一、内容
本模块以“动物”为话题，介绍了世界各地的动物及其栖息地、习性等，同时也唤起学生热爱动物，保护动物的意识。内容紧密结合初中学生所熟悉和喜爱的话题而展开听、说、读、写的语言实践活动。使学生既开阔了眼界又增长了知识。本节课是给学生上本模块的第二单元，要求学生能读懂有关介绍动物的篇章，并能找出文中相关细节信息。本模块的语法重点是一般现在时第三人称单数作主语的疑问句及其回答。
二、学生分析
通过Unit1的，学生已经掌握了一些动物词汇，已经初步接触过一般现在时第三人称单数作主语的疑问句及其回答表达形式，而Unit 2主要是学习各大洲词汇和阅读介绍动物栖息地、习性的文章。本单元是学生学习的重点，也就是有许多知识点需要学生理解和掌握。只要合理地进行教学设计，学生将能够很好地对所学知识进行综合运用，取得良好的教学效果。
三、设计思想
本人围绕本课的教学重点项目，对教材内容作了以下的处理：在通过用多媒体呈现一些动物的图片，引导学生谈论动物的栖息地和巩固一般现在时第三人称单数作主语的疑问句及其回答；通过用多媒体呈现一些动物被残害的图片来进行德育渗透，来唤起学生热爱动物，保护动物的意识。同时在教学过程中通过猜谜、趣味问答问题以及Chant 活动，充分调动学生积极性，课堂气氛活跃，在教学过程中兼顾知识的运用能力培养以及文化素养的提升，培养了学生实践能力和创造能力，使学生在特定环境中领悟语言，拓宽视野，获得乐趣和成就感。
四、教学目标
1．知识与技能
1）能够听说读写本单元出现的词汇Africa, African, America, American, Asia, Asian, Europe, European, Arctic
trip, zoo, guide, thousand, visit, every, animal, more, bamboo, desert, forest, grass, grassland, jungle, India, leaf, world Come from， live in the desert．．．
2）学会读懂有关介绍动物的简单文章,并从中获取重要相关细节信息，进行简单的阅读技能训练
2．学习策略：一定程度形成自主学习，有效交际、信息处理、英语思维能力。
3．文化意识：热爱动物，关爱动物．了解常见动物在英语国家中的文化含义
4．情感态度:
在用英语交流中，培养热爱动物，保护动物的意识。参加各种英语活动，克服困难，在新环境中进一步树立准确的语言学习观。
五、教学的重点和难点
重点：1．一般现在时第三人称单数做主语的疑问句及其回答。
难点：1. 动词第三人称单数形式
２．动物和各大洲词汇
六、教学过程
StepⅠ. Lead in
1、Warming-up and greeting
Teachers always greet to the students in order to make them feel relaxed before the new lesson.
T: How are you ?/Nice to meet you!/Do you like animals?/ What is your favourite animal?...
2. Show the students the cartoon movie and lead to the new lesson.
借助播放一段精彩的动画录像来引发学生的学习兴趣，创设英语学习的良好氛围，师生在欣赏动画片的状态下明确教学目标，发挥目标导向作用。
Step Ⅱ Revision
1．Revise the words of animals.
1）用多媒体课件呈现一些动物的图片，ask the students to remember the animals.
2)．出示动物的某一部位的图片，让学生进行猜动物比赛。是巩固词汇的有趣的方法以及能很好的激发学生学习的积极性.
StepⅢ. Presentation
1． Learn the new words. (grassland /desert/forest/jungle)
用多媒体课件呈现一些草原，沙漠，森林，丛林的图片来认识这些新单词。
2．Show a map of the world to learn the words of continents
(Africa/African/Europe/European/Asia/Asian/Oceania/Oceanian/South America/North America)
3. Fill in the blank to consolidate the continents.
以表格的形式呈现更能使学生分辨名词和形容词的区别。
4.Ask the students to enjoy the video of the animals in the zoo.
播放一段动物在动物园里活动的录像，能及时消除疲劳提高课堂效率。
5.Present the sentences after watching the video.
---Does the polar bear come from Africa?
---No , it doesn’t.
---Is it African?
---No, it isn’t.
以不同动物的图片呈现来操练句型，容易使学生明确动物的栖息地以及区分名词和形容词的用法。同时也是把篇章中出现的重点和难点句型提前操练，为下一步阅读课文减小难度。
6.Show the pictures of the different animals and ask the students to practise in pairs.
全班学生都有机会轮流进行两人小组对话练习，目的是提高学生口语的表达能力。
Step Ⅳ. Reading
1．Read the passage and answer the questions.
Where are the camels from?
Where does the kangaroo live?
Where does the monkey live?
Where does this snake come from?
2.Read again and choose the correct answers.
通过多媒体课件把学生感兴趣的动物图片与相对应的问题连接起来。
First ask the students what his or her favourite animal is. Then answer the question about it. 这一个环节的活动能把回答问题的枯燥变成令学生感兴趣的活动，而且能使学生主动参与课堂活动，增强学生的学习自信心。
Step Ⅴ. Consolidation
1.Listen to the tape and practice reading.
2.Let’s chant .
Camels,Camels, Camels are from Africa .
They are African camels.
Monkeys Monkeys Monkeys are from America.
They are American monkeys
Elephants Elephants Elephants come from Asia.
They are Asian elephants.
Kangaroos Kangaroos Kangaroos come from Australia .
They are Australian kangaroos.
.Wolfs Wolfs Wolfs come from Europe.
They are European wolfs .
这一活动的目的是有趣味性地巩固文中的重点句型，活跃课堂气氛。
3．Fill in the blank according to the passage.
(1)._______ and _________ eat grass .
(2)._________ like water, but _____ don’t.
(3)._______ are small, but very clever.
(4). Kangaroos come from_______.
(5).Camels live in the desert. We often see them in ______ and _____.
Step Ⅵ. Discussion
Ask the students to discuss the problem in groups.
How do people get on well with the animals?
用多媒体课件呈现动物被残害的图片，让学生进行互相讨论人类如何与动物和谐相处。呈现熊猫，金丝猴，藏羚羊图片，这是我国国家级保护动物。If we don’t protect（保护）them, can we see these lovely animals in the future?讨论的目的是倡仪学生要热爱动物，保护动物There is only one earth(地球） in the world. Animals are our friends. We should (应该） protect（保护） them.
StepⅦ. Writing
1.Talk about your favourite animal in pairs.
(1)What’s your favourite animal?
(2)Where does it come from?
(3)Where does it live?
（in the forest, water, at home…)
(4) What does it often eat? It often eats…
(5) What does it like doing? It likes…
(climbing trees, jumping, swimming, running, sleeping, eating food…)
2.Do the exercise: 用方框当中的词的适当形式填空。
climb, not like, lovely, come, there be, live
My favourite animal 我最喜爱的动物
My favourite animal is the panda. It ______ from China. It _____ in the forest. It likes to eat bamboo. It ______ to eat grass. It likes to _____ trees. I think it is very ______. But _______ about 1600 pandas in the wild in China. Let’s protect（保护） them
3. Ask the students to write the composition---- My favourite animal
Step Ⅷ. Homework
1. Read the passage of this unit and try to recite it.
2.Finish the composition.
七、教学反思
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