2. To recognize and use conditional sentences to talk about repeated and predictable situation and events.
Ability objects:
To use conditional sentences in a report about protecting animals
Emotion objects:
To enable the Ss to realize the importance of protecting animals by using if the ‘if’-clause.
[TEACHING KEY AND DIFFICULT POINTS]
How to use the ‘if’-cause correctly
(‘if’引导的条件状语从句中，用一般现在时表示将来，主句用一般将来时。)
[Teaching method] Task-based approach.
[Teaching aids] A small blackboard & a computer
[Teaching steps]
Step1.Revision
We’ve learned a report about giant pandas. We know they are very lovely. But they are in danger. They may have many problems in the future.
If hunters catch a giant panda, they will kill it for its fur.
If farmers cut down trees and forests, giant pandas will have nowhere to live.
If people find baby pandas alone, they will often take them away.
If we do nothing, there will be no giant pandas in the world.
There will be no giant pandas in the world if we do nothing.
Step2. Presentation (Grammar Part A)
Try to elicit the conditional structure by asking questions such as What will happen if you come to school late? What will happen if you break your favourite toy? Try to think of sentences which reflect Ss’ own experience.
Write the most interesting answers on the Bb.
Step3 Practice
Write some more open “If”-clauses on the Bb and ask Ss to finish the sentences with their own ideas. Help Ss reformulate their ideas into correct sentences and write them on the Bb
Step3 Exercise
1．To recognize and use conditional sentences to talk about possible situation.
2. T: How terrible!
It is hard to imagine what our world would be like without animals. We must do something to protect them. What actions can we take to protect the wild animals?
Show the Ss some phrases to help them.
Protecting their living areas
cut down trees, keep taking the land……？
Protecting their lives
hunt(猎杀)the wild animals, eat them, wear clothes made of fur……？
Let more people know that wild animals are in danger.
T: You did a good job today.
We know fish can’t live without water. Human beings can’t live without animals. So we must heal the wild animals, heal the human beings and heal the world!
Step 8 Homework
8A Unit 4 Wild animals--- Grammar 1
[Aims and demands]
Knowledge objects：
1. T: some animals are lovely, some of them are clever. We like them, they are our friends, but our favourite animals are getting fewer and fewer. The wild animals are in danger now. Listen to an English song《Earth song》. And try to find the answer of the question.
What happened to the trees and animals?
3. The animals and their favourite food
Step 5 Brain Storm
T: Now let’s have a rest and play a game, Ok?
In this game, you can see some numbers on the blooms,
You can choose one of them. Then you can see a picture of the animal; try you best to say something about it. If you choose the number and there is no picture, you are lucky, you will not do anything.
Step6 Group work
Talk about your favorite animals and their favourite food.
A: What’s your favorite animal? B: My favourite animal is …….
A: What’s it like? B: ……
A: What’s its favorite food? B: Its favourite food is…….
A: Why do you like it? B: ……
Ask several groups to act it out.
Step 7 Watch and try to find the answer.
2. Fill in the blanks about animals which eat meat.
1. Listen and guess what animal it is
2. Teach and learn now words
Teacher asks some questions and Ss try to say something about animals
Fox: The fox has beautiful_____fur. It is_____ and cunning(狡猾). It eats______, smaller______.
Wolf: It _____a dog. The wolf is not____, it has ____fur.It eats ______.
It has good ______,hearing and smell. The wolves work as a______.
Polar bear: _____lives in the North Pole. it has___ fur. It eats___.It is good at____
Step 3 Thinking and discussing
T: We know the fox, the wolf and the polar bear all eat meat, right? Do you know other animals eating meat?.... There are some other animals eating grass. Now, I’ll show some of them to you.
Can you think and discuss them according the form.
Ss: Read the form and discuss them with partners
Step 4 Testing
You are very clever. Now let’s have a test about animals, OK?
1. T: We know there are many wild animals in the world. I’d like to show you more pictures about animals. Let’s go and see them, Ok?
Show three animals: dolphin giraffe monkey
A:Where does …live? B: It …
A: What does it eat? B: It….
A: Do you like it? B: …
A: why? B: …
3.According to what they learnt in the class, make short dialogues and introduce the wild animals.
[Teaching aids] CAI, A tape recorder.
Step1 Warming-up
T: I’m very glad to stand here to teach you English. I know you are all bright. Let’s be friends, OK? Now I will show you a video about wild animals. Watch it and try to answer my question. Ok? (Watching the video ) Now I’ll ask you some questions.
What animals can you see? Students give answers,….
T: Do you like animals? S: Yes, I do.
T：What’s your favourite animal? S: My favourite animal is …
Guess a riddle.
T: I think most of us like animals. I have a riddle about an animal. Can you guess what animal it is?
I am a little fat but I am lovely. I have black and white fur. I only live in China. My favourite food is bamboo shoots and leaves. Who am I? (Giant panda)
Step2 Learning some vocabulary about wild animals