教学设计： Step 1 Lead-in Ss watch a video and understand elephants are in great danger. We must save them. Step 2 New items Present new items by showing some pictures. Teach the new words in real situation. Step 3 Reading Scanning. Read the passage quickly and try to catch the main idea. Answer the question: Who from which country wants to save the elephants? 2. Fast reading. Read the article quickly and finish the two tasks: Choose the best title for the article. Match the topic sentence with each paragraph. 3. Careful reading. Read the article carefully and try to find more information in each paragraph. Read the first paragraph and finish the exercises: Tick or cross: a. The students are from the USA. ( ) b. The first flag had a white flag on it. ( ) (2) Why are elephants important in Thailand? Read the second paragraph and complete the sentences: What can elephants do? They can . They can very well. They can for a long time and never . They can places with food and water. Read the third paragraph and answer the questions: Why are the elephants in danger now? a. People many trees and elephants are losing . b. what should we do to save them? We must the trees. We can not buy things . is Thai Elephant Day. Step4. Mind map Ss work by themselves and try to finish the mind map in 2c. Check their answers. Step 5 Difficulty time Show the important phrases in this article. Ss read the article aloud and underline the sentences with them. Then try to make sentences with the phrases. Step 6 Retelling Say something about elephants without books . Show some pictures for help. Try to retell the story. Fill in the blanks. Step 7 Extension Show some pictures of other animals. Ss have a discussion and find out which animal is in great danger, too?(2a) Talk about pandas with their partners and find out why they are in great danger and what we should do to save them. Step 8 Homework Remember the new words and phrases in this article. Write a passage about pandas. 评测练习： 一、根据句意及所给首字母补全单词： 1. We plant many t in March every year. 2. Many animals are in great d now. 3. People kill elephants for their i . 4. It’s easy to get l in the forest. 5. The panda is one of China’s s . 二、完成句子： 1. The desk (由--制成) wood. 2. People (砍到)many trees so elephants are losing their homes. 3. Elephants can remember (有--的地方)food and water. 4. (第一面旗帜)had a white elephant on it. 5. March 13th is (泰国大象节). 课件23张PPT。Unit5 ReadingPeople kill elephants for their ivory.killivoryThese things are made of ivory.Elephants are in great danger. People also cut down many trees so elephants are losing their homes.We must save them.2bSkim（快速浏览,看谁找得快）Which country:Tip1: Skimming is a good way to find the information.（快速浏览，查找信息。）Who wants to save the elephants? students Who: ThailandTask12bRead the article quickly and check (√) the best title for it.What Is an Elephant? Come to Thailand Let’s Save the Elephants Elephants Are Goo ... ...
