Unit 8 Why don’t you get her a scarf?
(Period 4 Section B 3a pets)
I、Teaching aims:
1. 1) knowledge and ability objects
Master the key vocabulary: pot-bellied; advantage; disadvantage; perfect; company 2) Read 3a and train students’ ability of comprehension. 3)
Train students’ writing skills.
II、Moral aims:
1. Be able to learn to compare qualities in daily life. 2.
To make Ss to be kind to pets.
III、Teaching difficulties：
1. to make Ss to express themselves in the right way bravely. 2. to make Ss to write a good article.
IV. Teaching procedures:
Step 1 Lead-in and Presentation
T: Hello, everyone. Ss: Hello, Rita.
T: Do you enjoy the movie? Ss:…
T: What can you see in it? Ss: I can see QQ pets.
T: Right, do you guys have QQ pets? If you do, please show me your hands.Ss：
T: Wow, most of you keep QQ pets, so is that popular to keep them? Ss:
T: Yes, it’s popular, we can also say it’s trendy, yes? ( 板书：trendy) S1: 1
T：QQ pets are really lovely, but are they real pets? Ss:
T: Would you like to keep real pets? What animals can be real pets? Ss:
T: Yes, a lot of animals can be pets. Look, a lot of pets are on sale. What are they? Ss:
T: About them, which do you think is the trendiest pet in China? Ss:
T: Yeah, the dogs are very popular. Why? Ss:
T: They seem friendly and cute. So do you want to make friends with them? Ss:
T: Maybe you can make companies with each other, yes? What else? Ss:
T: What can they do with us? Ss:
T: They can do a lot of things with us, so perhaps they make the best pets. But do you think the life with a dog is always great? Ss:
T: No, it’s not always great./perfect. Why? What are the problems? Ss: (Dirty, noisy, dangerous, and difficult to take care of…) T: Right. Are these good things or bad things? Ss:
T: So they are what? Ss: Disadvantages.
T: Well, although they have so many disadvantages, maybe they still make the good pets, right? You know, “Every coin has two sides.”
Ss:
T: Just now, we said that the dog is the trendiest pet in China. Is it also the trendiest pet in other countries?
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Ss:
T: I’m not sure. Maybe my friend will tell us sth. Step2. Reading（改）
T: This is my friend—David Smith. Ss:…
T: What pet does he have? Let’s guess. S1: Is that a… S2:
T: Please read the article quickly and find out the answer, ready? Go. Ss: He has a pig. T: Is it a usual pig? Ss:
T: What’s the name of the pet? Ss: Connie.
T: So, he has a pot-bellied pig named Connie. What do you think of it? Ss:
T: Maybe. But when you see these pigs, what comes into your mind? Ss:
T: Yes, they are lovely and cute. What’s more, they are also very clever…
Are you clear? Maybe these are parts of the reasons why it is the trendiest pet in foreign countries. Now, let’s learn more.
T: Does he like to keep such a pig? Why? What are the advantages? Let’s read it carefully and find out the answers.
Ss:
T: Is his life with the pig always perfect? Why? Ss:
T: Sometimes, some annoying things will happen. What annoy him? Ss:
T: On the one hand…, on the other hand….
Now, you know sth about them. Please read the passage loudly by yourself and try to tell each 3
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