外研版英语七年级上册 Module 6 Unit 2 The tiger lives in Asia. 教案

Unit 2　The tiger lives in Asia.
【教学目标】
1．To get information about animals from the reading material.
2．To learn to find specific information in the reading.
3．To learn to use capital letters.
【教学重点】
1．Key vocabulary：Africa，Asia，Europe，little，only，kilo (＝kilogram )，people，African，grass，large，usually，alone，strong，catch，even，world.
2．Key phrase：a little，as well as，be good at.
【教学难点】
Key structures：
(1)The elephant lives in Africa and in Asia.
(2)The zebra is an African animal.
(3)The zebra doesn’t eat bamboo.
(4)The tiger lives in Asia.
(5)MonKeys live in Africa，Asia and America.
【教学过程】
Step 1　Warming up
1．Review the text of Unit 1.
2．Show some pictures，ask the students to look at the pictures，then talk something about the pictures.
3．Introduce the new words.
4．Read the new words.
Step 2　Find these places on the map
1．Show a map of the world.
2．Find these places (Africa，America，Asia，Europe)on the map.
3．Check with a partner.
4．Call back the answers from the whole class.
5．Show some pictures，ask the students to look at the pictures，then talk something about the pictures.
Step 3　Reading
1．Play the recording.
2．Ask the students to read through the passage.
3．Read the passage and complete the table in Activity 3.
4．Check with a partner.
5．Call back the answers from the whole class.
Keys：Elephants　Africa and Asia　plants，leaves，bamboo and a little fruit
Pandas　China　bamboo，plants and leaves
Zebras　Africa　plants，leaves and grass
Tigers　Asia　many kinds of animals
MonKeys　Africa，Asia and America　meat，leaves，fruit and eggs
6．Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words and expression from the box in Activity 4.
7．Check with a partner.
8．Call back the answers from the whole class.
Keys：1.a little　2.kilos　3.grass　4.only　5.world
6．African
Step 4　Language points
1．The panda eats about 30 kilos of bamboo a day as well as other plants.除其他植物外，熊猫一天要吃大约30千克竹子。
as well as意为“并且，还”，可用来连接两个相同的成分，但强调的重点在前面，不在后面。
如：I am good at maths as well as Chinese.我既擅长语文又擅长数学。
The girl is beautiful as well as healthy.这个女孩既健康又漂亮。
[注意]as well as连接并列主语时，谓语动词的数与前一主语保持一致。
2．This black and white animal is the favourite of people all over the world.这种黑白相间的动物是全世界人们的最爱。
(1)people集合名词，意为“人，人们”，无复数形式。people作主语时，谓语动词用复数。
如：There are many people in the park.公园里有许多人。
How many people are there in his family？他家有几口人？
[拓展]people还可以用作可数名词，意为“民族”，其复数形式为peoples。
如：The Chinese people is a great people.中华民族是一个伟大的民族。
(2)all over the world意为“全世界，世界各地”，其同义词组是all around the world。
如：There are many different animals all over/around the world.全世界有许多不同的动物。
3．It eats leaves as well as grass，but the zebra doesn’t eat bamboo.除了吃草外，它还吃树叶，但是斑马不吃竹子。
leaves是名词leaf的复数形式，意为“树叶”。以f，fe结尾的名词变复数时，常将f或fe变为v，再加 es。类似的单词还有：
thief(小偷)→thieves　　 wife(妻子)→wives
half(一半)→halves knife(小刀)→knives
wolf(狼)→wolves life(生命)→lives
self(自己)→selves
4．Africa非洲
Africa名词，意为“非洲”，其形容词形式是African，意为“非洲的”。类似结构的词还有Asia(亚洲)—Asian(亚洲的)　Europe(欧洲)—European(欧洲的)　Australia(澳大利亚)—Australian(澳大利亚的)　America(美国<洲>)—American(美国<洲>的)
5．It’s strong and catches many kinds of animals for food.它体格强壮，捕捉许多动物为食。
catch及物动词，意为“抓住；接住”。catches是动词catch的第三人称单数形式，由catch加 es构成。
如：I catch the ball.我接住了球。
[拓展]行为动词在句中作谓语时，如果句子的主语是第三人称单数，那么行为动词也要用第三人称单数形式。动词第三人称单数的构成规则如下：
规则 动词 第三人称单数
一般在词尾加 s， s在清辅音后读/s/，在浊辅音或元音后读/z/ helpplay helpsplays
以字母s，x，ch，sh结尾的，加 es， es读/Iz/ teachwash teacheswashes
以“辅音字母＋o”结尾的，加 es， es读/z/ godo goesdoes
以“辅音字母＋y”结尾的，先变y为i，再加 es， ies读/Iz/ carryfly carriesflies
特殊变化 behave ishas
Step 5　Writing
1．Read the introduction about a zoo.
2．Correct the mistakes.
3．Ask the students to notice capital letters. The zoo has many animals.The animals come from many different countries.The panda lives in China and it eats bamboo.There are elephants from Africa and Asia.The tiger comes from Asia.It eats meat.
Step 6　Do exercises
1．首字母填空。
(1)China is a country in A______．
(2)They are Europeans.They come from E______．
(3)The dog is my favourite a______．
(4)In autumn，we can see the yellow l______ of the trees.
(5)The old man lives a______．I usually talk with him.
Keys：(1)Asia　(2)Europe　(3)animal　(4)leaves
(5)alone
2．完成句子。
(1)狮子是欧洲的吗？
Is the lion __________________________？
(2)他们不是非洲人。
They don’t ________________________．
(3)这是只非洲大象吗？
Is this ______________________________？
(4)你愿意住在美洲吗？
Would you like ______________________？
(5)熊猫一天吃30公斤竹子，也吃植物和叶子。
The panda eats about 30 ____________ a day，____________ plants and leaves.
Keys：(1)from Europe　(2)come from Africa　(3)an African elephant　(4)live in America　(5)kilos of bamboo；as well as
3．综合填空。
Susan likes animals very much.She often goes to the zoo with her parents.(1)T______ are many animals in the zoo.Such as (2)g______，(3)t______and many more.(4)P______ like eating bamboo，(5) e______ are very big and strong，they have long noses and they like (6) d______ water.(7) M______ are Susan’s favourite animal.They like eating bananas and climbing trees.Susan doesn’t like (8) l______ because they are very dangerous.The (9) g______ tells the family the kind of animals are from (10)E______.But her parents like them very much.Susan always has a good time too.
Keys：(1)There　(2)giraffes　(3)tigers　(4)Pandas (5)elephants　(6)drinking　(7)MonKeys (8)lions　(9)guide　(10)Europe
Step 7　Homework
【教学反思】
通过图片谈论并介绍动物，增强英语学习的趣味性。