河南省南乐县张果屯乡中学八年级英语下册 Unit 8《Why don’t you learn t
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河南省南乐县张果屯乡中学八年级英语下册Unit 8《Why don’t you learn to sing English songs》Period 2 人教新目标版
Step 1 Greetings
T: Good morning boys and girls!
S: Good morning Miss Liu.
Step 2 Lead-in
Using pictures to teach new words:
turtle, goldfish, cat, dog, parrots, snakes, mouse, spider, hamster
Step 3 Guessing game
T: How much do you know about them? Guess what it is according to the description. T: They can only live to be 12-15 years old. They are honest to their master. S: Dog.
T: They like eating very much. If you don’t s top them, they will keep eating until they die.
S: Hamster.
T: They always sleep more than 14 hours a day.
S: Cat.
T: They need sunshine and water.
S: Goldfish
T: They look cool. But they are expensive. They like eating some insects.
S: Spider
T: They like to communicate with people and they are a little naughty.
S: Parrot
T: They are cool-blood. Sometimes they are dangerous.
S: Snake.
Step 4 Group work
T: Would you like to keep one of them as a pet? Which of the animals would be good pets? Which would be bad pets?
T: Write the words in the diagram and compare your choices with your classmates.
T: Make a list of pets you can think of .What’s the most popular pet? What’s the most unusual pet? Tell the class.
Samples:
A: Cats are the most popular pets.
B: Parrots are the most unusual pets.
Step5 Listening
1. Listen and number the pets in the order you hear them. Write the numbers on the lines in the chart.
2. Listen again and draw lines to match the pets with the comments.
3. Listen and fill in the blanks.
Step 6 Pairwork
T: What do you think is
the best pet for these people? Fill in the chart. Then talk about your choices with the partner.
Sample:
A:I think a dog is a good pet for a 6-year-old child.
B: Really? I don’t agree. Dogs are too difficult to take care of .
A: How about a goldfish.
……
Step 7 Reading
Read and answer questions.
T: Read the article and answer these questions.
1.Why do you think pot-bellied pigs are popular?
2.What are the advantages and disadvantages of keeping such a pet?
Read and finish true or false questions.
T: Read the article carefully again and tell the following statements true or false.
1. The most popular pets these days are dogs.
2. The name of David Smith’s pet is Jerry.
3. Life with a pig is always perfect.
4. The pig eat little food when she was small.
5. David made the pig a special house because she is too big to sleep in the house now.
Step 8 Writing
Before writing
T: Look at these notes about hamsters and write an article about them. hamsters are popular, quiet, clean
easy to take care of
cheaper than rabbits or cats
small
sometimes noisy at night
sleep all day
Sample 1
Hamsters are popular pets. People like them because they are quiet and clean. People think they are easy to take care of and they are cheaper than rabbits or cats. They are very small so people don’t need to have a special room. Though sometimes they are noisy at night, most of the time they just sleep all day. They are very lovely.
While writing (guessing game)
T: What kind of animal do you like? Write a magazine article about the animal, but don’t say what the animal is.
Sample 1
This pet is unusual. It’s a kind of bird. It usually lives in a cage. It’s easy to take care of. It looks very beautiful with a long mouth and colorful feather. It likes to talk following a man. And it is sometimes noisy because it likes to talk too much!
Sample 2
It’s white and black. It likes eating fish. It always keeps clean. If it feels hungry, it always calls “Miao”. When it is small, it can catch the mouse well. When it catches the mice, it’s very brave.
After writing (debate)
T: Nowadays, the pets are very popular with many people. Someone thinks keeping pets in an apartment is good. However, someone disagrees. What’s your opinion?
Step 9 Summary of language points and exercises
1.too…to…
2.spend, take and cost
Step 10 Homework
Write an article about the most popular gifts among your friends and family. (at least 80 words)。
