Unit3AnimalFriendsOvertoyouThis“OvertoYou”sectioninUnit3“AnimalFriends”ofthesixthgradeEnglishtextbook(LujiaoEdition,45yearsystem,2024)servesasanextensionandconsolidationoftheknowledgelearnedintheunit.Itfocusesonfurtherenhancingstudents'abilitytodescribeanimals,understandanimalcharacteristics,andcultivatestudents'loveandprotectionawarenessforanimals.Throughvariousactivitiessuchasreadingmaterialsaboutspecialanimalbehaviors,groupdiscussions,andcreativetasks,studentswillhavemoreopportunitiestopracticeusingEnglishtoexpresstheirthoughtsandfeelingsrelatedtoanimals.教學目標A.KnowledgeObjectivesStudentswillbeabletomasterandusenewwordsandphrasesrelatedtoanimaldescriptions,suchas“cute,friendly,intelligent,indanger,setupnaturereserves”etc.Studentscanunderstandthekeysentencesusedtodescribeanimalcharacteristics,habitsandlivingenvironments,like“Penguinsaregoodatswimmingandtheyliveincoldplaces.”B.AbilityObjectivesDevelopstudents'readingskills,includingskimmingforgeneralinformationandscanningforspecificdetailsinthereadingmaterialsaboutanimals.Improvestudents'oralEnglishability,enablingthemtodescribeanimalsvividlyandmunicatewithclassmatesaboutanimalrelatedtopicsfluently.Enhancestudents'writingability,sothattheycanwriteshortpassagesabouttheirfavoriteanimals,includingtheanimals'appearance,habitsandreasonsforlikingthem.C.EmotionalObjectivesFosterstudents'loveandrespectforanimals,andraisetheirawarenessofanimalprotection.Encouragestudentstocooperatewitheachotheringroupactivities,andcultivatetheirsenseofteamworkandmunicationskills.教學重難點A.KeyPointsTheusageofnewwordsandphrasesforanimaldescriptionandrelevantsentencepatterns.Howtoguidestudentstoeffectivelyobtaininformationfromreadingmaterialsaboutanimalsandusethisinformationtopletevarioustasks.B.DifficultPointsHelpingstudentstoexpresstheirownopinionsandideasaboutanimalprotectionclearlyandaccuratelyinEnglish.Cultivatingstudents'creativityindesigninganimalrelatedprojects,suchascreatingananimalthemedposterorwritinganimaginarystoryaboutanimals.A.NewWordsandPhrasesAdjectivesforAnimalDescriptioncute(lovely)friendly(kind)intelligent(clever)dangerousshylazyNounPhrasesnaturereserve(aprotectedareaforanimalsandplants)indanger(inasituationwhereone'slifeorsafetyisthreatened)foodchain(thesequenceofwhoeatswhominanecosystem)VerbsandVerbPhrasesprotect(tokeepsomeoneorsomethingsafe)setup(toestablishorcreate)save(torescueorkeepfromharm)B.KeySentencePatternsSubject+be+adjective+atdoingsthe.g.e.g.,Penguinsaregoodatswimming.)Subject+livein+place.(e.g.,Pandasliveinbambooforests.)Subject+like/love+todosth.(e.g.,Dogsliketoplaywithballs.)Thereare+numbers+animals+in+place.(e.g.,Therearemanymonkeysinthezoo.)教學過程A.Warmingup(5minutes)Greetthestudentsasusual.ShowsomeshortandinterestinganimalvideosonthePPT,suchasafunnycatvideo,adolphinperformingintheocean,oranelephantfamilywalkinginthegrassland.Whileshowingthevideos,askstudentssomesimplequestionslike“Whatanimalscanyousee?”“Doyouliketheseanimals?”toarousestudents'interestandquicklydrawtheirattentiontotheclass.B.Revision(5minutes)Inviteseveralstudentstoetothefrontoftheclass.Giveeachofthemacardwiththenameofananimalwrittenonit(animalslearnedinpreviouslessons,suchaspanda,lion,tiger,etc.).Thestudentshoulddescribetheanimalonthecardwithoutsayingitsname,usingwordsandsentencepatternslearnedbefore.Forexample,“Itisblackandwhite.Itlikestoeatbamboo.Itisverycute.”Theotherstudentsguesstheanimal.Reviewsomekeywordsandsentencepatternsaboutanimaldescriptionsthroughthisinteractiveactivity,andstrengthenstudents'memory.C.Presentation(10minutes)PresentnewwordsandphrasesShowpicturesofdifferentanimalsonthePPT,andintroducenewadjectivesforanimaldescription.Forexample,showapictureofacutepuppyandsay“Look,thispuppyissocute.‘Cute’meanslovely.”Thenwritetheword“cute”ontheblackboard.Usereallifeexamplesorshortanimationstoexplainnounphraseslike“naturereserve”.Showapictureofalargeforestwithasignsaying“NatureReserve”andexplain“Thisisanaturereserve.Itisaspecialplacetoprotectanimalsandplants.”Demonstrateverbphrases.Forexample,whenteaching“setup”,usesimpleactions.Pretendtobuildsomethingwithyourhandsandsay“Wecansetupasmallhomefortheinjuredbird.‘Setup’meanstoestablishorcreate.”PresentkeysentencepatternsWritesomeexamplesentencesontheblackboard,suchas“Penguinsaregoodatswimmingandtheyliveincoldplaces.”Explainthestructureandusageofthesentencepatterns.Letstudentsreadthesentencesaloudseveraltimestogetfamiliarwiththem.Askstudentstomaketheirownsentencesusingthenewwordsandsentencepatterns,andinvitesomeofthemtosharetheirsentenceswiththeclass.D.ReadingActivity(10minutes)Handoutashortreadingpassageaboutpenguinstoeachstudent.Thepassagecanincludeinformationaboutpenguins'appearance,livingenvironment,specialbehaviors(suchashowtheyswim,howtheytakecareoftheirbabies),andthecurrentsituationofpenguins(whethertheyareindangerornot).First,letstudentsskimthepassagequicklytogetthegeneralidea.Thenaskthemsomegeneralquestionslike“Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?”“Wheredopenguinslive?”Next,letstudentsreadthepassagecarefullyandscanforspecificdetails.Setsomedetailedquestions,suchas“Whatarepenguinsgoodat?”“Whyarepenguinsindangerinsomeareas?”Studentsreadthepassageagaintofindtheanswers.Afterthat,dividestudentsintopairs.Eachpairdiscussestheanswerstothequestions.Theninviteseveralpairstosharetheiranswerswiththewholeclass.E.GroupDiscussionandCreativeTask(10minutes)Dividestudentsintogroupsof45.Presentadiscussiontopictoeachgroup:“Howcanweprotectanimalsinourdailylife?”Eachgroupstartstodiscuss.Encouragestudentstoexpresstheirownopinionsandideas.Remindthemtousethewordsandsentencepatternstheyhavejustlearned.Forexample,theycansay“Weshouldnotbuyproductsmadefromanimalskins.Becausethiscanprotectanimalsfrombeinghunted.”“Wecansetupsmallgroupstocleantheriverswheresomeanimalslive.”Afterthediscussion,eachgroupisrequiredtocreateananimalprotectionposter.Theycandrawsomepicturesofanimals,writedownsomeslogansaboutanimalprotection,andusethenewwordsandphrasestheyhavelearned.Forexample,write“Protectanimals,saveourfriends”or“Setupnaturereservestohelpanimalsindanger.”Walkaroundtheclassroom,offerguidanceandhelptoeachgroupduringtheirdiscussionandpostermakingprocess.F.SummaryandHomework(5minutes)SummarySummarizethekeypointsofthisclasswiththestudents,includingnewwords,phrases,sentencepatterns,andtheimportanceofanimalprotection.Reviewthecontentofthereadingpassageaboutpenguinsbriefly.Invitesomestudentstosharewhattheyhavelearnedinthisclass.HomeworkAskstudentstowriteashortpassageabouttheirfavoriteanimal.Theyneedtodescribetheanimal'sappearance,habits,andexplainwhytheylikethisanimal.Thepassageshouldbeatleast80words.RequirestudentstosearchformoreinformationaboutanendangeredanimalontheInternetandbringittoclassnexttimetosharewiththeirclassmates.教學反思Inthisteachingprocess,theuseofmultimediaresourcessuchasanimalvideosandpicturesinthewarmingupandpresentationstageseffectivelyarousedstudents'interestinlearning.However,inthefuture,morediversemediamaterialscanbeadded,suchasanimalthemedsongsorshortanimationswithEnglishexplanations,tofurtherenrichtheteachingatmosphere.Thereadingactivitywaswellreceivedbystudents.Theyactivelyparticipatedinskimmingandscanningforinformation.Butsomestudentsstillhaddifficultyinunderstandinglongandple