why in danger...
phrases weigh up to + 数字
XXX metres tall
with...
live alone
live for +time
...
handwriting beautiful and clear
Rhinos Fact File
Appearance
Home
Food
Behaviour
Life
Why in danger
Have a try!
Rhinos Fact File
Appearance
Home
Food
Behaviour
Life
Why in danger
Rhinos are huge animals with big horns.
Rhinos can live for a long time!
In the wild, a rhino can live to be between 45 and 50 years old!
Rhinos all live in either Africa or Asia.
Rhinos only eat plants, like fruits and grass.
Most types of rhinos live alone or with their babies.
Now, rhinos don't have as many places to live anymore, because people keep destroying the habitats. Some people hunt and kill rhinos for their horns. It is important for us to protect them.
Self -check list tense Simple present Yes No
sub-headings appearance, home, food, behaviour, life, why in danger... >6 <6
phrases weigh up to + 数字 XXX metres tall with... live alone live for +time ... >5 <5
handwriting beautiful handwriting Yes No
Further thinking:
How can we help rhinos
Let's review their problems!
lose their homes
because
people destroy their habitats.
What should we do
We should...
plant trees and grass.
build nature reserves for rhinos.
nature reserves
自然保护区
no food to eat
People kill them for their horns
What should / shouldn't we do
We shouldn't buy products made of animals.
We should make laws to protect them.
Why not add a sub-heading in the fact file and call on people to protect them
How to protect them
First, we should_________________________________________________.
Besides, ______________________________________________________.
More importantly, ______________________________________________.
We'd better...
Why not...
It's our duty to...
Doing... is a good way to ...
plant more trees and grass to give them a comfortable home
we can make some laws to protect them
we shouldn't buy any products made of their horns
Linking words
modal verbs
Other ways to give suggestions
Let's polish your fact file!
Appearance
Home
Food
Behaviour
Life
Why in danger
Rhinos are huge animals with big horns.
Rhinos can live for a long time!
In the wild, a rhino can live to be between 45 and 50 years old!
Rhinos all live in either Africa or Asia.
Rhinos only eat plants, like fruits and grass.
Most types of rhinos live alone or with their babies.
Now, rhinos don't have as many places to live anymore, because people keep destroying the habitats. Some people hunt and kill rhinos for their horns. It is important for us to protect them.
How to protect them
First of all, we should plant more trees and grass to give them a comfortable home. Besides, making some laws is a good way to protect them. More importantly, we'd better not buy any products made of their horns.
Rhinos Fact File
Homework
Choice 1: Please go to this or other websites to know more about some endangered animals and write a fact file for one endangered animal:
https://saveanimalsfacingextinction.org/animals/
South China Tigers Fact File（华南虎） 外貌 周身橙色有黑色条纹(strip)，身长2.5米，体重150公斤
居住地 中国东南部地区森林里
食物 野猪(boar)、鹿等
习性 大多数单独生活，善于游泳
寿命 20-25年
濒危现状及原因 仅有20-30在野外生存；人类砍伐森林、捕杀等。
保护 列举至少3条保护措施。
Homework
Choice 2: Please write a fact file for South China Tigers according to the following information!
You can also make a beautiful poster like this and send it to the school magazine!
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