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Unit 5 Why do you like pandas?
Section B(2a-2c)
Teaching Aims
1.语言能力:获取、梳理并运用思维导图整合大象的相关信息,分析其面临的问题及原因。
2.文化意识:唤起学生保护保护动物的意识,倡导学生做自己力所能及的事情来关爱动物,关爱自然。
3.思维品质:能提取、整理、概括稍长语篇的关键信息、主要内容、思想和观点,判断各种信息的关联。
4.学习能力:运用思维导图和关键词口头介绍濒危动物大象。
Teaching Difficulties
思考如何保护濒危动物大象。
Teaching Aids
A tape recorder ,CAI or multimedia courseware
Teaching Procedures
Tips
Step 1 Warming up
Ask the Ss to watch a video on PPT P8, then ask the Ss to answer the following question.
What animals are mentioned in the video?
Introduce the endangered animals in our country.
South China tiger华南虎
Crested Ibis朱鹮
Golden Monkey金丝猴
Chiru藏羚羊
Lead in
· What do you know about the elephant?
big/heavy
strong
a long nose
gray
two big ivories(ivory)
South Africa
two big ears
Some of the elephants are from Thailand .
Elephant is one of the symbols in Thailand.
Why?
This is a symbol of good luck.
· Introduce the Thai Elephant Day.
It is on March 13th.
泰国每年举行大象节是为了感谢泰国的大象,因为它们的祖先曾在战争中献出生命来抵御外敌、保卫国家。在14至18世纪时,象群被用于载运士兵进入战场。
大象是泰国的吉祥动物、国宝,在古代不仅是日常生活中必不可少的重要交通工具,也是战争中国王的坐骑。然而,现今泰国全国野生大象仅存约3000头,人工饲养的大象也只有4000头左右,滥捕大象的问题仍然存在。泰国政府从1998年起,将每年的3月13日定为"大象节",希望通过"大象节"唤起民众对大象的爱护及对大象文化的传承。
· But elephants are in great danger now!
1.People cut down many trees.
2.People kill them for their ivories .
Step 2 Presentation & Reading
Pre-reading
2a
· Check (√) the animals that you think are in great danger.
___ lions _√_ elephants _√_ pandas
___ giraffes ___ koalas _√_ tigers
While-reading
2b
Explain the key words and phrases.
· Ask the Ss to read the passage and finish the tasks.
Task 1 Skimming
Read the article quickly and find out the topic sentence of each paragraph.
Para. 1 The elephant is one of Thailand’s symbols.
Para. 2 Elephants are smart animals.
Para. 3 Elephants are in great danger.
Task 2: Read paragraph 1 carefully and answer the following questions.
Which one is the first flag of Thailand?
Our first flag had a white elephant on it.
· Ask the Ss to