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Section A Why do you like koalas? Unit 3

Section A 1. 学会描述动物 2. 学会表达喜好并陈述原因 教学目标

Brainstorm Boys and girls, do you like animals? Do you have any pets at home ？ How many animals do you know? Let’s talk about animals today. 点击查看 动画词汇 下一页

Do you know these animals ? dolphin tiger elephant koala

penguin panda giraffe lion

A: What animals do you like? B: I like_____. Do you like_____? A: Yes, I do. No, I don’t. I like___________. A: What animals do you like? B: I like______. What about you? A: I like________ too. tiger elephant penguin lion koala dolphin giraffe panda 根据实际情况完成下列对话。 Pair work

Match the words with the animals in the picture. 1. tiger _____ 2. elephant _____ 3. koalas _____ 4. dolphin _____ 5. panda _____ 6. lion _____ 7. penguin _____ 8. giraffe _____ 1a b h d a e f g c

Listen and check (√) the animals you hear 1a. 1. tiger _____ 2. elephant _____ 3. koalas _____ 4. dolphin _____ 5. panda _____ 6. lion _____ 7. penguin _____ 8. giraffe _____ 1b √ √ √

Conversation 1 Girl: Let’s see the pandas first. Pandas are my favorite animals. Boy: Why is that? Girl: Because they’re very cute. Tapescript 1b

Conversation 2 Boy: Let’s see the giraffes. Girl: Why? Boy: Because they’re interesting. Tapescript 1b

Conversation 3 Girl: Let’s see the penguins now. I like penguins. Boy: Why? Girl: Because they’re beautiful. Tapescript 1b

Let’s see the pandas first. let’s 是 let us 的缩写。 let 常用 let sb. do sth. 结构表示 “ 让某人做某事 ” 。如 : Let him do it by himself. 让他自己做吧。 first 是副词，意为 “ 首先；第一 ” ，作状语， 修饰动词或句子。如： I think you should finish your homework first. 我认为你首先应完成作业。 Explanation

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cute 逗人喜爱的 / 漂亮的 fun 有趣的 ugly 丑陋 / 难看的 shy 害羞的 / 胆怯的 friendly 友好的 beautiful 美丽的 kind of （ old ） 有点儿（老） very （ old ） 很 / 十分（老） Do you know the adjectives?

scary big … friendly strong … cute small interesting … clever smart … beautiful shy … ugly scary … fun friendly … friendly cute … beautiful tall … lazy lovely … 形容词知多少？

Tigers are scary. Giraffes are beautiful. Lions are ugly. Elephants are big and cute Pandas are shy / kind. Koalas are friendly. Penguins are small. Dolphins are smart.

Pair work Practice the conversation. Then make conversations about the other animals in the picture. Use the words below. cute interesting fun smart A: Let’s see the lions. B: Why do you want to see the lions? A: Because they’re cute.

Let’s see the lions. Why do you want to see the lions? 1c Because they’re cute.

Let’s see the pandas. Why do you want to see the pandas? 1c Because they’re interesting.

Let’s see the penguins. Why do you want to see the penguins? 1c Because they’re fun.

Let’s see the dolphins. Why do you want to see the dolphins? 1c Because they’re smart.

2a Listen and write the animals you hear. Draw a line from the animals to the description words. Animals Description words 1.________ a. interesting b. cute 2._______ c. fun d. smart koalas dolphins

2b very dolphins kind of koalas Listen again and complete the conversation with the words in the box. ( You can use some words more than once.) Julia: Let’s see the koalas. (1) Henry : Why do you like ______? (2) Julia: Because they’re ______ cute. (3) Henry : Well, I like __________. (4) Julia: Why do you like _________? (5) Henry: Because they’re _________ (6) interesting. koalas very dolphins kind of

kind of 的用法 kind of 用作状语，后接形容词或副词， 用来表示程度，意为 “ 有点儿；有几分 ” ， 相当于 a little 。如： This apple is kind of big. 这个苹果有 点儿大。 He does his homework kind of carefully. 他做作业时有几分细心。 Explanation

2c Do you like these animals? Why or why not? Ask and answer questions. Use the words from the boxes. Box 1 tigers dolphins penguins elephants pandas giraffes koalas lions Box 2 kind of very Box 3 cute interesting smart A: Do you like giraffes? B: Yes, I do. A: Why? B: Because they’re very interesting.

Grammar Focus Why do you like pandas? Because they’re very cute. Why does he like koalas? Because they’re kind of interesting.

—Why does he like koalas? —Because they’re kind of interesting. why 作疑问副词，意为 “ 为什么 ” ，引导表原因的句 子，答句应以 because 开头。如： —Why are you late? 你为什么迟到了？ —Because my bike is broken. 因为我的自行车坏了。 kind of 意为 “ 有几分，有点儿 ” ，是一个表示程度的 副词词组，可修饰形容词、动词等。如： That girl is kind of shy. 那个女孩有点儿害羞。 I kind of love this TV show. 我有几分喜欢这部电视剧。 Explanation

Match the animals with the countries. China Australia South Africa 3a

PicturesNameCountry koala Australia panda China lion South Africa elephant India 3b Practice the following conversation. Use the animals and countries in the following box. Where are lions from? Lions are from South Africa.

Ask your group members their favorite animals and why. Names Favorite animal Why? other animals Why? Report: My friend, … ’ s favorite animal is … He/She likes them because they’re … He/She likes …, too. Because they’re … Make a survey and make a report:

Bingo penguins Africa dolphins elephants China lions koalas Japan panda tigers Australia giraffes 4 Write nine of these words in the squares below. Then listen and cross out (X) the words you hear. Say BINGO when you get a row of Xs. The first person to get a row of Xs in any direction is the winner. Game

1. Review the new words. 2. Look through “ Grammar Focus”. 3. Prepare the new words of Section B. Homework