Unit 1 animal friends Section B 1a～2b 教学设计 2025-2026学年人教版七年级英语下册

第四课时Section B(1a－2b) 1、 Teaching Objectives In this class, students will: 1. learn about elephants from Malee's post. 2. know animals are part of people's lives and people should protect them. 3. write a post about their favourite animals. 2、 Teaching Advice Lead-in Look and Say Show students an elephant photo and ask the questions.(照片见优翼配套教学课件) · Can you name the animals in the photo? · What are they doing? Pre-reading 1a 1. Ask students to think about the question in la and then share their ideas with a partner. The teacher can remind them to introduce an animal in terms of look, food, home and abilities. 2. Invite some volunteers to share their answers. Teaching Tip:If there is enough time,the teacher can show students a video about elephants. Scanning Ask students to scan the text and answer the questions: · Who wrote the text? · Where is Malee from? Cultural Tip:Malee是一个常见的泰国女名,在泰语里意思是“花”。 · What's the genre of the text? While-reading 1b 1. Have students read Malee's post and choose the best title for it. 2. Invite several students to share their answers and check the answers. Read and Match Let students read the text again and match each paragraph with its main idea.. Read and Answer 1c 1. Have students read Paragraph l and answer the questions: · What is the national animal in Thailand? · What's the cultural meaning of elephants in Thailand? · When do Thai people celebrate Thai Elephant Day? · Why does Malee like elephants? Teaching Tip: When learning Paragraph 1,the teacher can explain the symbolic meaning of elephants and Thai Elephant Day.(详见优翼配套教学课件) 2. Have students read Paragraph 2 and answer the questions: · What do elephants look like? · What do elephants use to carry things? 3.Let students read Paragraph 3 and answer the questions: · What can elephants do? · Are elephants clever? Give your reasons. 4. Ask students to read Paragraph 4 and complete the table. 5. The teacher can make a summary:Every elephant counts!We should protect elephants! Further Thinking · Human activities have made elephants endangered. Do you know any other animals that have become endangered because of human activities? Teaching Tip:The teacher can give some hints to inspire students to answer the question. e.g. South China Tiger:People cut down trees./People hunted tigers for their fur and bones. The teacher can summarize the thematic meaning of this post:Everyone is responsible for protecting wild animals. Protect the environment!No buying,no killing! Post-reading Discuss and Share · Why is it important to protect animals? e. g. Animals are part of the food chain. If one kind of animal dies out,other kinds of animals may not have enough food. /Animals help keep the balance of nature. / ... 1d 1. Let students complete the mind map with the information from the post. 2. Ask students to peer check their answers. Writing Have students discuss how Malee introduces elephants in her post: · What are they? · What do they look like? · What can they do? · What are they like? · How can we save them? 2a 1. Ask students to complete the passage with the words in the box. 2.Check the answers with the students. 3. Let students discuss how the author introduces his or her favourite animal: · What is it? · What does it look like? · What is it like? · What can it do? &. Why does the author love it? 2b 1. Ask students to write a post about their favourite animals. Remind them to use the questions in 2b for help. 2. Have students peer check their writings and invite some students to read their posts in the class. 环境关怀 —— 体验大象的生态与文化 首先，让我们来了解大象的特征和习性吧。请根据提示，在横线上写出正确的单词。（5 分） 1. Elephants are very ________ (play) and like to have fun with each other. 2. The elephant is huge, but it is not (danger). It's usually very kind. 3. Elephants are usually good (swim). 4. Elephants have big ears and long (trunk). 5. And the elephant is strong, so it often (carry) things for people. 大象在传统文化中有重要的意义，看似强大的大象，也面临着诸多危险，我们也一起来了解一下吧。请用方框中词的适当形式填空。（5 分） 6. In many stories, elephants are a symbol of good ________. 7. Elephants are very important in the ________ of many places. 8. Elephants are even the animal in Thailand. 9. Elephants are so important. , their life in nature is difficult now. 10. For example, some people elephants for their ivory and fur. 保护行动 —— 实施大象救助策略 面对大象的生存威胁，我们每个人都应采取行动，让我们一起来探索实施大象的救助策略。请根据汉语意思完成句子。 （15 分） 11.大象面临着太多的问题，它们处于危险之中。 There are problems for elephants, and they are . 12.每个人都应该尽力拯救大象。 Everyone should try elephants. 13.我们应该照顾小象，确保它们的安全。 We should little elephants to make sure they are safe. Summary Ask students to summarize what they have learned in this lesson. Homework Finish the related exercises in the books produced by Youyi. Blackboard Design Write the language points and useful expressions on the blackboard. Teaching Reflection Most students learned about elephants from Malee's post and understood the need to protect animals, and many could write simple posts about their favourite animals,so the knowledge of objectives was mostly met. However,a few students struggled to organize ideas when writing posts and needed more examples. Next time,I'll show a sample post first to help them grasp the structure better. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $