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程 教师活动 Step 1 Revision

　　Revise some information about some endangered animals.

　　T：Last class we learned something about some endangered animals.Remember?

　　Ss：Yes.

　　T：Can you name some animals which are endangered?

　　Ss：Yes.

　　S1：Polar bears.

　　T：Good.

　　S2：Rhino.

　　T：Well done.

　　S3：Milu deer.

　　T：Yeah，very good.

　　S4：Pandas，which appear only in China.

　　T：Terrific!

　　S5：Tibetan antelopes.As we see in the film 可可西里，they are being hunted day by day，and as result，there are only a little number of them left.It is really a shame for us human beings.

　　T：Yeah，absolutely right.Sometimes we human beings are to blame.We are destroying the world where we are living and killing our dear friends by destroying their environment.So what should we do?

　　Ss：Try our best to protect our environment and fight against any behaviour doing harm to animals and their surroundings.

　　Step 2 Lead-in

　　T：Look at the screen please.Do you know anything about these animals?

　　（Show the following pictures on the screen.）

　　S1：Dinosaurs and dodos have died out.They lived on the earth many years ago.

　　S2：The Milu deer still live on the earth，there are some in China.

　　T：Yes.Do you want to know more about them?Let's come to the short passage on Page 30.

　　Step 3 Reading

　　Task 1 Prediction

　　T：Can you guess what the reasons might be for the disappearance of the dinosaurs and dodos?

　　S1：Because the weather changed much at that time.

　　S2：Because the human beings killed them.

　　Task 2 Fast reading for the main idea

　　T：Maybe you are right.Let's read the text.After reading，you should find out the main idea of the text.One minute for you to read.

　　（One minute later.）

　　T：You may talk about it with your partner and now report your work.

　　S1：The main idea is species and the reasons for dinosaurs' dying out.

　　T：That's right.

　　Task 3 Detailed reading

　　T：Now read the text for a second time to underline the important words and expression and try to find out the answers to these questions.

　　1.When did the dinosaurs live?

　　2.What's the rare new species dinosaur like?

　　3.What could the rare new species dinosaur do?

　　4.Why did the dinosaur die out?

　　T：I'll give you four minutes to prepare.

　　Check the answers：

　　1.When did the dinosaurs live?

　　Tens of millions of years ago，long before humans came into being.

　　2.What's the rare new species dinosaur like?

　　The rare new species dinosaur looks like a bird.

　　3.What could the rare new species dinosaur do?

　　They could not only run but also climb trees.

　　4.Why did the dinosaur die out?

　　Maybe that's because a large rock hit the earth or because the earth got too hot to live on.

　　Step 4 Reading task on Workbook

　　T：Now let' s come to another kind of rare animal：Can you guess what's that?

　　Ss：Milu deer.Yes or no?

　　T：Yes.You are right.Today we'll read a passage about this kind of deer.Read the passage on Page 65 and try to collect information for research into Milu deer and fill in the table on Page 65.

　　T：I'll give you four minutes to prepare.

　　（Four minutes later.）

　　At first，let the students discuss the information collected with their partner and then check them with the whole class.

　　Suggested answers：

Appearance of Milu deer At first they appeared in China. Features of Milu deer They lived together and ate grass and soft parts of tree. Reasons for disappearance They were not protected and many were killed. Milu deer in Britain They like the weather there and the number increased year by year. How they returned The government of China asked to bring back some and the Duke helped. Present situation They are happy for the number has grown rapidly. Value of the cooperation This is a good example to show the friendship and understanding between two countries. 　　T：Now read the text for a second time and underline the important words and expressions.If you have any question，please ask me.

　　Step 5 Assignment

　　T：In this class，we've read two passages about dinosaurs and Milu deer，and listen to a passage about dodos.Please try to describe dinosaurs，Milu deer and dodos in your own words.At the beginning of the next class，I'll ask some of you to tell me.

　　Step 6 Homework

　　T：Finish the exercises in Learning about language.

　　Step 7 The Design of the Writing on the Blackboard

　　Unit 4 Wildlife protection

　　Period 3

　　1.long before 很久以前 before long 不久以后

　　Step 8 Record after Teaching