摘要:
该初中英语课件围绕Unit 6“Fantastic friends”主题,聚焦动物主题的信息呈现与反思,通过“AMAZING ANIMALS”视频导入激发兴趣,结合鸽子种类、特殊技能等问题激活已知,再以小组探究(搜索信息、投票选动物)和结构化写作框架(介绍、基本事实、特殊技能、关系、结论)为支架,引导学生完成动物档案并展示。
其亮点在于融合语言能力、思维品质与学习能力培养。通过小组合作搜索信息、使用单元词汇句型描述动物(如“Pigeons can recognize themselves in mirrors”),提升语言表达与协作能力。设置“动物与人类关系”反思环节,引导学生分析保护需求,培养批判性思维。提供写作模板和示范文本(如熊猫档案),降低写作难度,教师可高效开展探究式教学,学生在实践中提升综合语言运用能力与自主学习习惯。
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6
Unit
Fantastic friends
Presenting ideas & Reflection
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Enjoy the video: Which animal is amazing?
Questions for amazing animals
Do you know how many types of pigeons exist in the world?
There are over 200 kinds of pigeons.
Do you know some of the special skills of pigeons?
Pigeons can recognize themselves in mirrors.
Some can fly at speeds of over 100 km per hour. That’s as fast as cars.
Exploration of the Course
Step 1
·Which animals are amazing ?
·Which animals need our help ?
·Which animals help humans ?
Work in groups. Search for information about different animals. Take a group vote to decide on the animal for your profile.
Introduction Describing the topic and purpose of the profile
—This profile is about …
Organise your ideas with the help of the following outline and make your profile. You may use the following language tips or find useful expressions or sentences from this unit.
Step 2
Body
Giving some basic facts about the animal.
—There are over… kinds of…
—It lives in / on…
—It grows to about… long / tall.
Explaining its special skills
—It can …That’s almost as…as…
—In this picture, it’s…
—Some… can fly / run…
—It has an amazing sense of…
Describing our relationship with it
—It can help people with…
—It’s our best friend.
—People need to… to protect it.
Conclusion
Sharing your thoughts and opinions on the animal.
—We need to do whatever we can to help it.
—Maybe I was wrong about…
—It’s amazing. I need to learn more about it.
Extra !
Include some photos or drawings to help readers understand your profile better.
How to talk about an animal?
Basic facts about the animal
Explaining its special skills
Describing our relationship with it
He has white and black fur. And he has a short tail and a pair of round ears. Its body is fat and big.
It is good at climbing trees. It walks slowly but it can swim fast.
They are our good friends. We should try our best to protect all animals in the world.
Practise and present your profile to the class.
Vote on the best three profiles and the best three presentations.
Step 3
Step 4
My favorite animal
My favorite animal is a panda in Chongqing Zoo. His name is Yuai. He is 3 years old. He is from Sichuan, China.
He has white and black fur. And he has a short tail and a pair of round ears. Its body is fat and big, but it is good at climbing trees. It walks slowly but it can swim fast. It looks kind of lazy and shy. I like Yuai because it is cute and friendly.
There are only about 2500 pandas now. We must try our best to protect them.
After completing this unit, I understand more about our relationship with animals.
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help
protect
use words and expressions in the unit to describe our relationship with animals.
use the present continuous tense to talk about animal behaviours.
explain the need to protect our animal friends.
To express my understanding, I can...
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*1=excellent, 2=good, 3=not yet
Summary
How to make a profile of an animal
A profile of an animal
Introduction
Body
Describing the topic and purpose of the profile.
Giving some basic facts.
Explaining its special skills.
Describing our relationship with it.
Conclusion
Sharing your thoughts and opinions.
Exercises
I. 根据句意及汉语提示,完成下列单词的拼写
1. I think it’s good for you to brush your ______(牙,牙齿) twice a day.
2. Can the computer __________ (认出,识别) humans’ voice?
3. Some animals were ________ (不见了的) in the storm. Luckily, all the people were safe.
4. Hainan is the second biggest _______ (岛,岛屿) in China. It is in the south of China.
5. We don’t like ______ (死了的,去世的) fish because it isn’t fresh.
teeth
recognise
missing
island
dead
II. 用所给词的适当形式填空
1. A dog can do maths exercises. How _________ (amaze) !
2. What do we need _______ (do) to protect animals?
3. As __________ (surprise) as it sounds, quite a few members of the animal kingdom know how to use tools.
4. Chinese people are __________(friend) to others. They like making friends.
5.You had better _________ (make) a list of things to buy before you go shopping.
amazing
to do
surprising
friendly
make
III. 完成句子
1. 吉娜的房间里到处都是书。
There are books _______ _______ _______ in Gina’s room.
2. 我们用头盔来保护人们免受伤害。
We use helmets to _______ people _______ danger.
3. 图书馆里满是书。我喜欢在那里阅读。
The library _______ _______ _______ books. I like reading there.
4. 当我们到达火车站时,已经是半夜。
When she _______ _______ the railway station, it was midnight.
5. 在我看来,读书比看电影更令人愉快。
_______ _______ _______, reading books is more enjoyable than watching movies.
here and there
protect from
is full of
arrived at
In my opinion
Must do:
复习本单元重点单词、短语。
完成同步练习册Unit 5对应部分练习。
Choose to do:
制作完成关于动物的海报,并在班内分享。
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