Unit 4 Creatures large and small教学设计及课堂实录

Friend or enemy? (Unit4 S1B Oxford English) 闵行中学

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Teaching aims：

Knowledge objective: To let the students get some general knowledge about the text , including the cause, the process, the climax and the ending.

Ability objective: To improve the students’s reading skills,such as skimming and scanning.

Emotion objective: To stimulate the students’ interest in reading the excerpt from the play. Teaching focus and difficulties: Students should have a general view of the vocabulary and outline of the text and try to perform their understanding on the consolidation exercises. Teaching aids: Multi-media---PowerPoint, and the blackboard. Teaching procedures: steps Pre-reading Teacher’s activities 1.Show pictures of insects and spiders. 2.Then distinguish a spider from an insect. 1.Show a video about Spiders. 2.Let ss use adjectives to describe spiders My view on spiders

is that they are___________. (nasty, frightening, poisonous, Students’

activities 1.Tell the names of the insects and spiders. 2.Then distinguish a spider from an insect. 1.Watch a video about Spiders. 2.Use adjectives to describe spiders My view on spiders

is that they are____________. (nasty, frightening, poisonous, 1 Interaction

Purposes

T—Ss To arouse the students’

interest and introduce the topic. To get the students to have a general idea of the whole text by using reading strategies. While- reading T—Ss Ss—Ss

dreadful, fearful, dreadful, fearful, dangerous, dangerous, disgusting, disgusting, horrible, horrible, interesting, interesting, mysterious, ugly, mysterious, ugly, terrible, terrible, unusual…)

unusual…)

3.Let ss conclude 3.Conclude the the main ideas of main ideas of the the relevant relevant paragraphs. paragraphs. 4.Further 4.Further understanding

understanding

(1)Pest Control (1)Pest Control (P6-P10) (P6-P10) (2)Uses of spider (2)Uses of spider silk (P11-P15) silk (P11-P15) (3)Uses of spider (3)Uses of spider poison (P16-17) poison (P16-17) 5.Consolidation: 5.Consolidation: Summary Summary Post-reading Ask ss to do the Group work: Ss—Ss Group work: design a design a conversation conversation between a farmer between a farmer and a spider, and a spider, using the key using the key words. words.

Assignment

1. Find more uses of spiders 2. Writing: My Views on Spiders

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1. views on spiders. 

2. supporting facts 

3. conclusion

To help the students consolidate the new words and expressions and know the outline of the text.

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