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Unit 3 Why do you like koalas?
一．Teaching aims: animals：tiger elephant koala dolphin panda lion penguin giraffe
Some adjectives about character：cute smart shy ugly clever beautiful friendly quiet lazy
countries：Africa Japan Australia
others：grass leaf meat sleep relax kind of
二．Topic: Animals in a zoo
三、Teaching guide:
1.language goals: Talk about animals
2.Functions: 1.Describe animals 2.Express preferences
3.Target languages:
Why do you like koalas?
Why does she / he like koalas?
Because they are cute.
Where is/are …from ?
It’s/They’re from….
What animals do you like ?
What other animals do you like
4.Learning strategies: active, cooperation, study
Using what you know Inferring content
5.Recycling:
small, quiet, scary, interesting, very, Australia, China,
He is from…
She is five years old.
6.Emotion:
1.Train the students to protect animals consciously.
2.Love nature, parents, friends and life more。
3.Help each other actively。
三．Important point:
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四．Difficult point: kind of and very
五．Teaching plan: Four periods
The first period : P.13—P.14
The second period: p15
The third period: p16—p17
The fourth period: p18
Period One
Topic: Why do you like …?
Structures: Why do you like koalas? Because they are very kind of cute.
Task: Talk about your favorite animal.
Culture: Know something about the animals in the world.
Vocabulary:
Animal: koala, elephant, dolphin, lion, tiger, panda, dog, penguin, very, kind of , cute
Grammar:
Why do you like koalas? Because they are very/kind of cute.
Abilities: Students can ask and talk about the animals they like
Emotion: Talk about animals, understand animals, love them and enjoy life
Important points: The names of the animals and some adjectives
Difficult points: Plurals
Teaching steps:
Step 1 Review:
Do you like …? and some adjectives:
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T: I like the comedies. Do you like the comedies?
S: Yes, I do.
T: why?
S: Because they’re funny.
Step 2:presentation
Talk about persons and teach friendly, beautiful, cute, clever, shy, smart
T: I like Zhao Wei . Do you like her?
S: Yes, I do.
T: Why?
S: Because she is beautiful.
Talk about the people near us
Step 3: Review the animals they have learned
Look at the animals . what is this? It is a lion. dog, pig, monkey, chicken, ox, fox, cow , cat, sheep
Do 1a, 1b
Step 4 Talk about your favorite animals with some adjectives:
I like lions. Do you like them?
Yes, I do.
Why do you like them?
Because they are cute.
Practice in pairs
Step5 make a survey
How many students like the kind of animal?
Step6 Homework
Period Two
Topic: where are from?
Structures:
Where are the lions from?
They are from…
What other animal do you like?
Task: Talk about the rare animals.
Culture: Know something about your friends/parents
Vocabulary: Australia South Africa ugly friendly shy clever
grammar
Where are you /they from?
Where is he /she/it from?
What animal do you like?
What other animals do you like
Step1 Let’s chant
What fruit do you like ?
What fruit do you like ?
Do you like apples?
Yes, I do . Yes, I do.
Do you like bananas?
Yes, I do . Yes, I do
Do you like bananas?
No, I don’t. No, I don’t.
Step2 presentation
I like …
B: Why do you like him / her?
A: Because he/ she is very/kind of …
Practice with these adjectives
Friendly shy ugly cute beautiful smart clever
Step3 Talk about your family members and classmates.
What animal do you like (best)?
I like …
Why do you like…
Because they’re
1a Match the words with the animals in the picture
1b Listen and check the animals you hear
step4 Ask about your partner’s favorite animals.
A: Do you want to see lions?
B: Yes , I do .
A: Why ?
B: Because they’re cute.
Step 5 listening
2a Listen . Write the animals you hear.
Draw a line from the animals to the
description words.
Section B1Match the description words with the animals.
Pair work
Talk about the animals you know.
A：What animals do you like？
B: I like elephants. They are cute.
A: What other animals do you like?
B: I like dogs,too.
A: Why?
B: Because they’re friendly and clever
Section B
2a Listen and circle the description words you here in activiy1.
2b Listen again. Fill in the chart.
Fill in the chart:
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Tony’s words
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elephants
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panda
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Listen and complete the conversation with the words in the box
very dolphins kind of koalas
Julia: Let’s see the koalas .
Henry : Why do you like ______?
Julia: Because they’re ______ cute.
Henry : Well, I like _______.
Julia: Why do you like ______?
Henry: Because they’re ______ interesting.
Homework
Period Three
Topic: Describe animals
Task: make an ID cards for animals
Culture: To know animals better
Vocabulary: grass shy quiet lazy sleep relax
Teaching procedures:
Step 1 Revision
My favorite color is
My favorite food is
My favorite fruit is
My favorite player is
My favorite singer is
My favorite sports is
My favorite number is
My favorite movie is
My favorite animal is
Step 2 Discuss
Discuss about the rare animals in the word and where they live.
3a Put the animals in the map.
Step3Pairwork
Use the animals and countries in 3a.
Where are lions from ?
Lions are from South Africa.
Step4 Survey and report:
How well do you know your classmates?
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Step5 Group work
Say your favorites
What’s your favorite color/sports/movie/subject/
number/ food/fruit/animal?
Who is your favorite teacher/ping pong player/basketball player/singer/movie star?
Where is she /he /it from?
Where are they from?
3a Read the descriptions and match them with the animals below.
Make an ID card for each animal:
Name____________ Age______________
From_____________ Feature___________
3b Look the lion in 3a. Then complete the description with the words in the box.
Africa years this eats sleeps lazy
This is Larry. He’s from _____. He’s eight _____ old
He _____meat. Larry is _____. He usually _____and
Relaxes 20 hours every day !
Task :
Tell us your favourite animal.
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Group work:
Exchange the description with other students.
Can you guess the animal?
4game bingo
Period Four
Step1 Revision
Chant:
What animals do you like?
I like pandas. I like pandas.
Why?
They are quiet. They are quiet.
What animals do you like?
I like koalas. I like koalas.
Why?
They are cute. They are cute.
What animals do you like?
I like dolphins. I like dolphins.
Why?
They are clever. They are clever..
Talk about movies/subjects/sports/
players/actors/days/months.
What …do you like?
What other … do you like?
Why?
Make a survey：
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