1、Unit 3 Why do you like koalas? Part 1: Teaching Design Functions Describe animal; Express preferences Structure s What , Why, Where questions; Because; Adjectives of quality Target language Why do you like koala bears? Because theyre very cute. Theyre kind of shy. Theyre very big. Vocabular y zoo, a
2、nimal, koalas, tiger, elephant, dolphin, panda, lion, penguin, giraffe, cute, smart, ugly, clever, friendly, beautiful, shy, kind of, Africa Learning strategie s Using what you know; Inferring content Period 1: Matching, Listening and Speaking (Page 13) (Why is that?) Objectives To learn to use Why
3、To learn to use Because Procedures Warming up by asking and answering Good morning, class. Look at this photo! Whats this in English? Its a koala. Whats his name? His names Gina. Is this my photo of koala? Yes, it is. It is my photo of koala. This is my koala. Wheres this koala from? Wheres his home
4、town? You are clever. His home is Australia. How much is this koala? He is 500 dollars. When is his birthday? His birth is April 2, 2003. Do you want to go to Australia? Can you see koalas there? Do you like koalas? Why do you like koalas? 你为什么喜欢袋鼠啊？ 1a. Looking and matching Look at the pictures on
5、page 13 of the eight animals. Do you know any of them? What are they? tiger elephant giraffe lion penguin panda dolphin giraffe Now match the words on the left with the animals on the rught. 1. tiger, b 2.elephant, h 3.koala bear, d 4.dolphin, a 5. panda, e 6.lion, f 7.penguin, g 8.giraffe, c 1b Lis
6、tening and checking Im going to play three conversations. Listen carefully and check the animals you hear. tiger elephant koalas lion penguin panda dolphin giraffe Now go to page 83 to read the conversations. While reading try to find all the questions with Why. And also cut/ the sentence into thoug
7、ht groups, study all the predicates, circle all the linking words and underline all the expressions. Thats grammar study, indeed. Sentences with Why Why is that? Because theyre very cute. Why? Because theyre interesting. Why? Because they are beautiful. Read the conversations again and underline all
8、 the useful expressions. Copy them in your notebook after class. Useful expressions from the conversation my favorite animals, very cute, see the giraffes, see the penguins now Read the conversations and turn them into a short article. Turn the conversations into an article. (改写) Now lets try to tal
9、k by imitation. Imitation talking is using the structure of an example conversation as a form to talk about something of our own. Talk as they do. (仿说) 1c Pairing and speaking Work in pairs with your partner. First, give attention to the four description words. cute interesting fun smart Then pay at
10、tention to the example conversation. A: Lets see the lions. B: Why do you want to see the lions? A: Because theyre cute. Now you can make conversations about animals. Your conversations can be like the example. Use the description words. A: Lets see the elephant. B: Why do you want to see the elepha
11、nt? A: Because its very smart. A: Lets see the dolphins. B: Why do you want to see the dolphins? A: Because theyre very cute. A: Lets see the panda. B: Why do you want to see the panda? A: Because its very interesting. A: Lets see the tigers. B: Why do you want to see the tigers? A: Because theyre v
12、ery fun. Period 2: Listening and Speaking (Page 14) (Why do you like elephants?) Objectives To learn to describe animal To learn to express preferences Procedures Warming up by asking and answering about animals Hello, everyone. What animals do you like? What animals can you see in the zoo? What ani
13、mals can fly in the sky? What animals can swim in the river? What animals are dangerous? What animals are friendly? What animals can you have at home? What animals can you see on the farm? What animals can help you? 2a Listening and writing Look at the chart on page 14, please. Listen carefully. The
14、 first time you only listen. The second time you listen and draw a line matching the animal with the description word. Animals Description Words 1. koalas a. interesting b. cute 2. dolphins c. fun d. smart 2b Listening and completing You listen to the conversation again. Listen and complete the sent
15、ences with a word from the box. Julia: Lets see the koalas. Henry: Why do you like koalas? Julia: Because they are very cute. Henry: Well, I like dolphins. Julia: Why do you like dolphins? Henry: Because they are kind of interesting. Now turn to page 84. Read the conversation and underline all the u
16、seful expressions. Copy them in your notebook after class. Useful expressions from the conversation see the koalas, like koalas, very cute, like dolphins, kind of interesting Read the conversation and turn it into a short article. Turn the conversation into an article. (改写) Now lets talk as they do
17、in the conversation. We are going to talk in imitation of the conversation we have just heard and read. Talk as they do. （仿说） 2c Pairing and speaking Good. Now we go on to make conversations. Use the words in Box 1, Box 2, and Box 3 on page 14. A: Do you like penguins? B: Yes, I do. A: Why? B: Becau
18、se they are very cute. A: Do you like tigers? B: No, I dont. A: Why? B: Because they are not interesting. A: Do you like dolphins? B: Yes, I do. A: Why? B: Because they are kind of smart. Period 3: Completing, Speaking and Speaking (Page 15) (Who is your science teacher?) Objectives To learn to use
19、Because To learn to use adjectives of quality Procedures Warming up by studying the grammar focus Hello, class. Can you read the questions and answers in the grammar focus on page 14? Why do you like Because theyre very cute. pandas? 为什么你喜欢熊猫？ 因为他们酷得很。 Why does he like koalas? 为什么他喜欢袋鼠？ Because they
20、re kind of interesting. 因为他们挺有趣。 Can we ask and answer like this? 3a Looking and matching Look at the three countries on the map. What are they? They are China, Australia and South Africa. Can you match the countries words with the animals? China-panda Australia-koalas South Africa-lion 3b Pairing a
21、nd speaking Now work in pairs. Take turns asking and answering questions about the countries and animals in 3a. A: What animal is it? B: Its a lion. A: Where is it from? (Where does it come from?) B: It is (comes) from South Africa. A: Do you like lions? B: Yes, I do. A: Why do you like them? B: Bec
22、ause they are very cute. A: What animal is it? B: Its a panda. A: Where is it from? (Where does it come from?) B: It is (comes) from China. A: Do you like pandas? B: Yes, I do. A: Why do you like them? B: Because they are kind of friendly. A: What animal is it? B: Its a koala. A: Where is it from? (
23、Where does it come from?) B: It is (comes) from Australia Africa. A: Do you like koalas? B: Yes, I do. A: Why do you like them? B: Because they are very interesting. 4. GAME Bingo Lets play a game. Its called Bingo. Please write nine words from the list in the bingo board. Write one word in each squ
24、are. Everyone will have a different Bingo board. penguins Africa dolphins elephants China lions koalas Japan pandas tigers Australia giraffes penguins Africa dolphins elephants China lions koalas Japan pandas Now listen to tape and cross X out the words you hear. Say Bingo when you get a row of XXX.
25、 The first to get a row of XXX is the winner. Well. Who is the winner? Now go to page 84 to read the conversations. While reading try to cut/ the sentence into thought groups, study all the predicates, circle all the linking words and underline all the expressions. Thats grammar study, indeed. Usefu
26、l expressions from the conversations pretty smart, very smart, from Africa, from Australia, from China Read the conversations and turn them into a short article. Turn the conversations into an article. (改写) Now lets talk as they do in the conversations. We are going to talk in imitation of the conve
27、rsation we have just heard and read. Talk as they do. （仿说） Period 4: Matching, Listening and Speaking (Page 16) (Where do you want to go now?) Objectives To learn to use What , Why, Where questions; To learn to use Because Procedures Warming up by talking about animals First, Id like to know about y
28、our likes and dislikes. What animals do you like? I like elephants. They are cute. What other animals do you like? I like dogs, too. Why? Because theyre friendly and intelligent. A: What animal is it? B: Its a tiger. A: Where does it come from? B: It comes from China. A: Do you like tigers? B: Yes,
29、I do. No, I dont. A: Why do you like them? / Why dont you like them? B: Because they are cute. 1 Looking and matching Look at the pictures on page 16. Do you like the animals? Why? tiger lion panda penguin giraffe elephant koalas dolphin ugly clever friendly beautiful small cute shy scary Now please
30、 match the description word with the animal. 1.b 2.h 3.g 4.e 5.d 6.f 7.c 8.a Different people have different answers. What are your answers? 2a Listening and circling Now I will play a recording of a conversation between Tony and Maria. This time circle the adjectives you hear. (interesting, clever,
31、 ugly, cute, beautiful, shy) 2b Listening and filling Ill play the recording again. This time please fill in the words they say about each animal Animal Marias Word Tonys Word Elephants interesting clever ugly Pandas shy cute We are going to read the conversation page 84. Now read it carefully. Whil
32、e reading try to cut/ the sentence into thought groups, study all the predicates, circle all the linking words and underline all the expressions. Useful expressions from the conversation want to go, see the elephants, like elephants, really clever, see the pandas, kind of cute, love pandas, kind of
33、shy, over there, on the left, across from Read the conversation and turn it into a short article. Turn the conversation into an article. (改写) 3 Pairing and speaking Work in pairs. Use sentences like the ones on page 16 in 3 to say what you think about different animals. A: What animals do you like?
34、B: I like elephants. Theyre cute. A: What other animals do you like? B: I like dogs, too. A: Why? B: Because theyre friendly and clever. I like pandas, because they come from China. They are also very cute and shy. They are friendly to people. I dont like tigers, because they are very scary and dang
35、erous. They eat small animals. They also eat people. A: Does Mary like elephants? B: Yes, she does. A: Why does she like them? B: Because she thinks they are interesting and intelligent. A: Does Tony like elephants? B: No, he doesnt. A: Why doesnt he like them? B: Because he thinks they are ugly. Pe
36、riod 5: Reading, Filling, Writing and Speaking (Page 17) (This is Molly.) Objectives To learn to describe animal To learn to use adjectives of quality Procedures Warming up by going over the verbs learned son far Hi, class. Verbs are for making sentences. Now read after me the verbs we learn so far.
37、 meet，look, excuse，thank，do，spell，watch, know，take，can，bring, have，does，let，lets，play，sound，watch，has，play sport, want, come, buy, afford, see, sell, have a look, go, go to a movie, find, think, learn, go to school, get, take a shower, work, hour, brush, go to work, get, love, listen, go to bed, do
38、homework, go home, start, write, tell, pay, enjoy, take a walk, visit, have fun, arrive, take, pass, hope, sleep 3a Reading and matching Look at the three descriptions of animals. Take turns reading them one by one. While reading remember to cut/ the sentence into thought groups, study all the predi
39、cates, circle all the linking words and underline all the expressions. Molly This is Molly. She is twelve years old. She is from Africa. She likes to play with her friends and eat grass. Ling Ling This is Ling Ling. Shes five years old. Shes from China. Shes very beautiful/ and very shy. So please b
40、e very quiet. Bill This is Bill. Isnt he cute? He is from Australia. He sleeps/ during the day, but at night/ he gets up and eats leaves. 1. elephant (b) 2. pandas (d) 3. koalas (c) Then read the descriptions after the tape. Next, Ill ask some questions about the descriptions. You should answer them
41、 as quickly as you can. T: Whos Molly? Ss: Shes an elephant. T: How old is she? Ss: Shes twelve years old. T: Where is she from? Ss: Shes from Africa. T: What does she like to do? Ss: She likes to play with her friends. T: What does she like to eat? Ss: She likes to eat grass. T: Do you like Molly?
42、Why? Ss: Yes, I do. Because shes very friendly. Finally, learn the descriptions by heart. Ill ask some students to retell about these animals without looking at their books. I give you the chart to help you to retell. Molly 12 Africa friends, grass Ling Ling 5 China shy, quiet Bill Australia during
43、the day Now read the descriptions again and turn them into dilogues. Turn the texts into dialogues. (改写) 3b Looking and filling Go over the three descriptions and fill in the blanks with the words from the box. This is Larry. Hes from Africa. He is eight years old. He eats meat. Larry is lazy. He us
44、ually sleeps and relaxes 20 hours every day! Good. Read and learn the description about the lion by heart. 3c Thinking and writing Now you can write a description like the one in 3b. You can use some of the same words. Write about any animal you like. This is Mimi. Hes from China. He is two years ol
45、d. He eats fish. Mimi is lazy. He usually sleeps and relaxes 20 hours every day! 4 GROUPWORK Get into groups of four. You will take turns reading your description from 3c to your group. The other students in the group will guess what animal you write about. SELF CHECK 1 Reading and checking Read the
46、 words on page 18 and check the ones you know. panda koalas giraffe lion tiger dolphin penguin elephant cute friendly ugly clever beautiful shy smart Australia China Africa kind of very 2 Writing your new words down Please write new words in your notebook. meet，look, excuse，thank，do，spell，watch, kno
47、w，take，can，bring, have，does，let，lets，play，sound，watch，has，play sport, want, come, buy, afford, see, sell, have a look, go, go to a movie, find, think, learn, go to school, get, take a shower, work, hour, brush, go to work, get, love, listen, go to bed, do homework, go home, start, write, tell, pay, enjoy, take a walk, visit, have fun, arrive, take, pass, hope, sleep 3 Looking
