Unit 5 Why do you like pandas Section A (Grammar focus-3c) 教案

Unit 5 Why do you like pandas
Section A 2 (Grammar focus-3c)
一、教学目标：
1. 语言知识目标：
1) 继续练习运用如何做描述动物及表述自己对动物的喜好。 能掌握以下句型：
—Why do you like …
—Because they're…
2) 继续学习谈论动物来自哪里，掌握以下句型：
—Where are lions from
—They're from South Africa.
2. 情感态度价值观目标：
动物和人类都生活在同一地球上，动物是我们的朋友。我们人类应该与动物和谐相处，共同生存。我们应当学会关爱动物，保护动物。
二、教学重难点
1. 教学重点：
1) 总结学习描述动物的句型。
2) 总结学习表述喜好及动物来自哪里的句型。
2. 教学难点：
1) 运用所学的目标语言描述相关动物表达自己的喜好；
2) 根据对动物的相关描述能猜出是什么动物。
三、教学过程
Ⅰ. Learning objectives
1. To learn to use Why, Where questions：
Why do you like pandas
Why don’t you like tigers
Where are lions from
2. To learn to use because to make sentences：
Because they’re very cute.
Ⅱ. Grammar Focus
1.学生阅读Grammar Focus中的句子，然后做填空练习。
① 你为什么喜欢熊猫？ _____________________
② 因为它们有趣。 _____________________
③ 约翰为什么喜欢考拉？___________________
④ 因为它们很可爱。 ____________________
⑤ 为什么你不喜欢老虎？_____________________
⑥ 因为它们真得很吓人。___________________
⑦ 狮子来自哪里？ _________________________
⑧ 他们来自南非。_________________________
2. Ss finish off the sentences and check the answers by themselves.
3. Give Ss eight more minutes to remember them.
4. 探究乐园
why引导的特殊疑问句
◆ why是疑问副词，常用来询问具体的、直接的原因，意为“为什么”
Why do you like dogs
◆ why引导的特殊疑问句的基本结构是：
“Why + 一般疑问句(肯定 / 否定一般疑问句) ”，其答语一般用because引导的句子来回答。
—Why are you late for class
—Because the bus is late.
where引导的特殊疑问句
◆ where疑问副词，用于询问地点，意为“哪里；什么地方”
Where are lions from
Where is she from
◆ 回答：用be from回答，意为“来自于……”
They are from South Africa.
She is from China.
Ⅲ. Practice
1. Look at 3a. Tell Ss to fill in the blanks with the words from the box. Then practice the conversation.
2. 阅读指导： 首先，应通读对话的全文，理解大意。可知此对方是在谈论一些动物来自哪里；以及双方所喜欢的动物及原因。其次，应重点阅读每个问答句的意思，根据问句来确定答语中空格的意思或根据答语来确定问句中的意思。再次，还要分析句子的结构看空格处在句子中是什么成份。比如：第一句是一个问句且lions是句子的主语，空格处应是本句的状语，再介词from，可知空格处应填where来对地点提问。
3. 学生们根据上述阅读指导方法，自己认真阅读对话，并将对话内容补全完整。
4. Check the answers.
Ⅳ. Practice
1. Work on 3b. Tell Ss to write the names of animals in the blanks to make sentences that are true for you. e.g.
I like cats because they are interesting.
I like dogs because they are smart.
I don't like lions because they are scary.
2. Ss work in groups. Discuss and write their sentences.
3. Let some Ss report their likes and dislikes.
Ⅴ. Game (Guessing Game)
1. T: Let's play a game: I'll describe one animal to you. Listen carefully and think about what animal it is.
2. Teacher makes a model to the Ss. Ss try to guess what animal it is.
3. T: It's your turn now. Please describe one animal to your group members. Let them guess what animal it is.
4. Ss work in groups. Describe animals and guess animals.
Ⅵ. Summary
A: Why do you like pandas
B: Because they’re kind of interesting.
A: Why does John like koalas
B: Because they’re very cute.
A: Why don’t you like tigers
B: Because they’re really scary.
A: Where are lions from
B: They’re from South Africa.
Ⅶ.Exercises
Ⅰ. 根据括号内的要求完成下列各题，每空一词(含缩略形式)。
1. My family has a dog. (改为一般疑问句)
_________ _________ family _________ a dog
2. I like koalas. (改为否定句)
I _________ _________ koalas.
3. Betty is from London, UK. (对划线部分提问)
_________ _________ Betty from
4. John likes his cousins because they’re cute. (对划线部分提问)
_________ _________ John _________ his cousins
5. Ted likes math very much. (改为同义句)
Ted likes math _________ _________.
Ⅱ. 汉译英
1. ——你为什么喜欢大熊猫？
——因为它们非常可爱。
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2. ——这些狮子来自哪里？
——它们来自南非。
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3. ——你为什么不喜欢我的宠物狗？
——因为它有点儿懒散。
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Ⅷ. Homework
1. Remember the sentences in the Grammar Focus.
2. Write five sentences about your favorite animal using very, kind of, really, so, quite, too to describe them.