【正文】 s on. ? An animal called tarsier can turn its head round to look behind it without moving its body. ? Some birds, such as the reed warbler, can sing two tunes at a time. ? Giraffes have 45centimeter long black tongue which they can use to clean their ears. Strange but true ? Lions sleep up to 20 hours a day. ? Gorillas sleep in nests which they build in tree tops. ? Blue whale babies weigh up to 7 tonnes at birth. ? Crickets have ears positioned on their knees. ? Puffer fish puffs its body to scare away the enemies. ? Salmon live in the sea, but they return to breed in river where they were born. ? A female cod can lay up to 9 million eggs. ? Snakes never close their eyes at any time. ? Chameleon lizards can look in two directions at the same time. ? If a lizard39。活動 9要求用所給詞匯完成短文，以進(jìn)一步鞏固課本內(nèi)容。在此基礎(chǔ)上，學(xué)生可以根據(jù)自己的建議制定更合理的動物保護(hù)措 施；模塊同時通過該話題還復(fù)習(xí)了一般現(xiàn)在時、現(xiàn)在進(jìn)行時、一般過去時、一般將來時的用法。活動 3 要求根據(jù)活動 2 進(jìn)行對話練習(xí)。s largest bird of prey, weighing as much as 12kg. It has a wingspan of about 3 meters. ? Blue whales are the biggest, heaviest living creatures. They can grow up to 30 meters long. ? The sawfish is found in the warm oceans. It has a long, flat snout with toothed edges. As the fish moves along, it swings it39。s best friend, they don39。 III． Class types and periods 課型設(shè)計與課時分配 Period 1 Listening and speaking Period 2 Grammar Period 3 Reading and writing Period 4 Integrating skills Period 5 Vocabulary and task IV. Teaching plans for each period 分課時教案 Period 1 Listening and speaking Language goals 語言目標(biāo) 1. Key vocabulary 重點詞匯 danger, protect, orange, cousin, brown, reserve, mad, surprising, kill, absolutely, hard, away, dirty, awful, peace, find out, rare, example, nature, nature reserve, surprised, at last, on earth 2. Key structures 重點句式 I was so excited to see the pandas at last. It was (not) interesting / sad/ right/ hard to do sth. need/ decide(not) to do sth. The surprising thing was to hear how many animals are in danger. Ability goals 能力目標(biāo) Enable students to talk about animals in danger. Teaching methods 教學(xué)方法 Listening and speaking. Teaching aids 教具準(zhǔn)備 Tape recorder. Teaching procedures and ways 教學(xué)過程與方式 Step I Warmingup (1: P72) Talk about animals. T: Animals are our friends. We should learn to live together with animals. Many families now have pets at home. That is, human beings are living with animals. They are pet animals. What pet animals do you know? S: Cats, dogs, rabbits, etc. T: Do any family keep tiger, lion, elephant, etc as pet animals? S: No. T: Do you know why? S: Because they are dangerous. S: Because they are too difficult to keep. … T: Good. Just think about this: Where do these animals live? What do they eat? What’s their situation like? Do you know? Encourage students to speak out what they have in mind. S: We can only see them in the zoo. S: People kill them to make money. S: We must protect them. … T: Quite true. From now on, we are going to talk about animals in danger. (emphasize the phrase “in danger”). Now please look at activity 1 on page 72. Ask students to plete the quiz with the words in the box, check the answers and then read each word twice loudly. Step II Listening and reading (2—5: P72—73) Listening First ask students to read the questions in activity 2 and get them to take notes while listening. Then listen and check the answers. Then ask them to listen to the conversation between Lingling and Sally carefully with their books closed. And then answer the questions in activity 4. Reading Ask students to read after the tape first. Work in pairs and read the conversation repeatedly and then ask some pairs to act out the conversation. Ask students to find out the infinitive structures in the conversation and read them together. Sample sentences: I was so excited to see the pandas … at last! It was interesting to learn about the Wolong Panda Reserve. But it’s sad to think about all those animals in danger. The surprising thing was to hear how many animals are in danger. We need to protect them better. Absolutely, but its’ hard to stop the killing. And many animals have no place to live in. Also, often their water isn’t good to drink because we’ve made it dirty. We need to help the animals live in peace. Let’s find out what we can do to save them … Then ask students to finish activity 5 on P73. Step IV Speaking (7: P73) Pronunciation T: In English, a sentence can be divided into several parts or groups. When we read these sentences, we can often pause between these groups. Now listen to and repeat the sentences in activity 6. Speaking Ask students to work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions in activity 7. T: Whales are large animals in the sea. Some whales can weigh 160 ton. They are really frightening. But are you surprised to find out that whales are in danger? Why do some animals have no place to live in? … Now work in pairs and discuss the questions in activity 7. Sample conversation: S: I learned about whales when I was very young. They are very large animals. I thought human beings are afraid of such animals. S: But now whales are in danger too. It’s surprising! S: Whales are hunted for meat and skin. They have no place to live in. S: I think it’s because human beings destroyed or polluted their living places. S: I agree. I think it’s cruel for human beings to kill animals for their meat. S: I don’t think so. If we don’t eat animals, what to eat? S: We can eat vegetables and fruits. Most people do so now. S: I can’t agree. I think some animals are for eating. S: Till now, many animals have bee endangered or extinct. Most people want to help animals in danger. And I would like to find out more about animals in danger. S: Me, too. Let’s try to