1、英语 （七年级下册） Unit 8 Pets Reading II. Teaching aims and learning objectivesBy the end of the lesson, students should be able to:1. read the two poems about pets fluently;2. learn about how to rhyme and enjoy the beauty of rhymes, 3. identify the main idea of each poem;II. Teaching contentsNew words and
2、 phrases: poem, wide, hide, build, camp, fight, till, end , trouble, touch, care, run after sb, build sb sth/build sth for sb, look after/take care of, till the end, have to, do other things look around for, make trouble, be afraid ofIII. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty1. Read t
3、he poems in different ways.2. Learn about how to rhyme and enjoy the beauty of rhymes.3. Complete a short poem and try to write one in rhyme.IV. Teaching proceduresStep 1 Lead-inT: Today well learn Reading of Unit 8. First give me a helping hand.Will they be good pets? (a giraffe, a camel and a snak
4、e)Will they be good pets? (a parrot, a mouse, a rabbit, a fish, a cat and a dog) 【设计意图：通过学生比较熟悉和感兴趣的话题导入新课，使其迅速进入本课话题，又为接下来的教学内容做好铺垫。 】Step 2 PresentationNew words and expressionsT: Do you know what is my husbands favourite pet? He likes dogs because they are very clever. They can hide themselves. T
5、hey can hunt. His pet dog even can find a stick and help him build a camp. T: Sadly, I am afraid of dogs. They often bark at me. When a dog opens its mouth wide, Im afraid that itll bite me. And I often see them fight.T: However, my husband thinks dogs the cleverest animal of all. They dont need muc
6、h. They only need a gentle touch. He says hell look after his dog till the end. What can I do?【设计意图：通过表述我和丈夫对狗的不同观点，使学生在简单易懂的语境中认识新单词与短语，同时又在不知不觉中为他们理解下面诗歌做好相关铺垫。 】Step 3 Reading1. Words rhyme in a poemT: Now I have something special for you. Its about dogs. Lets listen and read after the tape.T: We
7、 call this kind of article “a poem”. When we read a poem, we can find that some of the words in the poem rhyme. Words rhyme if the last syllables make the same or similar sound. Would you like to find these words together with me?(1) “ All ” rhymes with “ ball ”.(2) “ Wide ” rhymes with “ hide ”.(3)
8、 “ Tricks ” rhymes with “ sticks ”.(4) “ Bite ” rhymes with “ fight ”.(5) “ Friend ” rhymes with “ end ”.【设计意图： 通过对韵脚的分析，使学生对英文诗歌的节奏韵律有初步的了解】2. Enjoy a songT: Rhymes in poems make them more beautiful. So some poems have been made into songs. Here is one example. Lets enjoy a song.Twinkle, twinkle, l
9、ittle star,How I wonder what you are.Up above the world so high,Like a diamond in the sky. Twinkle, twinkle little star,How I wonder what you are. 3. More practiceT: Here is a famous poem called Four Little Ducks by Mother goose. Lets enjoy it.Four little ducksby Mother GooseFour little ducks that I
10、 once knew,Fat ducks, skinny ducks, they were, too.But one little duck with a feather on her back,She ruled the others with a quack! quack! quack!Down to the river they all would go,1, 2, 3, 4, all in a row.But one little duck with a feather on her back,She ruled the others with a quack! quack! quac
11、k!T: Lets try to find what words rhyme in this poem.【设计意图：通过加强操练，使学生加深对诗歌押韵现象的理解，并能根据句尾单词读音来判断他们是否押韵。 】4. Read and practiceT: Read the poem about dogs again and answer the following questions.(1) He can do tricks, cant he? (2) Why does he hold sticks in his mouth? (3) How long will the writer look a
12、fter him? T: Read another poem and sum up its main ideas.The writers pet is the _. He thinks she is a _ pet. She isnt any _. She just _. T: Listen and try to find which words rhyme in this poem.“ Star ” rhymes with “are”.“ High ” rhymes with “sky”.“ Star ” rhymes with “are”.knewtoobackquackgorowback
13、quack【设计意图：通读两首诗歌，了解其内容含义，使学生在熟悉课文的同时，也为下一课时的讲解做好文本的输入。 】5. A challengeT: Can you help me find proper words to complete the poem, paying attention to rhymes. wake can will day must jump fly singThe Cuckoo (布谷鸟)In April, Come he _; In May, Sing all _; In June, Change his tune;In July,Prepare to _; In
14、 August, Go he _. Step 4 Sum upT: After reading the poems, we learn a lot not only about pets, but also about poems. Life is like a poem. Why not enjoy it?【设计意图： 帮助学生回忆诗歌的韵脚，使他们更多地了解诗歌的特点，喜爱朗读诗歌。并通过课文学习，延伸到学生的生活，对他们的生活态度进行一定的引领。 】V. Homework1. Read the new words and two poems carefully.2. Try to write your own poems, paying attention to rhymes.