第三课时 Section B(1a－1d)
Teaching Key Points 【教学重点】
The vocabulary：
weigh，birth，adult，at birth，up to
Target language：
1.This elephant weighs many times more than this panda.
2．Pandas eat 10 kilos of food a day.
3．At birth，a baby panda is about …cm long.
Teaching Difficult Points 【教学难点】
The usage of “at birth” and “many times”．
Teaching Aids 【教学工具】
an English book，a tape recorder and CAI
Teaching Steps 【教学过程】
★Step 1 Preview and perception 【预习感知】
Ask the students to read the vocabulary and target language.
用括号内所给词的适当形式填空。
1．Tom is the ______(tall)of the three boys.
2．This panda is ______(heavy) than that one.
3．The elephant can eat 150 ______(kilo) of food a day.
4．We should eat ______(little) meat and eat ______(many) vegetables.
5．Qingdao is one of the ______(beautiful) cities in Shandong.
★Step 2 Consociation and exploration 【合作探究】
Let the students read the book by themselves in order to find out the answers.They can discuss the questions in groups or ask the teacher for help.When they finish the questions，ask some students to check the answers.
★Step 3 Leading in 【情景导入】
I love animals.I often go to the zoo and see them.Do you like animals? Do you know anything about pandas or elephants? Today we will study them.
★Step 4 Pre－task 【准备任务】
Page 53，1a
1．Look at the pictures.
2．Talk about in pairs about the pictures.
3．Ask the students to compare facts about these two animals.Use the language in the box to help you make sentences.
★Step 5 While－task 【过程任务】
Page 53，1b&1c
1．Look at 1b.
2．Listen to the tape.And check the numbers you hear.
3．Ask one or two students to check the answers.
4．Look at 1c.
5．Ask the students to listen again and complete the sentences.
6．Ask the students to listen and repeat.
