Unit 5 Why do you like pandas？The Third Period (Section B 1a–1d) 教案

Unit5 Why do you like pandas
The Third Period (Section B, 1a–1d)
Teaching aims
1. 学会描写动物的单词。
2. 能熟练谈论各种动物。
3. 理解听力材料。
Language points
1. 词汇：1) 名词n. dog
2) 形容词adj. friendly, shy
2. 句型：What (other) animals do you like
I like elephants because they’re very friendly.
Difficulties
1. New description words
2. Using the target language to describe animals
Teaching steps
Warm-up and revision
Show some pictures about animals. Ask students about their favorite animals. Let them use some adjectives to describe their favorite animals.
（设计意图：此时展示一些动物的图片，既生动形象，又能吸引学生的注意力，通过图片让学生用所学过的形容词去描述自己喜欢的动物，效果很好。）
Lead in
Show a picture about a gate of zoo, then ask students: Do you want to see more animals. OK, now let’s go to the zoo.
（设计意图：通过形象的图片能吸引学生的注意力。）
Watch some videos
Play some videos about animals, then ask students to use some adjectives to describe them, if necessary, write down some new adjectives on the blackboard. Then lead students to read again and again.
（通过生动形象的视频，学生不仅能在轻松的环境中学习英语，并且短小生动的视频更好调动学生的积极性，在观看视频的过程中学习新单词，效果更佳。）
Descriptions
Show some pictures about animals. Then describe the animals in the pictures. Try to guide students to use the structures like this: I like/don’t like … because …
（进一步让学生掌握如何正确使用形容词描述自己喜欢的动物。）
Work on 1a
Match the description words with the animals.
Work on 1b
Listen and circle the description words you hear in 1a.
7. Listening practice
（1）Work on 1c. What words do they use to describe the animals
Animals Mary’s words Tony’s words
elephants
pandas
(2) Fill in the chart.
Mary wants to see the _________, because they’re interesting and really_____, but Tony thinks they are_______. He wants to see the ______ because they’re kind of cute. Mary loves pandas. She thinks they’re _________, but also kind of____. They’re over there, not far from the koalas.
(3) Check the answers.
（听力练习主要分成两块，第一块是听单词，圈出所听到的单词，第二块是填空，这些听力练习紧扣教学目标，进一步让学生掌握形容词的用法。）
8. Pair work
(1) Work on 1d. Talk about the animals you know.
(2) Ask some pairs to present their conversations to the class.
（练习口语，进一步操练新句型。）
9. Make a report
name animals he/she likes why
Useful sentences: In my group, we all like animals. Tom likes…because he thinks they are… Mary likes….because she thinks they are… I like…because I think they are…..
（四人一组，作报告，不仅锻炼学生写作能力，又能让学生掌握描述动物的句型。）
10. Emotional education
Enjoy a video about animals. Make students know the importance of protecting animals.
（通过观看简短的视频，呼吁学生保护动物。）
11. Homework
1. Write a dialogue about what animals your parents like and then practice it with your partner.
2. Preview the new words and expressions.
3. Preview the website article in 2b.