1、 Unit 6 PetsLanguage functions and focus Introduce names and characteristics of common pets, e.g., My cat is very friendly. Recognize and use nouns, verbs and adjectives to talk about specific animal features in terms of appearance, characteristics and personality, e.g., My dog is the cleverest anim
2、al of all. He doesnt just chase and catch a ball. Recognize and use positive and negative imperatives to give instructions, e.g., Walk the dog at 7 a.m. Dont chase the cat. Recognize how to use appropriate modal verbs to give instructions and to express duty and responsibilities, e.g., You should pl
3、ay with your pet for some time every day. Recognize positive and negative forms of model verbs, e.g. You must put clean water in the fish tank. You must not touch a fish with your hands.Language skillsListening Identify specific characteristics in a description of a goldfish Listen for detail to ext
4、ract specific information Use knowledge presented in written text to infer general meaning and context Complete a conversation using information from a talkSpeaking Ask and respond to questions about favourite pets Ask for explanations of opinions and respond appropriately Stress keywords in sentenc
5、es Identify typical stress patterns in sentences Tell others about a favourite petReading Become familiar with rhyming words Learn intonation and rhyme scheme of poems Identify specific meaning by scanning the textWriting Present factual information and opinions in writing Describe characteristics a
6、nd personalities of pets Describe pets lifestyle, including feeding habits, homes, and likes and dislikes Generate personal ideas, plan and organize text to communicate your own opinionsOverview of the unitThis final unit in the book introduces students to pets and the responsibilities associated wi
7、th pet ownership.Warm-up activityBefore this lesson, ask students to bring in pictures, leaflets, or any other realia related to pets. They can get materials from pet shops, the internet and magazines. It is always a good idea to bring in materials yourself to make sure that your lesson gets off to
8、a good start.Pass the materials around the class at the beginning of the lesson and then put them up on display. Ask students to make comments. Review the names of different animals. Encourage them to select suitable adjectives describe the books, behaviour, homes or anything else they associate wit
9、h the pets. Do a quick class survey about how many students have pets and what kind of pets they have. Use this situation to introduce the function of giving instructions to prepare for the conversation presented in the comic strip. Bring me and should are used to express instruction and duty. Ask s
10、tudents to look at the comic strip. Ask What does Eddie want? ( He wants his lunch.)How does Hobo respond? (He tells Eddie to be more polite.)Why is Hobo unhappy? ( Because Eddie was not polite.)Welcome to the unitObjectives To introduce students to the world of pets To identify names of animals and
11、 typical features To understand differences in animal featuresTeaching procedures1. Encourage stronger classes to do the task in Part A without further pre-teaching of keywords. For weaker classes, you may need to review the names of the animals and check whether they know how to pronounce them. The
12、n ask students to de the task as set out.2. Divide the class into pairs. Ask students to compare their answers and discuss any disagreements.3. For stronger classes, do Part B as a quiz. Students close their books. You read the sentences a-f and students have to guess the answer. The student who ans
13、wers first gets a point. Weaker classes follow the instructions as set out. You could do a quiz later on for revision.4. Ask students to prepare a sentence about their favorite pet. Tell them to pretend that they have a pet if they do not own one.5. Do some exercises.（详见课件）ReadingObjectives To learn
14、 about rhyme schemes, stress and intonation of poetry To learn new vocabulary to talk about pets To read about animal behaviourBackground informationThis section introduces students to poetry. The three short poems are different not only in the choice of pets, but also in the way they focus on diffe
15、rent aspects of animals. The style of each poem is different. My Dog focuses on behaviour adjectives. My Goldfish expresses the poets feelings about the goldfishs lifestyle. Cats describes the different places where cats sleep.Part ATeaching procedures1. Ask students to study the poems and pictures
16、on page 90. Write the title My Dog on the board and also the verb that are used in the poem: chase, catch, hunts, hide, builds, bark, bite, fight and look after. Talk about their meanings.2. For weaker classes, read My Dog one like at a time and have students repeat after you. For stronger classes,
17、choose five students to read two lines each.3. Ask students to find the adjectives in the poem which tell us about its characteristics, e.g., cleverest. Work through the meaning of wonderful tricks. Then ask them to identify the verbs which describe the dogs actions (chase, catch, hunts, builds, bar
18、k, bite and fight).Ask students some general questions to elicit details about the dogs actions to generate some of the key verbs, e.g., what does the dog do?4. For weaker classes, read the poem My Goldfish and ask students to follow in their books. Explain the meaning of miaow and bubbles. For stro
19、nger classes, ask two students to each read a stanza.5. Read the poem Cats. As you read the poem, try to use gestures and mines to illustrate the different impressions presented in the poem. Learn about the words window-ledge, edge, drawer, lap, cardboard box and frocks.6. Ask more able students to
20、read the Cats poem, first on their own and then with a partner. S1 reads lines 26-35 and S2 reads lines 36-46. Ask if any students have cats that like to sleep in unusual places.7. Have the class prepare this poem for choral reciting. Allocate different lines to individual students or pairs to creat
21、e a dramatic impression. Ask one or two students to read one line only, e.g., S1: CatsAll: Cats sleep anywhere,S2: Any table,S3: Any chair,S4: Top of piano,This activity helps students to work as a team as they have to listen to their cues, which encourages them to work collaboratively.8. Ask studen
22、ts which poem they like best. Encourage more able students to say why they like it, e.g., I like the poem about cats because they are my favourite animals.Extension activityFor stronger classes, ask students to copy the poem Cats into their books, leaving enough space to draw the different objects t
23、o illustrate where cats live and sleep. Encourage students to interpret the use of prepositions to prepare a correct visual presentation of the poem.Part BTeaching procedures1 Read the words listed in the box in part B1 to the class. Ask students to repeat each one and to pay particular attention to
24、 the sounds of the final syllables.2 Ask students to complete the sentences with the correct words. Encourage them to read the sentences out loud so that they can hear the sounds of the words. For weaker classes, you may need to read out the first word of each sentence slowly and ask students to rep
25、eat them before they start completing the sentences.3 Ask less able students to work with a partner and take turns saying the rhyming pairs aloud.4 Ask less able students to do the extra questions on page 91. For more able students, do not provide them with the extra gapped sentences and words. Ask
26、them to look for other rhyming pairs in the poems themselves.5 Ask students whether they think the rhyming words make the poems more pleasant to listen to. Accept all opinions. Then ask individual students what are the other roles of the rhyme in poetry. Elicit as many opinions as possible, e.g., ma
27、kes poetry easier to remember, creates a beat at the end of each line, helps create a pattern of sounds and a sound rhythm, creates a tune, helps create the images, etc.6 Explain the context and the instructions to part B2. Review the words in the box. Then ask students to complete the sentences wit
28、h the correct words.7 Ask two volunteers to read out the completed articles.Extension activityAsk more able students to find any other rhyming pairs from the words learned in other units. Give them a reward for finding one, two or more. This is a very useful pronunciation exercise as well as an acti
29、vity which prepares students to use language creatively on their own.Part CTeaching procedures1. Ask students to do Part C1 in pairs. Encourage them to use a dictionary if necessary.2. Review the answer and clarify any areas of uncertainty.3. Ask students to do Part C2 on their own. Remind them that
30、 all the words can be found in the poem My Goldfish on page 90. Ask more able students to do the task without referring the poem. Tell less able students to find the words in the poem to complete what Peter says.4. Read out the first line. Then ask four students to read out one line each.5. To do pa
31、rt C3, students will have to refer to the poem Cats on page 90. Ask more able students to do the task on their own. Less able students may need help. Provide them with the names of places, and perhaps how many times each preposition is used.6. Ask more able students where cats sleep based on the poe
32、m Cats on page 90. Tell them that they can use any other words apart from in, on and on top of.Vocabulary Objectives To recognize and identify a range of animal features To differentiate between features belonging to different animals To use appropriate nouns and verbs when describing the appearance
33、 and characteristics of different types of animalsTeaching procedures1 Ask students to do Part A on their own so that you can check how many words they know. Then ask students to compare their labels with a partner.2 Identify the words most students do not know. Talk about the special features of va
34、rious animals to aid students in guessing the correct meanings. For instance, if you are teaching the word beak, tell students that birds have beaks, which they use to eat and drink.3 Explain the instructions of Part B. Tell students that they should read the texts first before trying to select a su
35、itable word. Encourage them to get an understanding of the overall meaning of each text so that their word choices become more natural.Extension activitiesAsk students to write a similar profile about their favourite pet using the texts in Part B as model.Grammar Objectives To use positive and negat
36、ive imperatives when giving orders and instructions. To organize and understand how to use imperatives appropriately. To use the modals must, ought to and should to talk about duties and responsibilities.Part ATeaching procedures1. Talk to students about the purpose of instructions. Give them a few
37、examples using classroom situations. Write some instructions on the board. Then ask them about the situations when we use them. Ask stronger classes to create a list of different instructions and then write the different situations as titles above it, e.g.,Classroom Sit down. Open the door. Be quiet
38、. Stop talking. Work with a partner. Please close the window.Fire drill Walk quietly. Dont run. Dont take the lift. Take the stairs. Line up. Go to the playground. Leave your bags.On the bus Dont push. Stand clear of the door.For weaker classes, jumble the sentences up and ask students to group them
39、 under the correct situations.2 Imperative sentences do not normally include a subject, because the subject you is implied. However, a noun or pronoun can sometimes be used to identify the person receiving an order or instruction, e.g., the speaker wants to attract Marys attention and so he/she says
40、, Mary, dont push. / Dont push, Mary. Make sure students understand the imperative form and avoid the common mistake of placing a pronoun in front of the imperative.3 Go through the explanations and grammar table on page 94 to clarify the rules for using imperatives when giving positive and negative
41、 instructions.4 Ask students to study the pictures in Part A1. Check their understanding of the situations presented in the pictures. For weaker classes, review the verbs in the box before students start working on matching the sentences.5 Ask less able students to work in pairs to select the correc
42、t word to fill in each gap, then match the pictures with the instructions. When they have finished, ask them to read each instruction to their partner.6 Explain the rubric in Part A2, making sure students understand the exercise. Students rearrange the words to make positive and negative instruction
43、s.7 Ask students to read out the instructions they formed.Extension activityAsk students to present the instructions in Part A2 in the form of a poster, with pictures. Encourage them to think of more instructions for the care and feeding of a cat or a pet of their choice.Part BTeaching procedures1 T
44、alk about situations involving duty and obligation. Try to link them to the context of the Beijing Sunshine Secondary School students who are talking about looking after pets. It is useful to point out to students that we can use these modals to give instructions.2 Go through the examples on page 95
45、& 96, referring to the degrees of necessity. Explain the use of ought to and should, which have more or less the same meaning. Ought to is a bit stronger and tends to be used more widely when talking about laws or regulations imported from the outside, while should implies personal opinions and, the
46、refore, is less strong.Ask students for sample sentences and write them on the board.3 Ask through the examples of negative sentences. Write some sample sentences on the board. 4. Explain to students that must is the strongest word , expressing the sense that something is a absolutely necessary .5.
47、In part B1,the Beijing Sunshine Secondary School students give instructions about looking after pets. Each point of the notes on the left describes the degree of necessity for the instruction next to it on the right.Read the notes to the class . Then divide the class into pairs and ask students to c
48、omplete the instruction on the right. Encourage students to check the example sentence on pages 95 and 96 to identify the correct modal word to fit each instruction .6. Use class feedback to identify any misunderstanding ,as they involve the use of negative forms.Extension activityDepending on the g
49、eneral ability of your class, this could be done at the end of this section to consolidate students understanding .Elicit statements from students using different modals to talk about a situation ,e.g.,A new student is joining the class .Ask what instructions can you give the new student? e.g.,You must arrive at school at 8.10 in the morning.You ought to walk slowly on the stairs .You should hand in yo
