Module 6 A trip to the zoo
Unit 2 The tiger lives in Asia.
课型：Reading
课时：45 minutes
课前预测 In this Unit, they’ll learn about the life of many kinds of animals, because most of them are interested in animals, it’s not too difficult to reach the aims.
教学方法：Interactive approach, reading and speaking.
板书设计：Key words and sentences in PPT.
教学目标：
1. Master the key words and expressions in Unit 2.
2.Learn about the life of animals.
3.Cultivate their ability of creation.
教学重难点：
1.Key words and expressions:
Africa, Asia, Europe, kilo, as well as, etc.
2.Key sentences:
The elephant lives in Asia.
The panda eats about 30 kilos of bamboo a day.
It’s strong and catches other animals for food.
Etc.
3.How to introduce the life of a kind of animals in English.
教学准备：
PPT/pictures on the Internet/ videotape.
教学过程：
Step 1. Warming up:
Revise Unit 1 by showing some pictures and ask them:
Does it eat meat? / Do they eat meat? /What’s your favourite animal?
step2.Introduction
1.Show a map of the world to learn some new words about continents
2.Show some special animals in each continent to practice be from/come from.
3.Practice live in /lives in with the pictures.
4. Learn more new words and read them together,especially, pay attention to their pronunciation.
5.Without showing the English spelling or Chinese meaning,have a quick test.
6.Finish Part 2 and read their answers together.
step3.Listening and fast-reading.
Listen to the tape in Part 3 and answer the following questions.
1. How many animals are mentioned(提到) in the passage?
2. What are they?
3.Do the elephant, zebra and monkeys live in Africa?
Check answers.
step4.Read and answer.
1.Read each passage in Part 3 and solve questions to check them if they can find key information quickly.
2.Listen and read Part3 after the tape, then read it together.
3.Read freely with the help of their teacher.
4.Work in groups to read out the dialogue in class, encouragement should be given.
step5.Video
Enjoy the video in Part 3.
step6.Careful reading.
1.Read the dialogue carefully to complete the table in Part 3.
2.Check answers and have a quick answer about it.
3.Make new sentences according to the table with live in and catch/eat.
