Unit4AmazingPlantsandAnimals

Lesson1

I.

Teaching

Objectives:

By

the

end

of

this

lesson,

students

will

be

able

to:

1.

identify

and

listen

for

key

information

(names

of

plants/animals,

superlatives)

in

conversations;

2.

describe

amazing

plants

and

animals

using

adjectives

and

superlatives;

3.

express

personal

preferences

about

plants/animals

and

explain

why.

II.

Key

Points

&

Difficulties

Key

Points:

1.

Students

will

improve

listening

skills

by

extracting

key

details

from

dialogues.

2.

Students

will

learn

and

practice

using

superlatives

to

describe

plants

and

animals.

Difficulties:

1.

Some

students

may

struggle

with

listeningforkeyinformation.

2.

Students

might

find

it

challenging

to

use

superlatives

naturally

in

spoken

conversations.

III.

Teaching

Methods

1.

TaskBased

Learning.

2.

municative

Approach.

3.AudioLingual

Method.

Teaching

Aids:CAI

V.

Teaching

Procedures

Step

1:

Warmup

Studentslookatthepicturesin1aandanswer:

What

do

you

see?

Which

one

is

the

tallest/fastest?

Step

2:

PreListening

Activity

1:Studentsfinish1a.

Activity

2:

Students

match

adjectives

(big,

old,

fast)

to

the

plants/animals

in

1a.

Example:

The

blue

whale

is

the

heaviest.

The

cheetah

is

the

fastest.

Step

3:

WhileListening

Task

1

(1b):Listen

and

number

the

plants/animals

in

order.

Task

2

(1c):Listen

again

and

match

superlatives

(AF)

to

the

plants/

animals.

Step

4:

PostListening

Pair

Work

(1d):

Ask/answer

questions

using

superlatives.

What’s

amazing

about

the

cheetah?

It’s

the

fastest

animal.

Extension:

Students

add

their

own

examples

The

panda

is

the

cutest.

Step

5:

Speaking

Practice

RolePlay:

In

pairs,

students

act

as

"tour

guides"

describing

amazing

plants/animals.

Wele

to

the

forest!

This

redwood

tree

is

the

tallest

in

the

world!

Feedback:

Teacher

corrects

pronunciation/grammar

mistakes.

VI.

Summary

VII.

Homework

1.

Readandrecitetheconversationsin