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Unit 3 Australia - Using language

Ⅰ. Teaching aims:

1.

Enable the Ss to get some basic knowledge about dangerous creatures in Australia 2.

Help Ss learn how to protect themselves from the dangerous creatures in Australia Ⅱ. Teaching important points:

Enable the Ss to know what attention should be paid while camping in Australia to protect themselves totally safe from the dangerous creatures Ⅲ. Teaching difficult points:

Teach the Ss how to figure out the best ways to stay safe while camping outside Ⅳ. Teaching methods: Task-based learning and cooperative learning Ⅴ. Teaching aids:

A computer, a blackboard, a recorder Ⅵ. Teaching procedures:

StepⅠLead-in 1.

Greetings. 2.

Ask some students to talk about what they know about wildlife in Australia and what they should pay attention to if they are offered a chance to travel around Australia. Thus lead to today’s topic.

StepⅡ Extensive Reading 1.

Pre-reading ( Ask Ss just read the title and look at the picture to predict what they expect to read in the text) 2.

Ask Ss to read the whole text and check whether what their predictions are right and tell the main idea of the text 3.

Ask Ss to read the whole text for specific information, that is, to answer questions listed . Question 1 How many poisonous snakes and how many poisonous spiders are there in Australia? Are they all capable of killing humans? Question 2 What effect do most jellyfish have on humans? What about box jellyfish? Question 3 How many kinds of sharks are there in Australia waters? How many kinds are likely attack humans? Question 4 What kind of crocodile has occasionally attacked a human? Step Ⅲ Discussion 1.

Ask every four Ss to form a group and read the relative information 2.

Ask the Ss to divide the information into certain points and give suggestions to each point

3.

Discuss the best ways to protect yourself from each of the dangerous animals? StepⅣ Debating 1. Divide the whole class into two large groups (A & B), and then ask every three Ss to form a team and have a discussion on how to argue. 2. Choose two teams with different ideas to be seated face to face. 3. Then chair the debate, and ask the Ss to carry it out according to the procedure which was previously mentioned. 1.

4. Summary: to make a summary of the debate and present awards to the excellent debaters. Step V

Writing 2.

Ask the Ss to read the E-mail and to make out why does Li Haidi write this E-mail? 3.

Then go over the tips of a reply together to make it clear that these elements should be included in their reply. 4.

If time not allowed, ask the Ss to finish the reply E-mail after class as their assignment. This email ask you for advice, so you should plan your reply carefully. You need to: List all the reasons for and against the trip. Decide on your point of view with reasons. Put the reasons in the order of importance. Write your email in this way: Tell Haidi what you suggest. Give each of your reasons in one paragraph. Finish it in this way: I hope you will find my advice useful. Step VI Homework There are a large number of wild animals in Australia. Please collect enough information of other animals in Australia and write a report.