英语人教版七年级下册Unit5 SectionA Period1.docx

Unit5 Why do you like pandas?Section APeriod1学情分析Students are interested in learning how to name the animals and describe animals by looking at so many vivid pictures on the screen. Much information about animals can arouse their curiosity. And they are willing to use Why/What/Where questions to talk about animals in all kinds of class activities.教学目标Teaching aims: Master the key words and phrases: tiger, elephant, koala, panda, lion, giraffe, cute, lazy, smart, beautiful, scary, kind, kind of, Australia, south, Africa, animal, zoo Learn the sentences: 1. Lets see the lions. Why do you like them? Because theyre interesting.2. Where are they from? They are from South Africa.Develop students listening and speaking skills.Raise interest of knowing about different kinds of animals and love and protect them.重点难点Key points and difficult points: 1.Master the key words and expressions in this period. 2. Learn to describe the animals, express preferences and give reasons.3. Make conversations using the key structures.4. Develop students listening and speaking skills.Teaching Methods：Pairwork; Groupwork; Picture-talkingTeaching Aids: A tape recorder; A computer for multimedia use; Some pictures.教学过程Teaching procedures:Step 1 Warming upLead in the topic by singing an English song Old Macdonald Had a Farm. Play the video on the screen. And students sing the song together.T: Boys and girls, what animals can you see in the video?S1: I can see cows.S2: I can see ducks.T: OK. Today well learn more animals. If we want to see animals, where shall we go?S: Well go to the zoo. T: OK. Follow me,“zoo”. Today Ill take you to the zoo to see animals.Step 2Presentation1. Present the names of animals by showing pictures on the screen.Show pictures of tigers, pandas, elephants, lions, koalas and giraffes. Play the sound of them.Students read the words after teacher and spell them. Write down the names of animals on the blackboard.(Ask students to pay attention to the key phrase: an elephant.) 2. Practice reading the words. Show students pictures of animals in teachers hands. Check students if they can say out the animals names after teacher shows them.3. Learn some description words by showing more pictures and talking about animals. Present the new words:lazy, beautiful, shy, cute, scaryExample:T: What do you think of pandas?S: They are cute.Then students read these words together.4. Complete 1a. Let students look at the picture of the zoo. Then match the words with the animals in the picture.Choose some students to match them and then check the answers.Step 3 Practice1. Listening： Play the tape and ask students to finish 1b and check the answers. Choose students to check()animals they hear in 1a.Then fill in the blanks.Pandas are my favorite animals, because theyre _.Giraffes are _. Koalas are _. 2.Pairwork.Students make dialogues in pairs according to the patterns:A: Lets see theB: Why do you want to see them?B: Because theyreAsk some pairs to act out their dialogues.Step 4 More Listening Practice and Consolidation1. Present the key sentences: Where are they from? They are from China.Complete 2a. Listen and write the animals you hear. Draw a line from the animals to the description words and the countries they are from. Then listen again. Complete the conversations with the words in 2a. Students work in pairs and say out their answers. Then check them.2. Pairwork.Present and read the words of places: South Africa China Australia America Canada Make dialogues according to the patterns:A:Lets see the_. B: Why do you like them?A: Because theyre _ interesting.B: Where are they from?A: Theyre from_.（Explain the phrase: kind of = a little）Step 5 Guessing GameT: Do you like playing guessing game? I need some students to come to the front one by one. Ill show you pictures of animals on the screen and others describe them. Guess wh-at animals they are.(In this way, students can know how to describe animals using the key sentences.)Step 6 Language points1. Lets see the lions. Lets+动词原形2. Why do you want to see them? Because they are3. kind of = a little 一点儿4. Where are they from? They are from China.Step 7 Class activityGroupwork&Competition1. Students work in groups. Do an interview. Ask their group members abut the following questions:What is your favorite animal?Why do you like them? Where are they from? What animals dont you like? Why dont you like them?2. Chooses one student from each group to make a report like this:In my group, I like_ because they are cute. A likes_ because they are _. Theyre from _. B likes He doesnt likebecauseGive students some applause after performing and tell them they are the best actors in the class activities.Step 8 Summary and HomeworkAsk