英语（七年级下册）
Unit 4 Finding your way
Grammar
无锡市大桥实验学校 顾哲君
I. Teaching aims and learning objectives
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
1. know how to use a, an and the;
2. use prepositions of place properly.
II. Teaching contents
New words and phrases: across, inside, outside, above, below, sign, over, bench, go across the bridge, inside/outside the shop, above the drinks, below the food, over/under the bench
III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty
1. To know how to use a, an and the;
2. To use prepositions of place properly.
IV. Teaching procedures
A Using a, an and the
Step 1 Lead-in
T: Hello, everyone. What animals did the students see in Sunshine Zoo Choose one of the animals on the screen to talk about. Tell us where we can see them and what they are like.
T: Here are some sentences about those animals. Look at these sentences and pay attention to the blue nouns and red articles a, an and the.
【设计意图：通过回忆之前所学，导入冠词这个新课主题，让同学们意识到冠词在句子中几乎随处可见，为下面讲解冠词的用法做铺垫。】
Step 2 Presentation
1. Indefinite article and definite article.
T: In English we call a, an and the articles. There are two types of articles. A and an are the indefinite article. The is called the definite article.
When should we use the indefinite article And when should we use the definite article Look at the PPT and complete the sentence.
Here are some more pictures of animals. Use the structure to make sentences.
2. Work out the rule.
T: Now we can draw a conclusion from the above sentences. We use a or an when we mention a person or thing for the first time. We use the before a noun when the person or thing is mentioned again, or when we are talking about a specific person or thing.
【设计意图：先介绍冠词的分类，然后由熟悉的句子引入冠词使用的一般规律。】
4. A and an.
T: Look at the PPT and fill in the blanks. Why should we use an instead of a here
A is used before a word that begins with a consonant sound.
An is used before a word that begins with a vowel sound.
【设计意图：通过图片，进一步讲解冠词a与an的使用区别。】
Step 3 Practice
1. Fill in the blanks with a or an.
2. Complete a conversation.
3. Fill in the blanks.
T: Pay attention to the first sentence. Did you get the right answer We don’t use articles before the day of the week, months, languages, some festivals, ball games, or three meals.
【设计意图：通过练习进一步夯实基础，并适当拓展不用冠词的情况。】
B Prepositions of place
Step 1 Lead-in
T: Read the sentences on the PPT again and pay attention to the circled words. They are prepositions of place.
Step 2 Presentation
T: Learn different prepositions of place.
A: Where is the bird
B: The bird is in front of the box.
A: Where are the students
B: The students are in the front of the classroom.
A: Where is the bird in this picture
B: The bird is behind the box.
A: What about this bird
B: The bird is beside the box.
A: Do you know any other prepositions that mean the same
B: The bird is next to the box.
A: Can you locate the bird more specifically
B: The bird is on the right of the box.
A: Look at the bird in this picture. Where is it What about the bear
B: The bird is between the two boxes. The bear is inside the box.
A: Where is the bear in this picture What about the bird
B: The bear is outside the box. The bird is over the box.
A: Where is the cat
B: The cat is under the box.
A: Where is the bird
B: The bird is above the box.
A: Where is the box
B: The box is below the bird.
【设计意图：了解不同的方位介词所表示的方位含义。】
Step 3 Practice
1. Look and say.
T: Here is a picture of a park. Work in pairs and talk about where things or people are.
(1) Where are the flowers
(2) Where are the trees
(3) Where is the shopkeeper
(4) Where is the food
(5) Where are the drinks
(6) Where is the sign
(7) Where is the dog
2. Fill in the blanks.
T: Fill in the blanks. Let’s describe the positions of things and people in different ways.
Where are the flowers The shopkeeper The trees The food And the boy
3. Complete the passage.
T: Look at the picture and complete the description with the correct prepositions of place.
4. Group work.
T: Work in groups of four and describe the bedroom with the correct prepositions of place. You have five minutes. Try to write down as many sentences as possible.
【设计意图：图文结合，通过多项练习帮助学生掌握方位介词的用法。】
V. Homework
1. Write about your own bedroom with the correct prepositions of place;
2. Remember the new words and expressions.英语（七年级下册）
Unit 4 Finding your way
Integrated skills
无锡市大桥实验学校 孙勰
I. Teaching aims and learning objectives
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
1. get useful information from the listening materials;
2. understand the instructions and practice listening skills;
3. talk about how to get to a place.
II. Teaching contents
1. New words and phrases: past, treasure, turning, traffic, traffic lights, should, crossing, corner;
2. New structures: Walk past the house, turn left and walk along the path next to the river.
Cross the bridge, turn right and walk straight on.
The treasure is under the ground in front of the third tree on the left.
Take the second turning on the right.
Which way should I go at the traffic lights
Walk past the supermarket and turn left at the first crossing.
Then you’ll see Sunny Garden at the corner of the street.
III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty
1. To talk about how to get to someplace;
2. To understand the instructions and give directions.
IV. Teaching procedures
A Finding Treasure
Step 1 Lead-in
1. Watch a video.
T: Hello, boys and girls. Today we are going to learn a new lesson. At first, let’s enjoy a video together. This video is about Peppa pig and her family. Watch carefully and try to find the answers to the following two questions.
2. Answer two questions.
(1) What are Peppa pig and her family doing
(2) What does Peppa pig need to find the treasure
【设计意图：让学生带着问题观看视频，导入本课话题之一——寻宝。】
Step 2 Presentation
New words.
1. Show some signs with arrows on them.
T: Do you know what these signs mean
2. Show more pictures of signs.
T: What do these signs tell us to do
3. Show a picture with lots of traffic on the road.
T: When you are near the zebra crossing, you should be very careful. Why Because there is lots of traffic on the road.
We should also be careful when we reach this place. What is it called
【设计意图：通过图片，引出生词和词组，使学生在自然状态下带着兴趣进入学习。让学生通过看示例图片，过渡至简单指路的句型，熟悉指路时常用的介词，为之后能够用复杂句子正确指路奠定基础。】
Step 3 Practice
1. Describe the pictures in Part A1.
T: Here are some pictures. Can you tell your classmates what the man is doing in each picture
2. Tick the correct boxes.
T: Mr Wu is teaching his students some simple instructions. Listen to his instructions and tick the correct boxes.
3. Check answers with the students.
【设计意图：通过之前的铺垫，让学生看图操练指路的基本句型，再通过听录音材料，培养学生获取信息的能力。】
Step 4 Presentation
1. New Words.
T: Mr Wu and his students are looking for treasure. What does treasure mean
2. Read the map and guess.
T: They are going on a treasure hunt. They have a map. Let’s look at the map. What can you see in the map
【设计意图：让学生回忆自己玩游戏时的快乐时光，激发他们的兴趣。】
Step 5 Practice
1. Listen to the instructions and complete Part A2.
T: Can you guess where the treasure is Mr Wu has some instructions to help you. Listen to Part A2 and put the sentences in the correct order.
2. Answer a question.
T: Where is the treasure
3. Read the instructions together in correct order.
【设计意图：培养学生捕捉信息的能力，帮助学生完全理解每个句子。】
4. Draw the route.
T: It’s your turn to find the treasure. Let’s go to find the treasure in groups of four. Listen to the instructions and draw the route on the map. If you find the treasure, please mark it on the map.
T: Can you find another route to find the treasure
【设计意图：培养学生捕捉信息的能力，理解指令的意思，训练听力能力。】
B Speak up: How do I get there
Step 1 Lead-in
1. A video about Peppa’s treasure hunt.
T: Do you want to know if Peppa finds the treasure at last If she does, what is the treasure
T: Peppa finds the treasure with the help of a map. We can also find the way and give others directions with the help of a map.
2. Useful expressions.
T: If you want to know how to get to a place, what will you say to ask people for help
You want to help people find their way. What instructions will you give them
【设计意图：向学生介绍指路的常用表达方式。】
Step 2 Practice
1. Listen to the conversation between Millie and Daniel.
T: Millie is giving Daniel directions to Sunny Garden.
2. Answer three questions.
(1) What is Millie going to do this Saturday afternoon
(2) Who would like to come
(3) How can Daniel get to the place
【设计意图：让学生带着问题寻找答案，培养学生捕捉信息的能力，为编写对话做准备。】
Step 3 Production
T: Your friend is new to the city. He is at the post office now but he doesn’t know the way to the department store and the museum. You are telling him how to get there. You can use Millie and Daniel’s conversation as a model.
【设计意图：通过编对话，学生熟练掌握如何向他人问路，以及如何指路的基本句型，对整堂课的内容进行回顾。】
V. Homework
1. Remember the new words, phrases and structures;
2. Find another route to the department store and the museum. Write down the conversation.英语（七年级下册）
Unit 4 Finding your way
Reading (II)
无锡市大桥实验学校 顾哲君
I. Teaching aims and learning objectives
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
1. use the important words and phrases correctly;
2. give directions in English.
II. Teaching contents
1. New words and phrases: everybody, straight, on, bamboo, along, road, king, remember, that, dangerous, sound, forest, funny, laugh, giraffe, quite, neck, leaf, north-east, bridge, cross, all day long, make beautiful sounds, make people laugh;
2. New structures: Go straight on and you’ll find the Panda House.
Walk along the road.
Turn left, and to the west of the Lion’s Area, you’ll find the World of Birds.
III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty
1. To use the important words and phrases correctly;
2. To give directions in English.
IV. Teaching procedures
Step 1 Lead-in
T: Hello, boys and girls. Do you remember Sunshine zoo
(1) Look at the picture and tell me what animals live here. (Pandas.)
What do you know about pandas in Sunshine Zoo You can use the words and phrases on the screen to help you.
(2) What animals live next to pandas (Lions.) What do you know about them
(3) What animals did the students see next (Birds.) Where do they live and what are they like
(4) I like monkeys. Where are they Say something about them.
(5) What animals live next to monkeys (Giraffes.) What do you know about them
(6) What animals did the students see at last (Elephants.) What do you know about elephants
T: The red line on the picture shows us the way to see different animals. Do you think it is possible to drive fast on such a path No, because it is not straight.
【设计意图：通过复习，帮助学生进一步熟悉文章的内容，并自然过渡到对于文中重要词汇的讲解。】
Step 2 Presentation
1. straight adj.& adv.
(1) Car can go fast on straight roads.
(2) The girl has straight hair.
(3) Look at the sign. It means go straight on.
T: Complete the sentences according to the pictures.
(1) She is so tired that she goes straight to bed.
(2) His mom asks him to go straight home after school.
2. lie
T: What do pandas like to do all day long
T: Can you think of any other expressions we’ve learned about “lie”
e.g. lie in bed, lie on the sofa, lie on one’s stomach, lie on one’s back
3. remember
(1) remember to do sth.
T: The boy is lying on his stomach with the remote control in his hand, but his mom tells him to remember to watch TV for no more than an hour.
What do you have to remember to do if it is raining
(2) remember not to do sth.
T: Read the sentences again and rewrite them.
a. My mom tells me to remember to watch TV for no more than an hour.
b. We have to remember to drive slowly on rainy days.
(3) remember doing sth.
T: Complete the conversation.
Pay attention to the difference between forget to do sth. and forget doing sth., between remember to do sth. and remember doing sth..
4. forget
T: Look at this room. Is it tidy No, things are all over the floor. Guess what happened, using the phrase forget to do sth.
(1) The children forgot to put away their toys.
(2) The children forgot to close the window. The wind blew things everywhere.
(3) The children forgot to close the door of the cage that keeps the monkey in.
5. jump
T: What does the monkey like doing Complete the sentences about monkeys.
It likes jumping around and making people laugh.
A monkey jumps out of the cage and runs away.
A monkey jumps into the classroom and makes everyone laugh.
6. make sb. do sth.
T: Monkeys often make people laugh. What else can make us laugh
What do your parents often make you do
7. Give directions.
(1) Fill in the blanks.
T: You’ve learnt a lot about how to give directions. Read the introduction on page 44 again and fill in the blanks.
(2) Look and learn.
T: Look at the following pictures and learn more phrases about giving directions.
【设计意图：让学生理解本课重要词汇，并且创设情境帮助他们在实际中运用词汇。最后学习指路用语，通过生动的形式适当拓展。】
Step 3 Practice
Let’s help them!
T: Two foreign visitors have difficulty in finding their hotel. They need our help. As is shown on the map, there are several routes leading to their hotel. Work in pairs and take turns to give directions.
T: Good job! Helping others make us happy. May you all live happily.
【设计意图：将本课所学关于指路的方法，运用到日常生活中，通过描述不同的路线，操练各种表达。】
V. Homework
1. Remember new words, phrases and sentences;
2. Recite the article.英语（七年级下册）
Unit 4 Finding your way
Study skills
无锡市大桥实验学校 孙勰
I. Teaching aims and learning objectives
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
1. know about the rising tone and the falling tone;
2. use the right tone when speaking.
II. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty
To use the correct tone to read sentences.
III. Teaching procedures
Step 1 Lead-in
Watch a video.
T: First let’s enjoy a piece of music. Music has high notes, low notes and the notes in the middle. English is just like music. There are falling tones and rising tones when we speak.
【设计意图：将英语语调与音乐类比，让学生产生共鸣，从而引入升调和降调的概念。】
Step 2 Presentation
1. Falling tone.
T: When we speak, we drop our tone at the end of a statement. Listen and repeat.
2. Rising tone.
T: When we ask a yes/no question, our tone rises at the end of the question. Listen and repeat.
3. Watch two videos and work out the rules.
T: When we ask a wh-question, our tone usually falls at the end of the question.
We make our tone rise at the end of a sentence to show surprise.
Listen and repeat.
【设计意图：介绍陈述句用降调，一般疑问句用升调，让学生模仿练习。观看外籍教师制作的关于语调的教学视频，然后让学生总结其中的规律，并练习模仿正确的语调。】
Step 3 Practice
1. A dialogue between Alice and Susan.
(1) Read the conversation below. Put a falling arrow or a rising arrow at the end of each sentence.
(2) Watch a video between Alice and Susan.
(3) Check answers with the students.
(4) Practice saying these sentences.
2. Millie and Sandy’s conversation.
(1) Put a falling arrow or a rising arrow at the end of each sentence.
(2) Listen to the dialogue.
(3) Check answers with the students.
3. Pair work.
T: Work in pairs and talk about your weekend plan. Remember to use the right tones.
【设计意图：让学生根据已学知识，判断语调，并根据视频或者录音，对比自己的答案与现实交际中所使用的语调，从而达到模仿学习正确语调的目的。】
IV. Homework
1. Practice reading the passages and conversations in this unit;
2. Preview Task.英语（七年级下册）
Unit 4 Finding your way
Comic strip& Welcome to the unit
无锡市大桥实验学校 顾哲君
I. Teaching aims and learning objectives
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
1. distinguishdifferent directions;
2. tell people the location of a particular place;
3. talk about a trip they are going on.
II. Teaching contents
1.New words and phrases: follow, path, north, west, south, east, trip, kilometer, have to;
2.New structures: Don’t be afraid.
I think we have to go up again.
Sunshine zoo is north of Sunshine Middle School.
Where are you going for our class trip
How will we get there
III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty
1. To talk about the location of a place;
2. To talk about a trip they are going on;
3. To talk about different means of transportation.
IV.Teaching procedures
Comic strip
Step 1 Lead-in
1. Free talk.
T: May I ask you some questions about your hobbies
(1) What would you like to do in your free time
(2) Do you like travelling
(3) Where would you like to travel
(4) What difficulties do you often meet during your travel
【设计意图：通过学生比较熟悉和感兴趣的话题导入新课，使其迅速进入本课话题，又为接下来的教学做好铺垫。】
2. Watch and answer.
T: Watch the video clips and answer the following questions.
(1) What problem do thetravellers have in the video (They can’t speak the language.)
So what can we do before travelling (We can learn a bit of the language.)
(2) What problem does the young man have in this video (He feels lonely and has no friends. He has difficulty in eating foreign food.)
If we feel lonely, what can we do (We can try to make new friends there, or chat with our family online.)
(3) What problem do the people have in this video (They lose their way.)
So what can we do before travelling (We can get a map.)
【设计意图：通过提问，导入出行可能遇到的麻烦，承接接下来的教学。】
Step 2 Presentation
1. Watch and answer.
T: Our friends Eddie and Hobo also meet a problem. Watch the video and answer the following questions.
(1) What are Eddie and Hobo doing
(2) Where are Eddie and Hobo
(3) What problem do they have
(4) Does Hobo really know the way
2. Act the conversation out.
3. Language points.
(1) follow
follow sb. to dosth.
follow sb. + a prepositional phrase
(2) afraid
be afraid of doingsth.
be afraid to dosth.
【设计意图：让学生掌握对话中的两个语言点，并设计相关的练习帮助他们巩固。】
4. Group discussion.
T: Eddie and Hobo get lost, though they have a map. How can we use a map correctly
(1) Get the latest version of a map.
(2) Stop to ask the way from time to time.
(3) Learn to tell directions on the map.
【设计意图：引导学生用英语陈述出行前的准备，为下面学习方位的表达做好铺垫。】
Welcome to the unit
Step 1 Lead-in
1. Different directions.
T: Look at the picture and tell me what directionsthe blue arrowsare pointing.
What directionsare the red arrows pointing
2. Find the places.
T: Look at this map. Suppose you are in the zoo. Can you find the location of the cinema/the school/the museum
【设计意图：本环节让学生掌握表达方位的基本句型，并且进行一定的练习，进而为后面的教学做准备。】
Step 2 Part A
1. Mark the places on the map.
T: The students are planning a class trip. Let’s help them find the places on the map. Listen carefully while I am reading the instructions and mark the places on the map.
(1) Sunshine zoo is north of Sunshine Middle School.
(2) Sunny Garden is west of the zoo.
(3) Lake Park is south of Sunny Garden.
(4) Sunshine Park is east of Lake Park.
【设计意图：让学生通过听表示方位的句型，判断具体位置，锻炼他们解决具体问题的能力。】
2. Pair work.
T: Work in groups andtake turns to tell the locations of the following places.
(1) Where is Sunshine Zoo
(2) Where is Sunny Garden
(3) Where is Lake Park
(4) Where is Sunshine Park
【设计意图：鼓励学生通过不同的参照对象，继续运用表示方位的句型进行小组活动。】
Step 3 Part B
1. Listen and complete.
T: Listen to Daniel and Simon’sconversation and complete the short passage.
2. Read the conversation.
3. Pair work.
T: Work in pairs and talk about the place you are going. Suppose you are in Big Bridge Middle School now. Beside each place, you can find the means of transportation and the distance from the school.
【设计意图：让学生在真实的生活场景中运用所学知识进行交流。】
V. Homework
1. Talk about other places in Part A;
2. Recite Part B.英语（七年级下册）
Unit 4 Finding your way
Task
无锡市大桥实验学校 孙勰
I. Teaching aims and learning objectives
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
1. write an invitation letter;
2. give directions correctly in your letter.
II. Teaching contents
1. New words and phrases: prepare, plenty, exit, bank, prepare … for …, plenty of …
2. New structures: I would like to invite you to the party.
I am looking forward to seeing you at the party.
This is the way to my home.
Get out at Exit A.
III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty
To write an invitation letter and give directions correctly.
IV. Teaching procedures
Step 1 Lead-in
1. Watch a video.
T: What are they doing in the video Have you ever had a birthday party What was it like
2. Plan a party.
T: What should you consider when planning a birthday party
What shall we prepare for the party
3. Write an invitation letter.
T: If you want to invite people to your birthday party, you can write an invitation letter. It’s a polite and formal way.
【设计意图：通过动画片中庆祝生日的情节，激活学生的已有知识，让他们思考计划生日聚会需要考虑的各个方面，引出“邀请信”这一话题。】
Step 2 Presentation
1. Listen to Suzy’s invitation letter.
2. Find out the answers to the questions.
(1) When will Suzy hold the party
(2) Where will Suzy hold the party
(3) Who will Suzy invite to the party
(4) What will they do at the party
3. Find out the basic structure of an invitation letter.
4. Learn useful expressions.
【设计意图：呈现邀请函正文，让学生学习邀请函需要包括的内容。】
Step 3 Practice
A farewell party for our Canadian teacher.
T: Our Canadian teacher, Ms Charper is going back home. You are going to hold a farewell party for her.
1. Complete the table with your own ideas.
2. Write an invitation letter to Ms Charper.
【设计意图：结合之前讨论的计划流程，让学生先完成聚会时间、地点、人物和活动的设计，然后模仿Suzy的邀请函，完成自己的邀请函。】
Step 4 Presentation
1. How to give directions.
T: You invite your friends to the farewell party for Ms Charper. But if they don’t know the way to the place where the party will be held, what should you do
T: You may have many ways. One of the best ways is a map. You can put a map in your invitation. It’s easy and will help your friends find the place.
2. How to get to Suzy’s home.
(1) Work in pairs and talk about how to get to Suzy’s home according to the map in the invitation letter.
(2) Help Suzy complete the directions.
【设计意图：启发学生除了邀请函，还应该附一张地图，以便他人能够找到聚会地点。】
Step 5 Practice
1. Draw a map showing the way to the place where the farewell party will be held.
2. Show your friend how to get to the place according to your map.
3. Show time.
【设计意图：让学生小组合作，自己画一张地图，并用所学知识向朋友指路。】
V. Homework
Finish writing your invitation letter to your friends and give them directions.英语（七年级下册）
Unit 4 Finding your way
Reading (I)
无锡市大桥实验学校 顾哲君
I. Teaching aims and learning objectives
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
1. talk about different animals in the zoo with new words and phrases;
2. tell people where the place for each kind of animal is;
3. scan the passage to find the special information.
II. Teaching contents
1. New words and phrases: everybody, straight, on, bamboo, along, road, king, remember, that, dangerous, sound, forest, funny, laugh, giraffe, quite, neck, leaf, north-east, bridge, cross, all day long, make beautiful sounds, make people laugh;
2. New structures: Go straight on and you’ll find the Panda House.
Walk along the road.
Turn left, and to the west of the Lion’s Area, you’ll find the World of Birds.
III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty
1. To talk about the looks and the habits of the animals;
2. To learn how to get around the zoo.
IV. Teaching procedures
Step 1 Lead-in
Free talk.
T: Look at the pictures and tell me what these places are.
T: Among these places, where do your parents often take you at the weekend Why do you go there
【设计意图：通过生活中熟悉的场景，导入到参观动物园这一主题。】
Step 2 Pre-reading
1. Road signs.
T: Today the tour guide is going to lead the students to Sunshine Zoo. To help the students learn more about the zoo, she is showing them some road signs now.
What does this sign mean What about this one What should you do when you see this sign
【设计意图：在阅读课文前，了解路标的含义，为后面的教学做铺垫。】
2. Animals in the zoo.
T: Now the tour guide is showing the students some pictures of animals.
(1) What is the animal in the first picture
What does the panda look like
Learn the new words: panda, cute.
(2) What are the animals in the picture
What do you think of lions
Learn the new words: king, dangerous.
(3) What animal can you see in the video
What is the animal doing
What do you think of the animal
Learn the new word: sound.
(4) Do you know what this animal is
What is special about this animal
What do they eat
Learn the new words: giraffe, neck, leaf.
(5) What is the largest animal on land
What do its ears look like
【设计意图：结合图片，让学生初步了解课文涉及的动物，并学习部分新词。】
Step 3 While-reading
1. Fast reading.
T: Read the passage on page 44 quickly and answer the following questions.
(1) How many kinds of animals are mentioned in the article
(2) What are they
【设计意图：通过快速阅读，让学生大致了解课文内容。】
2. Intensive reading.
Pandas
T: Watch the video and answer the following questions.
(1) Where will the students start their trip Mark it on the map.
(2) What animals are they going to see first
(3) Where do pandas live Point out where the Panda House is on the map.
(4) What do you know about pandas Do people like pandas
Lions
T: Watch the video and answer the following questions.
(1) What are the students going to see next
(2) How should they get there
(3) Where are the lions
T: Read this paragraph together and try to get more details.
Lions are dangerous. We should never go near them.
Birds
T: Watch the video and answer the following questions.
(1) What animals will they see next
(2) Where are the birds Point out where they are on the map.
(3) How can we get there
(4) Can you say more about birds Complete the table.
Monkeys
T: Watch the video and answer the following questions.
(1) What can the students see if they walk on
(2) Where do Monkeys live
(3) Where is it
(4) What do you thinks of monkeys Fill in the blanks.
Giraffes and elephants
T: Watch the video and answer the following questions.
(1) Are there any other animals to see What are they Listen to the tour guide’s introduction and find the answers.
(2) Read the paragraph and mark where these two animals are on the map.
(3) What do giraffes and elephants look like Fill in the blanks.
【设计意图：通过听、读等形式，将文章中所涉及的各个动物的地理位置、样貌特点等梳理清楚，让学生基本了解文章的主要内容。】
Step 4 Post-reading
1. True or false questions.
T: Read the whole passage again and tell if the statements about the zoo are right or not.
2. Complete the conversation.
T: Millie is telling Wendy about Sunshine plete their conversation.
3. Be a tour guide.
T: There are some foreign visitors in the zoo. Would you please be a tour guide and show them around The animal in the red circle is the one they would like to see. The picture of the foreigners shows their location.
【设计意图：通过模拟现实场景，让学生在现实生活中运用所学知识。】
V. Homework
1. Recite the whole passage;
2. Write an introduction about the zoo in your city.
【设计意图：课后巩固本节课所学的阅读策略。】
