1、Lead in 1.domestic cats:eating prepared cat foodDomestic Cats or Homeless Cats?not scared of peopleclean2.homeless cats:dirtyeating garbage or little birdsscared of peopleLead in 1.stray cats/alley cats 流浪猫流浪猫Stray Cats or Feral Cats?2.feral cats 野猫野猫a cat in a wild state,especially after escape fro
2、m captivity or domesticationa domestic cat having no home or having wandered away from homeLead inShould we feed the homeless cats?Dialogue TimeI Feeding Homeless Cats:Helping or Hurting?Jenny:Sally,look at the cat.How cute!Its really sad to see it out there with nowhere else to go.Ill bring some fo
3、od for it this afternoon.Sally:Poor little kitty!I love animals,Jenny,but Im concerned that it will bring a lot of problems.Group DiscussionI Feeding Homeless Cats:Helping or Hurting?Students at Lan Shan School have recently found some homeless cats hanging around the campus.Some students feed the c
4、ats every day while others have begun to show their concern.The question is-feeding homeless cats,are we helping or hurting?Group DiscussionThose who are for feeding homeless cats Who feed homeless cats Why 1.kids2.college students3.old peoplefunpitifula pass-time,lonely4.who else?Group DiscussionWh
5、o against feedinghomeless cats?Why 1.conservationists2.animal experts3.residents in the neighbourhoodferal cats,kill wild birdsdisturbing thenormal life inneighbourhood uncontrollablebreeding Those who are against feeding homeless cats 4.who else?Group DiscussionI Feeding Homeless Cats:Helping or Hu
6、rting?Homeless Cats Hurting People 1.a villager riding a bike 2.a homeless cat scratching him 3.Being wounded,he had to receive a vaccine shot twice in a month.4.Who should pay the bill?Group DiscussionI Feeding Homeless Cats:Helping or Hurting?Feral Cats Hunting 1.a feral cat hiding in the seeds 2.
7、observing the birds 3.runnig fast,agile like a monkey,jumping at the birds4.Is it dangerous or amiable and cute?Group DiscussionCats:What shall we do to you?Warning!Feral Cats,Top killers!Hello,KittyGroup DiscussionI Feeding Homeless Cats:Helping or Hurting?ProsCons1.Feeding homeless cats is fun.2.H
8、omeless cats are pitiful.3.Feeding homeless cats is a pass-time for old lonely people.1.Homeless cats may be ferocious killers.2.Constant feeding may produce too many feral cats.3.Homeless cats may hurt people.4.Homeless cats may carry deadly virus that may cause a pandemic.4.?4.?Speaking strategy C
9、ontributing ideas to a discussion 1.Try your best to be original,i.e.,dont repeat what others have said without adding something new.2.When your thought builds on anther persons idea,quickly summarize their point before you begin yours.3.Ask questions when necessary.4.Try to put forward your idea in
10、 a clear way.5.Always keep your opinions focused on the subject of your discussion.Writing II Expressing your opinion on feeding homeless catsForSupporting Details1.Feeding homeless cats is fun.2.Homeless cats are pitiful.3.Feeding homeless cats is a pass-time for lonely old people.1.Women and kids
11、usually love little animals like cats.2.Stray cats used to have home.Now they are lost,and hungry.3.Lonely old people may find stray cats in some way in the similar situation like themselves-unwanted,lonely,not cared for.Step 1Writing II Expressing your opinion on feeding homeless catsAgainstSupport
12、ing Details1.Homeless cats may be ferocius killers.2.Constant feeding may produce too many feral cats.3.Homeless cats may hurt people.1.Feral cats are born killers.They run fast,jump high and are agile.They kill birds.2.Feeding homeless cats stops the natural death of them.Uncontrollable breeding le
13、ads to quick growth of feral cats.3.Feral cats are born wild.They are not domesticated.They may attack people suddenly.Step 2Model Paragraph Step 3 For human visitors,a trip to the zoo can be an educational experience.When s t u d e n t s l e a r n a b o u t endangered species and are able to see in
14、 a zoo,are more likely to support projects designed to save animals from extinction.contrasting ideas提出不同观点提出不同观点“them,they”-pronouns;“these”-determiner(限定词限定词)References of pronouns and determiners help readers get through.Why use“them,they,and these”?however,them they these Cohesive Devices(衔接方法衔接
15、方法)Cohesive Devices(衔接方法衔接方法)Step 4 For human visitors,however,a trip to the zoo can be an educational experience.When s t u d e n t s l e a r n a b o u t endangered species and are able to see them in a zoo,they are more likely to support projects designed to save these animals from extinction.What
16、 if we do not use“them,they,and these”?When students learn about endangered species and are able to see in a zoo,are more likely to support projects designed to save from extinction.Repetitive!Model Paragraph Cohesive Devices(衔接方法衔接方法)When students learn about endangered species and are able to see
17、in a zoo,are more likely to support projects designed to save from extinction.When we use pronouns and determiners to replace these noun phrases,Clear,Concise,Connected!Model Paragraph Step 5Zoos are involved in many c o n s e r v a t i o n p r o j e c t s:supporting zoos provides essential funding
18、for these projects.Due to threats such as illegal hunting,there are many species which would be extinct if they werent kept in zoos.Moreover,many zoos attempt to replicate an animals natural habitat.providing explanationdeterminers and pronouns adding similar ideas giving examplesCohesive Devices(衔接
19、方法衔接方法)Writing strategy Using Cohesive Devices(衔接方法衔接方法)1.Cohesive devices are words and expressions that hold a text together and connect ideas.2.They help to guide the reader through your writing.3.They signal to the reader what the relationship are between different clauses,sentences or paragraph
20、s.4.Some commonly used types of cohesive devices are:Writing strategy Using Cohesive Devices(衔接方法衔接方法)Determiners and pronouns.For example:this,that,he,she,they,him,her,them,these,those.Linking words.FunctionExampleadding similar ideascontrasting ideasgiving examplesexplaining resultsadditionally;mo
21、reover;furthermore;.whereas;yet;in contrast;on the contrary;.for example;for instance;to illustrate this;.as a result;therefore;consequently;.Writing strategy Using Cohesive Devices(衔接策略衔接策略)Determiners and pronouns.For example:this,that,he,she,they,him,her,them,these,those.Linking words.FunctionExa
22、mplesequencing 按顺序列举按顺序列举providing explanationsdrawing conclusionsto begin with;next;firstly;secondly;.owing to;because of;due to;.in conclusion;to sum up;in a word;.Writing Task Step 6Write an opinion paragraph on feeding homeless cats on campus in 70-90 words.Use cohesive devices when necessary.a
23、topic sentence(an opinion sentence)conclusion argument one argument twoexample oneexample twoParagraph Writing Feeding homeless cats in the neighbourhood may cause problems.To begin with,constant feeding may attract groups of homeless cats,resulting in loud meows and food scattering around,which is
24、really an unpleasant situation.negative results the topic sentence sequencing Part One of the Paragraph example one Paragraph Writing Secondly,crowds of homeless cats wandering in the neighbourhood may hurt people.For example,when a kid approaches them out of curiosity,feral cats may attack it sudde
25、nly and give it a scratch,consequently leaving a wound bleeding and vaccines to be shot to protect the kid from being infected by virus.In conclusion,it is not advisable to feed homeless cats in the neighbourhood.pronouns sequencing Part Two of the Paragraph example two conclusion negative results P
26、aragraph Writing Feeding homeless cats in neighbourhoods may cause problems.Firstly,constant feeding may attract groups of feral cats,resulting in loud meows and foods scattering around,which is really an unpleasant scene.Secondly,crowds of these cats wandering in neighbourhoods may hurt people.For
27、example,when a kid approaches them out of curiosity,feral cats may attack it suddenly and give it a scratch,leaving a wound bleeding and vaccine to be shot to protect it from being infected by virus.In conclusion,do not feed homeless cats in neighbourhoods.(89 words)An opinion paragraph on feeding h
28、omeless cats Paragraph Writing What cohesive devices are used in the paragraph writing?sequencing giving examplesexplaining resultsto begin with;firstly;secondly;for example;resulting in;consequently;leaving.;pronouns and determiners:them;it;these;drawing conclusionsIn conclusionSummaryWhat have we
29、learnt today?Speaking:Feeding Homeless Cats:Helping or Hurting?Homeless Cats:Stray Cat or Feral Cats?Fors and Againsts of Feeding Homeless Cats Speaking strategy:contributing ideas to a discussion SummaryWhat have we learnt today?Writing:Model paragraph analyzing-cohesive devices What are cohesive d
30、evices?Linking words Model opinion paragraph writing Writing strategy:using cohesive devices Homework 1.Write out the outline of your opinion paragraph on feeding homeless cats.2.List the cohesive devices used in your paragraph and their functionsReferences ReferencesTengxun News Video.“News on Cat Hurting Villager”.Haokan Video.“Feral Cats:A Born Killer”.
