Unit 7 What's the highest mountain in the world? 单元教案（5课时）

Unit 7 What’s the highest mountain in the world? Section B (1a~2e) 教学目标 【知识与技能】 1. 掌握重点单词和短语：weigh, birth, adult, at birth, live up to… 2. 重点句式： An elephant is 350cm tall and weighs 5,000 kilos… 【情感、态度与价值观】 学会谈论动物，学会倍数的表达来谈论两个事物，将两个事物进行比较。 教学重难点 【教学重点】 掌握并熟练使用本单元生词和句式 【教学难点】 巩固含有数字的事实描述，扩展学习更多表示比较级的句式，用比较句型将两种动物进行比较。 教学准备 图片、视频、多媒体等 教学过程 Step 1 New words 1. weigh v. 称重 2. adult n. 成人 adj. 成年的 3. bamboo n. 竹子 4. endangered adj. 濒危的 5. research n.&v. 调查；研究 6. keeper n. 饲养员 7. awake adj. 醒着 8. excitement n. 激动 9. illness n. 疾病 10. artwork n. 插图 11. wild adj. 野生的 12. government n. 政府 Step 2 Discussion 1. Compare facts about these two animals. Use the language in the box to help you make sentences. e.g. This elephant weighs many times more than this panda. (200 cm taller/shorter, weigh much more/less, eat much more/less, eat many times more) 2. Discuss in pairs. Compare the panda and the elephant. 3. Do 1a.Make more sentences using the information in 1a. Step 3 Listening 1. 1b Listen and check (√) the numbers you hear. 1c Listen again and complete the sentences. 2. Practice. Take turns telling your classmates about pandas. A: A baby panda can not see. B: An adult panda weighs many times more than a baby panda. Step 4 Reading 1. Pre-reading Talk about panda in your class. Use these words to help you. big, bamboo, zoo, popular, cute, black and white, Sichuan, famous, endangered, beautiful, forest, protect, 2. Reading tasks 2b Scan the article to find out what these numbers mean: 10, 12, 300, 2000 2c Read the article again and write short answers to the questions. 1. What is Lin Wei’s job? 2. What do the baby pandas eat for breakfast? 3. Why are pandas endangered? 4. What does the education program in Chengdu do? 5. Why are scientists doing research? 3. Post-reading 2d Complete the sentences using words and phrases from the passage. 1. The panda _____ at the Chengdu Research Base are awake very early in the morning to _____ breakfast for the baby pandas. 2. In _____, pandas have become so _____ that they are now a symbol of China. 3. Adult pandas do not have babies very _____, and some of the babies only live for a short time because of _____. 4. A special program in Chengdu teaches _____ about why pandas are _____. 5. The Chinese government is helping to _____ the pandas. Scientists also want to better _____ the habits of pandas. 以下是一只熊猫宝宝的自述，请根据课文内容填空，每空不超过三个词。 Hello, everyone! Welcome to the Chengdu Research Base. I’m a baby panda. My name is Lingling. It’s 9:00 a.m. now and most of the babies including me are awake and hungry. Look, the keepers are coming with our breakfast — (1) _____. How excited we are! Lin Wei is one of our keepers and she takes good care of us. Unluckily, we pandas are in great danger now. Mother pa ... ...