初中英语人教版七年级下册Unit 5 Section B Reading.doc

The Lesson Plan for Grade 7By Zhou Ke from No.4 Middle School in JinzhouTitleUnit 5 Why do you like pandas? Section B Reading(2a-2c)Teaching Objectives1. Knowledge Objectives: New words and phrases:save, ivory, in danger, the symbol of, get lost, cut down, lose homes, kill for, made of Useful sentence structures:Elephants can We mustntDont Remember2. Ability Objectives: Learn to use different reading strategies to deal with the reading information.Help the students use the information from Reading Mate to express what they have learned in class.(Reading Mate is a useful resource on the Internet that students use to find more information about the same topics after class which they have learned in class.)3. Emotional Objectives: Encourage students to protect the animals.Key PointsLearn the new words, new phrases and useful sentence structures.Understand the article according to the mind map.Difficult PointWrite a short proposal about the endangered animals.Teaching Aids and MaterialsCAI, Pictures, Worksheet, Reading Text from Reading MateENORMOUS ELEPHANTS Teaching ProceduresStepsActivitiesPurposesStep 1Pre-class activity.Reading Star (3mins)First, Ss read in groups and compete to see who are the best readers. The content of the reading competition is from Reading Mate which Ss have prepared. Then, the best readers in all groups stand up and have a reading competition again to see who the reading star in class today is. Finally, T sends the video to the parents WeChat group. The video is about the reading stars activity. Reading Text from Reading MateENORMOUS ELEPHANTSElephantsarehuge!TheyarethebiggestlandanimalsonEarth.Theycanweighupto14,000pounds!Theycanliveupto70years!Theyhavelargeears.Thesegiveoffheat.Theyhaveverylongnoses.Thesearecalledtrunks.Atrunkworkslikeahand.Theyliketodrinkwaterwithit.Elephantskeepmovingtofindfood.Theyalmostneversleep.Theylovetoeattreebark!1. Check how Ss imitate the pronunciation in Reading Mate beforehand. 2. Provide speaking practice with the target language.Step 2Review and lead-in.First, T asks some of the Ss about animals they have learned. Then, Ss work in pairs like this.Follow this procedure:T: What animals do you like?Ss: I like s.T: Why do you like them?Ss: Because they are 1. Review the key vocabulary and functions presented in the class beforehand. 2. Prepare for the reading article in 2b.Step 3Pre-reading.1. T asks Ss if they like animals. 1. Stimulate Ss interest in the topic of the article in 2b.2. T tells Ss some animals are in danger(write on the Bb). T reads and Ss read after T. 3. T asks Ss what animals are in danger. 4. T shows some beautiful pictures of the endangered animals. After that, T asks Ss what animals Ss like best, why Ss like them, and what Ss know about them. Later, some Ss answer using the information from Reading Mate that they have prepared. Finally, T asks Ss if pandas are important in China. Ss answer “yes”. T tells Ss in other words, pandas are the symbol of China(write on the Bb). T reads and Ss read after T. Follow this procedure:T: We all like animals. Right?Ss: Yes.T: Unluckily, some animals are not safe. That is to say, they are in danger.Ss: In danger. T: What animals are in danger?S1: Tigers.S2: Lions. S3: Pandas.T: Look at the pictures on the screen. These animals are in danger. Among them, what animals do you like best? Why? What do you know about them?S1: I like tigers best. Because they are strong. Tigers live in grasslands in Africa.T: A great job! You can use the sentences from Reading Mate.S2: My favorite animals are koalas. Because they are cute. Their ears are fuzzy.T: A nice job! You can also use the sentences from Reading Mate.S3: I like pandas best. Because they are smart. They are black and white.T: Are pandas important in China?Ss: Yes. T: That is to say, they are the symbol of China.Ss: The symbol of.T: Today well learn about one animal in danger in Unit 5 Section B Reading(2a-2c)(write on the Bb). Turn to page 29. What animal is it?Ss: An elephant.2. Break the language barriers for the following reading. 3. Help Ss understand the meanings of the new phrases and how to use them according to the interesting context.4. Help Ss use the information from Reading Mate to express what they have learned in class.Step 4While-reading.1. T asks Ss what they know about the elephants. Ss answer using the information from Reading Mate. Follow this procedure: T: What do you know about the elephants? S1: Elephants are huge and have gray skin.S2: Elephants are the biggest land animals on earth.1. Prepare for the subsequent reading activity.2. Help the students use the information from Reading Mate to express what they have learned in class.2. Fast readingSkimming.(To find out the best title of the article) T gets Ss to read individually and find out the best title of the article. Follow this procedure: (1) T tells Ss to read individually and underline the topic sentences of each paragraph quickly. (2)After that, have Ss choose the best title quickly.3. Careful reading.Task 1: Para.1T asks Ss to read para.1 individually and then fill in the blanks about the importance of the elephants in Thailand on the worksheet.Task 2: Para.2 (1)T asks Ss to read para.2 individually and complete the mind map about the abilities of the elephants in Thailand on the worksheet. (2)T asks Ss a further questionWhat other things can the elephants do? Then, T lets Ss work in groups to talk about this question using the information from Reading Mate and then write the answers on the worksheet.Follow this procedure: T: What other things can the elephants do?S1: They can use the trunks to get water.T: The trunk means “the elephants long nose”, right?S1: Yes. (3) T helpS Ss master the reading strategies according to the following steps: a. Learn the new phrase “get lost” by the sequential word “also” in English. Follow this procedure: T: What does “get lost” mean in English? S1: cant find homes. T: How do you know that? S1: Also remember.b. Find out what the demonstrative pronoun “this” refers to. Follow this procedure: T: What does “this” mean?S2: Remember places with food and water.Task 3: Para.3(1) T asks Ss to read para.3 individually and complete the file of the elephants in Thailand on the worksheet. (2) Help Ss understand the reading strategy according to the following step: Learn the new phrases “cut down”, “kill for”and “ivory” by the pictures in CAI.Follow this procedure: T: Cut downSs: Cut down. T: kill for Ss: kill for T: Whats this? Ss: Ivory.(3)First, T asks Ss a further questionWhat are other ways to save the elephants? Then, T lets Ss work in groups to talk about this question using the information from Reading Mate and then write the answers on the worksheet.Follow this procedure: T: What are other ways to save the elephants?S1: We can give money to WWF.T: WWF is an organization for protecting the animals, right?S1: Yes.S2: We can build the natural reserves to protect the animals.T: What does “natural reserves” mean?S2: The animals homes.Task4: Role-play.T asks Ss to work in groups of four and make a self-introduction to call on people to save the elephants in Thailand according to the mind map in CAI and the example on the paper, using the key words and phrases they have learned and sharing the information with each other. Self-introduction(自我介绍)If you are a baby elephant in Thailand, can you tell people to save the elephants?如果你是一个泰国大象宝宝，你能告诉人们挽救大象吗？Hello, I am a baby elephant from Thailand. We elephants are very in Thailand. We are smart. But now we are in great danger. Today the number（数量）of us is only aboutPlease dont Remember Group leaders write the self-introduction here. _Comprehend the article and learn the way of summarizing the title. Help Ss understand para.1 by filling in the blanks.Help Ss understand para.2 by using the mind map. Help the students use the information from Reading Mate to express what they have learned in class.Help Ss master the reading strategies.Help Ss understand para.3 by completing the file.Help Ss master the reading strategy.Help the students use the information from Reading Mate to express what they have learned in class.1. Consolidate the understanding of the article especially the new words and phrases by role-playing. 2. Foster Ss habits of cooperative learning.Step 5Post-reading.Task 1: Write a proposal. First, T shows two pictures of the endangered animals in China pandas or tigers in CAI. Then, T gets Ss to write individually about how to save two endangered animals in Chinapandas or tigers according to the mind map on the blackboard and the example on the worksheet. Next, others listen to the proposals Ss have written and evaluate the proposals.Example:T: What do you think of the proposal?Ss: A great job! T: Why? Ss: Because he/she has good sentence structures.Task 2: Emotional penetration.T asks Ss two questions:Q1:Why should we save the animals in danger? Q2: Should we protect them? Follow this procedure:T: Why should we save the animals in danger? Ss: Because animals are our friends.T: Should we protect them?Ss: We should protect them.T: So No trading, no killing.Provide writing practice with th