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Unit 3 Head to headPeriod 1 Vocabulary and backgroundPeriod OneTeaching aims1.Learn the new words and phrases.2.Knowing the background of the text3.Getting familiar with the text.4.Improving students`abilities to learn new words and phrasesBy asking and answering the questions.Teaching materials1Multi-media2Exercise sheetsTeaching ProcedureStep 1Introduce some backgrounda)What do you know about animals and pets? (Let Ss know some knowledge of pets.)Notes:1.Most dogs live between 8 and 14 years, depending on the breed, their health andTreatment by owners.2. It is easy to overfeed fish, and this may kill them.3. Lizards are mostly harmless. They should not be confused with snakes. Lizards havelegs; snakes do not.4. Birds sing for various reasons, as far as we know. Some bird-songs are mating, forWarning, for marking territory and so no. We should be aware that we may be attachinghuman emotions and reasons to animals and birds incorrectly. We do often sing whenwe are happy, but that does not necessarily mean that birds are happy when they sing.5. It is widely believed that dogs wag their tails from side to side when they are friendly orpleased with something . Cats, on the other hand, do seem to wag their tails when theyare angry or upset.6. The size of a dog does not mean that it is more or less friendly. However, many peopleare more afraid of larger animals. Some very small dogs be aggressive; some large dogsare very gentle. The breed of the dog and the kind of treatment it has had in its life ismore important than its actual size.b) Tell the sentences about dogs “T” or “F”1. Most dogs can only live for about three years.2. You must not give pet fish lots of food.3. All lizards are poisonous and can kill you.4. In nature, birds only sing when they are happy.5. When a dog moves its tails from side to side , it is happy6. Big dogs are more dangerous than little dogsStep 2Teach some new wordsa)Talk about dogs according to the given questions.(Let Ss say some their ownopinions and they can do pair work for them)1.Can we teach dogs to do things fro people?2.Are all the dogs in the same size?3.Are dogs allowed to live in large open spaces?4.If dogs live in small spaces, how will they feel?5.Do dogs like to be often washed?6.Why do we say dogs are our best friends?b)Get familiar with the new words and phrases (Read together, and remember them)Cute extremely train faithfully responsibilityCare for grow up regularly choice in one`s opinionc) Teach some other words through pictures and paraphrases.cute – beautiful, lovelyExtremely – veryTrain – teachGrow up – developRegularly – oftenIn my opinion – I thinkd)Fill in the blanks to master the new wordsa)Dogs are really ____________.b)This may make the dogs feel _____________ unhappy.c)We can learn about _________ from keeping pet dogs.d)Pet dogs create a lot of mess and they need to be washed regularly.e)We have to feed them, ________them and play with them.f)In my _________, it is never a good idea to keep a pet dog.g) A dog will love you _______ for many years.h)According to my mum, this helps us become more _________ people.i)Young people can learn how to _______ ______ others.j)It`s wonderful to see them ______ ________ quickly.Step 3Ask students to do some exercises to consolidate what they have learnt todaya)Listen to the sentences and fill in the blanksb)Get familiar with the text by dividing the sentences into two groups1.Keeping pet dogs is a good idea.2.It`s not a good idea to keep pet dogs.c)Get the meaning of the expression”Head to head” and know the background of the text.Is it a good idea to keep pet dogs?Emma says that keeping pet dogs is a good idea. Pet dogs are c_______, and it`swonderful to see them g________ up. We can learn about r______ from keeping pet dogs because we have to feel them, t______ them and play with them. We can also learn how to c_______ for others by keeping pet dogs. Pet dogs create mess both inside and outside.We should wash them r_______. Not all dogs are f__________. Some dogs bark at people they do not know. In modern cities most people live in flats. They have no c_______ but to keep their dogs in small spaces. This may make the dogs feel e______ unhappy. And paying for dog food can be expensive.Homework1. Students`book 9A Page 20 Exercise A,B2. Copy new words and expressions3. Read the text and give your opinion about“Is it a good idea to keep pet dogs?”Unit 3 Head to headPeriod 2 ReadingPeriod TwoTeaching aims5.To understand different views of raising pets.6.To develop their skills with the focus on prediction and summarizing.7.To express their opinions with proper supporting details.8.To write an essay based on the outlineTeaching materials3Multi-media4Exercise sheetsTeaching ProceduresStep 1Brainstorm (adjectives on describing pets)Ask questions on students’ different views or habits of keeping pets. Step 2 Understand the titleShow the title of the article and ask the students if they understand it. Step 3 Reading1. Read the first part and get the main idea2. Ask the students to read through what Emma says about keeping petdogs.3. Read the first part again and complete the chart.4. Predict Matt’s views. Ask the students to guess Matt’s views aboutkeeping pet dogs.5. Read the second part and get the main idea. Ask the students to readthrough what Matt says about keeping pet dogs.6. Read the second part again and judge the statements. Ask thestudents to further read what Matt says.7. Complete a report to summarize the article. Have the studentscomplete a report.8. Make an outline. Outline the structure of the article and then ask thestudents to find out the useful words.Step 4 Have a debateConduct a debate on the topic’ Electronic/Real dogs are better.’HomeworkOral work: Read and recite the article.Written work:1. Answer the questions according to the article.2. Write an essay on the topic ‘I’d like to keep an electronic dog/a real dog asa pet ’.教后记：课文中两个人物对养宠物狗提出了不同的观点，通过本课的学习后，同学们也各持己见进行了热烈的讨论。
