Unit 5 Why do you like pandas? Section A(1a-1c) 教案

Unit 5 Why do you like pandas
SectionA(1a-1c)
Teaching objectives:
1. know some animals and some description words;
2. give reasons why I like animals.
3. understand why we should be friendly with the animals.
Teaching key points:
1. Students should pronounce and understand the words about animals correctly.
2. Students can use description words to give reasons why they like animals correctly.
Teaching difficulties:
How can we bring students to a situation which we can use the target language naturally
Teaching methods:
Communicative methods.
Task-based language teaching approach;
Teaching aids:
PPT
Teaching procedures:
Step 1 Leading in
Have a free talk with two or three students. Talk about students’ favorite pets.
Say: Now I know you like dogs, and you don’t like cats. (Point at two students)
For me, I like pandas. Why do I like pandas Let’s watch a short video.
Maybe you can find the answers in the video.
Play a short video about a panda. Let students enjoy it.
After watching it, tell students: I like pandas because they’re friendly and cute. Also, I think they’re beautiful.
Ask students: Do you like pandas Why do you like pandas
Show the title to the students.
Step 2 Show the objectives today
Say: Today we will learn Unit 5 Why do you like pandas
Up to now, we’ve talked about animals.
At the end of this class, you are able to :
1. know some animals and some description words;
2. give reasons why I like animals.
3. understand why we should be friendly with the animals.
Step 2 Presentation
Brainstorm
Say: Just now, we talked about cats, dogs and pandas. I have a question.
What other animals do you know
Let students say the animals they’ve known.
Show some pictures to help students think of more animals.
Let students read the words in chorus.
2. Present other pictures on the screen. Ask and answer in pairs.
A: What’s this / that B: It’s a / an ….
Teach new words that students can’t pronounce.
Show the plural forms of each word and read together.
3. Show the target language:
A: Do you like …s B: Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.
A: Why do you like …s B: Because they are ….
At the same time, teach the description words they don’t know.
4．Practice these dialogues in pairs.
Step 3 Practice
1. 1a Oral practice
Let students look at the picture in 1a, and answer the following questions.
Where are the boy and the girl
What are they doing
What can you see in the picture
2. 1b Listening practice
First, Let students listen and check the animals they hear in 1a.
Then let students listen again and fill in the blanks.
Finally, let students read the conversation.
3. 1c Pair work
A: Let’s see the pandas first.
B: Why do you want to see pandas
A: Because they’re cute.
Step 4 Consolidation
Group work
Make a survey in your group:
What animals do you like
Why do you like them
Make a report like this:
Hello, everyone!
I’m xxx. I like …s. Because they’re …. But I don’t like …s. Because they’re….
In my group, xxx likes …s. Because he / she thinks they’re… and ….
… … xxx and xxx like …s. because they think they’re ….
That’s all. Thank you.
Step 5
一. 根据句意及所给汉语提示，写出句中所缺单词。
1. The baby is so _________(可爱的).
2. Alice is _________(懒惰的). She doesn’t want to work.
3. Mike is a(n) _________(聪明的) student.
4. Miss Miller often wears a(n) _________(美丽的) dress.
二 . 翻译下列句子。
1. - 为什么你想去看考拉？
- 因为他们很可爱。
2. - 你喜欢狮子吗？
- 是的，我喜欢。
Step 6 Enjoy a short video
Say: We all live on the earth. The earth is our common homeland.
Ask: Why should we be friendly with the animals
Lead students to answer: Because we have the same homeland –the earth.
Say: Love animals, love ourselves.
Step7Summary
Ask: What have we learnt today
Show the content on the blackboard to help students think about it.
Step 8 Homework
1. Read the conversations in 1b for three times.
2. Choose one kind of animal that you like , and look up more information about it on the Internet, try to introduce it to the class，and tell the reason why you like it.
The board design:
Unit 5 Why do you like pandas
Section A (1a-1c)
--Why do you like …s
-- Because they’re … .