1、Unit 4 Amazing thingsIntegrated skillsObjectivesTo identify specific characteristics in descriptions of animals.To listen for gist and detail to obtain general information.To use information presented in text and pictures to infer general meaning and context.To extract specific information from list
2、ening to a conversation to complete a letter.Step 1. Free talkStep 2. Revision Revise “Possessive adjectives and pronouns”.Step 3. Presentation1. Create an interest in the situation. Revise the different adjectives to describe fear : afraid and frightened.2. Ask Ss to study the pictures of the diffe
3、rent animals in Part A1. Ss match the names to the pictures.3. Check answers as a class activity.4. Ask Ss to read the notes in Part A2. Ask some general questions to check understanding.5. Play the recording. Ask students to listen for specific words to complete the notes. Make it clear that they a
4、re listening for real information to the questions you asked them earlier.6. Ask students to compare their notes with a partner and identify any differences. 7. Ask Ss to read Suzys letter in Part A3. Ask them to try to complete the letter form the information they have already identified in the pre
5、vious listening and the notes they have made.8. Play the recording again and ask students to check their answers.Step 4. HomeworkPreview “Speak up and Pronunciation”.Check OutTeaching aims:To assess students understanding and use of the key words, phrases and sentence patterns of this unit;To assess
6、 students use of Exclamatory Sentences, possessive adjectives and pronouns;To assess appropriate choice of vocabulary to complete a conversation describing feelings of surprise, likes, amazement and fear. Hard points:Phrases and sentence patterns;Use of possessive adjectives and pronouns;Use of Excl
7、amatory SentencesTeaching aids:Audio-visual way. Multi-media computer, projector.Teaching procedures:1. Listen and say: A daily report.2. Warming-up activities: Look at some pictures of animals and spell the words;Play a guessing game.(This game is also about animals. Students must guess out the ani
8、mal names as quickly as they can. The description will be given sentence by sentence. Guess out the answer with fewer sentences will be given more points.)3. Read and say: Fill in the blanks to consolidate some key words and phrases;Choose right words to complete a conversation describing feelings o
9、f surprise, likes, amazement and fear. 4. Read, write and say: Consolidation of Exclamatory Sentences.- Structure explanation (remind the students)Complete sentences(to see if they can choose WHAT and HOW correctly)Look at the pictures and make sentences in pairs(quick reaction)Enjoy a short flash m
10、ovie( for fun and relaxation)Have a competition between girls and boys(to see how they use Exclamatory sentences freely).5. Game: finding out the owners of the objects.(Several students will show their objects to the class. The rest students have to try to remember the owners of those objects. The teacher shows the objects one by one. Volunteers answer in three kinds of sentences.)6. Quiz: to consolidate some key sentence patterns by translate some Chinese sentences into English both spoken and written.Notes after the class:
