1、Unit 5Period 5 Writing&Presenting ideas新 课 导 入视频：丹顶鹤学习目标学习目标1.通过完成阅读任务，了解如何介绍一种动物，学习动物介绍类文章的写作特点，学会运用所学内容用写文章的形式向别人介绍一种动物；2.通过学习本单元，能够推荐与单元主题相关的一部优秀电影或一则动人故事，从而对人与动物这一话题有更深入的理解课 堂 学 习6 Read the paragraph about the red-crowned crane and answer the questions.1.What does the red-crowned crane look like
2、?2.Where can you find it?3.Where does it migrate to?4.What does it eat?5.What symbolic meaning does the red-crowned crane have in Chinese culture?Writing an animal fact fileThe red-crowned crane is one of the largest cranes in the world,standing at about 150 cm tall.Its feathers are as white as snow
3、,except for some black ones on its face,neck and wings.Its unique feature,from which it gets its name,is the bright red skin on the top of its head.The red-crowned crane is found in China,Russia,Mongolia,Japan and the Korean Peninsula.In China,it spends the warmer months in the rivers and wetlands i
4、n the north-east.When the weather gets cold,it migrates to east-central China.Its food includes fish,snails and water plants.The red-crowned crane is a symbol of long life and good luck in Chinese culture.1.What does the red-crowned crane look like?It has white feathers except for some black ones on
5、 its face,neck and wings.It also has bright red skin on the top of its head.2.Where can you find it?It can be found in China,Russia,Mongolia,Japan and the Korean Peninsula.Now answer the questions.3.Where does it migrate to?It migrates to east-central China when the weather gets cold.4.What does it
6、eat?It eats fish,snails and water plants.5.What symbolic meaning does the red-crowned crane have in Chinese culture?It has a symbolic meaning of long life and good luck in Chinese culture.Lets enjoy some animal fact files.7 Choose an animal you want to write about and make notes.AnimalAppearanceHabi
7、tatMigrationDietOther informationthe Siberian crane(the snow crane)140 cm in heightnearly all snowy white feathers,except for some black ones red featherless face East AsiaChina or Iranfish,insects,the roots and tubers of water plants,etc.a symbol of elegance,purity,good fortune and long life8 Write
8、 a short description of the animal.Use the notes and useful expressions to help you.Useful Expressions It istall.It gets its name from Its unique feature is Its food includes It is a symbol of参考范文：The Siberian crane is also known as the snow crane.It is about 140 cm in height,generally shorter than
9、the red-crowned crane.Its feathers are nearly all snowy white except for some black ones that are only visible in flight.Its featherless face is reddish in colour.The Siberian crane is usually found in East Asia,where its numbers are known as the eastern populations.These migrate to China in winter.
10、Other much smaller populations migrate to Iran in winter.The snow crane has a good and diverse appetite,including fish,insects,the roots and tubers of water plants and so on.In Chinese culture,the snow crane is a symbol of elegance,purity,good fortune and long life.9 Share your animal fact file with
11、 the class.Presenting ideasTimePlaceMain character(s)Relationship between charactersMain plotMessage behind the story1 Work in groups.Think of a film or story you know about relationships between humans and animals and complete the notes.2 Practise telling your story in the group.Use your notes in A
12、ctivity one and the expressions to help you.Useful expressionsThe story is about.The main characters are.It takes place in.It starts with.It ends with.Its written for.Its told through the eyes of.Its based on.3 Tell the story to the class.Vote for the best story.Reflection1 After completing this uni
13、t,I can rate my performance 1(excellent),2(good)or 3(in need of improvement).understand and use animal idioms express agreement and disagreement write an animal fact file identify cause and effect in a text have a better understanding of relationships between humans and animals and respect nature2.Ive learnt to make use of the following words and expressions:_3.I still need to improve:_课堂总结课堂总结1.Learning to write an animal fact file.2.Get to know the relationships between humans and animals.
