Unit3AmazingAnimalsLesson17ClassopeningForideasandtipsonbeginningaclass,see“TeachingTechniques”atthebackofthisteacher’sguide
step1:IntroducetheconceptofpettotheclassinbothEnglishandChinese
Cananyonetellyouwhatapetis
Thenasktheclass;“Doyouhavepetsinyourhome
Askstudentstogivethenamesofpeople’shomes
”Askstudentstogivethenamesofwhateveranimalstheyknow
Studentsmayrefertotheupperpartofthepageforinspiration
Writethenamesoftheanimalsontheblackboard
Step2:Havethestudentsreadthetextsilently
Askiftheyhaveanyquestions
Encourageotherstudentstotrytoanswerthequestions
Spet3:Notethedifferencebetweenthewordsrealandimaginary
IfyoufinditdifficulttoexplainthemeaningstotheclassinEnglish,youmaydosoinChinese
Spet4:Playtheaudiotape
Havetheclassfollowtheaudiotapewhilelookingatthetext
Afterthereading,askthequestion