Section A教案教学设计

Unit 3 Why do you like koalas? Section A (1a-2b) Teaching goals：

1. Knowledge goals: 1) Words:

koala panda elephant lion tiger giraffe 2) Key sentences:

-Why do you like pandas? -Because they are kind of interesting. -Why don’t you like tigers? -Where are they from? -They are from China.

2. Ability goals: Students can describe animals with good description words and express preferences.

3. Emotion goals: Educate students to protect animals. Teaching important and difficult points: Describe animals and express preferences. Teaching methods: Five-step method; task-based method. Teaching aids: Multimedia Teaching procedures: Step 1 Lead in

T: Did you have a good weekend? If not, it doesn’t matter. Linda

will take you to the zoo and we can have fun there. (Show some animals on the screen. Teach Students the animals.) (Students work on 1a. Then check the answers.) Step 2

Listening (1b)

1. T: Two students are at the zoo now. (Students listen and check the animals they hear in 1a.) 2. Read the conversation. T: What can you learn from the conversation? (Encourage students to talk about their own ideas and read the conversation again after discussing.) Step 3 Pair work T: It’s time for you to make your own conversation.

A: Let’s see the lions. Do you like lions?

B: No, I don’t.

A: Why don’t you like lions? B: Because they’re really scary. But I like giraffes. A: Really? Why do you like giraffes? B: Well, because they’re smart.

Step 4 Listening (2a,2b)

1. T: Two students are talking about the animals. (Write the animals you hear. Draw a line from the animals to the description words and the countries they are from.)

2. Read the conversation. T: What can you learn from the conversation? (Encourage students to talk about their own ideas and read the conversation again after discussing.) 1)

kind of

2) Extension: kind n./adj. Step 5 Summary 1. Some animals:

koala panda elephant lion tiger giraffe 2. Some sentences:

1) Why do you like pandas?

Because they are kind of interesting.

2) Why don’t you like tigers? 3) Where are they from?

They are from China.

Step 6

Group work

Work in groups: 1.

Describe the animal you choose. 2.

Show it to your classmates in your own way. 3.

Guess what animal it is! Step 7

Practice (Educate students to protect animals.) Homework: Exercise Book / Section A