Unit 4 Finding your way
Reading I
Teaching Aims:
1. Learn some new words about talking about different animals.
2. Practise reading skills by learning the trip to the zoo
Step 1. Presentation
Present the new words and read them aloud.
everybody straight on bamboo all day long along road king remember that dangerous sound forest funny laugh giraffe quite neck
leaf (leaves) north-east bridge cross
Step 2. Warming up
Ask Ss the questions:
Where is the zoo in our city How can you get to the zoo from our school
What animals do you like Tell us why
Show some pictures of pandas, lions, birds, monkeys, giraffes, elephants.
Step 3. Reading
1. Listen to text and answer the questions:
1) How many kinds of animals are there in the article Six.
2) What are they They are pandas, lions, birds, monkeys, giraffes and elephants.
2. Read the article again and complete part B1 on page45.
3. Read aloud the article and put T or F in the blanks.
The students start their visit from the North Gate. _____
Pandas do not like to lie down all day long. ______
Visitors cannot go near the lions. ______
The birds in the zoo are very quiet. ______
Monkeys are clever and funny. ______
To the north-east of the giraffes there is a hill. ______
Keys:FFT FTF
4. Discuss and fill the table of B3 on Page 46.
4. Read aloud the text together.
5. Complete B4 on page 46.
6. Check the answers
7. Act B4 out.
Step 4. Homework
1. Read aloud the article and underline the difficult parts.
2. Remember the new words in this lesson.
Reading II
Teaching Aims:
1. Learn the language points in this article.
2. Learn to talk about Ss’ own trips.
Step 1. Revision
Retell the text according to the pictures and the key words.
Step 2. Explanations
1. Go straight on, you will find the Panda House.
go straight on 径直走
2. They like to eat bamboo and lie down all day long.
lie down 躺下 all day long 整天
e.g. The pandas lie down all day long.
3. Walk along the road. 沿着这条路走。
along “沿着,顺着” 是个介词。
4. The lions are the king of the animal world.
the king of ……的国王
5. Remember that they are dangerous.
remember作及物动词,意为“记得,记住”,后可直接跟名词(短语)、代词或that从句。例如:
I don’t remember his phone number.
我不记得他的电话号码。
This is Lisa. Do you remember her
这是丽莎。你记得她吗?
I remember that you have learned
Chinese kung fu before.
我记得你以前学过中国功夫。
remember后既可接动词不定式作宾语,也可以接v-ing形式作宾语,但二者在意义上有区别:remember to do sth.意为“记得去做某事”,即事情未做;remember doing sth. 意为“记得做过某事”,即事情已做。
例如:
Remember to lock the door. 别忘了锁门。
He remembered locking the door. 他记得他把门锁上了。
dangerous作形容词,意为“危险的”,可位于名词之前作定语,也可放在be动词之后作表语。be dangerous for sb. to do sth. 意为“对某人来说做某事是危险的”。例如:
I think boxing is a dangerous sport.
我认为拳击是一项危险的运动。
Flying planes is dangerous.
驾驶飞机是危险的。
It’s dangerous for children to swim in this river.
对孩子们来说,在这条河里游泳是危险的。
6. Birds make beautiful sounds when they sing.
make beautiful sounds 发出美妙的声音
7. Monkeys are clever and funny.
fun n. “乐趣”, 为不可数名词
fun adj. “有趣的”
funny adj. “好笑的,滑稽的”
e.g. We have lots of fun together.
The book is fun.
He is a funny person.
8. Monkeys jump around and make people laugh.
jump around / into / out of 跳来跳去/ 跳进/ 跳出
make sb. do sth.
make为使役动词, 后面用省略to的不定式。相同用法的词还有let / have。
make …+ adj. 使……怎么样
e.g. The film makes us laugh. It makes us happy.
9. Cross the bridge, and you’ll see the elephants.
cross作及物动词,意为“穿过,横过”。例如:
Cross the bridge, and you will see a post office on your right.
过了桥,你就会看见在你的右边有一个邮局。
Are you sure we can cross the river safely
你确信我们可以安全地过河吗?
Summary:
通过对课文的学习,我们总结一下指路语言:
Go straight on, and you’ll find the Panda House.
Walk along the road. To the north of the Panda House, you’ll find the lions.
Turn left, and to the west of the Lions’ Area, you’ll find the World of Birds.
North-east of the giraffes there’s a bridge.
Cross the bridge, and you’ll see the elephants.
Step 3. Exercises
Step 4. Interview
You are an interviewer. You want to interview Millie about the trip to Sunshine Zoo. Work in pairs, try to ask at least five questions about the show.
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