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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.(详见优翼
配套教学课件).
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.
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.
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