Unit 3 Animals Are Our Friends.Lesson13教案冀教版八年级下册

Unit 3 Animals Are Our Friends
Lesson 13 Danny's Big Scare
LESSON PREPARATION
LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE
掌握词汇：tiny,sofa, vacation
接触词汇：scare, doorbell, scream, Zoe,gentle, loyal
短语和句型：on a vacation, be afraid of
RESOURCES
audiotape pictures of pet animals LESSON STRUCTURE
CLASS OPENING
Greeting
1)Greet the class and introduce the new unit.
Teacher: Good morning/afternoon, class. Today we will start a new unit. Who can tell me the title of Unit 3
Student: I can. The title is "Animals Are Our Friends".
Teacher: That's right. Can anyone guess what this unit is about
Students: This unit is about making animals our friends.
Teacher: Correct. What does it mean to make animals our friends
Students: It means we treat animals nicely.
Teacher: Excellent. Animals are living things that should be treated with respect, care and kindness.
Write the words respect, care and kindness on the board. Students should have a good understanding of these words.
2)Discuss the picture on the Unit 3 title page.
Teacher: Look at the picture for Unit 3. What do you see
Students: A boy holding a cat and a girl petting a dog.
Teacher: Right. People often have cats and dogs as pets. People love their pets and take care of them. Does it look like the boy and the girl are nice to their pets
Students: Yes.
Teacher: I agree. Now before we get into today's lesson, I'd like to see what you remember from the last unit.
Review
Review the theme from Unit 2.
Teacher: In the last unit we talked about our plants, gardening and agriculture. Why are trees and forests important /What can you tell me about how a plant grows /What are three steps for planting a tree seedling /What role does each part of the flower play(i.e. flower head, stem, leaves, roots)
Ask several students to respond. Teacher: Good work, everyone.
KEY CONCEPTS
FOCUS STRUCTURES:
Her family went on a vacation and she asked me to take care of Zoe.
Don't be afraid of me.
STEP 1: Present
CLASS WORK: Think About It
Introduce Lesson 13 and discuss the Think About It questions as a class.
Teacher: Now let's look at Lesson 13. Does anyone in our class have any pets If yes, what kind of pet do you have What's your pet's name How old is he or she /If not, would you like to have a pet What kind of pet would you like and why What would you name it
Talk to the students about the pets they have or would like to have.
Students: I have a dog. His name is Ralph. He is six years old./I don't have any pets, but I would like to have a bird because they are beautiful. I would name my bird Song.
Teacher: Good work. Now who can read the title of Lesson 13
Students: I can, it's "Danny's Big Scare".
Teacher: Right. How do you say the word"scare"in Chinese
Students:害怕。
Teacher: Very good. Look at the pictures in this lesson. Can you guess what scares Danny
Students: A cat. A cat scares Danny.
Teacher: I think you're right. Let's read and find out.
STEP 2: Read
INDEPENDENT WORK: Let's Do It! No. I
1)Instruct the students to read Lesson 13 and complete the exercise independently.
2)Students should check their answers in groups. 3)Check and discuss the answers as a class.
4)Show the class some pictures of different pet animals and ask them to write some sentences to describe each one.
STEP 3: Explain
CLASS WORK: Explain
1)Explain indefinite pronouns. An indefinite pronoun does not refer to any specific person, place or thing. It is very vague and "not definite". Some common indefinite pronouns include: all, another, any, anybody/anyone, anything, each, everybody/ everyone, everything, few, many, nobody, none, one, several, some, somebody/someone. In this unit we will focus on the use of the indefinite pronouns "some"and "any". Define these pronouns for the class and encourage the students to use them in a sentence.
indefinite
pronoun meaning example
any no matter how
much or how many Is there any cake
left
Are there any
people coming
some an unspecified Here is some paper.
Some people have
arrived.
quantity of
something;
an unspecified
number of people
or things
2) Differentiate between regular pronouns and indefinite pronouns. A definite pronoun or just pronoun refers to something or someone specific.
They include: personal pronouns (I, you, he, she, it), demonstrative pronouns (this, that, these, those), possessive pronouns (mine, yours, his, hers)and more.
STEP 4: Role-Play
PAIR WORK: Role-play the lesson
1)Instruct the students to role-play the lesson with a partner.
2)If time allows, select some pairs to present their role-play in front of the class.
STEP 5: Discuss
GROUP WORK: Discussion and Let's Do It! No. 3 1)Divide the class into groups to discuss why people have pets and complete the exercise.
2)Check and discuss the answers as a class. Write a list of reasons on the board.
STEP 6: Task
GROUP WORK: Let's Do It! No. 4
1)Instruct the students to work in groups and interview their group members about pets.
2)Each student should write out their own survey where they can record their group members' responses.
3)Ask each group to share their completed surveys with the class.
CLASS CLOSING
1)Complete Let's Do It! No. 2.
Students do the exercise independently. Then check and correct their answers in groups.
2)Assign homework:
My Pet: Bring a photo or draw a picture of your pet or the pet you would like to have. Write a short passage about your pet and consider the following questions:
o What kind of animal is your pet o What's his or her name
o Is this your first pet
o When did you get your pet o Where did you get your pet
o Who takes care of your pet the most o What makes your pet happy/sad
o Do you like having a pet Why or why not
EXTENSION
PAIR WORK: Draw Me
Play Draw Me to review vocabulary for describing appearances.
1)Each student writes a description for a pet. The description should make use of the words "some" and "any". Write a list of characteristics you want the students to cover on the board. The list could include questions such as:
What animal is it
· How old is he/she
· How big/small is he/she
· Is he/she fat or thin What colour is he/she
Does he/she have fur/feathers/hair How many legs does he/she have
2)Each student draws a picture to match his or her written description.
3)Each student then trades his or her written description (but not the picture)with a partner. 4)Each student then tries to draw his or her partner's character from the written description. Does it match what his or her partner drew
** See the "Games"section at the back of this guide for further instructions on how to play.
LANGUAGE NOTES
1. I ran all the way to your house.我一路跑到你家。 run all the way 意为“一路奔跑”，all the way表 示“一路，一直，始终”。例如：
walk all the way一路走着 fly all the way一路乘 飞机drive all the way一路开车
2. He hasn't been to the zoo in Edmonton yet. 他还 没有去过埃德蒙顿的动物园呢。
has/have been to 意为“（曾经）去过”，人已经 回来了。has/have gone to 表示“去了”，人还没 有回来。例如：
He has been to Beijing.
他去过北京。（人已经回来）He has gone to Beijing.
他已经去北京了。（人在北京还没回来）
3. Her family went on a vacation and she asked me to take care of Zoe.她们全家去度假了，她让我照 看佐伊。
go on a vacation意为“去度假”，与go on a holiday 同义。例如：
I went on a holiday to Australia last week.上周我休 假去了澳大利亚旅行。
4. Don't be afraid of me.别怕我。
be afraid of意为“害怕···”，与be scared of同义。 例如：
Don't be afraid of my dog -he wouldn't hurt a fly. 不要害怕我的狗，它温驯得很。