Warming up、Pre-reading、Reading、Comprehending教学实录与评析

Unit3 Auatralia’s dangerous creatures

reading Teaching aims：

1.to train Ss’ ability of speaking;

2.to help Ss improve the ability of learning English through reading 3..to encourage Ss to show interest in Australia and its culture 4. To read the passage to know some dangerous animals in Australia Teaching important point: Enable the students to read a passage effectively Teaching difficult point: How to improve the students’ reading ability

Teaching procedures: Step 1 Warming-up What animals in Austrilia do you know? Step 2 Fast Reading: Read the text and find out the main idea of the passage The text describes some of the______animals in _____. They are____,_____,____,_____and sharks.The text points out that most of the creatures are not dangerous to_____,only to animals’_____.,although a few are capable of_____or even_____a human. Step 3 Careful-reading Choose the correct answer 1).How many kinds of dangerous creatures are mentioned in the passage? A.4.

B.5. C.6.

D.7. 2).Which one of the following is probably the most poisonous animal in the world according to the passage? A.The brown snake.

B.The funnelweb spider. C.The box jellyfish.

D.The saltwater crocodile.

3).Why don’t we say Australia is an unsafe place to live in or visit? A.Because most of the dangerous animals are far from people. B.Because most of the dangerous animals are kept in special places. C.Because there are only a few deaths from the dangerous creatures every year. D.Because the Australia government tries hard to protect people from being killed. 4).Which of the following statements is WRONG? A.Most of the spiders have no effect on humans. B.Most of the sharks are harmless to humans. C.There are 115 different kinds of snake that can kill people. D.There are two types of crocodile living in Australia.

true or false questions

(1). ( ) The majority of the spiders in Australia have an effect on humans. (2). ( ) Only two or three kinds of shark in Australia are harmless to humans. (3). ( )A few varieties of poisonous jellyfish can cause severe pain to anyone touching them (4). ( ) Two types of crocodile living in Australia has been known to kill humans. (5). ( ) The saltwater crocodile moves so quickly that it often snatches someone before he or she Is conscious that the crocodile is there. (8). ( ) Australia is an unsafe place to live in or visit with all these dangerous animals in Australia. Step 4 Discussion Step In your group discuss the best ways to protect yourself from each of the dangerous animals in the reading passage. Step5 Homework