1、Animal Body LanguageReading and Writing01.figure out the structure and identify the useful patterns and expressions related with body language in the text.02.master the skill of writing an eaasy about animal body language by using the language in the reading text.03.develop students interest in comm
2、unicating with animals and their awareness of protecting animals.Teaching objectives Lead in What do these animals want to express?Lets explore animal body language!Pre-readingRead the text quickly and answer the following questions.1.Whats the main idea of the passage?The text is mainly about how s
3、ome of our animals friends send messages to us and to each other.2.Which animals are mentioned in the text?Dogs,elephants and dolphins.https:/ 1 Circle the words related with emotions in paragraph 2-4.While-readingTask 1 Circle the words related with emotions in paragraph 2-4.While-readingTask 1 Cir
4、cle the words related with emotions in paragraph 2-4.While-readingTask 2 Match the emotions with the body language and animals on page 86.Post-readingDo you have a cat as your pet?Have a discusssion about what body language a cat will do to express its emotions?0105040302meowsneezestretchlick move i
5、ts tailPre-writing purr meow stretchswish its tail nuzzle its head against her face猫发出呼噜声猫叫伸展，绵延旋转尾巴头依偎着它的脸庞While-writing 小猫依偎着她的面庞，喵喵叫着。The cat nuzzles its head against her face,giving a meow.小猫把女孩待到厨房，看着身后，一路叫着。The cat leads the sleepy girl into the kitchen,looking behind her and meowing all the w
6、ay.当女孩把猫粮放到碗里时，小猫开心地看着她。The cat looks up happily at the girl as she pours cat food into the bowl.While-writing 小猫跑向窗户，看着女孩离开。The cat runs to the window and sees the girl off.小猫决定和金鱼玩耍，它站在鱼缸外，摆着尾巴。The cat decides to play with the goldfish.It stands outside the goldfish bowl,swishing its tail.小猫无聊了，所以
7、躺在枕头上入睡了，打着呼噜，梦见了女孩。The cat becomes bored,so it stretches out on a pillow and goes to sleep,purring and dreaming of the girl.While-writing Write the mian information of each picture.Add some description to each picture to make the information more vivid.Cohesion must be used to make the text more co
8、herent.Try to improve the structure of the sentences by using v-ing forms,attributive clauses,etc.3214Post-writingPair work:Use the checklist below to help you review your partners draft.Is the description clear?Does the writer include all the important points about these pictures?Does the writer pr
9、ovide any additional information about each picture?Does the writer use-ing forms or attributive clauses?Does the writer use correct grammar,punctuation,and spelling?Post-writingSamplePrissy was a small orange kitten who was taken care of by a young girl named Del.Prissy was waiting in the darkness
10、patiently for hours.She knew that Del would get angry if she woke her too early.Finally,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 be
11、hind her and meowing all the way.At last,Del poured the cat food into Prissys bowl as the kitten looked on happily and purred.非谓语动词Post-writingSampleSadly,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
12、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.非谓语动词Homework1.Take your draft back and revise it.2.Search more information about other animal body language.Thank you
