Reading 1: A trip to the zoo教学教案设计

Unit4

Finding your way (Reading I )

Teaching Objectives: By the end of the lesson, students should be able to 1. know how to read the map and know the ways of expressing different directions. 2.

learn about different animals and their features in the zoo

3.

show the way to different places and go the right way when others show the way. Teaching procedures: Step I Pre-reading 1.Warm-up and lead-in Watch a video about my daughter and let the students guess what her favourite animal is. 2.

Ask the students to talk about their own favourite animal. Step II While-reading 1.

Watch and listen Watch the video about Sunshine Zoo and answer: What kinds of animals are there in Sunshine Zoo? 2.

Read “ A trip to the zoo” silently with some questions. Where are the pandas/ lions/birds/monkeys/giraffes/elephants? 3.

Read aloud

1)

Read Paragraph 1 and try to find out the answers to these questions: a) How can they go to see the pandas from the South Gate? b) What do pandas like to do? 2) Read Paragraph 2 together and fill in the blanks according to the first letter

The Lions’ Area is n_______ of the Panda House. Lions are the k________ of the animal world. Remember that they are d___________. Never go n______ them. 3) Read Paragraph 3 and try to fill in the table Animals Things they like to do Birds Birds like singing. They make beautiful ___________.

Monkeys are very clever and _______. They like to _________ ______ around and make people ________. 4) Read Paragraph 4 and try to

a. Say something about giraffes.

b. Answer “What are the elephants like?”

Elephants are …..

Their ears are like ….

Their bodies are like….. 4.

Talk about the route and the animals in Sunshine Zoo.

Step III Post-reading 1.

Group work. (English Corner) 1). Visit Sunshine Zoo（Ask the students to work in small groups. One member go to visit different animals in the zoo and others introduce the animals in their own area. While acting, each one should stand at the right place. The visitor visit the place one by one and ask the way, others should introduce the animals in their area and show the way to the next place when it is necessary）

2). Show the visitors the way in Sheyang. ( Ss work in groups，one of them will be the visitor and others work in different places. The visitor go to visit some places. Others introduce the place they work. While acting, each of them should stand at the right place and introduce the place.)

3) Design a trip to Yancheng Nature Reserve. 4) Design a trip by themselves….. 2.

Conclusion 3.

Homework