1、A TEACHING PLANFOR AN OPENING CLASS Unit 3 Why do you like koalas?Teaching aims and demands:1. Aims of basic knowledgeAnimals：tiger ,elephant ,koala ,dolphin ,panda ,lion ,penguin ,giraffe and so on.Some adjectives about character： cute ，smart ， interesting， fun and so onTarget languages: Why do you

2、 like koalas? Because they are cute.2. Aims of abilities:Describe animals Express preferences3. Aims of Emotion:(1). Train the students to protect animals consciously.(2). Love nature, life and more.(3). Help each other actively.Important points and difficult points:1. Master the vocabularies of ani

3、mals. 2. Discuss the reason why you like it best. 3. kind of and very.Learning strategies: active cooperation, study by using what you know and inferring contentTeaching steps:Lead-inShow students a short film of an animal on the screen and ask: Do you know this animal? Is it smart? Then describe it

4、 simply. Say: If you want to know more animals, please follow me to the zoo. Lets start Unit 3.(The aim of this part is to arouse the students interest and get ready for the new learning material.)Task1. Get familiar with the animalsStep1. Let the students say as many animals theyve learnt as they c

5、an quickly.Step2. Look at the animals on the screen. What is this? It is a panda. Its very cute. Repeat with other animals, such as tiger, elephant, lion and so on.Step3. 1a. Match the words with the animals in the picture.Step4. 1b. Listen and check the animals you hear.(The aim of this task is to

6、help the students get familiar with the animals and develop their listening ability.)Task2. Talk about your favorite animals with some adjectives:Step1.Show a video of some dancing penguins on the screen and ask the students: Do you like penguins? Then ask students to ask and answer which animals th

7、ey like in teams.-Do you like penguins? -Yes, I do. / No, I dont.Check which team can do it most quickly.Step2. PairworkAsk about your partners favorite animals and reasons in groups.Eg. A: Do you like penguins?B: Yes, I do.A: Why?B: Because theyre cute.Ask some pairs to act out their conversations.

8、(The aim of this task is to develop the students communicative and cooperation competence)Task 3.Visit the zooStep1. Know what animals Julia and Henry want to see. 2a Listen. Write the animals you hear. Draw a line from the animals to the description words. 2b.Listen and complete the conversation wi

9、th the words in the box.Step2. Suppose you and your friends are in the zoo. Ask your friends the following questions:What animals do you want to see first?Why do you like them? Make conversations in groups.(The aim of this task is to develop the students abilities of collecting and using information

10、.)Task4. Play games (Challenge extreme limit)Do some challenges. Divide the class into groups and see which group can be the winners.Challenge1. Use the pictures to test the students memories. Challenge2. Let the students use correct adjectives to describe different animals.Challenge3. Answer the qu

11、estions quickly.(The aim of this task is to let the students practice using the target language and give them an emotional education.)SummaryDuring this lesson, we have learnt some names of the animals, how to describe your favorite animals and why you love them. The animals are our good friends. We

12、 should love them and protect them. Now lets watch a short film and listen to a sweet song.HomeworkWrite a conversation about visiting the zoo.* The design of the blackboard writing *pandadolphinpenguinelephantkoalasliongiraffetigercutesmartfuninterestingkind ofveryUnit 3 Why do you like koalas? Sec

13、tion ADo you like pandas?Yes, I do/No, I dont.Why do you like pandas?Because theyre cute.Lets see the pandas. 教學反思 The aim of this lesson is to improve the students abilities of listening and speaking. In order to help the students have a better effect in collecting and using the information, I design some tasks for the students and let them achieve the tasks with the help of the CAI, computer and recording. I try to give the students a real