Unit4WildAnimalsPERIOD6:GRAMMARIITeachingGoals●Tolearnhowtogivereason(s)forsomethingusing‘because’●Tolearntouse‘becauseof’togivethereason(s)forsomething●Tomakesurethatthestudentscanaskandanswerreasoningquestions●Tohelplessablestudentstellclausesofreasonfromnouns,nounphrasesorpronounsTeachingProceduresSTEP1Discussingtheuseof‘because’Aswearegoingtodiscusstheuseof‘because’,theteachermaygotoclassroomoneminutelaterafterthebell.Thenwalkintotheclassroomquicklyandsaysorrytothemforbeinglate.Smileandask‘Doyouwanttoaskmeanyquestions?’Studentsmayask,‘Whyareyoulate?’Answerthestudents’questionandatthesametimewritethesentencepatternsontheboard.Iamlatebecause….Getthestudentstotalkaboutwhattheysaytotheteacherwhentheyarelateforschoolusingthesentencepatternabove.Iamlatebecausemybikeisbroken.IamlatebecauseIgotuplate.IamlatebecauseIamill.Iamlatebecausemyclockisbroken.Tellthestudentsthattheyshouldbeontimeinsteadoffindingexcuses.STEP2Tellingaboutone’sfavoriteanimalSay‘Weshouldbekindtotheanimals,becausetheyareourfriends.Canyoutellmeaboutyourfavoriteanimalandwhy?’.Askstudentstofollowingthefollowingsentencepattern.Ilike________because_________.STEP3AskingquestionsSay‘Youknow,AmywenttogotoBeijingZoo.AskAmysomequestionsaccordingtothesentenceshere.’1.IwenttoBeijingZoobecauseIcouldlearnalotaboutanimalsthere.WhydidyougotoBeijingZoo?2.IarrivedatnoonbecauseIwantedtoseethefeedingoftheanimals.Whydidyouarriveatnoon?3.ItriedtofindtheMonkeyhillbecauseIwantedtohavefunthere.WhydidyoutrytofindtheMonkeyHill?4.IwantedtohavemoretimebecauseIwantedtowatchthedolphinshow.Whydidyouwanttohavemoretime?5.IwatchedtheanimalscarefullybecauseIwantedtogetenoughinformationformyreport.Whydidyouwatchtheanimalcarefully?STEP4Completingtheexercises‘QuestionsaboutBeijingZoo’TellthestudentsthatDanielisaskingAmysomequestionsabouthervisittoBeijingZoo,too.Askthestudentstocompletetheexercises‘QuestionsaboutBeijingZoo’.Dochainworkandchecktheanswerstothequestions.STEP5AnalyzingsentencesSay‘Iplannedtogotothezoo,too.ButIdidn’tbecauseitrainedheavily.’Writethefollowingsentencesontheboard.Ididn’tgotothezoobecausetherainwasveryheavy.Ididn’tgotothezoobecauseoftheheavyrain.Getthestudentstoanalyzethetwosentencesandfindouthedifferencesbetweentheuseof‘because+clause’and‘becauseof+anoun,pronounoranounphrase’.STEP6ReadingoutthesamplesentencesGetthestudentstoreadoutthesamplesentences.ThengetthestudenttofinishtheexercisesinPartC,Page67.Checktheanswers.STEP7SayingtheanswersinanotherwayGetthestudentstosaytheanswersinanotherwayusing‘because’.1.Allthepeoplecheeredbecauseofthewonderfulshow.Allthepeoplecheeredbecausetheyenjoyedthewonderfulshow.2.LotsofpeopleknewabouttheshowbecauseoftheadvertisementonTV.LotsofpeopleknewabouttheshowbecausetheywatchedtheadvertisementonTV.3.Thedolphinswerereallytiredbecauseofthelongperformance.Thedolphinswerereallytiredbecausetheyperformedforalongtime.4.Somestudentscouldn’tgototheshowbecauseoftheexamnextweek.Somestudentscouldn’tgototheshowbecausetheywouldhaveanexamnextweek.STEP8DoingsomemorepracticeUsing‘because’or‘becauseof’tocompletethefollowingsentences.Ididn’tgotothezoobecauseofthehotweather.Manyanimalsliveinrainforestsbecausethereislotsoffood.Amyruntheotherwaybecauseshesawasnake.Birdscanflyveryhighbecauseoftheirwings.Snakessleepforalongtimeinwinterbecauseitiscold.Ican’tgotothecinemawithyoubecauseIhavealotofhomeworktodo.Thegroundisallwetbecauseoftheflood.Therewasafloodbecauseoftheheavyrain.Therearetreesontheroadbecauseofthestrongwind.ThepeoplearesosadbecausetheyhavelosttheirfarmsSTEP9CompletingthefollowingpassageGetthestudentstocompletethefollowingpassage.Getthembacktothetopicoftheunitandkeepthinkingabouthowtohelptheanimals.Using‘because’or‘becauseof’tocompletethepassage.Weshoulddosomethingtohelptheanimals___________theyareourfriends.Nowtheyareindanger__________hunterskillthemfortheirfurandmeat.Sotheydied__________people.Theyhavenowheretolive,__________peoplecutdowntoomanytrees.Someoftheanimalscan’tsurvive____________thechangestotheclimate(气候).Wearegoingtodosomethingtohelp____________welearnedalotaboutanimals._______________animals,manlivesahappierlifeontheearth.STEP10HomeworkFinishofftheexercisesintheEvaluationHandbookandLearningEnglish.
