Learning about Language第一课时教学实录

Teaching Plan for Unit 4 Book2 Animal Extinction

1. Knowledge goals a. The Ss can use some useful words and expressions in talking about why dinosaurs became extinct and why some animals are endangered. b. The Ss can write a passage to analyze why some endangered animal are endangered or dead out. Thus help students to learn about endangered animals. 2. Ability goals

a. The Ss can read the passage Animal extinction to develop their reading ability. b.The Ss can write a related passage using what they learned today. 3. Moral and attitudinal goals

a. The Ss can be aware of the relationship between man and animals and the importance of protecting the endangered animals. b. The Ss’ sense of cooperative learning can be developed. c. Arouse students’ great interests in endangered animals.

4. Teaching key points and difficult points a.

How to help the Ss grasp some basic reading skills and use what they leant in real situations. b.

Find out the details of the passage. 5. Teaching methods

Task-based method, Discussion,

Cooperative learning, Reading-based writing. 6. Teaching aids

Multi-media, blackboard 7. Teaching procedures Step Ⅰ: Greetings Welcome students and ask them if they are nervous. Enjoy the video and answer the questions.

Step Ⅱ: Lead in

Show the video about the dinosaur.

Step Ⅲ: Answer the questions.

(Round 1)

1. When did dinosaurs live?

2. When did dinosaurs die out?

3. How did dinosaurs die out?

StepⅣ: Read for general idea and detailed facts. (Round 2) Go through the passage, and fill in the blanks on the table.

Dinosaurs

Living time

Long before human

.

About 65 million years ago

time

found in China

26

Including the bird-like dinosaur

reasons

①

An unexpected

too much

into the air .

②

The earth was too hot to

.

In the

500 years

time of dying

844

Animals An example

and plants

A

animal dodo on the island of Mauritius

True or False 1. There are many different species of dinosaur and all of them have been found in China. 2. Not long ago, a rare new species of bird-like dinosaur was discovered in Henan Province. 3. Some scientists are sure dinosaurs died out because the earth got too hot for the dinosaurs to live on any more.

4. Dinosaurs died out quickly about 65 million years ago and many animals have died out in the same way.

Step Ⅴ: Consolidate the text. (Round 3) Summarize Dinosaurs lived on the earth____________ human ____ _____ ______and their future seemed ______ at that time. There were many different kind of dinosaurs and a number of them _________ live in China. Not long ago, scientists __________the bones of a rare new species in Liaoning, and they were ________ to find that the species can both run and climb trees.

Dinosaurs ________ suddenly about 65 millions years ago.

____________some scientists, it came after an __________________, while others think the earth got _____ hot for them to live on any more, but nobody _______knows why and how they disappeared.

StepⅥ:

Show a video about the extinct animals and some pictures about endangered animals. Students have a panda show. StepⅦ: Discussion

Ask students to discuss why the animals dead out and become endangered. And then write a brief letter to human beings as an endangered animal. Then the teacher clicks the mouse to choose the student randomly and then he or she presents. StepⅧ: Conclusion a.

Students pass all rounds and award the present to them. b.

Summarize the class. Step Ⅸ: Homework

Write a letter to WWF and analyze the reason why some animals are dying out

Reflection: Students can grasp some basic reading skills, but we should give more time to ask students discuss and present.