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Wild animals
第二课时
Unit 5
Speaking
初中英语沪教版(五四学制)七年级下册
Learning objectives
通过本节课的学习,学生能够:
1. 通过观察海报图片,了解四种野生动物所面临的不同威胁,如
冰川融化、海洋污染等;
2. 通过听读对话信息,了解小象Ala一家面临的困境和应对方法;
3. 运用所学语言谈论野生动物面临的威胁以及如何保护野生动物;
4. 同情和关爱野生动物,增强保护野生动物和生态环境的意识。
重点
重点
Listen to the song and answer the questions.
Listen and answer
1. What is the song about?
Helping the polar bears.
Because their home is made of snow and it’s melting.
2. Why do the polar bears need help?
3. What can we do to help them?
Recycling our plastic, making cars electric ...
What can you learn about these animals from the pictures?
Look and answer
They are all in danger/under threat.
What problems do they face?
Wild animals live happily in nature.
Look and answer
The ice is melting.
The birds are suffering from diseases, like bird flu and fever.
The oceans are polluted because of human actions.
The wild animals are losing their habitats.
1. What is the theme of this poster?
2. What wild animals are on the poster?
Observe and answer
Wang Yiming and Lu Yao went to a wildlife lecture. They saw a poster on the display board at the entrance.
Look at the poster and answer some questions.
Wildlife under threat.
A penguin, an owl, an African elephant and a blue whale.
Where do they live? Match the animals with the places.
Look and match
What are these places?
Look and answer
Grassland
Antarctic glaciers
Forest
Ocean
Read the poster and complete the table.
Read and complete
Name Home Problem
Penguin
Owl
African elephant
Blue whale
Antarctic
glaciers
Grassland
Ocean
Forest
The weather is getting warmer and the ice is melting.
He is suffering from diseases, like bird flu and fever.
He is losing the habitat.
People are polluting the oceans.
Read and talk
Read the poster and talk about what problems the animals have.
Observe and answer
Look at the picture and answer some questions.
Ala and her friend Pip is having a conversation.
1. What animals are Ala and Pip?
2. What may Ala be talking about with Pip?
Ala is an elephant and Pip is a mouse.
They may be talking about humans cutting down the forest.
Listen and match
Listen to the conversation and match the following statements with the corresponding characters.
(1) expresses worry about the future.
(2) suggests talking to humans.
(3) is leaving due to food shortage.
(4) tries to comfort the other.
(5) mentions the reason for forest cutting.
Pip
Ala
Listen and judge whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
1. Ala’s family are moving because they want to find more food.
2. People are cutting down the forest for farming.
3. Ala’s family will go to the south in a few days.
4. Ala thinks talking to humans is not a good idea.
T
T
( )
( )
( )
( )
F
F
Listen and judge
north
is
1. Why are Ala and her family leaving?
Because they are running out of food and they have to move.
2. Where are they leaving for?
They are going to set out for the north in a few days.
3. Why are people cutting down the forest?
They are cutting down the forest for farming.
4. What does Pip suggest?
Talk to humans first and see if they can help.
Listen and answer
Listen and answer the questions.
Read and choose
Read the conversation and choose the best answer to each question.
1. What can we infer from the conversation?
A. Ala’s family often moves around.
B. The forest where Ala lives is very large.
C. Ala hopes to find a way to solve the problem.
2. Why might Ala be worried about going north?
A. They have never been there before.
B. There is no food there.
C. They don’t have enough money for the journey.
3. Based on the conversation, how do humans’ actions affect Ala’s family?
A. Humans’ farming activities provide more food for Ala’s family.
B. Humans cut down the forest and it leads to a food shortage for Ala’s family.
C. Humans are helping Ala’s family find a new place to live.
Read and circle
Read the conversation and circle the expressions to show intention.
Pip: You look worried, Ala.What’s the problem?
Ala: I’m leaving with my family in a few days.
Pip: Why are you leaving?
Ala: We are running out of food, so we have to move.
Pip: What happened?
Ala: People are cutting down the forest for farming.
Pip: I’m sorry about that.Where are you leaving for?
Ala: We are going to set out for the north in a few days, but we don’t know what is waiting for us.
Pip: Don’t worry, Ala. I believe things will change for the better. Perhaps you could talk to humans first and see if they can help.
Ala: Good idea! Thank you, Pip. Bye.
Pip: Goodbye and good luck.
My learning notes:
Expressing intention:
I’m (doing)…
_______________
_______________
How can we express intentions? Think and try to list more expressions.
Think and list
I plan to ...
I want to ...
...
I’m thinking of ...
I was going to…
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You look worried, Ala. What’s the problem?
Role play
Work in pairs and role play the conversation.
I’m leaving with my family in a few days.
Why are you leaving?
...
Make a conversation
Choose an animal from the display board and make up a new conversation.
You look worried. What’s the problem?
We are leaving in a few days.
Why are you leaving?
The water is too dirty.
What happened?
...
Talk and report
Work in groups. Talk about one wild animal that is under threat. Then, make a report.
The following questions may help you:
What animal is under threat?
What threats are they facing now?
What are you going to do?
...
... is under threat now. They are facing ... We are going to ...
Summary
express intention.
talk about the threats the wild animals are facing.
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After learning this lesson, I can
The weather is getting warmer and the ice is melting.
Diseases, like bird flu and fever, are killing them.
They are losing their habitat.
People are polluting the oceans.
I’m (doing) ...
I was going to ...
1. A: Let's go and see the monkeys. They' re my favourite animals. B: Why do you like them?
A: Because they' re clever and funny.
2. A: Oh, look! A baby wolf and its mother! Do you like wolves? B: No, I don't. They' re very dang
Homework
1. Read and recite the conversation in B2.
2. Polish your report.
Bye-bye!
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