Unit6AnimalsTopicTalkThisTopicTalkinUnit6ofthe2024BeijingNormalUniversityEditionEnglishtextbookforGrade7focusesonthethemeofanimals.Itservesasanintroductiontotheentireunit,aimingtoarousestudents'interestinanimalsandlayafoundationforfurtherlearningaboutdifferentaspectsofanimals,suchastheircharacteristics,habitats,andtherelationshipbetweenanimalsandhumans.Thecontentincludesasongaboutanimals,wherestudentsarerequiredtocircleadjectivesdescribinganimalsandthinkaboutwhichanimalstheseadjectivescanbeappliedto.Thisactivityhelpsstudentsaccumulatedescriptivewordsforanimalsandstarttobuildconnectionsbetweenwordsandreallifeanimalimages.教學(xué)目標(biāo)A.KnowledgeObjectivesStudentswillbeabletomasteraseriesofadjectivesusedtodescribeanimals,suchascute,small,strong,dangerous,big,tall,etc.Theycanaccuratelyrecognizeandpronouncethenamesofmonanimalsmentionedinthesongandrelatedmaterials.Studentswillunderstandthegeneralpresenttenseusedtodescribeanimalhabitsandcharacteristics.Forexample,"LionsliveinAfrica.Theyeatmeat."B.AbilityObjectivesDevelopstudents'listeningskillsbyhavingthemlistentotheanimalthemedsongandextractkeyinformation,likeadjectives.Improvestudents'speakingability.Theyshouldbeabletousethelearnedadjectivestodescribeanimalsbrieflyandmunicatewithclassmatesabouttheirfavoriteanimals.Cultivatestudents'thinkingability,enablingthemtoassociateadjectiveswithappropriateanimalsandmakesimpleinferences.C.EmotionalObjectivesFosterstudents'loveforanimalsandraisetheirawarenessofanimalprotectionthroughthelearningprocess.Encouragestudentstoactivelyparticipateinclassactivities,enhancingtheirconfidenceinusingEnglishtoexpressthemselves.教學(xué)重難點(diǎn)A.KeyPointsTheacquisitionofadjectivesfordescribinganimalsandtheircorrectusage.Usingthegeneralpresenttensetodescribeanimalfeaturesandhabitsaccurately.Initiatingsimpleconversationsaboutanimalsbasedonthelearnedknowledge.B.DifficultPointsHelpingstudentsdistinguishbetweendifferentdegreesofdescriptiveadjectivesandusethemappropriately.Forexample,differentiatingbetween"cute"and"adorable"whendescribingasmallanimal.Guidingstudentstoformpleteandlogicalsentenceswhenexpressingtheiropinionsaboutanimals,especiallyintermsofgrammarandsentencestructure.AdjectivesforDescribingAnimalscute(lovelyandattractive)small(notlargeinsize)strong(powerfulandmuscular)dangerous(abletocauseharm)big(largeinsize)tall(havingagreaterheight)beautiful(pleasingtotheeye)smart(intelligent)lazy(notwillingtoworkorbeactive)shy(nervousandtimidinthepanyofothers)AnimalNames(RelatedtotheSong)lion,tiger,panda,monkey,elephant,giraffe,etc.Grammar:GeneralPresentTenseUsedtodescribefacts,habits,andcharacteristicsthatarealwaystrue.Structure:Subject+verb(baseformors/esformforthethirdpersonsingular)+object.Forexample,"Thepandaeatsbamboo.""Helikesdogs."教學(xué)過程A.Warmingup(5minutes)Greetthestudentsasusual.ShowsomepicturesofpopularanimalsonthePPT,suchasapanda,alion,andadog.Askstudentstoshoutoutthenamesoftheanimalsasquicklyaspossiblewhentheyseethepictures.Thisactivitycanquicklyattractstudents'attentionandactivatetheirpriorknowledgeofanimalnames.B.Leadin(5minutes)Playthesong"TheWorldIsFullofAnimals"forthestudents.Letthemlistencarefullyandenjoythemelody.Afterthefirstplay,tellthestudentsthatinthesong,therearemanywordsdescribinganimals.Playthesongagain,andthistime,askthemtolistenmoreattentivelyandtrytocatchsomeofthesedescriptivewords.C.Presentation(15minutes)DisplaythelyricsofthesongonthePPT.Readthelyricstogetherwiththestudents,emphasizingtheadjectivesthatdescribeanimals.Circletheseadjectives,suchas"big","tall","strong","dangerous","cute","small"onthePPT.Explainthemeaningandusageofeachadjective.Usereallifeexamplesoradditionalpicturestohelpstudentsunderstand.Forexample,whenexplaining"dangerous",showapictureofasnakeandsay,"Snakescanbedangerousbecausetheymaybitepeople."Forthegrammarpointofthegeneralpresenttense,selectsomesentencesfromthesongorcreatenewsimplesentencesrelatedtoanimals.Forexample,"LionsliveinAfrica.Theyeatmeat."Analyzethestructureofthesentenceswiththestudents,pointingoutthatforthethirdpersonsingularsubjects(he/she/itornamesofanimalslike"thelion"),theverbshouldaddsores.DoasimpleexerciseonthePPT.Givesomesubjectverbbinations,andletstudentspletethesentencesinthegeneralpresenttense.Forexample,"Themonkey____(like)bananas.""Elephants____(have)bigears."D.Practice(10minutes)Groupwork:Dividethestudentsintogroupsoffour.Giveeachgroupasetofcardswithdifferentanimalpicturesononesideandadjectivesontheotherside.Thestudentsineachgrouptaketurnstopickacard.Iftheypickananimalpicture,theyneedtodescribetheanimalusingatleasttwoadjectivestheyjustlearned.Iftheypickanadjectivecard,theyneedtonameananimalthatcanbedescribedbythisadjective.Classsharing:Afterthegroupwork,invitesomegroupstoetothefrontoftheclassandsharetheirinterestingdescriptions.Otherstudentslistencarefullyandcanaskquestionsiftheyhaveanydoubts.E.Production(5minutes)Individualtask:Askeachstudenttowriteashortpassageabouttheirfavoriteanimal.Theyshoulduseatleastthreeadjectivesandtwosentencesinthegeneralpresenttensetodescribetheanimal.Forexample,"Myfavoriteanimalisthedog.Dogsarecuteandfriendly.Theyliketoplaywithpeople.Theylivewithhumansandareourgoodfriends."Pairsharing:Afterthestudentsfinishwriting,letthemsharetheirpassageswiththeirdeskmates.Theycangiveeachothersuggestionsongrammar,wordusage,orsentencestructure.F.SummaryandHomework(5minutes)Summary:Summarizethekeypointsofthisclasswiththestudents,includingtheadjectivesfordescribinganimals,thegeneralpresenttense,andsomeinterestingfactsaboutanimalstheylearned.Askstudentstorecallandrepeatsomeimportantwordsandsentences.Homework:Askstudentstodrawapictureoftheirfavoriteanimalandwriteashortpassagebelowthepicturetointroducetheanimalinmoredetail.Theyshoulduseatleastfiveadjectivesandfivesentencesinthegeneralpresenttense.Requirestudentstolistentotheanimalsongagainathomeandtrytosingitmorefluently.TheycanalsosearchforanotheranimalthemedsongorstoryinEnglishandshareitwiththeclassnexttime.教學(xué)反思PositiveAspectsTheuseofthesongintheleadinandpresentationstageseffectivelyattractedstudents'attentionandmadetheclassmoreinteresting.Moststudentswereactivelyinvolvedinlisteningtothesongandfindingdescriptiveadjectives.ThegroupworkandpairsharingactivitiesprovidedstudentswithsufficientopportunitiestopracticespeakingandwritinginEnglish.Theyseemedtoenjoymunicatingwiththeirclassmatesandweremoreconfidentinexpressingtheirideas.Thebinationofpictures,lyrics,andreallifeexampleshelpedstudents