Unit 2 Iconic Attractions Using Language Iconic animal 教学设计-2024-2025学年高中英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第四册

Unit 2 Iconic Attractions Using language:Reading and Writing

Teacher

田晓庆

Teaching Aims

At the end of this lesson, I will be able to:

1.get to know the main characteristics of four amazing Australian animals through detailed reading;

2.complete a short writing to introduce one of a country's iconic animals with some key points, such as the appearance, uniqueness, relationship with others and diet;

3.identify the use of some basic rhetorical devices in a text, such as simile and overstatement;

4.realize the need to cherish the diversity of animals and to strengthen the harmony between humans and animals.

Teaching Contents

Teaching key points：

1. To help the students learn more details about the iconic animals of Australia

2. To guide the students to summarize the outline and writing techniques about animal descriptions,

especially the three key rhetorical devices.

Teaching difficulties：

1. To encourage the students to write a description of an iconic animal of China using at least one

rhetorical device.

2. To help students develop the ability to appreciate wild life and enhance the self-confidence in our

own culture.

Teaching Procedures

Procedures

Teaching Activities

purpose

Lead-in activities

Step 1

Greeting&

Introduce the topic

Greet students and let Ss look at the screen on the blackboard.

Watch the video and let Ss count how many amazing animals of Australia does he/she find. And say their names.

To arouse the students’ interest in the class, and then leads naturally to the topic of this class. Let Ss pay special attention to the four iconic animals of Australia.

Part1：Reading

Step 1

Read for

structure

Let Ss scan the whole text on the book and answer

the following questions:

Q1: What's the main idea of the passage?

Q2：How many parts does the text could be divided into?Match the main idea of each part.

1. To let Ss catch the key information from the subtitle and pictures.

2. To guide Ss analyze the structure of animal

Reference Answers:

1.The text is mainly about “creatures unique to

Australia”.

2. The whole text could be divided into four parts:

Part 1——B.The kangaroos of Australia.

Part 2——C.The koalas of Australia.

Part 3——D.The Tasmanian devils of Australia.

Part 4——A.The duck-billed platypus of Australia.

Let Ss realize the order of introduction. We can find

that from well-known kangaroo to duck-billed

platypus,fewer people know this animal.

descriptions, and be well prepared for the writing.

Step 2

Read for information

Let Ss read the text carefully and finish the mind map about four iconic animals. Before they finish the task, ask them following questions:

Q1: What can be included in a mind map of animals ?

Reference answer:

A mind map can include: appearance,

babies,habits,typical features,uniqueness,relationship with others......

Q2: Let’s finish the mind map on our own:

1. To guide and help Ss learn more detailed information

about the iconic animals of Australia, which is also the first objective of the class.

2. To develop students’ ability of appreciating wild life, and  practise reading skills.

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