unit 2 why do you like koala bears?
text analysis:
topic: animals in the zoo
functions (teaching aims): 1. describe animals 2. express preferences and give reasons
structures:1. why, what, where questions 2.because 3. adjectives of quality
target language: why do they like koala bears? because they’re cute. they’re kind of shy. they’re very big.
vocabulary: 1. zoo, animals, tiger, elephant, koala bears, dolphin, panda, lion, penguin, giraffe 2. smart, cute, fun, ugly, intelligent, friendly, shy, kind of 3. south africa
recycling: beautiful, small, quiet, scary, interesting, australia, japan, brazil, china.
he is from-- she’s five years old.
learning strategies: 1. using what you know 2. inferring content
multi-intelligence: 1. know the nature 2. knowledge of places 3. logical expressions
periods: six
period 1 section a 1a 1b 1c
period 2 section a 2a 2b 2c grammar focus
period 3 section a 3a 3b 4
period 4 section b 1 2a 2b 3
period 5 section b 3a 3b 3c 4
period 6 self check
period 1 contents on p7
teaching aims:
learn new words: animals—tiger, koala bear, elephant, dolphin, panda, lion, penguin, giraffe description words—cute, fun, smart
listen and check(√) the animals.
practice the conversation: describe animals
teaching methods: listen and say, read and write
teaching procedures:
step 1 presentation(1a)
we are going to learn the names of some more animals.
show the animals on the map of the zoo → point to the animals and say the names →let students read the words → match the words with the animals in the picture → practice the words(read and write)
step 2 listening practice(1b)
point to the animals in 1a and ask students to say the names→ play the recording of the conversation twice → check(√) the names of animals
step 3 pair work(1c)
practice the conversations using the description words.
a: let’s see the lions.
b: why do you want to see the lions?
a: because they’re cute.
step 4 consolidation: free talk
ask students to present their conversations to the class.
step 5 summary: words and conversations
step 6 homework: remember the words and conversations.
教后一得:
在课堂上,教师是参与者,帮助者,学生是活动的主体,学生的任务是开放的。学生以小组为单位进行活动,在较真实的语境中锻炼口头、笔头能力。有利于培养学生的合作精神,促进学科之间的渗透和交融。
period 2 contents on p8