1、Pre-readingDo animals use body language?Lets watch a video together and answer my question.happinessWhat feelings are dogs expressing？And how to express them？fearangerLead-inLead-in Scan the text quickly and predict:Look at the title and pictures on Page 85,and predict what the text is mainly about.
2、The text mainly introduces three animals body language,including dogs,elephent and dolphins.While-reading Human beings are not the only ones who communicate.Animals use body language to tell each other how they feel and what they think.Here is a quick look at how some of our animalfriends send messa
3、ges to us and to each other.Par1Par1What is the main idea of the first paragraph？Dogs use sounds,body movements,and their tails to communicate.When a dog is happy,its ears will stand up and its eyes will be wide open.The dog will start barking,moving its tail,and running around in circles or jumping
4、 up and down to show you that it wants to play.A dog that is afraid will lie on its back and close its eyes.The dog may show its teeth and lower its body so that it is close to the ground.The dog may also shake,and it will put its tail between its legs.When a dog is angry,its main body language is s
5、howing its teeth and growling.The dog will try making itself look as big as possible.The tail will stand straight out from the body.Par2Par21.What is the main idea of this paragraph？2.Circle the emotions of dogs.3.Fill in the table below.EmotionshappinessfearangerDogsears stand up and eyes wide open
6、shows teeth and lowers bodyshows teeth and growls Elephants also use noises and body language to express themselves.An elephants sense of smell is highly developed.An elephant can smell how another elephant is feeling and even tell if it is sick.The elephants nose,or trunk,is also used to make noise
7、s and to welcome other elephants.Different noises have a variety of meanings:they can mean“I am hungry”,“I am angry”，or Good to see you!An elephants body language includes ear signals and gestures.If an elephant spreads its ears,it means“Watch out!”To show friendship,elephants will touch each other
8、with their trunks and stand close to each other,putting their heads together.Par3Par31.What is the main idea of this paragraph？2.Fill in the table below.EmotionsAffectionWarningElephantsputs its head against anotherspreads ears Dolphins are social animals.They live in groups and love showing each ot
9、her their feelings.An angry dolphin will sometimes hit its tail on the surface of the water.The movement and noise let other dolphins know that something is wrong.If a dolphin wants to send a message over a long distance,or if it wants to show how strong it is,it will jump high out of the water and
10、land on its side,making a loud noise.A dolphins favourite activity is leaping into the air while playing with its friends.When dolphins are tired and need to rest,they will swim in small groups close to the surface.If you see dolphins doing this,you should not disturb them.Par4Par41.What is the main
11、 idea of this paragraph？2.Fill in the table below.EmotionshappinessangerDolphinshits its tail down to make noiseleaps into the airLook at the pictures below and answer the questions.What is the cats body language communicating in each picture?You can use the following words and expressions to expres
12、s your opinions.purr meow strech swish its tail nuzzle its head against her faceThe cat goes over to the girl and nuzzles its head against her face,giving a meow.The cat leads the sleepy girl into the kitchen,looking behind her and meowing all the way.The cat looks up happily at the girl as she pour
13、s cat food into the bowl.The cat runs to the window and see the girl off.The cat decides to play with the goldfish.I t stands outsaide the goldfish bowl,swishing its tail.The cat becomes bored,so it strenches out on a pillow in the living room and goes to sleep,purring and dreaming of the girl.Writi
14、ng a storyWhen you write a story,you should give as many details as possible and put things in order.Before you start writing,you need to do the following.Think about the story you want to tell.Make a list of all the things that happen.Put numbers next to all the things in the order they occur.Think
15、 about the purpose and focus of your story.Why are you telling the story?Add details and specific information.Tell the reader what things look like and what people say.Organise your story by writing one paragraph for each of the things on your list.HomeworkGive the cat and the girl names.Use these n
16、ames and the pictures to write a story about the cat.Examples of the the writing on page86(连句成文）Prissy was a small orange kitten who was taken care of by a young girl named Del.Prissy was waiting in the darkness patiently for hours.She knew that Del would get angry if she woke her too early.Finally,
17、the sun came up,and so Prissy went over to the girl and nuzzled her head against her face,giving a meow.Del woke up with a yawn,and then Prissy led the sleepy girl into the kitchen to the cat food dish,looking behind her and meowing all the way.At last,Del poured the cat food into Prissys bowl as th
18、e kitten looked on happily and purred.Sadly,Del had to go to school.Prissy ran to the window and saw Del off,giving a meow of farewell.But then what to do?Prissy decided that she wanted to play with the goldfish,so she went over to the goldfish bowl and began to meow,but the goldfish was not keen on playing with her,so it just sat in the bowl looking at her.Irritated,Prissy began to swish her tail.Finally,Prissy became bored,so she stretched out on a pillow in the living room and went to sleep,purring and dreaming of Del,in bliss at the thought of her return.
