1、Unit 6 PetsPeriod 1 Welcome to the unitTeaching aims:To identify different names of animals and match them with correct pictures.To know typical features.To know ways of describing animals.Teaching procedures:Step 1 Leading in:1) Show them pictures of some animals. And ask them whether they know the
2、 names of these animals and which they like best.2) Present names of the animals and spelling of them. Lead them to read and try to remember the spelling.3) Ask them: What kind of animal do you like best? And why?Step 2. Presentation1) Play a guessing game. I prepare descriptions of some animals. Af
3、ter I show them, the fewer sentences they need, the higher marks they can get. 2) After guessing each animal, ask some questions about this animal and tell them the appearances and characters of animals at the same time.3) Finish Part B on page 93.4) Some extra exercise: provide them with some idiom
4、s about dogs and let them give out the Chinese meaning. 5) Finish some exercises on the PPT.Step 3. Comic strip.1) Listen to the tape and answer the questions about dialogue.2) Read the dialogue in different roles.3) Act out the dialogue.4) Explain phrases : bring sb. sth.=bring sth. to sb.be more p
5、oliteshould+动词原形Step 4. Homework背诵对话完成自主学习第一课时Period 2-3 ReadingTeaching aims:To learn about rhyme schemes, stress and intonation of poetry.To learn new vocabulary to talk about pets.To read about animals behavior.Teaching procedures:Step 1. Leading in.1) At the beginning of the class, lead them to
6、read a poem to have a general understanding of rhythm.2) Tell them that today we are going to learn three poems about pets. Before reading, match the words on the left with their meaning on the right to understand new words in the poems. Step 2. Presentation1) Read the first poem about the dog, then
7、 answer some questions.2) Use the same way to finish learning other two poems about goldfish and cats.3) Repeat reading the three poems and explain the rhythm. 4) Have a competition among groups. Look at which group can read with correct rhythms.Step 3. Consolidation1) At the very beginning of the s
8、econd period, let them read another poem about black sheep. Let them have great fun to read.2) Brainstorm: after having a simply revision of three poems, encourage them to describe the animal in each poem. Use as many words as they can, and see which group can speak more.3) Show them some phrases in
9、 Chinese and let students find them in poems and translate them into English.4) Complete some sentences by using some phrases.5) More exercise related to the text.Step 4. Homework.完成自主学习相应课时背诵 My dogPeriod 4 VocabularyTeaching aims:To recognize and identify a range of animal features.To differentiat
10、e between features belonging to different animals.To use appropriate nouns and verbs when describing the appearance characteristics of different types of animals.Teaching procedure:Step1 Leading in1. A picture about a parrot, and tell students that this is my parrot. What is it like? What does it ha
11、ve?2. Some students may say that it has tail, wing and feathers.3. Use the same way to teach them cats and fish. Tell them ways of expressing different parts of the animals.Step 2 PresentationTask1. Finish Part A on P97. Task2.Make dialogues with partners with the words about different parts of some
12、 animals. Pictures of animals are given below. Task3. Finish sentences by using different parts of animals.Step 4 Presentation1.According to the pictures and finish short passages on P97 Part b.2. Ask some questions about the two animals: cats and parrots.3. Make dialogues about animals activities u
13、nder the help of many pictures.4. Say something about a parrot from its appearance (parts of the body), personality and activities.5. Work in groups of four. Each group chooses one of the animals above and say something about it from its appearance (parts of the body), personality and activitiesStep
14、 5 Homework1.继续背诵 MY DOG2.熟读新单词准备默写Period 5-6 GrammarTeaching aims:To use positive and negative imperatives when giving orders and instructions.To recognize and understand how to use imperatives appropriately.To use the modals “must” and “should” to talk about duties and responsibilities.Teaching pr
15、ocedures:Step 1.Giving instructions.1. Build a real-situation for them to speak. Before going to the library, your teacher may tell you what you should do and what you shouldnt do. What will she say?Encourage students to give instructions by using positive instructions and negative instructions.2. L
16、et students give instructions as much as possible about how to keep goldfish and cats.3. Finish A1 on P 98, and give instructions about how to keep pets.4. Conclude the use of giving instructions.Step 2. Brainstorm.Provide them with some situations and let students give correct instructions.Step 3.
17、Consolidation1. Rearrange the words to make sentences to give instructions.2. Practice translating about giving instructions.Step 4. Homework.完成课课练相应练习完成自主学习相应部分Period 7 Integrated skillsTeaching aims:To identify specific characteristic in a description of a goldfish. To listen for detail and extrac
18、t specific information. To use knowledge presented in written text to infer general meaning and context.Teaching procedures.Step 1. Leading in 1) Ask them how well they know about goldfish. 2) Introduce them a new kind of fish: fantail goldfish.3) Ask some questions about fantail goldfish: what is i
19、t like? How to look after it?Step 2 Presentation1) The Young Pet Owner Club tells Peter the right way to look after a fantail goldfish. Sentences begins with “Its a good idea to”and “Its important to”. Please help Peter to make notes with “you should” and “you must”.2) Other sentences begins with “I
20、ts not a good idea to” and “Its very important not to ”. Help Peter make notes with “You shouldnt” and “You mustnt ” .3) Conclude that: “Its important to”and “You must ” emphasize the importance.Step 3 Listening1) Listen to the tape and fish A1 and A3 on P102 and P123.2) After finishing A3, let stud
21、ents read the dialogue and answer some questions about fantail goldfish.Step 4. Presentation1) Underline some useful phrases in the text and explain the usage of these phrases.2) Do more exercises.Step 5. Speak up 1)Books closed! Listen to the tape. Answer the following questions:What are they talki
22、ng about?What does Amy like and why?2)Listen to the tape and follow it. Then books open. Read the conversation again.3)Students practise the conversation in pairs. Then ask them to make new dialogue to talk about pets.Step 6. Homework.自我巩固 Grammar 部分背诵本课 B2 部分内容Period 8 PronunciationTeaching aims:To
23、 ask and respond to questions about favorite pets.To responsible by stating opinions.To ask for explanations of opinions and respond appropriately.To introduce the idea of sentence stress.To identify and recognize typical stress patterns in sentences.Teaching procedures:Step 1:Leading and presentati
24、on1. Listen to the tape of Part A. Read after the tape. Let students thinks about what words are stressed in sentences.2. sum up: we often stress important words, e.g., nouns, main verbs, adjectives and adverbs. We do not usually stress less important words, e.g., articles, prepositions, pronouns an
25、d conjunctions.Step 2. PracticePractice reading sentences in Part B. Pay attention to the stress in sentences.Step 3. Homework.完成自主学习下一课时 Grammar 部分巩固练习 PronunciationPeriod 9 Main taskTeaching aims:To present factual information and opinions in writing.To describe characteristics and personalities o
26、f pets.To describe pets lifestyles, including feeding habits, homes, likes and dislikes.To generate personal ideas, plan and organize text to express ones own opinions.To present an article about a favorite pet.Teaching procedures:Step 1. Leading in and presentation1). Tell students that your teache
27、r asks you to do a presentation of your favorite pet. Look at Amys writing about her cat first.2). Ask them: How does Amy describe her cat? Its appearance. Its characters. Its lifestyle and how to look after it.Step 2. PresentationShow them a picture of a parrot. Let students say something about its
28、 appearance, its character, its lifestyle and how to look after it.Step 3. Writing Finish Part A on Page 105. and look at partc on Page 106. Try to write an article about your favorite pet according to the structure.Provide them with some useful phrases about pets.Step 3. Homework.完成自主学习相应课时背诵 POPPY THE CATPeriod 10 CheckoutTeaching aims:To review key vocabulary and grammar items taught in the unit.To give students the opportunity to practice the grammar and vocabulary items, and to gain confidence through doing so.Review the main context of this unit.
