UnitFourWildanimalsReadingTeachingAims:Toguessthegeneralmeaningfromcontext;Toinfermeaningfromstudents’ownbackgroundandknowledge;ToidentifyspecificmeaningsbyscanningthetextWritingonBoard:Unit4WildanimalsSurviveinthewildkillitforitsfurEatbambooshootscutdowntreesandforestsProtectgiantpandasencouragesb.todosthBuildmorereservesTeachingMaterialorTools:Radio,blackboard,multi-mediumTeachingSteps:StepOne,Revision:(3’)(一)GetStudentstolookatthepicturesofsomeanimals,andtellusthenameofeachanimalStepTwo,Elicitation:(7’)Bringinsomepicturesoflovelygiantpandas,andsaywiththestudents:“WeallknowtheselovelyanimalsareGiantPandas”;Then,getstudentstofindouttheanswertoeachblank,usingtheirknowledgeofgiantpandas,tellstudentsthattheycandiscussitinpairs;Next,encouragesomestudentstosaytheiranswersouttotheclass.Appearance:Fatbutlovely,blackeyes,blackandwhitefurAbility:CanclimbtreesFavoritefood:BambooshootsandleavesThebestplacetheylivein:Inthewild/forestsProblems:It’sdifficultforthemtoliveinthewild.Theyaregettingfewerandfewer.(二)TellstudentsthattheyaregoingtolearnalessonaboutGiantPandas,getthemtoopentheirbooksatpage60,letstudentsreadthereportandfindtherightparagraphsaccordingtothemainideaswhichareshownonthescreen:Paragraph1somethingaboutXiWangParagraph2-3thegrowthofXiWangParagraph4-6theproblemofgiantpandasParagraph7-8theactionstoprotectpandaStepThree,Reading,ListeningandPractice:(10’)(一)TellstudentstoreadParagraph1-3ofthereporttogetsomethingaboutXiWang,afterthat,theywillbeaskedsomequestionsaboutXiWangtochecktheirunderstanding:1.Atbirth,howmuchdiditweigh?100grams.2.Whatdidshelooklikewhenshewas10daysold?Shelookedlikeawhitemouse.3.Whenshewas4monthsoldhowheavywasshe?Andwhatdidshestarttodo?10kilograms.Shestartedtogooutsideherhomeforthefirsttime.4.Whendidshestarttoeatbambooshootsandleaves?Atsixmonths.5.Howlongdidshedrinkhermother’smilkaday?Forupto14hoursaday.6.Howheavywasshewhenshewasoneyearold?35kilograms7.Attheageof20monthsold,whatdidshehavetodo?Why?Shehadtolookafterherself,becausehermotherhadanotherbaby.(二)PlaytherecordingofParagraph1-3inthereport,andgetstudentstoreadtheseparagraphswiththetape;Afterthat,letstudentslookatagrowthchartofXiWangontheScreen,andmatchthesentenceswiththepictures,thenwritethecorrectlettersintheboxes.ChecktheanswersandgetSstoreadthesentencesandtellusthegrowthofXiWangintheirownwords.a.Shestartedtolookafterherself.b.Shewasabout10kilogramsandstartedtogooutsideherhome.c.Shelookedlikeawhitemouse.d.Shebegantoeatbambooshootsandleaves.e.Sheweighed100grams.f.Sheweighed35kilograms.StepFour,Reading,ListeningandPractice:(15’)(一)Letstudentslookatthescreenandmatchthewordsontheleftwiththemeaningsontheright.Iftheyhavesomedifficulty,getthemtolookatthephrasesontheBbtohelpthemguessthemeaningofeachword:survivestayalivefurgiantpanda’sfavoritefoodbambooshootsthickhairofanimalsforestskeep···safefromdangerprotectlargeareasoflandwithtreesencouragespecialareasforwildanimalsreservessupportAfterfinishingthisexercise,letSsreadthephrasesontheBbtogether.(二)TellstudentsthatGiantPandasaresolovely,buttheyarefacingmoreandmoreproblems;Then,getstudentstoreadtherestofthereportandfindoutwhatproblemsgiantpandasarefacingandwhatwecandotoprotectthem,letstudentsfindouttheinformationfromthereport,andputitintothefollowingtable:ProblemsActionsIfhunterscatchagiantpanda,Iffarmerscutdowntreesandforests,Ifpeoplefindbabypandas,(三)Playtherecordingofthereport(Paragraph4-8),andatthesametime,letstudentsreadtheseparagraphswithit;Then,getstudentstoclosetheirbooksanddotheexercisesontheScreen:Completethesentenceswiththewordsinthebox:dangerfurhelpfulreservessurvivewildGiantpandasarein______.Wemusthelpthem_______.Huntersshouldnotkillgiantpandasfortheir____.Farmersshouldnotworkinpanda_______.Peopleshouldnottakebabypandasaway.Thisisnot______becausebabypandasneedtostayinthe____withtheirmothers.StepFive,ReadingListeningandDiscussion:(10’)Askstudentstoreadthewholereporttogether,thenletthemclosetheirbooksandlistentotherecordingofthewholereport,makesurethattheyhavegotthemeaningofthereport;Then,letthemlookatthequestionsontheScreen,anddiscussthequestionswiththeirpartners.Encouragesomestudentstopresenttheirideastotheclass.StepSix,Homework:Writeanarticleabouttheotherproblemsgiantpandaswillhaveandtheactionsweshouldtake;Read“theStoryofXiWang”,finishsomeexercisesinAssessmentBook
