摘要:
该初中英语课件围绕“动物特征描述及情感表达”核心知识点,通过猜谜活动和“Guess the Animal Role”图片讨论导入,搭建从动物角色认知到文本分析的学习支架,衔接词汇填空练习与语篇结构梳理,帮助学生逐步掌握动物介绍的基本要素。
其亮点在于融合语言能力与文化意识培养,如“Cultural Connection”活动引导学生了解泰国大象文化,提升跨文化认知;通过“Elephant Appearance Drawing Relay”和分析框架(外貌、性格、能力等)培养思维品质中的细节理解与逻辑梳理能力。写作任务“Animal Star Show”结合录制视频作业,促进语言应用与自主学习,学生能提升描述能力与文化理解,教师可高效落实读写目标。
内容正文:
Unit 1 Animal Friends
(Section B 2a-2b)
R·七年级下册
Let’s guess a riddle together.
I have big ears and a long nose.
I’m the largest animal on land, as everyone knows.
I like to walk and play in the water.
What animal could I possibly be?
Answer:
Teaching process
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Complete the passage with the words in the box.
close friendly big great beautiful
My dog, Xiaohua, is part of the family. She is quite a ________ dog, but she is not scary at all! She has ________ fur. She is really ________ and loves to play with everyone. She is also very special. You see, I am blind. Xiaohua is my eyes. She helps me find my way around. She can see and has ________ hearing. She helps me walk to school and stay safe. I love her vey much. We are ________ friends.
big
friendly
great
close
beautiful
adj. 友好的
adv. 相当;完全
一点也不
adj. 瞎的,失明的
n. 听力;听觉
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Intention: practice using the new words and phrases they've learned and provide a certain framework for students
Intention: learn to describe an animal's characteristics and express their feelings and encourage communication and peer - to - peer learning
What do you know about elephants?
Share your ideas with a partner.
Mammals?
Places?
Food?
Ability?
Teaching procedures
Learning and understanding
Transferring and creating
Applying and practising
2b Write a post about your favourite animal. Use the questions to help you.
What does it look like?
What can it do?
What is it like?
Why do you like it so much?
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My dog, Xiaohua, is part of the family. She is quite a big dog, but she is not scary at all! She has beautiful fur. She is really friendly and loves to play with everyone. She is also very special. You see, I am blind. Xiaohua is my eyes. She helps me find my way around. She can see and has great hearing. She helps me walk to school and stay safe. I love her very much. We are close friends.
What does it look like?
What is it like?
What can it do?
What’s it?
Draw a conclusion and express
affection(表达喜爱之情).
Work in pairs and discuss how the author introduce her favorite animal.
写作常用句型 .
What do you like it ?
I like ...because they are huge and strong/ funny /smart.
It is a symbol of good luck.
It is my national animal.
写作常用句型 .
beginning and ending
My favourite animal is..... They are an important part of....
I like... best. What’s your favourite animal?
My favourite animal is cats. They are usually small with soft fur. Most of them are orange, black or grey. They have sharp claws and big, bright eyes. Cats are good at climbing and jumping. They can catch mice. They can also move quietly. It’s so amazing. I love them because they are cute and playful.They are gentle and lovely, always bringing warmth to our lives.
Write a post about your favourite animal. Use the questions to help you.
What does it look like?
What can it do?
What is it like?
Why do you like it so much?
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Read Malee’s post and choose the best title for it.
A. What Is an Elephant?
B. My Favourite Animal: The Elephant
C. How to Save Elephants
Skimming(快读)
Because they are _______ and _______.
Why does she like it?
Reason 1
Reason 2
They are a _______ of_____ there.
strong
clever
symbol
good luck
luck n.
幸运;运气
Scanning(扫读)
Read Paras. 1 & 2 and answer the questions.
Where is Malee from?
What’s the national animal there?
Thailand.
泰国
The elephant.
Task 1
Elephants look very different from other animals. They are huge. They have large ears and long trunks. They can pick up and carry heavy things with their trunks.
Read Para. 3 and underline (“____” 划线) the physical appearance.
Q: What does the word “ trunk ” refers to?
n. 象鼻
不同的
Part1. Learning and understanding
Carry out the “Guess the Animal Role” activity. Show pictures of animals interacting with humans, and guide students to think and discuss “What roles do animals play in these pictures?”.
Perceiving and noticing:
Drawing students’ attention by these pictures can not only lead to the topic of the passage naturally, but also make students think about the relationship between humans and animals.
Passage Analysis
What does it look like?
What is it like?
What can it do?
Why do you like it so much?
My dog, Xiaohua, is part of the family. She is quite a big dog, but she is not scary at all! She has beautiful fur. She is really friendly and loves to play with everyone. She is also very special. You see, I am blind. Xiaohua is my eyes. She helps me find my way around. She can see and has great hearing. She helps me walk to school and stay safe. I love her very much. We are close friends.
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How does the girl introduce her dog?
Basic introduction
Summary
Beginning
Ending
Body
Appearance 外貌
XXX is big/scary/cute….
XXX has long/short/beautiful fur.
Personality 性格
XXX is/am/are kind/friendly/special…
Ability 能力
…helps me …and stay safe.
…can …
…has great hearing.
My …, is part of the family.
…is my favorite animal.
I love …very much.
We are close friends.
My dog, Xiaohua, is part of the family.
She is quite a big dog, but she is not scary at all! She has beautiful fur. She is really friendly and loves to play with everyone. She is also very special. You see, I am blind. Xiaohua is my eyes. She helps me find my way around. She can see and has great hearing. She helps me walk to school and stay safe.
I love her very much. We are close friends.
What does it look like?
What can it do?
What is it like?
Why do you like it so much?
2c
Intention:apply what they've learned to create their own writing, which helps improve their writing ability.
2.Choose the structure of this article. In this process, students need to quickly skim the text to find key information.
1.Students read the article in general and choose the best title for it and find out the main idea of each paragraph.
Train their skimming skills and logical thinking ability. Besides, students can have a clear knowledge about the structure of the article and get ready for further reading and writing.
Acquiring and sorting:
Activity1
Activity 2
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Read the second paragraph: Organize the “Cultural Connection” activity.
Acquiring and sorting:
What is the special status of elephants in Thai culture?
To guide students to pay attention to the cultural background of the article, better understand the special status of elephants in Thai culture and raise their cultural awareness.
卡卡办公,专业设计
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Homework
Must - do
1
Choose - to - do
Recite key expressions in the passages of Thai elephants
Record a 1 - 2 min English video of an animal with name, look, trait, ability, and reason.
Intention:encourage students to learn English spontaneously and independently after class
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Beginning
Body
Ending
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
What’s it?
What does it look like?
What is it like?&
What can it do?
Draw a conclusion and express
affection(表达喜爱之情).
Read and analyze
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Read the third paragraph: Hold the “Elephant Appearance Drawing Relay” activity.
Acquiring and sorting:
What makes elephants’ appearance unique compared with other animals?
Help them understand the unique features of the elephants, improve their
ability to understand text details and language expression.
Thank you !
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