Unit 3 My animal sign教案教学设计

Unit 3 My animal sign Teaching Aims 1. Ask the positions with “When were you born? I was born in … My animal sign is …”. 2. Read and write the words and phrases “were, was, be born, mouse, dragon, snake”. 3. Read and recite the new dialogue. 4. Be able to describe what happened in the past with “was” and “were”. 5. Master the key points through “Find your family members’ animal signs”. Key Points Ask the positions with “When were you born? I was born in … My animal sign is …”. Difficult Points Be able to describe what happened in the past with “was” and “were”. Teaching Aids PPT, recorder and some paper cutting pictures. Teaching Procedures Step1. Warm up 1. Greetings 2. Listen to the text about Chinese paper cutting art and twelve animal signs. 3. Know about twelve animal signs: Mouse / Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit / Hare,

Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat / Sheep, Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Pig. Step2. Presentation and Practice 1. New words and patterns (1) Enjoy a movie Twelve Animal Signs. (2) T: My animal sign is Tiger. What about you? What’s your animal sign? S: My animal sign is .(Monkey / Goat / Rooster) (3) Talk with your partner. What’s your animal sign? My animal sign is . (4) What are their animal signs? What’s his / her animal sign? His / Her animal sign is . (Ox, Mouse, Dragon, Snake, Tiger, Rabbit / Hare, Horse, Goat / Sheep, Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Pig.) Read and write the new words “mouse, dragon, and snake” 2. New dialogue Some foreigners are visiting the school. Li Ming is talking with them about the Chinese paper cutting art. (1)

Listen and answer “What’s the animal sign?” His animal sign is Monkey. (2) Read silently and answer “When was the man born?”. He was born in 1980. be born was born were born Drills: talk with your partner When were you born? I was born in …(2003 / 2004 / 2005) (3) Listen and imitate. (4) Read emotionally. ( 5) Read in roles.

(6) Fill in the blanks. Step 3.Consolidation 1. Find your family members’ animal signs When was your mother born? She was born in …

She’s a …. When was your father born? He was born in

…

He’s a …. 2. Writing (1) Read the example essay. I was born in 1987. My animal sign is Tiger. My father was born in 1960. His animal sign is Mouse. My mother was born in 1962. Her animal sign is Ox. (2)

Can you describe your family members? I was born in _____. My animal sign is _____. My father was born in ____. His animal sign is ______. My mother ____________. Her__________________. Step4. Sum up It’s the end of the class. We know twelve animal signs. When were you born? I was born in 1980. My animal sign is Monkey. Step5. Homework Make a survey about your family’s animal signs in group work. Unit 3 My animal sign