Unit 3 Why do you like koalas?

Unit 3 Why do you like koalas （定稿）
主讲人：肖胜芬
一.教材分析
本单元主要是通过学习动物名称和常见的有关描述动物的形容词，学会表达个人对动物的喜好；学会运用why, what, where引导的问句，了解动物的外形、生活习性及主要产地，并能运用英语简单描述自己喜欢的动物，进一步培养和激发热爱动物、保护动物、维护生态平衡的朴素情怀。
二．教学目标
A．知识目标
类别 语言项目
单词词组zoo, animal, tiger, elephant, koala, dolphin, panda, lion, penguin,
giraffe, smart, cute, ugly, beautiful, clever, friendly,
shy, kind of, Africa
日常交际用语
Why do you like koalas
Because they are cute.
They are kind of shy.
What other animals do you like
…
语法
1. Why, What, Where 开头的特殊疑问句
2. because引导的原因状语从句
3. 描述性的形容词
B．技能目标
a.学会描述动物
b.学会表达喜好并陈述原因
c.了解动物的外形、生活习性及主要产地
C．情感目标
培养和激发学生热爱动物、保护动物、维护生态平衡的朴素情怀。
三．教学重点难点
A.重点
a.掌握有关动物的单词，学会谈论自己最喜欢的动物。
b.学会描述动物的特点，并能谈论喜欢的原因。
c.学会介绍动物的来历。
B.难点
a. kind of 的用法。
b.如何用所学句型进行综合运用。
四．教学策略
1、运用任务型语言教学模式，培养学生语言的综合运用能力，实现目标，感受成功，教学进度整体把握，教学形式不拘一格。
2、课堂以学生为主体，以任务为主线，重视体验参与，教师起“设计者、研究者、促进者、协调者”的作用。
3、在教学中，突出交际性，注重读写的实用性，注重情感和策略的调整，使学生形成积极的学习态度，促进语言实际运用能力的提高。
五．教学用具
多媒体课件，录音机，自制教具等。
六．课时安排
Period1 SectionA 1a,1b,1c,2a,2b,2c
Period 2 Section A 3a,3b,4
Period 3 Section B 1,2a,2b,3
Period 4 Section B 3a,3b,3c, 4 Self Check
七．教学过程
Period 1
Section A 1a,1b,1c,2a,2b,2c
Step1 Free Talk
What do you usually do on weekends
What do you want to do this Sunday
Do you want to go to the zoo
What animals do you want to see
Step2 New words
1.Present the names of the animals
A.Listen and guess: What animals are they
tiger lion penguin
B.Play a guessing game:
a. It’s only in China. Its color is white and black. It likes to eat bamboo(竹子). panda
b. It looks like a bear. It can climb the tree（爬树）. koala
c. This animal is very friendly. It can swim fast and play with a ball. dolphin
d. It’s very strong , it has a long nose,it has four big legs. elephant
e. It has a long, long neck. giraffe
2.a.Match
Match the words with the animals . （Section A 1a）
b.Read
Read the words again.
3.T:What can you see in the zoo Let’s try to chant.
Tigers,tigers, the scary tigers.
Penguins, penguins , the interesting penguins.
Elephants,elephants, the fun elephants.
Koalas,koalas, the cute koalas.
Dolphins,dolphins, the smart dolphins.
Step3 New drills
1. Present the drills.
T: Let’s see the tigers first,because they’re cute. What about you
2. Let the students practise the drills.
Let’s see the ______ first,because they’re______.
Step4 Short dialogue
1.Listen and check .(Section A 1b)
2.Section A 1c
3.Make a dialogue with your partner.
A:Let’s see the _____.
B:Why do you like ____
A:Because they’re ____ .
Step5 Listening
1.Watch and compare.
Look! Here comes an elephant.Is it very big or kind of big
2.Listen,write and draw(Section A 2a)
Then get the students to say:
The koalas are very cute.
The dolphins are kind of interesting.
3.Listen and fill in the blanks then read(Section A 2b).
Step6 Long dialogue
T:If you and your friend go to the zoo.What animal do you want to see first Please make a diologue with your partner.
A:Let’s see the _______.
B:Why do you like ______
A:Because they’re _______ .
B:Well,I like _________.
B:Why do you like ________
A:Because they’re _______ interesting.
Choose several pairs to act out.
Step7 Task: Make a survey about animals
Animals Partner:
Do you like… Why do /don’t you like …
Tigers，dolphins ，elephants ，panadas，penguins，giraffes，lions …
1.Make a survey:
Do you like…
Why do you like …
2.Give a report:
Lucy likes dolphins because they are very interesting.
But she doesn’t like tigers because they are kind of scary.
Step8 Homework
1.Resite the dialogue of Section A 2b
2.What’s your best friend’s favorite animal？Why Write a short report.
3.Collect the words of animals as many as you can .
板书设计
Unit 3 Why do you like koalas
1. Why do you like pandas
Because they're very cute.
2. Why does he like koalas
Because they're kind of interesting.
Period 2
Section A 3a,3b,4
Step1 Bingo (Section A4).
Write nine words of animals in the squres below.Then listen and cross out the words you hear.Say BINGO when you get a row of Xs.
Step2 Challenges(智力大比拼)
What animals can swim Dolphins can swim.
What animals eat grass Elephants eat grass.
What animals eat meat Lions and tigers eat meat.
What animals eat leaves Giraffes eat leaves.
leaf- leaves
Step3 Game
Match the animals with the food they eat.Then say:
Elephants eat grass.
Lions and tigers eat meat.
Giraffes and koalas eat leaves.
Step4 New words and drills
1. Look at the maps of China, Australia and South Africa.
Look at the flags of different countries, and say the countries’ names.
2. A: Where is your pen pal from
B: He / She is from Canada / Australia / Japan…
3. Match the animals with the countries they’re from.(Section A 3a)
4. Pair work: Make a dialogue.
A: Where are pandas from
B: Pandas are from China.
…
Choose several pairs to act out.
Step5 Task: Make a survey about animals
Name Favorite
animals Why the country that animals from
Li Hong pandas cute China
1.Make a survey:
What animals do you like
I like…
Why do you like pandas
Because they are…
Where are …from
They are from…
2.Give a report:
Li Hong’s favorite animals are pandas, because they are very cute, pandas are from China.
Step 6 Homework
1.Resite the names of different countries.
2.Design an animal mascot(吉祥物) for our school.
3.Finish off the exercises of workbook.
EX:
单项选择。
( )1. –What animals are from Australia --_________.
A. Lions B. Pandas C. Koalas D. Dolphins
( )2. –Are _____ from China --Yes, they are.
A. lions B. pandas C. koalas D. dolphins
( )3. –Do you like giraffes --_______.
A. Yes, I am. B. Yes, I do. C. Yes, I can. D. Yes, I will.
( )4. Welcome _______ the zoo.
A. for　　　 B. to C ./
( 5. Let _______ help you.
A.I B. my C. me
( 6. Koalas are _______ Australia.
A. from B. in C. for
( )7. I want _______ lions first.
A. to see B. see C. seeing
( )8. He likes sleeping _______ the day.
A. during B. at C. on
( )9. She isn’t ugly. She is _______.
A. shy B. cute C. beautiful
( )10.—Why do you like pandas —_______ they are very lovely.
A. because B. For C. Because
( )11.—Does a panda come from China —_______.
A. Yes，she does B. No，it doesn’t C. Yes，it does
二．用所给词的适当形式填空。
1.Let Jim (help) you .
2.There (be) some koalas there .
3.Jim wants (see)the tiger .
4.Where koalas (live) ----- They live in Australia .
5.He (like) dogs . But his sister (not like) them .
Period 3
Section B 1,2a,2b,3
Step1 Revision
1.A Memory Game. Show the pictures of animals very quickly, then ask: What animals can you see
2.What other animals do you know
Step2 New words
1.Show the pictures, present the description words:
ugly clever friendly beautiful shy lazy
2.a. Match
Match the description words with the animals (Section B 1).
b. Drills
The ________ is ________ .
Step 3 Listening
1. Listen and circle the description words in 1 (Section B 2a).
2. Listen again and fill in the chart with adjectives (Section B 2b) .
Step4 Dialogue
1.Present the dialogue. (Section B 3) .
T: As we know, Tony and Maria love pandas. What about you
S: …
2.Get students to work in pairs to make similar conversations (S-S).
A: What animals do you like
B: I like …
A: Why
B: Because…
A: What other animals do you like
B: Because …
A: Why
B: Because …
3. Ask several pairs of students to present their conversations to the class.
Step5 Task: Design your visit to the zoo
Suppose we are going to the Beijing zoo for Autumn Outing, draw the order your group see animals at the zoo and state your reasons.
animals ____________ ____________
reasons ____________　 ____________
_____________ ______________
_____________ ______________
Group work:
1.Write down the animals your group want to see in order. Then state the reasons.
2.Report: We want to see pandas first, because they are cute and beautiful . Then we want to see elephants, because they are friendly...
Step 6 Homework
1.Resite the dialogue of Section B 3
2. If you have a wild animal zoo, what animals do you want to put in your zoo Draw a map of your zoo and state why you have these wild animals.
I want to have ________ in my zoo, because they are___________ .
3.Finish off the exercises of workbook.
板书设计
Unit 3 Why do you like koalas
ugly dog What (other)animals do you like
clever I like dolphins.
friendly Why do you like them
shy Because they’re cute.
Period 4
Section B 3a,3b,3c, 4 Self Check
Step 1 Revision
Introduce the map of your wild animal zoo you have designed, say something about why you have these wild animals.
Step2 Presentation
1.Show some pictures. Ask these following questions:
What animal is this
Where is it from
What does it eat
Do you like it
How much do you know about it
…
2.Present the new words during, quiet, sleep, relax.
Step3 Reading
1.Match
Read Section B 3a,match them with the right picture.
2.Read
Read Section B 3a again, then answer:
A. How old is Molly Where is she from
What does she like to do
B. How old is Ling Ling Where is she from
What does she look like
C. How old is Bill Where is he from
When does he sleep and when does he eat his meals
Step4 Talking
1.Choose one of the animals above, act out like this:
I’m Ling Ling. I’m five years old. I’m from China. I’m very beautiful but very shy, so please be very quiet.
2.Talk about Tuantuan and Yuanyuan .
They’re lovely animals.
He is Tuantuan .
She is Yuanyuan .
He is …years old.
She is …years old.
…
Step5 Writing
1.Look at the lion in 3a, fill in the blanks (Section B 3b).
2.Write a description of another animal(Section B 3c).
3.Choose some students to read, get the others to guess what animals they are (Section B 4).
Step6 Homework
1.Read Section B 3a.
2.Write the life of Tuantuan and Yuanyuan.
3.板书设计
Unit 3 Why do you like koalas
This is…
She’s a /an …
She’s…years old.
She’s from …
She likes to eat...
练习：
一．交际用语
1. W do you l pandas 你为什么喜欢熊猫？
they’re very clever. 因为他们很聪明。
2. Why he like 他为什么喜欢树袋熊？
Because they’re interesting.因为他们有点意思。
3. Where lions 狮子来自哪儿？
They are from S A .他们来自于南非。
4. A: animals do you like 你喜欢别的什么动物？
B:I like , .我也喜欢狗。A: 为什么？
B:Because they’re and . 因为他们又友善又聪明。
5. Molly likes to play her f and eat .
Molly喜欢和朋友玩也喜欢吃草。
6. She’s . 她很害羞。
7. He from . 他来自于澳大利亚。
8．He sleeps , but he gets up and eats leaves.
他白天睡觉，但是在夜里起床吃树叶。
9．He usually sleeps and relaxes 20 hours .
他经常睡觉并且每天都放松20个小时。
10．Let’s see the . 让我们先看熊猫吧。
二、从方框中选择合适的句子补全对话。
A:What’s your favourite animal
B:　11　
A:Why do you like them
B:　12　 And they often help us in the water.
A:　13　
B:I like pandas，too.
A:　14　 But do you know where pandas are from
B:　15　 I think.
A.Because they are very friendly.B.Me，too.C.Dolphins.D.What else do you like E.China.