1、英语 （七年级下册） Unit 8 PetsTaskI. Teaching aims and learning objectivesBy the end of the lesson, students should be able to:1. prepare a fact sheet before writing;2. learn to state the facts and the ideas in the composition;3. learn to write an article about their own pets.II. Teaching contents1. New wor
2、ds and phrases: basket, noisy, paw, play with a ball, give her clean water2. New sentences: She never worries because we take good care of her.III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty1. Organize the students own ideas.2. Write an article about their own pets.IV. Teaching proceduresS
3、tep 1 Lead-inLook and answer T: Boys and girls, Look at the picture. What is this? Its a cat. Who owns the cat? Amy does. What colour is she? She is grey. What colour are her paws? They are white. Is it lovely? Yes, it is.【设计意图：通过回答一系列的问题，进一步激发学生的学习兴趣，引入进入话题。 】Step 2 Presentation1. Read and finish t
4、he tableT: Read the passage after the tape, and then try to finish the table.【设计意图：通过阅读文章，完成表格，使学生学习文章内容，了解细节。 】2. Read and analyzeT: Read the passage aloud, and then analyze the passage.The first paragraph: It is an introduction. The second paragraph: It is about Poppys appearance. The third and th
5、e fourth paragraphs: They are about its personality and lifestyle. The fifth paragraph: It is about how you look after it. The last paragraph: It is about why Amy like it. 【设计意图：通过朗读对文章分析每段的写作内容，为写作作好铺垫。 】3. Find the useful expressionsT: Read the passage silently again and try to find some useful ex
6、pressions.4. Other useful expressions【设计意图：通过寻找有用的句型，让学生积累写作句型，为学生的写作进一步作好铺垫。】Step 3 Writing1. Prepare a fact fireT: Look at the picture. What is this? Yes, it is a parrot. If we want to write about it, we should mention the following six parts: appearance, personality, lifestyle, How do you look af
7、ter it and Why do you like it.Appearance: feathers (red, yellow and blue); eyes (small, black); beak (large, hooked); two legs; wings; a long tailPersonality: clever, can speak; friendly, can say “hello”; happy, can singLifestyle: flies; eats seeds and nuts; lives in a cageHow do you look after it?
8、feed it every day; clean its cage; change the waterWhy do you like it? Because it is funny.2. Sample writingT: Look at the screen. Here is my passage.【设计意图：通过教师的范文，让学生学会模仿，为学生的写作进一步作好铺垫。 】3. Students own writingsT: Now it is your turn to write the passage. First, prepare a fact sheet.(1) What does i
9、t look like?Size _ Eyes_ Colour_ Body_(2) It is _. (clever/friendly/happy/kind/lazy/noisy/quiet)(3) Think about its lifestyle.What does it eat?What kind of place does it live in?What does it like/dislike?How do you look after it?(4) What is special about your pet?(5) Why do you like it?【设计意图：通过列提纲，为
10、学生写作奠定基础。 】4. Show timeT: Now I would like some students to present their compositions. Lets welcome.【设计意图：通过展示学生作品，让学生相互学习，激发他们的学习兴趣。 】Step 4 ConclusionT: Animals are our friends and we should not hurt them.【设计意图：情感目标。 】V. Homework1. Revise what we have learnt today.2. Finish the poster about your pet.