1、Unit 5 Why do you like pandas? Section B 2a-2c . Teaching goals: Knowledge goals: Master new words and phrases-especially: symbol, flag, kill, get lost, be in danger, cut down,（be）made of, save, forget, place, tree, ivory, over.教育网版 Ability goals: 1. Continue to learn to describe animals; 2. Continu
2、e to learn to express preferences; 3. Learn to develop the reading and writing skills. Emotional goals: Learn to save the endangered animals and get on well with all the animals, make friends with them. . Key and difficult points: 1. Learn to describe animals, express preferences and develop the rea
3、ding and writing skiils. 2. Learn to save the animals in danger and get on well with them. . Teaching aids: Multi-media, tape recorder .Teaching strategies: group work ,task-based teaching strategy V. Teaching steps: Step 1 Warm up Let students watch the video and find out their favorite animal.and
4、the reason Step 2 Before reading 1. Ask students what the biggest animals in the land are and what they know about them: After that, tell students some more about elephants ,students discuss and say true or false 2. At the same time,lead students to learn the new words and phrase after give the righ
5、t answer of each sentence Step 3 While reading 1.Fast reading. 1) Read the passage quickly and look at the picture, choose the best title for the passage in 2b. What Is an Elephant Come to Thailand Lets Save the Elephants Elephants Are Good Pets 2) Find the topic sentences(中心句) in each paragraph. Be
6、fore reading, lead the Ss to pay attention to the reading tip 1:“You can often find the topic sentence from the first sentence or the last sentence of the paragraph or sometimes in the middle.” 2. Careful reading. 1) Read Para. 1 and answer the questions. Where are the students from? Theyre from Tha
7、iland. What is on the first flag of Thailand? A white elephant. The elephant is one of Thailands symbols. Why ? Because it is a symbol of good luck. 2) Read Para. 2 and fill in the blanks. Before reading, lead the Ss to pay attention to the reading tip 2: “Use key words(关键词) to scan(浏览) the passage.
8、 It can help us find the answer quickly. (运用 关键词浏览文章, 会帮我们快速找到答案。)” They can _ soccer or music. _ places with food and water They can _ very well. Never _ lost. An elephant never _. can _ for a long time 3) Read Para.3 and fill in the blanks. Elephants are _ _ _. Reasons(理由) facts and figures 事实和数据
9、Solutions (解决办法) how to save them Reason 1 People_ _many trees. So they are _ their homes. We must_ the trees. = Dont cut down _ _ _. Elephants are smart. Reason 2 People _ elephants for their_ . only_ now over_ before Dont _ things made of ivory. _ is Thai Elephant Day. 4) Listen and repeat. Pay at
10、tention to the intonation and pronunciation. And pay attention to the key phrases. Step4 Group work After reading the passage, work in groups to discus about what Fast reading and careful reading are about. Step 5 Have a discussion. Watch a video about protecting animals in danger and discuss how to save the endangered animals. Step 6 give a conclision Step 7 Homework. 1.Write a poster(海报) about saving elephants to ask more people for help.
