牛津译林版八年级上册Unit 5 Wild animals第2课时教案及反思

牛津译林版八年级英语上册 Unit 5 Wild animals

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一 教学目标

1.知识目标

 1.)知识并运用本课时的四会单词。

 2) 理解并掌握描述熊猫外貌特性、它们所面临的危险以及采取保护措施的词组和句型。

2.能力目标

 1)能根据上下文猜测词汇在文中的含义。

2)能通过阅读了解名叫“希望”的大熊猫的成长过程、面临的危险以及采取的保护措施。

3.情感目标

通过了解大熊猫的信息，我们意识到要善待大熊猫，它们是我们的朋友，我们应该尽力保护它们。

二、教学重难点

理解文章的大意，掌握语言知识

三、教学流程

Part One Pre-reading  

Step 1 Guessing game 

Today we are going to learn Unit 5 Wild animals Reading.

We learned many wild animals, such as tigers, bears, kangaroos…

First, let’s paly a game called ‘guessing game’

I’ll describe one kind of animals, please tell me what it is at once.

It is a sea animal and looks like a large fish. It is very clever and often plays some games for us in the zoo.

Yes, it’s a dolphin.

It’s a heavy wild animal with thick fur and sharp paws. It can walk upright.

Yes, it’s a bear.

It’s the king of the animal world. It has yellow fur and black stripes on its body.

Yes, it’s a tiger.

It jumps with its baby in its pocket. You can see it in Australia.

Yes, it’s a kangaroo.

It lives in China. It is black and white. Its favorite food is bamboo shoots and leaves.

Yes, it’s a giant panda.

Step 2 Practice  

Now, let’s have a discussion.  

Which aniaml do you like best?   Why?

Which animal do you like least?   Why?

Part Two While-reading    

Step 1 Presentation    

I like giant pandas best. Because I think they are beautiful black and white animals. They are very lovely, quiet and peaceful.

Today I will show you a passage about a giant panda called ‘Xi Wang.

Step 2 Reading  

We can divide the passage into three parts.。After reading, try to match the main idea.

The growth of Xi Wang,

The problems giant pandas meet

The actions we can take

Step3 Read and answer    

Now please read the passage again. This time, you should pass three levels after reading.

Level One The growth of Xi Wang

First, read from Line1-Line14, try to answer the following questions:

1. How much did Xi Wang weigh when she was born?

2. What did she look like when she was ten days old?

Well. I want to know if you know more about Xi Wang.

Millie is making a growth chart of Xi Wang. Open your books, turn to page 61. Help her match the sentences with pictures.

Let’s check the answers

Level Two The problems giant pandas meet

We know giant pandas are very lovely. But they may have many problems in the future, what are they? Read from Line 15 to Line 22.

You can see five problems here. What can you get from the passage?

1. If giant pandas live in the wild, the other big animals will eat them.

2. If farmers cut down trees and forests, they will have nowhere to live.

3. If hunters catch a giant panda, they will kill it for its fur.

4. If the weather is too hot, they will have no food to eat.

5. If people find baby pandas alone, they will often take them away.

Millie is telling Amy about the dangers that giant pandas are facing. Open your books, turn to page 62, finish Part D. Let’s check the answers. Read Part D together.

Level Three The actions we can take

Giant pandas are in danger, we should protect them. What can we do?

＊ build more reserves(保护区)

＊ make giant panda reserves bigger

＊ encourage farmers to leave the giant panda reserves

Remember: If we do nothing, soon there will be no giant pandas in the world.

Part Three Post-reading

Now, how much do you know about Xi Wang

Please open your books, turn to page 62, finish part E.Now, let’s check the answers.

Homework

1. Copy the new words and phrases.

2. Read the passage three times after the tape.

3. Surf on the internet to find more information about pandas.