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Unit 3 Animals Are Our Friends
Lesson 14 Amazing Animals
LESSON PREPARATION
LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE
掌握詞匯：mouse, lay(laid, laid),shake(shook, shaken), avoid
接觸詞匯：long-eared,jerboa,kiwi,long-nosed, eggplant, flap
短語和句型：up to, instead of RESOURCES
audiotape a family photo.
a Chinese- English Dictionary (see Extension)
LESSON STRUCTURE
CLASS OPENING
Greeting
Greet the class with some jokes.
Write the jokes on the board.
Teacher: Good morning/afternoon, class. I have some jokes for you.
1. What do you call a fish with no eyes A fsh. 2. Where do cows go with their friends The moooovies!
Review
1)Homework check.
2)Choose some students to present their passage "My Pet".
3)Review the indefinite pronouns "some"and "any". Split the class into several groups. Instruct each group to work together to write two sentences for each pronoun. The sentences must be grammatical and coherent; the first group to accomplish this wins.
KEY CONCEPTS
FOCUS STRUCTURES:
With their long ears, they also remind people of rabbits.
They are famous for their large noses.
It can jump out of the water and flap its wings up to 70 times a second.
STEP 1: Present
CLASS/GROUP WORK: Discussion and Think About It
1)Instruct the students to look at the pictures in this lesson and ask them if they notice anything interesting or special about the animals in the pictures. Discuss.
2)Divide the class into groups to discuss the Think About It questions, and then discuss as a class.
Teaching Point
Social skills such as self-expression, decision- making, responsibility, accountability,
sharing, listening, and conflict management are naturally practiced and developed during group work exercises.
Try to form groups in different ways. Groups can be formed randomly, strategically or sometimes you can give students the opportunity to pick their own groups.
This latter option works well as a reward and allows the students to feel trustworthy and responsible.
STEP 2: Read
CLASS WORK: Reading aloud
Read Lesson 14 as a class. Monitor students' pronunciation and comprehension.
STEP 3: Listen
CLASS WORK: Let's Do It! No. 1
1) Play the listening material for Lesson 14 (Amazing Animals). Play it once and ask the students just to listen.
2) Play the audiotape a second time and ask the students to complete the exercise.
3) Check the answers as a class and correct any false statements.
Question 1: Explain that "mouse" is singular and “mice” is plural. Students should master the word mouse.
STEP 4: Break It Down
CLASS WORK: Discussion
Discuss the following questions as a class.
Jerboas
What do jerboas remind people of
Write the phrase remind... of.. on the board.
What do jerboas do on the sand
Kiwis
What kind of animal is a Kiwi
How big are Kiwis
What do they do, which all birds do
Write the word lay on the board. Differentiate between "lay eggs" and "lay down". Students should master this word.
Long-nosed monkey
What are long-nosed monkeys famous for
Write the phrase famous for on the board. Ask the students to use it in a sentence. Students should master this phrase.
· Why does the flying fish fly out of the water Write the word avoid on the board. Translate.
Students should master this word. STEP 5: TASK
INDEPENDENT WORK: Let's Do It! No. 3 1)Instruct the students to read Lesson 14 silently and complete the activity independently.
2)Students should check and correct their answers in groups.
3)Discuss the answers as a class. CLASS CLOSING 1)Complete Let's Do It! No. 2.
Students do the exercise independently. Then check and correct their answers in groups.
2)Assign homework:
An Amazing Animal: Research an animal that is amazing or interesting in some way. Write an information card about this animal like the ones in Let's Do It! No. 3. Include a drawing or picture in your information card. Your information card should answer the following questions:
o What is the name of the animal o Where does it live
o What does it eat
o What makes it amazing o What does it look like
EXTENSION
CLASS/GROUP WORK: Draw And Guess
Play Draw And Guess to review describing different animals and any related vocabulary from this lesson. 1)You can play this game as a class or in groups. You will need a watch or a clock that shows the seconds and a large container such as a box or hat. 2)In the box or hat, put vocabulary cards of words the students have learned or slips of paper on which you have written words or phrases the students know. You can make the game easy or difficult. For Example:
Easy words: wing, feather, nose, ear, tail, mouse Difficult words: tiny, Asia, desert, famous, happy, enemy
* See the "Games"section at the back of this guide for further instructions on how to play.
LANGUAGE NOTES
1. Long-eared jerboas look like mice.長耳朵的跳 鼠長得像老鼠。
long—eared作形容詞，意為“長耳朵的”。“形容詞”+“—”+“名詞+ed”，可以構成新的形容詞。例如：
blue-eyed 藍眼睛的kind-hearted和善的，好心的 2. With their long ears, they also remind people of rabbits.它們的長耳朵也使人們想起兔子。
remind sb. of sth.意為“就·..提醒（某人）；使（某 人）想起···”。例如：
He reminded me of his elder brother.他使我想起了 他哥哥。
This picture often reminds me of my childhood.這 張照片經常使我想起我的童年。
3. Their ears are much longer than their heads.它們 的長耳朵比它們的頭大得多。
much+比較級表示“···得多”。例如：
She is much younger than Lucy.她比露西年齡小得 多。
Tom thinks English is much more interesting than math.湯姆認為英語比數學有趣得多。
4. They are famous for their large noses.它們以大 鼻子而聞名。
be famous for 意為“因···而著名”。be famous as意為“作為··而著名”。例如：
Suzhou is famous for silk.蘇州以絲綢而著名。 He is famous as a writer.他作為一名作家而著名。
5. It can jump out of the water and flap its wings up to 70 times a second.它可以跳出水面，以每秒鐘 多達七十次的頻率揮動翅膀。
up to表示程度或數量，意思是“多達，達到…………程度或數量”。例如：
The hotel can accommodate up to 500 guests.這家 旅館可供500位旅客住宿。
Up to ten people can sleep in this tent.這頂帳篷至 多能睡十人。

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