Reading 1: Poems about pets教案教学设计导入设计

7B

Unit 8 Reading (I) 学程单

Learning aims

By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: 1. read the two poems about pets fluently; 2. learn about how to rhyme and enjoy the beauty of rhymes,

3. identify the main idea of each poem; Learning process

Step 1 Lead-in T: Today we’ll learn Reading of Unit 8. First give me a helping hand. Will they be good pets?

(a giraffe, a camel and a snake) Will they be good pets?

(a parrot, a mouse, a rabbit, a fish, a cat and a dog)

Step 2 Presentation 1. Enjoy a video. T: My husband loves dogs. He says that dogs can do many tricks. They are very clever. Let’s enjoy a video.

2. New words and expressions. T: He likes dogs because they are very clever. They can hide themselves. They can hunt. His pet dog even can find a stick and help him build a camp.

T: Sadly, I am afraid of dogs. They often bark at me. When a dog opens its mouth wide, I’m afraid that it’ll bite me. And I often see them fight. T: However, my husband thinks dogs the cleverest animal of all. They don’t need much. They only need a gentle touch. He says he’ll look after his dog till the end. What can I do? Step 3 Reading 1. Words rhyme in a poem. T: Now I have something special for you. It’s about dogs. Let’s listen and read after the tape. T: We call this kind of article “a poem”. When we read a poem, we can find that some of the words in the poem rhyme. Words rhyme if the last syllables make the same or similar sound. Would you like to find these words together with me? (1) “ All ” rhymes with “ ball ”.

(2) “ Wide ” rhymes with “ hide ”.

(3) “ Tricks ” rhymes with “ sticks ”.

(4) “ Bite ” rhymes with “ fight ”.

(5) “ Friend ” rhymes with “ end ”.

2. Watch a music video. T: Rhymes in poems make them more beautiful. So some poems have been made into songs.

Here is one example. Let’s watch a music video.

Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are. Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky.

Twinkle, twinkle little star, How I wonder what you are.

3. Read and practice. T: Read the poem about dogs again and answer the following questions. (1) He can do tricks, can’t he?

(2) Why does he hold sticks in his mouth?

(3) How long will the writer look after him?

T: Read another poem and sum up its main ideas.

The writer’s pet is the _______. He thinks she is a _________ pet. She isn’t any _______. She just _______.

T: Listen and try to find which words rhyme in this poem. Step 4 Sum up T: After reading the poems, we learn a lot not only about pets, but also about poems. Life is like a poem. Why not enjoy it?

Homework 1. Read the new words and two poems carefully. 2. Try to write your own poems, paying attention to rhymes.

“ Star” rhymes with “are”.

“ High” rhymes with “sky”.

“ Star” rhymes with “are”.