Module 6 Animals in danger.模块教案

Module 6 Animals in danger
I. Teaching goals 模块教学目标
技能目标 听 Match pictures with descriptions about animals
说 Ask and answer questions about protecting animals
读 Read articles about animals
写 Write about animals in danger
语言目标 功能句式 Talk about animals in dangerDid you like the zoo Yes, I saw the pandas at last! But I am interesting to see the pandas in the Wolong Panda Reserve, because it allows people to get closer to them.It’s sad to think of the pandas and other animals in danger.We need to protect them better.In order to protect pandas in the wild, the government is setting up nature parks and developing other plans.Let’s find out what else we can do to save as many as animals as possible.WWF wants to protect all animals. And it chose the panda to be its symbol.
词汇 1. 重点词汇 danger, protect, interested, allow, grow, enough, raise, develop, feed, symbol2. 短语 In danger, think of, take away, in peace, in order to, look after, natural reserve
语法 Infinitive structuresIt allows people to get closer to themMany wild animals don’t have a safe place to live.We all need to help the animals live in peace.But many people decide not to think about it. But it’s sad to think about all those animals in danger.
II. Teaching material analyzing 教材分析
本模块以“Animals in danger”为话题，以学习动词不定式的用法为主线，介绍了当前濒临灭绝,需要人类保护的动物的情况,并重点介绍了大熊猫的保护情况。在此基础上，学生可以根据自己的建议制定更合理的动物保护措施；模块同时通过该话题还复习了一般现在时、现在进行时、一般过去时、一般将来时的用法。
III．Class types and periods 课型设计与课时分配
Period 1 Listening and speaking
Period 2 Grammar
Period 3 Reading and writing
Period 4 Language in use
IV. Teaching plans for each period分课时教案
Period 1 Listening and speaking
Language goals 语言目标
1. Key vocabulary 重点词汇
danger, protect, interested, allow, grow, enough, raise, in danger, think of, take away, in peace, in order to, look after
2. Key structures 重点句式
I saw the pandas at last.
I am (not) interested / sad/ right/ hard to do sth.
need/ decide(not) to do sth.
It’s sad to think of the pandas and other animals in danger.
Ability goals 能力目标
Enable students to talk about animals in danger.
Teaching methods 教学方法
Listening and speaking.
Teaching aids 教具准备
Tape recorder.
Teaching procedures and ways 教学过程与方式
Step I Warming-up
Talk about animals.
T: Animals are our friends. We should learn to live together with animals. Many families now have
pets at home. That is, human beings are living with animals. They are pet animals. What pet animals do you know
S: Cats, dogs, rabbits, etc.
T: Do any family keep tiger, lion, elephant, etc as pet animals
S: No.
T: Do you know why
S: Because they are dangerous.
S: Because they are too difficult to keep.
…
T: Good. Just think about this: Where do these animals live What do they eat What’s their situation like Do you know
Encourage students to speak out what they have in mind.
S: We can only see them in the zoo.
S: People kill them to make money.
S: We must protect them.
…
T: Quite true. From now on, we are going to talk about animals in danger. (emphasize the phrase “in danger”). Now please look at activity 1 on page 42.
Ask students to complete the quiz with the words in the box, check the answers and then read each word twice loudly.
Step II Listening and reading
Listening
First ask students to read the questions in activity 2 and get them to take notes while listening. Then listen and check the answers.
Then ask them to listen to the conversation between Lingling and Betty carefully with their books closed. And then complete the table.
StepⅢ Reading
Ask students to read after the tape first. Work in pairs and read the conversation repeatedly and then ask some pairs to act out the conversation.
Ask students to find out the infinitive structures in the conversation and read them together.
Read through the word and expressions in the box with the whole class and have them repeat them chorally and individually.
Ask students complete the passage individually, and then check with partner.
Call back the answers from the whole class.
StepⅣ Dealing with the key words and expressions.
1. be interested in
interested adj. “关心的，感兴趣的”，其主语一般指人。常构成短语： be interested in 对……感兴趣。如：
He is interested in that movie.
他对那场电影感兴趣.
I am interested in science.
我对自然科学感兴趣
[辨析] interesting, interested
interesting和interested都作形容词, interesting意思是“有趣的、令人感兴趣的”, 常作表语或定语, 指人或事物本身具有趣味。interested主语通常是人, 常见的词组: be interested in sth.(对……感兴趣)。
There is an interesting program on television tonight.
今天晚上的电视有一个有趣的节目。
This book is interesting.
这本书很有趣。
The little girl is interested in basketball.
这个小女孩对篮球感兴趣。
[链接]
interest作名词, 意为“兴趣；关注”, 是可数名词。常见的词组: take / show an interest in sth. (对……感兴趣)。
此外, interest还可作动词, 常见的词组: interest oneself /sb. (in sth.)(使自己或某人感兴趣)。如：
He showed a great interest in music at the age of five.
在他五岁时他对音乐产生了极大的兴趣。
Your story interests me.
你的故事引起了我的兴趣。
[Practice]
1. The party is __________. I have a lot of fun.
2. Tom is ___________ in English. He studies English every day.
3. David is a very ____________ person. He can tell lots of different stories.
4. Are you ____________ in playing computer games
5. It's _____________ to play with children.
6. I found Jason's talk very ___________. He always tells jokes.
(interesting, interested, interesting, interested, interesting, interesting)
2. in danger
in danger 处于危险中，在危险之中
Man should protect animal in danger by law.
人类应该依据法律保护濒危动物。
His life was in danger.
他有生命危险。
out of danger 脱离危险
[链接]
danger n. 危险
In war, life is full of danger for everyone.
在战争中, 每个人的生活都危机四伏。
派生词:
dangerous adj. 危险的;
反义词:
safety n.安全 safe adj. 安全的
[Practice]
用 danger 的适当形式填空 。
1) Be careful; it’s too _________.
2) He always helps people in
_______.
答案：1) dangerous　
2) danger
3. allow
allow 允许; 许可, 具体用法：
(1) allow (doing) sth 允许(做)某事。如：
The facts allow no other explanation.
事实不允许有其他的解释。
We don’t allow eating in the classrooms.
(我们)不允许在教室吃饭。
注：有时用于被动语态。如：
Dogs are not allowed. 狗不得入内。
Smoking is not allowed here.
此处不准吸烟。
(2) allow sb to do sth 允许某人做某事。如：
My parents don’t allow me to go out at night.
我父母不允许我晚上出去。
Her boss doesn’t allow her to use the telephone.
她的老板不允许她使用电话。
注：有时用于被动语态。如：
Passengers are not allowed to smoke.
乘客不准吸烟。
(3) allow sb sth 给予某人某物(尤指钱或时间)；让某人有(拥用或带有)某物。如：
He allows his son too much money.
他给他儿子的钱太多。
We’ll allow you time to answer.
我们将给回答的时间。
We allow passengers one item of hand luggage each.
我们允许每个乘客带一件手提行李。
注：有时用于被动语态。如：
I’m not allowed visitors. 我不准有访客。
4. protect
protect vt. 保护
I wear sunglasses to protect my eyes from the sunlight.
我带墨镜保护眼睛使免受太阳光的伤害。
He raised his arm to protect his face.
他举起手臂护住脸部。
protect常见搭配:
protect sb. / sth. from (doing) sth.
保护某人/某物不受某物侵害
派生词：
protection n. 保护
protective adj. (为了)保护的，防御用的
[Practice]
选择填空
We should _______ (stop / protect) the trees from sand.
答案：protect
5. take away
take away意为“把(东西)拿走；把(某人)带走”,可分开用。与take有关的词组有:
take off 脱掉(衣服);(飞机)起飞
take on 承担(工作,责任)
take out 拿出；除去
take care 小心
take care of 照料
My book was on the desk just now. Who has taken it away
我的书刚才在桌子上了，谁把它拿走了？
When does the airplane take off
飞机几点钟起程？
Take off your shoes, please.
请把你的鞋子脱掉。
You can not take on the whole task individually.
你个人不能承担全部的任务。
He opened his schoolbag and took out a notebook.
他打开书包，拿出了一个笔记本。
Take care of my brother and sister.
帮我照看一下弟弟和妹妹。
Keep warm and take care of yourselves.
要保暖，照顾好自己！
Take care not to wake the baby.
当心，别惊醒了孩子。
Take care! There's danger ahead!
当心！前面危险！
[Practice]
________ away this dirty shirt and bring me a clean one.
　 A. Pick B. Bring
C. Carry D. Take
【解析】选：D。句意：拿走这件脏的衬衫，给我拿一件干净的。take away意为“带走”。
6. enough
enough adj. 足够的adv.充分地；足够地
I haven't enough time for reading.
我没有足够的时间读书。
He runs fast enough.
他跑得够快了。
注： enough作形容词时一般修饰名词，可放在名词前，也可放在其后；作副词时，常用来修饰形容词和副词，放在被修饰词的后面。
[Practice]
(2011哈尔滨市) The young man is _____ carry that heavy bag.
A. strong enough to
B. enough strong to
C. not strong enough
D. strong enough
答案：A
7. in order to
in order to为了……，表示目的, 可以用于句首、句中，其否 定式为：in order not to。
He got up very early in order to catch the first bus.
为了赶上早班车他很早就起床了。
= In order to catch the first bus, he got up very early.
Turn the volume down in order not to wake the child.
音乐关小一点别吵醒孩子。
[拓展]
in order to 在句中表示目的时，常可以转化成 in order that 或 so that 引导的目的状语从句。如:
We should work hard in order to pass the exam.
→ We should work hard in order that / so that we can pass the exam.
为了能通过考试，我们应该努力学习。
8. look after
look after 照料
My friend looked after my cat while I was on holiday.
在我去度假的时候，我的朋友照料我的猫。
Robert's old enough to look after himself.
罗伯特这么大了,已经能照顾自己了。
[拓展]
look back （与 on, to 连用）回想，记起
look down on 轻视，看不起
look forward to 盼望；期待
look in 顺便看望；短暂访问
look out 注意；当心!
look at 看, 查看 考虑
look for 寻找 期望
look forward to 盼望, 期待
look like 看起来象 看来要
look round 观光, 游览
look through 浏览
look up and down 仔细打量(某人); 到处寻找
[Practice]
(2008·吉林中考) My little dog is lost. All of my friends are helping me to ________ it.
A. look at B. look for
C. look after D. look like
答案：B
StepⅤ Speaking
Pronunciation
T: In English, a sentence can be divided into several parts or groups. When we read these sentences, we can often pause between these groups. Now listen to and repeat the sentences in activity 5.
Speaking
Ask students to work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions in activity 6.
T: Whales are large animals in the sea. Some whales can weigh 160 ton. They are really frightening. But are you surprised to find out that whales are in danger Why do some animals have no place to live in … Now work in pairs and discuss the questions in activity 7.
Sample conversation:
S: I learned about whales when I was very young. They are very large animals. I thought human beings are afraid of such animals.
S: But now whales are in danger too. It’s surprising!
S: Whales are hunted for meat and skin. They have no place to live in.
S: I think it’s because human beings destroyed or polluted their living places.
S: I agree. I think it’s cruel for human beings to kill animals for their meat.
S: I don’t think so. If we don’t eat animals, what to eat
S: We can eat vegetables and fruits. Most people do so now.
S: I can’t agree. I think some animals are for eating.
S: Till now, many animals have become endangered or extinct. Most people want to help animals in danger. And I would like to find out more about animals in danger.
S: Me, too. Let’s try to do something to protect these animals.
Then ask them to work with a partner and talk about the animals in Activity 1 and then report the discussion results.
Sample version:
The elephant is the most important animal to protect. There are many elephants work for people, but many people kill the elephants for their teeth. There aren’t many elephants left in the world.
…
StepⅥ Homework
Ask students to
1. Read the conversation in activity 3 repeatedly.
2. Finish activities.
Period 2 Grammar
Language goals 语言目标
1. Key vocabulary 重点词汇
interesting, sad, surprising, surprised, need, hard, place, good, decide, right, to do, hear
2. Key structures 重点句式
It’s (not) + adj. + to do sth.
I was surprised to do sth.
decide to do sth.
need to do sth.
a good place to buy things
The surprising thing was to hear that bad news.
Ability goals 能力目标
Enable students to use infinitive correctly.
Teaching methods 教学方法
Explanation and practising.
Teaching aids 教具准备
Handout.
Teaching procedures and ways 教学过程与方式
Step I Lead-in
Grammar
T: Good morning, boys and girls! Today we’re going to learn a new grammar. Now I’ll write down 5 sentences on the blackboard, and please write them down on your notebook, too. Then tell me the similarity between them.
S: OK.
Show the following.
1. It’s interesting to watch a movie.
2. It’s not hard to learn English.
3. I am surprised to see you here.
4. We need to finish our homework every day.
5. HongKong is a good place to buy things.
6. The surprising thing was to hear that bad news.
Step II Explanation
First encourage students to tell the similarity between the sentences.
Show the following.
1. to + v. 2. It’s + adj. + to do 3. need to do sth. 4. be to do sth.
T: We can see that the above sentences all include “to + v”. In fact they are in the same family, and they are called “infinitive”. (Write “infinitive” down and ask students to use a red pen to emphasize the infinitives). Now look at the first sentence. Can you give me more examples
S: It’s good to eat vegetables.
S: It’s sad to hear the accident.
S: It’s nice to see you here. It’s easy to learn math. It’s right to tell the truth.
T: Excellent! Now I want to change these sentences. Look carefully, please.
Show the following.
1. To watch a movie is interesting.
2. To eat vegetables is good.
3. To hear the accident is sad.
T: Maybe you have found something different. What’s the function of “to do”
S: As the subject of the whole sentence.
T: Great! That’s it. We can use the infinitive to work as the subject of the whole sentence. But how come these sentences “It’s + adj. + to do” Well, do you want to have a big, long head and short legs Maybe that will look uncomfortable. So we need our old friend “it” to help us. Thus we have all these sentences.
Then ask students to read the following aloud.
1. It is interesting to watch a movie.
2. It’s good to eat vegetables.
3. It’s sad to hear the accident.
T: OK. Now let’s go on with the next sentence “It’s not hard to learn English.” Clearly it’s the negative form of the infinitive. How is it formed
S: To add “not” before the infinitives.
T: Yes, so change the sentences above into negative ones.
S: 1. It’s not interesting to watch a movie.
2. It’s not good to eat vegetables.
3. It’s not sad to hear the accident.
T: Well, the next type. Look at sentence3 “I was surprised to see you here.” And it’s just easy for you to give other examples.
S: He was afraid to tell his mother the matter. I’m glad to hear you.
T: This time the infinitive functions as adverbial in the whole sentence.
Then give the students some examples.
1. She was ready to go.
2. You’re right to do it.
3. The water is not good to drink.
Ask students to read these sentences together. And then go on to the next type.
T: “We need to finish our homework every day.” The infinitive is used as the object of the main verb. Many verbs can be followed by infinitives. Such as: learn, tell, forget, remember, decide, ask, try, like, need, etc.
Show the following.
eg: We learn to speak English every day.
Mary forgot to give me my book.
Helen decided to have a holiday.
We’ll learn the usage of the verbs and you should pay attention to the usage. OK, next type, as attribute. I think you’re familiar with it.
S: There is a house to live in.
We have something to discuss.
Would you like something to drink
T: Well, the last type, infinitives as predicative. For example:
1. My only wish is to be a good teacher.
2. The important thing is to finish it on time.
3. The first thing was to open the door.
T:　Well, we have went through five main usages of infinitives, and they are “subject, adverbial, 　　　
　　object, attribute and predictive”. Now let’s read all the examples again.
Step III Practice　
I．单项填空
1.Tell him ____ the window.
　A. to close B. not close C. close
2. It’s important ____ the truth.
　A. know B. to know C. knowing
3. I was excited ____ from you.
　A. hearing B. hear C. to hear
4. Is there anyone ____ to
　A. talk to B. to talk to C. talking
5. It’s wrong ____ others.
　A. to laugh at B. laugh at C. laughing at
6. The thing now is ____ the right people.
　A. find out B. to find out C. find
II． 用动词的适当形式填空
1. Do you remember ____ (return) the book tomorrow
2. It’s impossible ____ (live) without water.
3. It’s hard ____ (talk) with him.
4. We have a good book ____(read).
5. I’m happy ____ (have) a nice present.
6. The problem is ____ (make) a right chance.
III．翻译句子
1. 她决定周末回家.
2. 学习英语是一种乐趣.
3. 课前预习很重要吗
4. 这是一个娱乐的好地方.
5. 听到妈妈病了,他很伤心.
6. 他的目标是当科学家.
Step IV Homework
Ask students to
1. Review the grammar carefully, and make up three sentences for each type.
Period 3 Reading and writing
Language goals 语言目标
1. Key vocabulary 重点词汇
live in, situation, symbol, set up, produce, government, develop, feed
2. Key structures 重点句式
In order to protect pandas in the wild, the government is setting up nature parks and developing other plans.
Let’s find out what else we can do to save as many as animals as possible.
Ability goals 能力目标
Enable students to read and write about animals in danger.
Teaching methods 教学方法
Reading and writing.
Teaching aids 教具准备
A tape recorder.
Teaching procedures and ways 教学过程与方式
Step I Warming-up
In this procedure, get students to do Activity 1, and say what they know about pandas.
T: Hello, everyone. In the first period, we talked about animals in danger. Today, we will learn something about our lovely “panda”. First I’d like you to say something about it.
S: I know that pandas only live in China.
S: There aren’t many pandas living in the world. And our government has made many reserves to protect them.
S: The most important point is that everyone should love pandas and protect them.
…
T: Yes, sure. So now let’s look at the situation of pandas now.
Step II Reading
In this procedure, students will read the passage and finish Activity 2.
Check the answer.
Reading strategies
T: When we read a passage, we often first find its topic sentence in each paragraph. All of the topic sentences work for the main idea of the passage in a reasonable order to form a nice passage. Usually the topic sentence in a paragraph is the first or the last sentence. Sometimes, it is in the middle. And rarely, we need to summarize it by ourselves. For example: In this passage, the first three paragraphs’ topic sentences are the first sentences of each paragraph. And in the last paragraph, we can find the topic sentence by reading its main idea and summarize.
Find the clues:
1. The panda is one of the animals most in danger. (An animal in danger.)
2. Pandas live in the forests and mountains of Southwest China. (The panda’s home.)
3. Our government is working hard to save pandas. (Nature parks for pandas.)
4. The WWF works to protect all animals in danger, so the panda has become the symbol of all animals in danger. (WWF and animals in danger)
Read again and complete the sentences.
Ask students to do this activity individually, and then check with the partner.
Go through the passage by yourself and try to digest the passage, then do Activity 3 and then after checking the answer, read the sentences together.
Step Ⅲ Post-reading
Word study
Ask students to do activity 4 and then ask them to read the short passage repeatedly.
Read through the word and expressions in the box with the whole class and have them repeat them chorally and individually.
Ask students complete the passage individually, and then check with partner.
Call back the answers from the whole class and read the passage again.
StepⅣ Dealing with the key words and expressions.
Ask students to read the passage paragraph by paragraph again and explain some of the grammar points in it.
1. living in the wild是现在分词作定语，相当于which are living / live in the wild。如：
They are visitors coming from several countries.
这些参观者来自几个国家。
The girl standing there is my classmate.
站在那儿的女孩是我的同班同学。
2. research
research n. 研究；调查
We all support his scientific research.
我们都支持他的科学研究。
Research indicates that men find it easier to give up smoking than women.
研究表明，男人比女人更容易戒烟。
My research is just bouncing along at present.
目前我的调查进展得很顺利。
research v.研究；调查
He needs to research about the coffee market.
他需要对咖啡市场进行调查。
We should get down to research more earnestly.
我们一定要更加认真的调查。
3. produce
produce vt.& vi.生产；生育；繁殖
Female sheep produce one or two lambs at a time.
母羊一次生一到两只羊羔。
It is certain that we shall produce this kind of engine.
毫无疑问,我们将生产这种发动机。
[链接]
produce n.产品；农产品
This shop sells native produce.
这家商店出售土特产品。
Even after harvest, some kinds of produce should be kept apart.
即使收割之后，有些农产品都应分开存放。
[辨析]
produce, product 与 production 用法区别
三者均可表示“产品”，其区别是：
1) produce 主要指农产品，是一个不可数的集合名词 。如：
We need some fresh produce.
我们需要一些新鲜的农产品。
The farmers brought their produce to town early each Saturday morning.
每星期六清早农民们就把农产品运进城。
2) product 主要指工业产品，也可指农产品，是可数名词 。如：
Our car is a product of that factory.
我们的车是那个工厂生产的。
The market sells food products.
这家商店出售食品。
Such farm products are cheap.
那样的农产品不贵。
注：有时用于引申义。如：
He saw man as the product of society.
他把人看作是社会的产物。
3) production 通常不表示具体的产品，它主要指生产这一动作或过程，也可指“产量”, 是不可数名词。如：
The company is famous for the production of small cars.
这家公司以生产小型汽车闻名。
注：production 除表示“生产”外，还可指艺术作品，此时为可数名词。如：
The theme of his late prodcutions was life and death.
他晚期作品的主题是生与死。
[Practice]
1. 农产品通过水路运往邻近各个城市。
The field _______ is transported by water to the neighboring cities.
2. 机械、汽车、船只等都是工业产品。
Machinery, cars, ships are all industrial ________.
3. 要改善人们的生活条件，我们必须首先增加生产。
To improve the people's living conditions we must first of all increase __________.
(produce, products, production)
4. develop
develop v. 研制，制定
The company develops and markets new software.
这个公司开发并销售新软件。
It cost a lot of money to develop a product.
要开发一项产品需要花费许多钱。
develop的基本意思是“发展”, 还有“发达,进步,开发”等意思。
He developed into a strong leader.
他成长为一名坚强的领导人。
Trade helps industry to develop.
贸易促进工业发展。
I want develop my English.
我想提高我的英语.
5. feed
feed v. 喂养；饲养, 基本用法：
(1) 表示“给某人或动物喂食物”或“用食物喂某人或动物”，通常用 feed sth to sb 或 feed sb on sth。如：
Please feed some grass to the cow.
请给牛喂点草。
She feeds the baby on milk.
她用牛奶喂婴儿。
What do you feed your dog on
你用什么喂狗
有时也用 feed sb sth 或 feed sb with sth 这样的结构，但不很常用。如：
He fed the horse (with) potatoes.
他给马喂土豆。
注: 表示为某物提供原料，通常用 feed …with (into) …。如：
传送带向机器传送原料。
正: The moving belt feed the machine with raw material.
正: The moving belt feed raw material into the machine.
(2) feed (up) on 意为“吃”“用……喂”，主要用于动物。如：
Sheep feed mostly on grass.
羊主要吃草。
Owls feed on mice and other small animals.
猫头鹰吃老鼠和其他的小动物。
有时用于引申义。如
Hatred feeds on envy. 因妒生恨。
The public feeds on these periodicals.
公众以这些期刊为精神粮食。
StepⅤ Writing
Ask the students to work in pairs to discuss the issues.
Ask students to read the short passage about panda first and then choose another animal in danger and answer the questions in Activity 6 and write a passage about it.
Sample answers:
1. The wild Bactrian camel. There are perhaps 950 left in the wild for different reasons.
2. There are perhaps 950 left in the wild. But it still works for people to carry many things. And many people sell its skin for money. So it is in danger now.
3. We need to protect it.
4. We should stop using it as a servant, and give it a nice environment to live. We can also have natural reserves for the camel. And we can do something to tell people the importance of protecting it.
Sample version:
The wild Bactrian camel lives in Northwest China Mongolia. It is a large camel and the only species in the world with two humps. There are perhaps 950 left in the wild. But it still works for people to carry many things. And many people sell its skin for money. So it is in danger now. We need to protect it. We should stop using it as a servant, and give it a nice environment to live. For example: We can also have natural reserves for the camel. And we can do something to tell people the importance of protecting it.
StepⅥ Homework
Ask students to
1. Write a passage about an animal in danger in their exercise-books.
2. Finish activities.
Period 4 Language in use
Language goals 语言目标
. Key structures 重点句式
It allows people to get closer to them.
We all need to help animals live in peace.
Let’s find out what else we can do to save as many animals as possible.
In order to protect pandas in the wild, the government is setting up nature parks.
Ability goals 能力目标
Enable students to use infinitive correctly.
Teaching methods 教学方法
Cooperative learning.
Teaching aids 教具准备
A tape recorder.
Teaching procedures and ways 教学过程与方式
Step I Revision
Review the infinitive and the text. And then do some exercises.
Get students to finish the exercises about infinitive and check the answers. Ask students to read the sentences together or in groups after checking.
Step II Listening and speaking
Listening
1. Ask students to read through the poster to understand what to listen for.
Play the tape while they just listen and focus.
Play it again for them to answer.
Then check the answers.
2. Ask students to read through the email and the questions.
Play the tape once for them to just listen and focus.
Read the email once more and choose the correct answers, and then check with the partner.
Speaking
T: Work in pairs and role-play the conversation between Tony and Daming in Activity 4. Then try to make a similar one by yourselves.
Sample conversation:
S1: Hi, Bob speaking.
S2: Hi, Bob. It’s Jim. Do you want to see a football match tonight
S1: Oh, it’s very nice of you to invite me. What are the two teams
S2: England and France. The exciting thing is to guess who will be the winner.
S1: Oh, that sounds good. What time does it start
S2: At four o’clock. Let’s meet at half past three.
S1: OK. See you then.
S2: OK.
Step III Reading and writing (Around the world)
Around the world
Ask students to read the passages by themselves, and then finish the following exercises.
Show the following.
Fill in the blanks.
1. The largest animal in the world is ________. It lives in ________ and eats ________ for food.
2. The wild Bactrian camel lives in _________ and ________. It is the _________ in the world with two humps.
Writing
First ask students to discuss in small groups to decide which animal they want to write about. Find out about the animal. Then write one or two short paragraphs about it.
Sample version:
Gray bats
Gray bats only weigh up to half an ounce. Their wings measure about 1.5 inches across. Gray bats live in groups in caves. Most gray bats live in caves in Alabama, northern Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, and Tennessee. The caves are usually found near a river or lake. During the day, gray bats sleep. At night, they eat up to 1,000 mosquitoes or other pests in one hour. There are about 2 million bats, but their numbers become smaller because their living place are becoming smaller and some died from eating insects which is killed by pesticides.
Step VI Homework
Ask students to
1. Finish activities.
2. Summarize what they have learned in the module.
Teaching resources 教学资源库
I. Animals are in danger!
All around the world there are species of animals that are about to become extinct --- disappear for ever. We need to do something to stop this happening. If we go on using nature as thoughtlessly as we have been doing, there will soon be nothing left. So nature has to be looked after carefully.
Amazing Facts
The world's noisiest land animals are the howler monkeys. When the male monkeys call, their screams can be heard from 16km away.
The world's largest land animal is the African elephant. An adult elephant grows over 3 meters tall and weighs 5.7 tons.
Cheetahs are the world's fastest animals on land. They can run up to 100km/h over short distances.
The giraffe is the tallest mammal in the world. It can grow over 5 meters tall. It has long neck so that it can reach the leaves high up in the trees.
Beetles are the biggest insect group.
Insects are found all over the world, even in the frozen lands and the deserts where other animals find it hard to live.
Butterflies and moths have tiny scales that cover their bodies. The scales are made up of thousands of tiny hairs.
The difference between a crocodile and an alligator is that when crocodile's mouth is closed you can see it's fourth tooth sticking out.
Some lizards have skin like a collar round its neck which they puff out to make themselves look bigger when they are scared or excited.
The largest, heaviest lizard is the Komodo dragon from Indonesia. It can grow up to 3 meters long, and is a fierce hunter.
The world's largest bird is the African ostrich. It has powerful legs and can run as fast as 65km/h.
Lions hunt and kill only when they are hungry.
Vultures use their keen eyesight to spot a dead animal far below on the ground.
The world's heaviest snake is Anaconda, found in South America and Trinidad. It can weigh up to 150kgs. It strangles its prey by coiling round it.
Some monkeys use their tails like hands to grip on to things.
Camels can stay many days without food and water. They have wide, hairy feet to stop them sinking in the sand, and their nostrils can close to keep out the dust.
Badgers can see well in the dark and have strong sense of smell.
The Andean condor is the world's largest bird of prey, weighing as much as 12kg. It has a wingspan of about 3 meters.
Blue whales are the biggest, heaviest living creatures. They can grow up to 30 meters long.
The sawfish is found in the warm oceans. It has a long, flat snout with toothed edges. As the fish moves along, it swings it's saw from side to side, wounding and killing small fish which then it eats. It doesn't harm humans.
The chameleon can change its colour very quickly depending on the colour of the thing it's on.
An animal called tarsier can turn its head round to look behind it without moving its body.
Some birds, such as the reed warbler, can sing two tunes at a time.
Giraffes have 45-centimeter long black tongue which they can use to clean their ears.
Strange but true
Lions sleep up to 20 hours a day.
Gorillas sleep in nests which they build in tree tops.
Blue whale babies weigh up to 7 tonnes at birth.
Crickets have ears positioned on their knees.
Puffer fish puffs its body to scare away the enemies.
Salmon live in the sea, but they return to breed in river where they were born.
A female cod can lay up to 9 million eggs.
Snakes never close their eyes at any time.
Chameleon lizards can look in two directions at the same time.
If a lizard's tail is broken off, it can usually grow a new one.
A bird called Swift spends all it's time in the air. It only comes down to breed.
Flamingoes are pink because their bodies take the colour of shrimps they eat.
Elephants spend 23 hours a day eating.
No two zebras have exactly the same pattern of stripes.
Squirrels sometimes wrap their bushy tails around their body to keep themselves warm.
Sailors have been known to have mistaken the basking whales for islands and try to land on them.
A chameleon can alter its colour depending on its mood.
It takes an elephant calf 6 months how to use its trunk.
Flies take off backwards.
The giraffe has 7 neck bones exactly the same as humans.
Dolphins and whales talk to each other whistling.
The humming bird is the only bird that can fly backwards.
Rare African gorillas are sometimes killed to use their hand to make ashtrays.
The rare kakapo parrot lays one egg every four years.
II. People and Animals
I am Sun Meng. I am a junior high school student.
　I like animals. I like many kinds of animals: pigeons, dogs, goats, monkeys and elephants are my favorites. Some of them are very clever, and some of them are very beautiful. In a word, they have different characteristics.
　I like to go to the zoo, because I can see animals there. I usually buy food for them, and I think I know what they like. I like to feed the elephants best. They like eating bananas. In their presence, I feel we are one big, harmonic family.
　In America, when people say "man's best friend", they don't mean another person. Instead, they are talking about a lovely animal: the dog! This description shows the friendship between people and animals. Dogs and other pets can bring joy to people's lives. Dogs can be taught to become the “eyes” for a blind person or "ears" for a deaf person.
　Like people, animals have lives. Why don't we become good friends In the world, some kinds of animals are in danger of becoming extinct. Let's protect animals from now on!
III. Animal protection
Animals are natural resources that people have wasted all through our history.
　　Animals have been killed for their fur and feathers, for food, for sport, and simply because they were in the way. Thousands of kinds of animals have disappeared from the earth forever. Hundreds more are on the danger list today. About 170 kinds in the United States alone are considered in danger.
　　Why should people care Because we need animals. And because once they are gone, there will never be any more.
　　Animals are more than just beautiful or interesting. They are more than just a source of food. Every animal has its place in the balance of nature. Destroying one kind of animals can create many problems.
　　For example, when farmers killed large numbers of hawks, the farmers’ stores of corn and grain were destroyed by rats and mice. Why Because hawks eat rats and mice. With no hawks to keep down their numbers, the rats and mice multiplied quickly.
　　Luckily, some people are working to help save the animals. Some groups raise money to let people know about the problem. And they try to get the governments to pass laws protecting animals in danger.
　　Quite a few countries have passed laws. These laws forbid the killing of any animals or plants on the danger list. Slowly, the number of some animals in danger is growing.
　　注释:
　　1. feather n.羽毛，翎毛，箭羽
　　2. balance n.平衡
　　3. hawk n.鹰，隼
　　4. multiple vt.增加，繁殖multiply adj.多样的multiple choice adj.多项选择的
　　5. forbid vt.禁止，不许；阻止，妨碍
　　根据短文内容选择正确答案
　　1 Animals are important to us mainly because _____.
　　 A. they give us a source of food
　　 B. they are beautiful and lovely
　　 C. they keep the balance of nature
　　 D. they give us a lot of pleasure
　　2 What has happened to the animals on the earth
　　 A. Hundreds of kinds of animals are gone forever.
　　 B. Many kinds of animals have died out.
　　 C. About 170 kinds of animals have disappeared forever.
　　 D. All kinds of animals are in danger.
3 Why do people kill animals
　　 A. They kill animals for something they need.
　　 B. They kill animals to raise some money.
　　 C. Animals destroy their natural resources.
　　 D. Animals create many problems.
　　4 Which of the following is NOT true
　　 A. People care much about animals because they need them.
　　 B. Once a certain kind of animal is gone forever, there will never be any more.
　　 C. Killing all rats and mice may cause some new problems.
　　 D. People must not kill any animals or plants.
5 What can we conclude from the fact that quite a few countries have passed laws protecting animals in danger
　　 A. Every person will know the importance of protecting wild animals.
　　 B. Animals in danger will not be killed any more.
　　 C. The number of some animals in danger will increase.
　　 D. Animals in danger will be kept away from people.
Key: 1—5 CAADC
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