Unit 5 Welcome to the unit
Teaching objectives 教学目标
1. Catch the main features about the animals
2. Read out your report and share it with others
3. Write a report about the animals in danger
Language Focus
wild, free, dish, no way, pity, have/take pity on, die, in fact, dolphin, giant panda, squirrel, zebra, mean, be born, beginning, in the beginning, sadly, face, live…on, mainly, result, as a result, danger, in danger, action, take action, right away, reserve, law, none, at birth, closed, bat, bee, lost, get lost, the same…as, save, stripe, quality, while, hunter, catch, wolf, thick, kill, human, yours sincerely, sorry, sell, pity, shame, act, illness, accept, report, tail, insect, slowly, daytime, otherwise, living
Grammar
may for possibility
verbs + to -infinitives
Emotional Focus
After introducing some wild animals which are in danger in the world, arouse the feelings of students to help and protect the poor animals.
Strategy Focus
Telling a story according to the pictures.
Using verbs + to –infinitives sentences.
教学过程
Welcome to the unit
Step 1 Lead-in
1) Play a game
Guess the name and features of the animals.
What does it look like What can it do What does it eat Where does it live What is it
tail swim fish food in the water
run fast in the hutch
colourful feathers bird food
look like a bear, black and white live only in China
2) Look at the pictures. Give the animal names of the pictures. Let some Ss give their answers
Step 2 Presentation
Dolphins live __ ___ __________, they can ______ fast.
They can play tricks so they are very ______.
And they are ________ to people. They eat _____.
small, lovely, a long soft tail, red or black fur
live in the trees, love climbing trees
eat nuts (果仁)
look like a bear, black and white
lovely
live only in China
They are big. They have brown fur, they can ______
in the water and ______ trees.
an African wild horse
black and white stripes
big, strong, yellow fur with black stripes(条纹)
run fast, hunt animals
eat meat
in the wild(野外)
Step 3 Ask and answer.
1. Which is the biggest animal on land
2. It’s a wild animal that has a long, soft tail and lives in the tree.
3. The animal lives only in Australia, and it has a pocket to carry its baby.
4. The animal with no legs lives in water, it’s friendly to people.
Step 4 Listening
Listen to the comic strip and complete the blanks.
Would you like to ___ __ ___ ____, Eddie
No.
Why not Wild animals are _____ and ______.
I don't think so. They may become dishes ___ ___ ____ any time.
So could you please not eat them
No way!
Please ____ ____ ____ them, Eddie.
I may die ________ them. __ ____, these are not wild animals, Hobo.
Step 5 Exercises
Put the phrases into English:
1. 野生动物
2. 住在野外
3. 任何时候
4. 对它们有同情心
5. 事实上
Step 6 Listen and answer.
1. Who like monkeys best
2. What about Simon
3. Does Peter like pandas best
4. What wild animals does Millie like best
Step 7 Group work
Discussion
What wild animals do you like best Why
Step 8 Homework
Write a passage about your favourite wild animals.
教学反思