课题：Unit 5 Why do you like pandas? Section B 2a-3b教案
沂水县沂蒙中学 蒋国英
Ⅰ. Teaching goals:
Knowledge goals: Master new words and phrases--especially: symbol; kill; get
lost; be in danger; cut down;（be）made of
Ability goals: 1) Describe animals;
2) Express preferences;
3) Develop the reading and writing skills;
Emotional goals: Save the endangered animals and get on well with all the
animals, make friends with them.
Ⅱ. Teaching focus and difficulties:
1) a “summary” or an overall meaning of each paragraph; 2) be in（great）danger; cut down;(be) made of
Ⅲ. Teaching aids: Multimedia Tape-recorder Ⅳ. Teaching procedure: Step 1 Warm up
Let students watch a video about advocating people to save endangered animals. (commonwealth commercial(公益广告) from CCTV 13). Step 2 Pre-read
Task 1: 2a Pairwork Do it according to the chart. Animal tigers elephants koalas pandas lions giraffes Why smart cute friendly beautiful interesting shy fun lazy scary From China Africa, Thailand Australia China South Africa Africa In great danger Yes or No Yes or No Yes or No Yes or No Yes or No Yes or No A: What animals do you like? B: I like…
A: Why do you like them? B: Because they’re… A: Where are they from? B: They’re from…
A: Are they in great danger? B: Yes, they are. / No, they aren’t. Task2: Using some pictures to learn new words and phrases.
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Step 3 While-read Task 1 Read and answer.
1. Read Para. 1 and answer the questions. (Then retell it according to the answers )
1) Where are the students from? They’re from Thailand. 2) What do they want to do? They want to save the elephants. 3) Why are elephants important in Thailand?
it is one of Thailand’s . Because Thailand’s first flag had on it. It’s a symbol of . 2. Read Para. 2 and answer the questions. (Then retell Para. 2)
1) Are elephants smart animals? 2) What can they do?
They can also very well.
can or . can for a long time and never . can also places with food and water. 3. Read Para.3 and answer the questions. (Then retell Para. 3) 1) Are elephants in great danger? And why? Elephants are _______________.
People many trees so elephants are losing
Because People kill elephants for
Today there are only about elephants.
( over before)
2) How can they save elephants? (and) ? Don’t cut down so many . ? Don’t things made of ivory
? Remember that March 13th is _____________________.
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Task 2 Read and match.
Para.1 What can elephants do?
Para.2 Why are elephants in danger and how can they save them?
Para.3 Elephants are important in Thailand. Task 3 Read and check: Which is the best title for 2b? What Is an Elephant Come to Thailand Let’s Save the Elephants Elephants Are Good Pets Task 4 listen and read. 1. Listen to the tape. 2. Read the passage aloud. Step 4 Post-read Task 1 Summary.
1. Complete the English sentences according to the Chinese. 根据汉语完成英语句子。
1) The elephant is (象征吉祥如意) in Thailand. 2) People (砍伐许多树木) so elephants are losing
their home.
3) Elephants are (处于极大的危险中). （a symbol of good luck, cut down many trees, in great danger） Task 2. Choose the proper conjunctions to fill in the blanks. 选词填空。
but so and because The elephant is a symbol of good luck in Thailand. elephants are smart animals. elephants are in great danger. People cut down many trees, kill elephants for their ivory. We must save the elephants. don’t cut down so many trees, don’t buy things made of ivory and remember that March 13th is Thai Elephant Day.
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Task 3 Write a short passage according to the chart. Animals From Importance Description words Can In great danger Why pandas China a symbol of good luck cute, shy climb the trees, swim only about 1,500 pandas cut down many trees, lose their homes, kill pandas for their fur don’t cut down so many trees How can we save pandas don’t things made of fur set up a nature park for them in Sichuan Step 5 PPT
Show students China’s ten kinds of endangered animals. Go on advocating students to save the endangered animals and love all the animals. Step 6 Homework 必做：1. 修改作文。
2. 通读全文。
3. 同步学习: Page 49 B用介词填空 Pages 49-50ⅠⅡ两题。 选做：Page 50 Practical Activities
Ⅵ. 教师寄语 Let’s save the endangered animals together!
Let’s make friends with all kinds of animals! Let’s love the animals!
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人教版七年级下册英语unit 5 教案
