Unit 3 Animals Are Our Friends Lesson15教案冀教版八年级下册

Unit 3 Animals Are Our Friends Lesson 15 The Zoo Is Open LESSON PREPARATION LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE 掌握词汇：danger, dangerous, bamboo, giraffe 接触词汇：mainly 短语和句型：instead of RESOURCES audiotape LESSON STRUCTURE CLASS OPENING Greeting Greet the class. Teacher: Good morning/afternoon, everyone. Good to see you. Before we start today's lesson, let's try some tongue twisters. Write some animal-related tongue twisters on the board. Read through each with the class and explain the meaning of each one. Then give the students some time to practice on their own. After they've had some time to practice, ask some volunteers to stand and see if they can say the tongue twister three times faster. Sample tongue twisters: The big bug bit the little beetle, but the little beetle bit the big bug back. Fuzzy wuzzy was a bear. Fuzzy wuzzy wasn't very fuzzy, was he Review 1)Homework check. 2)Choose some students to present their "Amazing Animal". 3)Review the use of indefinite pronouns "some" and "any". Teacher: When it's a friend's birthday, what do you usually do for him or her Students: When it's a friend's birthday, I usually buy them a present./When it's my friend's birthday, I usually make them a cake./When it's my friend's birthday, I sing them "Happy Birthday"./etc. Teacher: Very nice. You are all such good friends. Students: They are interesting/fun/difficult/easy. Teacher: Well done! KEY CONCEPTS FOCUS STRUCTURES: They go through the entrance and see a sign. And maybe you could eat some carrots instead of all those donuts. STEP 1: Present CLASS WORK: Discussion and Think About It 1) Introduce Lesson 15 and have a class discussion. Teacher: In this lesson, Jenny, Danny and Brian go to the zoo. What is a zoo Have you ever been to the zoo Do you like the zoo Students: A zoo is a place where they keep animals. I've been to the zoo. I love the zoo. I think it's fun to see and learn about the animals there. Teacher: What animals do you see at the zoo Students: Pandas, lions, monkeys, elephants, bears, etc. Write a list of animals on the board and be sure to include the giraffe in the list. Students should master this word. Teacher: That's right. Are there any animals at the zoo that scare you Why or why not Students: Yes. I'm afraid of lions. They have big teeth and they can eat you./No, I'm not scared of the animals at the zoo because they are in cages. Teacher: Some animals can be dangerous. Dangerous is something that is not safe. How do you say dangerous in Chinese Students:危险的。 Write the words danger and dangerous on the board. Students should master these words. Teacher: Good. The word “danger”(危险)is a noun and it means "something not safe". It is often used for signs to warn people of something unsafe. The word "dangerous" is an adjective. It describes something or someone that is threatening. Sometimes we have signs that warn us; other times there are rules we must follow to stay out of danger. What is a rule Can you givê me an example of ... ...