Unit 4 Animals Reading 教学设计.doc

Unit 4 Animals Reading The Honey Guide教学设计Objectives: 1. Instructional objectives (language knowledge and language skills)1) To promote vocabulary development2) To enlarge general knowledge 3) To improve the students reading ability, especially their skimming and scanning ability.4) To know the function of the conjunction words 2. Educational objectives (affect, learning strategy and cultural awareness)Let the students know the mystery of the nature and know how to love and protect the animalsFocal points: To improve the students reading ability, such as skimming and scanning.Difficult points: to guess the meaning of the new words by using different skillsProcedures and Time AllotmentStage 1 Getting students ready for learning (5 mins)Step 1. GreetingsStep 2. Ask some questions1. How many names of animals do you know? Show the students some pictures about the animals. And let them write down as many as they can and then share answers with partners. Animals living on land: leopard, _.Animals flying in the sky: eagle, _.Animals swimming in water: whale, _.Others: frog, _.2. Match the animals with their habits.1) snake A. lives in large groups and makes honey2) bee B. comes to northern countries in summer3) swallow C. sleeps through winter4) owl D. lives on bamboo5) panda E. hunts at nightStage 2 Pre-reading (7 mins)Step 1 Vocabulary presentation and practiceGuess the meaning of the new words in the sentences and then practise it.1. By gathering the flower powder, the bees can produce honey. (by context)2. Internet is the most important source for you to search for some information. (by context)3. By constant hard working, he made great progress finally. (by context)4. I have had unexpected accident in the classroom and broke my cup. (by context)5. When I comb your hair, please stand still. (by gesture)tips: Using the word missing game helps the students to practise the new words.Step 2 PredictionLook at the title and guess what the passage talks about.Stage 3 While-reading (20mins)Developing different skills through tasks1. Find the topic sentence of each paragraph.tips: You can find the topic sentence of each paragraph in the first, the second and the last sentence of each paragraph.2. Skim the article and put the following sentences in the correct order.How does the honey guide get beeswax?_ The honey guide finds a suitable nest._ The honey guide gives a loud cry that attracts the attention of both animals and people._ The honey guide looks for someone to help it._ The follower reaches in to get at the delicious honey as the honey guide patiently waits and watches._ Some of the wax falls to the ground, and this is when the honey guide takes its share.3. Read the article carefully and choose the best answer to each question and then discuss with your partners.1) Who likes eating honey?A.Most people and many animals.B.All birdsC.Only bees.2)What does the honey guide like to eat?A.HoneyB.People and animals.C.The wax in bees honeycombs.3)How does the honey guide attract the attention of passing animals and people?A.It has a loud cry.B.It flies in front of them.C.It flies impatiently.4)What does the honey guide do when it leads the animals or people to the nest?A.It flies without stopping.B.It constantly stops to wait for them.C.It flies impatiently.5)When does the honey guide get its share of honeycomb?A.When it reaches into the bees nest.B.When some of the honeycomb falls to the ground.C.When it smells the beeswax.6)What is the passage mainly about?A.A bird that can help people and animals to find honey.B.A bird that likes eating honey.C.How to get honey in the forest.4.Read the article again and find the conjunctions and sentences to complete the following table.paraconj.sentencemeaningpara1andMost people, and many animals, like eating it.As well asPara1Para1Para2Para2Para2Para3Stage 4 Post-reading (7 mins)People, especially tribesmen from Africa, are very _to a small bird called the honey guide, because it is regarded as a (an) _helper to find the _of honey in the wilderness. When the honey guide finds a suitable bees nest, it cries loudly. Any passing animals or people may be _about the sound and come closer to the nest. Then the honey guide waits _and _ for the falling of some honey and wax to the ground when the animals or people are trying to get them out from the nest. Scientists believe that the honey guide is _to get a good_ of the honeycomb, though it is hard for it to _the wax. The tribesmen in Africa also believe that the honey g