摘要:
该初中英语课件围绕“宠物”主题,以狗为核心展开,涵盖常见宠物类型、养狗相关词汇短语、观点表达及议论文阅读写作。课堂导入通过头脑风暴常见宠物,聚焦狗后学习动作、外貌等词汇短语,经对话练习过渡到“针锋相对”议论文阅读,分析正反观点,最终以“Head to Head”辩论收尾,构建从词汇积累到篇章分析再到口语输出的学习支架。
其亮点在于融合语言能力与思维品质培养,通过区分事实与观点的阅读策略练习提升批判性思维,设计“正方vs反方”辩论活动,提供句型模板和评价标准,帮助学生规范表达。例如分析Li Li和Wang Meng的正反观点,列举“中学生养宠物”的辩论理由,体现“输入-内化-输出”教学方法。学生能提升英语综合运用与责任意识,教师可借助结构化资源高效组织互动课堂。
内容正文:
Lesson 1 Reading
Unit8
Brainstorm:
Do you know which animals can be kept as pets?
Do you know which animals can be kept as pets?
cat
dog
fish
bird
rabbit
hamster
horse
pony
turtle
snake
donkey
spider
lizard
frog
jellyfish
Among them, dogs are one of the most common pets
What is your opinion on having a dog as a pet?
毛发
吵闹的
尾巴
叫
忠实的
训练
Use the words to make
some phrases about dogs.
faithful friend
long tail
walk the dog
Making phrases about dogs
Things that dogs do
Characteristics of dogs 狗的特点
Physical appearance of dogs 狗的外貌
Things people do with / for their dogs
bark loudly, wag their tails, attack strangers, be noisy…
cute appearance, faithful friend, friendly nature...
thick fur 厚的毛发, long hair, long tail …
walk the dog, train patiently, feed them regularly
[ˌkærɪktəˈrɪstɪk]
Pair work: Why do people like dogs?
Sentence patterns:
People like dogs because...
Keeping dogs is...
It’s+adj.+for sb.+to do sth.
Li Li and Wang Meng also have some opinions about keeping dogs.
1. What is the article about?
A. Dogs' heads.
B. Li Li's and Wang Meng's dogs.
C. Opinions on keeping pet dogs.
2. Who likes keeping a pet dog and who does not?
3. What is the genre(体裁/ˈʒɑːnrə/) of the article?
Li Li likes keeping a pet dog
and Wang Meng does not.
A. Exposition B. Argumentation.
针锋相对
议论文
Look at the title, the introduction and the sub-headings of the article.
说明文
(For)
(Against)
VS
Exercise(P118)
Decide whether they are (F)acts or (O)pinions.
a. According to my mum, keeping dogs helps us become more
responsible people.
b. A dog will love you faithfully and is always pleased to see you.
c. Nearly all dogs bark at strangers.
d. Keeping pet dogs is not a good idea.
( )
( )
( )
( )
O
O
O
F
When writers present their opinions, they usually provide arguments. An argument is a set of reasons supporting an opinion, showing that something is right or wrong, or true or untrue.
Identifying arguments in an opinion article
Fact事实: Can be proven true/false
Opinion观点: Personal belief/feeling
What's Li Li's opinion?
How many reasons?
What's the conclusion?
be a good idea
1
2
2.
1.
3
3.
be really cute and make great playmate
help us learn responsibility and how to care for others
love you faithfully and be always pleased to see you
In short
be a good idea
be nice to hold...
be wonderful
to see...
have to feed...
...train...play...
can learn...
bring happiness
opinions 论点
reasons 论据
reasons 论据
reasons 论据
supporting details支撑信息
supporting details支撑信息
supporting details支撑信息
supporting details支撑信息
supporting details支撑信息
conclusion
结论
While-reading
Read Li Li’s opinion and finish P118 2 Li Li’s reasons.
What are they?
“Keeping pet dogs is not a good idea,” says Wang Meng.
“It’s not a good idea to have a dog. Pet dogs leave their hair on the floor, on beds and on sofas, and they need to be washed often.
Dogs are noisy. Nearly all dogs bark at strangers. Some dogs bark more loudly than others. A few dogs bark all night. This can keep your neighbours awake at night! Not all dogs are friendly. A small number of pet dogs even attack people.
What’s more, it’s common for people to live in flats. They have no choice but to keep their dogs inside most of the time. However, this is not good for dogs since they need fresh air and large open spaces where they can run free.
Finally, owning a dog can be expensive. An owner needs to buy food and toys for his or her dog, and if the dog gets ill, it needs to be taken to the vet.
Because of all these reasons, I would advise you not to get a dog as a pet.”
Read Wang Meng’s opinion and finish P118 2 .
Dogs are __adj.__.
Not _________________________.
Dogs need _______________________________.
Owning a dog can be expensive.
dirty
all dogs are friendly
fresh air and large open spaces
Dogs are __adj.__.
noisy
supporting details ?
支撑信息
S1
S2
S3
S4
S5
How to keep pet dogs in a proper way?
Head to Head
Share delicious food with pet dogs or not?
Sleep with pet
dogs or not?
Walk pet dogs with dog chains or not?
Further-thinking
Is it a good idea for a middle school student to keep pets?
Our “Head to head”
正方
反方
It is a good idea to keep pet cats.
It is not a good idea to keep pet cats.
Post-reading
opinion论点:
reasons/argument 论据
supporting details 支撑信息:
Evaluation:
1.In my opinion / view ... 或 From my perspective ...
2.I think / believe / feel that...
3. It seems to me that... 或 As far as I can see ...
4.I am convinced / firmly believe that...
5. In my experience ...
6.Considering everything ... 或 All things considered ...
Sentence patterns:
1. Content: ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
2. Accuracy and fluency: ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
3. Emotion and gesture: ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
Reasons for supporting:
Pets are cute playmates.
Keeping pets teaches responsibility.
Pets love faithfully and bring happiness.
Pets can reduce loneliness.
Interacting with pets can lower stress levels.
...
Reasons for opposing:
Students cann’t take the responsiblity for keeping pets.
Pets are noisy; some attack people; need to be taught.
Students have less time to take care of them.
Owning pets is expensive.
Pets may damage furniture at home.
Taking pets for walks everyday is not an easy task.
...
Think carefully about the responsibilities you need to take on before keeping a pet, and never abandon(弃养) it.
Thank you!
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