8AWildanimals

(Welcometotheunit)

Teaching

objectives:

By

the

end

of

this

lesson,

the

students

are

able

to

name

wild

animals

(

especially

the

new

ones

such

as

giant

pandas,

dolphins,

bears,

zebras,

squirrels

and

tigers——

Knowledge

objective.

to

talk

about

their

favorite

wild

animals

using

words

and

phrases

concerning

descriptions

of

wild

animals,

abilities

of

wild

animals

and

son

on.——Skill

objective.

to

be

aware

of

the

danger

wild

animals

are

facing

in

the

wild

and

try

to

help

protect

wild

animals

in

a

better

way

from

now

on.——

Emotional

objective.

Theanalysisofstudents

1.Thestudentshavelearntsomeanimalsincludingwildanimalsbefore.Theycannamesomeofthem,buttherearestillsomewildanimalstheydon'tknow.

2.Someofthemhaveknownthatmoreandmorewildanimalsarefacingseriousprobleminthewild.Asmiddleschoolstudents,theyshouldknowtheimportanceofprotectingwildanimalsandtrytheirbesttoprotectwildanimalsfromnowon.

Mainpoints:

words,phrasesandexpressionsconcerningwildanimals

Words:wild;free;dish;pity;die;giantpanda

Phrases:noway;have/takepityon;infact

Sentences:Theymaybecomedishesonthetableanytime.

Couldyoupleasenoteatthem?

Imaydiewithoutthem

Difficultcontents:

1)todescribewildanimalsandexpressthereasonsforfavouritewildanimals.

2)Role-playtheconversationbetweenEddieandHobowithemotionandfeelings.

Teachingprocess:

Step1:Warm-up

T:?Haveafreetalkwithstudents:

Didyouhaveagoodweekend?S:Freeanswers

DidyougotoSuzhouZoo?S:Freeanswers

ItookmydaughtertoSuzhouZoo.Shereallyenjoyedherself.Doyouknowwhy?

S:Freeanswers

Becauseshesawalotofwildanimals.

Doyouknowtheseanimals?(Pointtothewildanimalswithredcircleinthepictures.)

Designpurpose:Trytogetstudentsinterestedandinvolvedinthisnewlessonbyansweringsomeeasyquestionswithsomepicturesofmydaughterandwildanimals.

Step2：Lead-in

Watchavideoofwildanimalsmadebymyselfandinvitethestudentstowatchandcountorname

asmanywildanimalsastheycan.Thentheyworkinagroupandsharetheiranswerswitheachother.

T:Whocantellmesomewildanimals?

S:Theirownanswers.

T:Well,doyouwanttoknowmorewildanimals?OK,nowlet’senjoyavideo.Whileyouare

watching,tryyourbesttorememberasmanywildanimalsasyoucan.

S:Watchthevideoanddoastheteachertoldthem.

Studentsshareanswerswitheachotherinagroup

T:Now,pleaseshareyouranswerswithyourgroupmembers.

S:Studentssharetheirtheiranswersinagroup.

T:Wholiketoshareyourgroupanswerswithme?

S:Presenttheiranswers.

Designpurpose:Studentscanfilltheirinformationgapbysharinganswerswiththeirgroupmembers,whichcanhelpstudentslearnthenewcontentinabetterway.Thevideowiththemusicfrom“AnimalWorld”willgetstudentsinterestedinclassatonce.

Step3:Presentation(Welcometotheunit)

Presentwildanimalsandteachstudentsnewwildanimalswithvividpicturesindifferentways.Studentstaketurnstoanswerteachers’questions.

T:What’sthiswildanimal?S1:It’s...

T:Whatcanyouseeinthepicture?S2:Icansee......

Studentsplayagamecalled“Iwannagohome”inagroup.Inthisgame,studentsworkinagroupandmatchthepictureswithnameanddescription.Theywillknowbetterbyplayingthisgame.Aftertheyfinishedthisgame,theywillfinishPartA.

T:Now,boysandgirls,Iwouldlikeyoutoplayagamecalled“Iwannagohome”.Beforestarting,letmeknowyouhaveallthethings?OK,start.

S:studentsplaythisgameinagroup.

Studentspresenttheirworkinfrontoftheclassonebyone.

Presenttherightanswerstogetherwithstudentsandaskthemreadloudly.

Designpurpose:Studentslearnwildanimalsandtheirdescriptionsbyplayingagame.Studentslovegames.Theycangraspthemainpointsandlearntobeagoodteamplayeraswellinthegame,whichmakesstudentsfeelinterestedandgetsallthestudentsinvolvedinclassactivities.

⑤Listenandfillinthechart.Askstudenttolistentoaconversationandfillinthechartwiththeinformationtheygetfromtheconversation.

⑥Invitestudentstopresenttheiranswersandcheck.

⑦Askstudenttoreadtheconversationloudly.

⑧Askstudentstotalkaboutthewildanimalstheylikebest,usingthedialoguebelowasamodel.

⑨Invite2-3groupstopresenttheirworkandcommentbriefly.

Designpurpose:Trainstudents’speakingabilitybymakingtheirownconversationwiththehelpofthemodelsandthenewthingstheyhavejustlearnedinclass.Thestudentscandothisjobverywell,whichcanalsogivethemmoreconfidencetospeakEnglishbothinclassandafterclass.

Step4：Presentation(Comicstrips)

1.Lookandcompare

Showtwopicturesandaskstudentssomequestions.Teachstudentssomenewwordsandphrases.

T:WheredoesthetigersliveinthePicture1?Doyouthinktheyarehappy?Whynot?WheredoesthetigersliveinthePicture2?Doyouthinktheyarehappy?Why?

Ifyouweretigers,wherewilllive?

S:studentspresenttheirownanswers.

T:Teachstudentssomenewwordsandphraseslikedie,dishes,freebyansweringquestions.

Designpurpose:Studentswillgetmoreinformationfromthesetwopicturesandwillthinkabouttheteachers’questionsandcomeupwiththeirownanswers.Theywilllearnimportantnewwordsaswellintheprocessofcomparingandanswering.

2.Listen&Answer

AskstudenttolistentotheconversationbetweenEddieandHobo.Whilelistening,theyshouldtrytheirbesttoanswertwoquestionspresentedonthescreen.Beforelistening,inviteonestudentstoreadoutthetwoquestionstomakesureeveryoneknowswhattheyaregoingtodowhilelistening.

T:DoyouthinkwhereourfriendHoboandEddieliketolive?Inthewild?Orattheirownhome?Let’slistentotheirconversationandtrytofindouttheanswerstomyquestions.

T:Inviteonestudentstoreadoutthequestions.Now,areyouclear?

Ok,let’slistentheirconversation.

S:Listenandtrytofindouttheanswers.

T:Invitestudenttopresenttheiranswers.

Designpurpose:Helpstudentstounderstandtheconversationbylisteningandansweringquestions.Theyalsopractisetheirlisteningskillsinclass.

3.Watch&Fillintheblanks.

Askstudentstowatchthevideoandfillintheblanks.Thenchecktheanswerstogetherwithstudents.Teachstudentsthelanguagepointswhilecheckingtheanswers.

Designpurpose:Helpstudentstounderstandtheconversationbetterbywatchingthevideoandtheycanlearnthepronunciationandintonationwhilewatching.

4.Showtime

Askstudentstorole-playtheconversationintheirownwayandinvite3groupstopresenttheirwork.

Designpurpose:EncouragestudenttospeakEnglishinclassandgetmoreinterestedinlearningEnglish.Theycanrole-playwhattheyhavelearntwhichisoneoftheteachingobjectives.

Step5：Storychain

Askstudentsworkinagroupandtrytowriteastoryusingthevocabularywo