Unit 5 Birdwatchers
第一课时
Welcome to the unit and Comic strips
Teaching goals:
1. To learn common names of birds.
2. To revise characteristics and appearance in the context of birds .
3. To learn sth funny about Eddie.
Focuses:
To memorize the names of common birds
Difficulties:
To express opinions about birds
Step 1 Introduction
1. Write ‘birdwatcher and birdwatching’ on the Bb and elicit Ss’ comments from Ss about what it is. Prompt Ss by asking such questions: What do birdwatchers do? Why? Where?
2. Sum up Ss’ answers on the Bb.
Step 2 Presentation/ Practice
1. T: Now Eddie is going to the market tomorrow. What is he going to do there?
Is Eddie a birdwatcher? Why? Show the slides to Ss to arouse their interest.
2. Play the tape for Ss to listen and give their answers according to the tape and the pictures.
3. Get some pairs to act out the part according to the pictures on the slide show.
Step 3 Activating
1. T: Lazy Eddie doesn’t know what a birdwatcher does in fact. But now we all know what to do to protect birds. Birds are the spirit of the nature, all of us have the duty to love birds and protect them. You see your friends are coming. Show Ss the pictures of different birds and help them learn their appearance and characteristics together.
2. Practice the names and their characteristics together.
Step 4 Practice
1. Ss describe the birds according to the pictures of each bird, help them at any time.
2. Ask pair Ss to make up conversations like this:
A：Which bird do you like best?
B：I like ________ best.
A : Why?
B：Because it has__________.
Step 5 Production
1. Ask more able Ss to describe the appearance and characteristics in front of the class.
2. Praise them at any time and encourage more and more Ss to give their opinions bravely.
Step 6 Homework
1. Go over Reading part after class.
2. Practice giving the English for these sentences as written work.
1. 丹顶鹤躯体高大，长喙，长脖子，
长腿，身披黑色和白色的羽毛。
2. 海鸥翅膀长，蹼足，长着灰白色和黑色的羽毛。
3. 麻雀身材娇小，短喙，长有褐色和灰白色的羽毛。
4. 燕子翅膀又长又尖，叉状尾巴，身披黑色和白色的羽毛。
5. 天鹅长有黄色的喙，脖颈细长，身披洁白的羽毛。
6. 金雕长着钩状的喙，翅膀宽大，长有带棕色的羽毛。