8上Unit 5 Wild animals
Task
Content: Task
Teaching aims:
Knowledge objectives
To get to know something about bears.
To teach how to write a report on animals in danger.
Ability objectives
To develop the ability of expressing ideas in English.
Moral objectives
To train team spirit through teamwork.
To realize the importance of protecting wild animals.
Teaching procedures:
Activity One: Know more about wild animals
Step 1 Enjoy some pictures
Step 2 Play a guessing game
Activity Two: Talk about our favourite wild animals
Step 1 Work in pairs to talk about the students' favourite wild animals
Model:
A: Which animal do you like best B: I like … best because they … A: What do they look like B: They are … and have … A: What food do they mainly live on B: They mainly live on … A: Is it easy for them to live in the wild B: ... Hunters often catch them for their… and they don’t have…
Step 2 Talk about Miss Huang's favourite wild animal
Guess Miss Huang's favourite wild animal: What wild animal may Miss Huang like Why
Enjoy a video and get to know Miss Huang's favourite wild animal
Talk about bears: How much do you know about bears
Read and complete
1. Read the information about bears on P66
2. Complete the report on P67
Read and get main idea of each paragraph
Read and find good words and expressions
1. Read the report, find and share good words and expressions
2. Let's compare
① A. Bears walk around slowly in the daytime.
B. Bears move around slowly in the daytime.
A. They sleep through the winter.
B. They sleep in the winter.
Writing Tip 1: Try to use words to make the sentences more vivid (生动的).
② A. Bears can run very fast. They can climb and swim well.
B. Bears can run very fast. They are good at climbing and swimming.
Writing Tip 2: Try to use different expressions (表达).
③ A. Most bears eat meat and fish. Some also eat plants and insects.
B. Most bears eat meat and fish, but some also eat plants and insects.
Writing Tip 3: Use conjunctions to make sentences more logical (符合逻辑的).
Activity Three: Report an animal in danger
Step 1 Choose one of the animals to report
Step 2 Work in groups to write the article
S1 — Looks
S2 — Food
S3 — Abilities
S4 — Qualities
S5 — Danger
S6 — Write the Title, join all the parts together and check the article
Step 3 Exchange the works and modify with a red pen
Attention:
Grammar (语法)
Word usage (用词)
Punctuation (标点)
Spelling (拼写)
Handwriting(书写)
Step 4 Appraise (评价) the report
How to appraise a good writing (内容,结构,语言)
Clear characters (特征明显)
Different paragraphs (分段描写)
Long sentences (擅用长句)
No mistakes (避免错误)
Good handwriting (书写工整)
Activity Four: Try to help animals in danger
Discuss in groups: 1. What/Who makes wild animals in danger
2. What can we do to help wild animals