Unit5 Why do you like pandas?

Period 1 Section A(1a-2c)

Teaching aims:

1. Know the words about animals and their personalities.

2. Enable the students to talk about and describe their favorite animals.

3. Educate the students to love and protect animals.

Key points:

1. Master these words: zoo, animals, panda, tiger, elephant, koala, lion, giraffe, cute, beautiful, smart, lazy, scary, kind of, South Africa, Australia.

2. Master the following sentence patterns:

------ Why do you/don't you like ...?

Why does /doesn't he /she like ...?

　　　　Because they are ...

------ Where are ... from?

They are from ...

Teaching aids: a tape recorder, pictures, ppt.

Teaching steps:

Step One Greetings

Say Hello to the students.

Step Two Lead-in

Play a short video for the students. What animals can you remember?

Step Three Presentation

1. Teach new words with pictures.

　2. Present the following sentences with pictures.

Why do you/don't you like ...?

Because they are ...

Step Four Listening

Play the recorder and ask students to do activity 1b.

Step Five pair work.

Show some pictures and a sample dialogue to the students, then ask them to make more conversations and act them out.

A: Let's see the lions.

B: Why do you want to see them?

A: Because they are interesting.

cute interesting fun

smart beautiful friendly shy...

Step Six Work in groups. Ask and answer

Show a sample dialogue to the students, then ask them to make more conversations and act them out.

A:I like dogs. B:Why do you like dogs?

A:Because they are cute and friendly.

B: What animals does she like? Why does she like them?

A:She likes panadas. Because they're cute