初中英语人教版七年级下册UNIT 5 Section B 2a—2c.doc

UNIT 5 Why do you like pandas? Section B 2a2cGuangzhi Middle schoolHou Aili2017.04. UNIT 5 Why do you like pandas? Section B 2a2cLearning aims1. Knowledge target：1) Learn the words and phrases. (save, forget, cut, kill, symbol, flag, place, water, danger, tree. ivory, Thailand, get lost ,be in great danger, cut down ,be made of) 2. Ability target：Try to use the reading skills-fast reading(速读), skimming(略读)and careful reading (细读).3. Moral target：Animals are our friends, so we must love and protect (保护)them .4. Key points and difficult points1). Key points： Vocabularies:flag, symbol, water, kill, ivory, cut, save,Thailand, be in great danger, cut down, get lost, one of, be made of. Reading skills.2. Difficult points ：How to build a mind map. Teaching methods and learning methods1.Teaching methods1). Communication teaching method 2). Task-based method 3). Pair work2. Learning methods：1) Independent learning, 2) Inquiry learning, 3) Cooperation learning. Teaching stepsStep1 Warm-upShow the students a picture of a zoo. Ask: whats this? (its a map.)Yes. It is a map of a zoo. Do you want to go to the zoo? OK! Lets go. First, listen to some sounds of animals , guess what animals they are You are smart! Today well know about a kind of animal-elephants.Lets learn (板书)Step 2 Leaning aims1. Learn the words and phrases. 2. Try to use the reading skills-fast reading(速读), skimming(略读)and careful reading (细读).3. Animals are our friends, so we must love and protect (保护)them .Step3 Lead-in & presentation1. T: What animals do you like? Why? Different people like different animals. I like elephants very much because they can do many things . Then show some pictures to teach some useful words and phrases.2. T: Elephants are not only smart, but also very important in many countries. Lets look at a short video. In the video, which country is it? (Thailand). From the video, we know elephants are important. The elephant is one of Thailands symbols. . Introduce some culture, facts and figures about elephants in Thailand.3. Please remember the new words and phrases. Step4While reading1. Fast readingT: Now lets learn an article about elephants. Open your books and turn to Page 29. Look at activity 2b, read the article quickly and silently, check the best title for the article? (Lets save the elephants.)2. SkimmingT:There are three paragraphs in the article. Do you know the main idea of each paragraph? Read aloud and match the main idea with each paragraph.Para 1- Elephants are very important in Thailand.Para 2- Elephants are smart animals.Para 3- Elephants are in great danger.3.Careful readingRead the article one paragraph after another carefully and finish the following tasks.Task1 In Para.1, we know about the importance of elephants .Read Para.1 by yourself, then check T or F .1. The panda is one of Thailands symbols. ( )2. The first flag of Thailand had a white elephant on it . ( )3. The elephant is a symbol of good luck .( ) Task 2 Para.2 is about the abilities of elephants.Ask one to read Para. 2, the others listen and complete the blanks .Then check the answers. Task 3 In Para.3, we know about the facts and figures of elephants and how to save them.Read Para. 3 together , then complete the blanks. Check the answers.Task 4 How to save elephants1. What do we do to save elephants ?2. When is Thai Elephant Day ? Here are two questions. First, answer the questions by yourself. Then, if you need help, please work with your partner.Step 5 Post reading1. 2c. Complete the mind map according to the article .(T: I think its easy for you . Now, please complete the mind map by yourself . Then check the answers.) 2. Read the article again , retell (复述) one of paragraphs (段落) or the whole article(全文). (I believe you have a good memory and you can do it better .)Step6 ExtensionT: As we know, people cut down so many trees, so elephants are losing their homes. Elephants are in great danger . In fact , many other kinds of animals are disappearing .They are in great danger, too. (2a)Next, lets watch a short video.T: After watching it , how do you feel about it ? Are you happy？(We really feel sad. ) The danger is from humans. Do you think so?Lets think quietly.(Thinking：)If you were an animal ,what do you want to say to humans ? ( Talk about your thoughts in your group. )Guide Ss to say : We are good friends. Dont cut down trees, we dont want to lose our homes. Dont kill us for money. Please help, protect and save us .T : In fact, in our daily life, humans and animals can help each other .If we can get on well with each other, our life will be better and more beautiful . So we should understand and remember :Animals are our friends. We must protect them. We live in the same world. To love animals is to love ourselves. From now on, we should help and protect animals around us in our daily life. Animal protection is not the form ,but to act.Step7 HomeworkDo a