Unit14ZoologyTeachingaims:1.Goals:TalkaboutanimalandanimalbehaviorPractisedebatingIntegrativelanguagepracticeWriteanargumentativeessay2.Specialfocus:ImprovereadingskillsandEnlargevocabulary.a.DirectSstoreadthe3passagesonthetextbook;b.GuideSstolearntousethefollowingwordsandexpressions:adequate,apparent,assume,clarify,dots,obtain,tell…apart,transparent,getholdof,surrounding,assumption,cometolight,precise,session,primitive,etc.c.Improvetheabilitiesofusinglanguagebyintegrativelanguagepractice.Period1ReadingTheLanguageofHoney-Bees(P120-122)Step1.WarmingupTask1.Enablethestudentstodiscussthequestionsonp120.Step2.ScanningTask2.Getthestudentstocomprehendthepassagequicklyandaccurately,andmeanwhilehelpthemtoformagoodhabitofreading.Trytofindoutthemainclueofthestory.Step3.While-reading:TrueorFalse:()1.VonFrischandhisco-workerscountedhoemanytimesthebeesrepeatedthewaggingdanceduringonehour.()2.Theydiscoveredthatthefartherawaythefeedingstationwas,thefasterthedancewas.()3.Thenumberofwaggingdancesperminutetoldthedirectiontothefeedingplace.()4.ThenProfessorVonFrischdidhisthirdexperiment,whichwastodiscoverwhetherthewaggingdanceshoweddirection.()5.Hefoundthatthestraightpartofthedancewasthesameinthemorningfromwhatithadbeenintheafternoon.()6.Ifthefeedingplacewastowardthesun,thedanceheadedstraightonwardduringthestraightpartofthewaggingdance.()7.TheexperimentofProfessorKarlVonFrischtellsusthatbeescananddocommunicatewitheachotherbytheirdances,whichmaybecalledakindof“language”.SuggestedAnswers:FFFTFFTStep4.Post-readingFinishalltheEx.Onp122用心爱心专心1Step5.FurtherReadingTask3:Readthepassageonceagainandtrytodividethetextintosomebigparts.Andmakeasummaryofeachpart:Part1:(Para1)Somebasicknowledgeaboutbees.Part2:(Paras2-8)ProfessorVonFrisch’sexperiment.Part3:(thelastPara)ThelatelifeofProfessorVonFrisch.Step6.HomeworkFinishalltheexercisesonLanguagePracticeonp123-124.Period2.IntegratingReadingSkillsPrimates(P124-125)Step1.Revision1.ChecktheSshowfurthertheyunderstandthetext.2.Checkthehomework.ReviewtheModelVerbsStep2.Scanthepassageandcompletethechartbelow:TypesCharacteristicsandexamplesPrimate1.handsandfeetcangraspandoftenhaveopposablethumbsandtoes;2.haveabettersenseoftouchandtheprimatebrainislarger.Otheranimals1.notgoodatholding,moving,andusingobjects;2.haveaweaksenseoftouchandsmallbrain.HigherprimatesLargesizeofbrain,suchashumanbeingsandapes.LowerprimatesSmallsizeofbrain.MonkeysHavetails,smallandwalklessupright.Apesnottail,largerandwalkmoreupright,usesightmorethansmell,developedbrain.NowworldprimatesBiggerandspendmoretimeontheground,suchasmonkeys,apesandhumansStep3.Carefulreading:Askthestudentstoreadthepassagecarefullyandanswerquestions2onPage126.Period3.IntegratingReadingandWritingSkills2Passagesonp252-254Step1.Warmming-upDotheoralpraticeonp119-120,andenablethestudentstopractisedebating.Step2.ReadingTask1:Readthe2passagesandfinishtheexercises.Ifpossible,guidethe用心爱心专心2studentstoanalyzesomelongandcomplexsentences.Step3.GuidedWritingGiveSs20minutestofinishthewritingassignmentonp117,ThenaskSstoscoretheirworkaccordingtothefollowingchart.3pluses&1wishName_______Title_____________________Date_______________+_________________________________________________________+_________________________________________________________+_________________________________________________________?_________________________________________________________Note:Howtousethischarteffectively?Askthestudenttoreadhis/herdeskmate’swritingcarefully,andthenfind3valuablethings(structure,passagearrangement,sentence,diction,etc)andgive1suggestion.Andthenfeedthemessageback.Next,asktheSstocorrecttheirworkaccordingtothechart.Period4:Step1.Analyzesomelongsentences:Dealwithsomelanguagepointsanddifficultpointsifnecessary.Ifpossible,guidethestudentstoanalyzesomelongandcomplexsentences.ThefollowingsentencesinthisUnitareveryimportant:Amongthedifferentkindsofbees,itisthehoney-beethathasinterestedscientistsmostbecauseofthe“language”theyusetocommunicatewitheachother.Inordertotellthebeesapart,hepaintedsomebeeswithlittledotsofcolour.Forhislifetime’sworkinstudyingthecommunicationofanimals,includinghoney-bees,ProfessorKarlvonFrischwasawardedaNobelPrizein1973,whichhesharedwithtwootherscientists.Theytroopedbehindthefirstdancer,copyingitsmovement.Afterdesigningmoreexperiments,theywereabletoclarifytheprocedurebywhichbeescommunicateinformationthattheyusetofindandfetchfood.Likeallotherlivingcreatures,humanbeingsbelongtoagroupofotheranimalsthatsharecertaincharacteristics.Step2:TestingyourskillsonP250-251Step3:ClozeTestonp255-256Step4:TranslatingonP256用心爱心专心3