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Unit 5
Animal friends
Lesson 4
My favourite animal
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思维品质
学习能力
文化意识
语言能力
能听懂、认读并运用描述动物的核心词汇与句型,完成动物信息卡填写及短文仿写。
了解不同动物的文化象征意义,树立关爱动物、尊重生命的意识,增强跨文化交际中的共情能力。
能借助课件与同伴合作完成动物介绍任务,主动运用所学表达进行口头与书面输出。
能通过观察图片与信息卡提取关键信息,归纳动物描述的逻辑框架,提升分析与概括能力。
教学目标
01
02
教学重难点
准确运用形容词与动词搭配描述动物特征,避免中式英语;在口语与写作中灵活替换词汇,实现个性化表达。
掌握描述动物外貌、习性、能力的核心词汇与句型,能独立完成信息卡与短文写作。
Warming up
Which one do you like better?
Let's see how Li Ming and Jack describe them in our text
Reading
Look at the pictures. Write the names of the animals.
tiger
bear
elephant
panda
monkey
They are fat and hairy. They look like bears, but they are black and white. Most of them live in China. They can be up to 1.9 metres tall. They like to climb trees and they love bamboo. People all over the world love them.
Reading
fat: adj. 胖的;肥的 hairy:adj. 多毛的;毛茸茸的
Most : adj. 最多的;大多数的 adv. 最;最多地;非常 pron. 大多数;大部分
climb: v. 爬;攀登;攀爬 n. 攀登;攀爬;山路
They are big and strong. They can be 2 to 4 metres tall. Many of them are grey. They have long noses, big ears, and short tails. Most of them live in Asia and Africa. They like to live in groups. They eat leaves and fruits. They are usually very friendly.
Reading
grey: adj. 灰色的;灰白的 n. 灰色;灰白
groups : n. 组;群;团体 v. 把…… 分组;聚集在一起
usually: adv. 通常;平常;惯常地
Read the passage and fill in the blanks.
The class is talking about animals. Here are reports from Li Ming and Jack about their favourite animals.
They are fat and hairy. They look like bears, but they are black and white. Most of them live in China. They can be up to 1.9 metres tall. They like to climb trees and they love bamboo. People all over the world love them.
the panda
They are big and strong. They can be 2 to 4 metres tall. Many of them are grey. They have long noses, big ears, and short tails. Most of them live in Asia and Africa. They like to live in groups. They eat leaves and fruits. They are usually very friendly.
elephants
Read Li Ming’s report and answer the questions.
What do they look like?What colours are they?
Where do most of them live?
How tall can they be?
They are fat and hairy. They look like bears.They are black and white.
They live in China.
They can be up to 1.9 metres tall.
Read Jack’s report and answer the questions.
What do they look like?What colours are they?
Where do most of them live?
How tall can they be?
They are big and strong.They are grey.
They live in Asia and Africa
They can be 2 to 4 metres tall.
Read the passage and complete the cards.
__________________
colour:
Home:
Size:
Character:
Food:
__________________
colour:
Home:
Size:
Character:
Food:
Panda
black and white
China
1.9 metres tall
bamboo
friendly
Elephant
grey
Asia and Africa
2 to 4 metres tall
friendly
leaves and fruits
What’s your favourite animal? Complete the information card and discuss with your partner.
Tiger
Orange and black
Forests in Asia
Meat
Run fast and swim well
They are strong and brave. They look cool!
What’s your favourite animal?
Why do you like them?
I like rabbits.
Because they are very cute.
What’s your favourite animal? Complete the information card and
discuss with your partner.
Write a passage to introduce your favourite animal with the information in Activity 4.
Useful expressions
·They are very cute.
·They are always friendly and helpful.
·They have short tails and short legs.
·They run very fast.
·They are lovely and smart.
My favourite animal is the tiger. It is orange and black with beautiful stripes. Tigers live in the forests in Asia and eat meat. They run very fast. They are strong and brave. I like tigers because they are lovely and smart. They look so cool!
Language points
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Most of them live in China.
most 代词,“大多数,大部分”
most of...大多数的……;大部分的……,后接名词或代词。若接名词,名词前常有定冠词、指示代词或形容词性物主代词修饰,Most of ...作主语时,其谓语动词的单复数应与of 之后的名词或代词的数的形式保持一致。
例句:Most of the students are in the classroom.
大多数学生都在教室里
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Here are reports from Li Ming and Jack about their favourite animals. 这是李明和杰克关于他们最喜欢的动物的报告。
report 在此处作可数名词,意为“报告”。 表示“关于……的报告”时,要在后面加介词 about 再接宾语。常见搭配: write a report 写一篇报告;make a report 做报告。
例句:We need to write a report about tigers for our English class.
我们需要为英语课写一篇关于老虎的报告。
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People all over the world love them.
全世界的人都喜欢它们。
all over the world 意为“全世界”,同义短语有around the world.
例句:Tigers are famous all over the world. 老虎在全世界都很有名
Exercise
用括号内单词的正确形式填空
Tigers ______ (run) very fast and they are good at swimming.
My favourite animal is the panda. It ______ (be) very cute and lovely.
Elephants have long trunks and they can ______ (carry) heavy things.
We need to write a report ______ (about) our favourite animal.
Monkeys are smart and they like ______ (climb) trees.
run
is
carry
about
climbing / to climb
从方框中选择恰当的单词并用其正确形式填空
Tigers are orange and black with beautiful ______.
Lions ______ in the grasslands and forests in Africa.
Dogs are always ______ and helpful to people.
Tigers eat ______ and they hunt at night.
Swimming is one of the tiger’s ______.
stripes
friendly stripe live meat ability
live
friendly
meat
abilities
Summary
Summary
核心词汇:
tiger, panda, elephant, monkey, stripe, meat, forest, Asia, cute, lovely, smart, friendly, brave, strong, run, swim, climb, report, all over the world
核心句型:
My favourite animal is... It is... (colour/appearance).
They live in... They eat...
They can... (ability).
I like... because they are...
We need to write/make a report about...
Homework
1. Watch an English short film about animals.Record 3 new animal-related vocabulary words
2.Preview the vocabulary and text of Lesson 5
SEE YOU NEXT CLASS!
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