1、 英语（八年级上册）Unit 5 Wild animals Integrated skillsI. Teaching aims and learning objectivesBy the end of the lesson, students should be able to:1. grasp the sentences about specific characteristic, appearance, abilities, eating habits and danger in the context of animals;2. obtain the key information fr
2、om listening;3. express opinions about protecting wild animals;4. be more aware of the importance of protecting the wild animals by listening and speaking.II. Teaching contents1. New words and phrases: while, catch, thick, lose, living, kill, human, sorry, pity, sell, shame, act, stripe, quality, hu
3、nter, wolf, for a short while, live alone, smell things far away, work as a team, kill for fun, lose living area, yours sincerely2. New structure: Im sorry to hear that.Its a great pity!What a shame!来源:学优高考网 gkstkWe shouldnt buy fur coats any more.I think everybody should act to protect wild animals
4、.III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty1. Obtain the key information from listening;2. Express opinions about protecting wild animals.IV. Teaching proceduresA Helping wild animalsStep 1 Lead-in.Watch a short video about wild animals.T: Today, well continue to learn about wild anim
5、als. First, Ill show you a short video, watch it carefully and try to remember what animals you have seen in it. T: As we can see, there are many different kinds of wild animals in the video: some of them are good at swimming, some of them can run very fast and some of them are good climbers. Some a
6、re quiet and peaceful while some are noisy. Different wild animals have different abilities and qualities. Step 2 Presentation1. Lets guessNow Ill check how much you know about wild animals. Please guess what kind of animal it is according to their looks and qualities.It is very large and walks slow
7、ly. (elephant)It is the cleverest animal in the sea. (dolphin)It cant see, but it can fly the right way. (bat)It is large, strong and heavy with thick fur. (bear)It is small and lovely, and it likes saving food for the winter. (squirrel)It looks very cute and lives only in China. (giant panda)It is
8、the king of the forest. Many animals are afraid of it. (tiger) 2. Lets sayTell us something about your favourite wild animals. You can say like this.My favourite wild animals are They are They can/are good at They like/often They like eating 3. Teach new words: stripe, human, hunter, killDo you know
9、 what is Mr. Yangs favourite wild animal? My favourite animal is the king of the foresttiger. It is big and strong, it has orange fur with dark stripes, and these make tigers very beautiful. When tigers are hungry, they may be very dangerous. So humans are afraid of them. Sadly, the hunters kill the
10、m for their fur, bones or other parts of the body, so the number of them is getting smaller and smaller. 4. Listening(1) Play the recording for the first time and get students to answer the questions.What is Millies favourite animal? (Wolves)What kind of food do wolves eat? (They eat many animals.)T
11、: As we know, not only tigers but also many other wild animals are facing serious problems in the wild as well. In order to make money, people hunt too many of them. Millie and Daniel want to do something to help wild animals. Listen to their conversation carefully and find out what they are talking
12、 about. Try to get the general idea of their conversation then answer the questions.(2) Tips for listening.T: Here are two fact sheets about tigers and wolves. Before we listen and complete them, its necessary for you to learn some tips. Before listening, we should read the text carefully and try to
13、 guess the possible keys. Maybe your guessing is right. (Give an example)While listening, to grasp more information, we can write the short form or some letters instead of the whole word. Later on, dont forget to write the complete one. For example, you can write “esp.” instead of “especially”, “str
14、aw” for “strawberries”.(Give an example)Remember: one word for each blank. (3) Play the recording for the second time and get students to complete the fact sheets.(4) Play the recording for the third time and then get students to check the answers.Step 3 Consolidation1. Oral workGet students to intr
15、oduce the tiger and the wolf.T: So far, we have learnt a lot about tigers and wolves. If you are a wolf or a tiger, would you please introduce yourself to others?2. Complete the letterMillie and Daniel write a letter to tell people why it is important to protect tigers and wolves. Lets help them com
16、plete the letter with the in formation from the fact sheets on page 63. 3. Check the answers and get students to read the letter together4. Fill in the blanks in the table blow according to the fact sheetsWild animals are in danger!Items Tigers Wolves来源:学优高考网 gkstkLooks来源:gkstk.ComBig and strong, br
17、ight eyes,Orange fur with dark 1 .Not very big, look like dogs, have 2 fur.Abilities Can run fast but only for a short 3 , good at 4 and climbing.Can see, hear and smell things far away. Can run for hours without 5 .Qualities Like to live alone Often work as a 6 , Never 7 for fun.Food Smaller animal
18、s Animals, sometimes they eat fruit.Danger 8 catch them for their fur, bones or other parts of the body. Losing 9 areas, people kill wolves because they think wolves are 10 to humans.(Keys: stripes; thick; while; swimming; stopping; team; kill; Hunters; living; dangerous)B Speak up: Its a great pity
19、.Step 1 Presentation1. Listen to the conversation and answer the questions. T: Wild animals are our friends. Now more and more people are willing to help them. Here is a conversation between Millie and her mother. They are discussing how to protect wild animals. Listen to their conversation and answ
20、er the questions.Why are some wild animals in danger? (They lose their lives because people hunt them. People sell their fur, bones or other parts of the body.) What can we do to protect wild animals? (We shouldnt buy fur coats any more.)2. Get students to read the dialogue together and then in role
21、s.来源 :gkstk.ComStep 2 Practice1. As students, how can we protect wild animals? Please discuss the topic with your partner. You can make up a new dialogue like this.A: Many wild animals are now in danger.B: Im sorry to hear that. Its a great pity!Why are they in danger?A: Because B: We should A: Righ
22、t. Everyone should act to protect wild animalsUseful expressionsIts important that Im sorry to hear that.Its a great pity! Thats too bad.What a shame! I totally agree/disagree I believe very strongly Im afraid its wrong/not right to do so.2. Get some pairs to show their new dialogue.Step 3 Extension
23、 1. Watch the short video Its killers home.2. Ask and answer.来源:学优高考网What does the girl in the video call her family? (She calls her family killers home.)Did her family members kill anybody? (No. they didnt.)3. Lets have a discussion.Who are the killers?4. Get some students to tell their opinions.5.
24、 SummaryT: In order to get what they want from wild animals, hunters have killed too many of them. If people dont buy the things made from endangered animals, the wild animals wont face the danger of extinction (灭绝). Buying leads to death. Hunters are killers while buyers are accessories (帮凶) to the killing. Remember that no buying, no killing.V. HomeworkMake a speech about how to protect wild animals in danger.
