Unit 3 Pets
Period 1
Teaching objectives
To understand the meaning of the key words in the text.
To get further understanding of the context of the text.
To help the students realize the importance of thinking.
Teaching important and difficult point
To improve students’ oral English and team spirit through activities.
Teaching procedures
Pre-reading preparation
1.In Unit 3, we are going to talk about pets. Read the three headings below and come up to the board one by one and add a word under one of the headings.
2.What do you know about animals and pets Are these statements T (True) or F (False)
While-reading procedures
1.Would you like to have a pet Give your reasons. If you like to have a pet, what animal will you probably choose Give your reasons as well.
2.Look at the two pictures on page 37. What will the article probably be about
3.Now, read the title and headings on page 37 and then answer these questions.
4.Emma and Matt both give us many reasons to support their opinions. Read the article again and complete the following notes.
5.Complete the two tables of their point of views.
Post-reading activities
1.Answer the following questions.
2.Work in pairs. Have a discussion with your partner about whether it is a good idea to have a pet cat or not. Give some reasons and examples to support your opinions and views.
Homework
Workbook.
Read the text three times.
Period 2
Teaching objectives
1.To master some key words and phrases.
2.To learn how to use the adverbs skillfully.
Teaching important point
To learn to describe how people do things with adverbs.
Teaching difficult point
To develop the students’ interest in learning English.
Teaching procedures
Teaching procedure Teaching content Students’ activity Teacher’s activity
Pre-task preparation Using adverbs Some adverbs tell us how people do things. We usually make these adverbs by adding –ly to adjectives. How did he drives He drove badly/well/carefully/fast. To be aware of how to form adverbs by listening to the teacher. To elicit the forms of adverbs by showing students some sentences.
While-task procedures 1.Complete what Happy says to his staff with adverbial forms of the adjectives in the box. Use each word once only. 2.How to use the verbs:\We can use some adverbs before adjectives. We can also use some adverbs before some other adverbs. Sometimes we use adverbs to modify the whole sentence. Use adverbs to finish the manager Happy’s words. Make the students to use adverbs in conversations.
Post-task activities Finish what Happy says to his staff a month later. To have further practice on the adverbs. Make the students put what they have learnt into practical use.