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Teaching Plan
Topic: OB4 Unit 2 Iconic Attractions — Reading for Writing Grade: Senior 2
Analyses of teaching materials The unit's theme context is Human and Nature -Describe an iconic animal.In this lesson,the teaching content mainly refers to learning about Australian iconic animals'traits and habits.This is a blog with four entries mainly introducing kangaroo,Koala,Tasmanian devil and duck-billed platypus to us.The author utilizes humorous writing skills and some rhetorical devices to describe these animals,making the passage more vivid and interesting.
Analysis of Students Senior two students have an urge to learn English well and the topic is what they may be interested in,thus they are willing to get involved in class activities.But there still lie difficulties as follows.First,the English level of many students are below the average with limited vocabulary and reading capacity,so they need the teacher's proper guidance and reminder to understand the text.Second,they have problems in writing standard and correct sentences,so samples and models are necessary for them to imitate.Third,they do not have professional knowledge of some animals,which makes it difficult for them to write specific information on the topic,so they need some background materials to refer to.
Teaching Objectives After learning this lesson,students are expected to: 1.Linguistic competence To help students to analyze the language features of a description of an iconic animal To guide students to write a brief introduction of an iconic animal in China 2.Learning competence To remind students to capture the supportive evidences from the text; To lead students to focus on different features of an iconic animal and put them into writing 3.Cultural awareness To motivate students to know some knowledge of iconic animals in Australia To raise students'awareness of protecting nature 4.Thinking quality To cultivate students logical thinking by analyzing,summarizing and reflecting
Important &Difficult Points: Important Points: 1.To guide students to identify the supportive evidences of a description after reading: 2.To summarize the aspects of introducing an iconic animal; 3.To assist students to appreciate and apply some rhetorical devices applied in the text; 3.To draft a description of an iconic animal in China Difficult Points: Apply proper rhetorical devices and expressions to writing.
Teaching Method PWP Teaching Methods
Teaching aids: Multi-media,blackboard Type Reading Period: 40mins
Teaching Procedures
Steps Activities
Lead in Let Ss interpret the tourism slogan of Australia:“There's nothing like Australia”, leading to the topic to know about the learning objectives of this class.
Pre- Reading Activity 1: Ask Ss a question:What is your first impression of the iconic animals in Australia and let them to describe the animals with adj
While listening Activity 2:Read and find out key information 1.Circle the adj.s describing each animal and find out why Writing tip 1:Supportive evidence (
(1).Baby kangaroos live
in their mother
's
until
they
learn
to
jump.
(2).A wild kangaroo
is not
for
petting
because
it
can
(3).Koalas
spend most of
their
time
onto
tree
trunks.
(4).Tasmanian devils are about the
size
of
and
look
like
rather
large
(5).Tasmanian
devils
lik
e
to
eat
(6).Duck-billed
platypuses
use
to
find
food.
)2.Pick out other features and fill in the blanks. Writing tip 2:appearance,diet,habitat,features Activity 3:Review and utilize rhetorical devices Read the text again and find out the sentences using rhetorical devices. Writing tip 3:Rhetorical devices
Post- listening (
habits
) (
appearance
) (
diet
) (
features
)Activity 4:Group work 1.Pick one iconic animal you would like to introduce and work out the basic information in groups. Iconic animals
Writing Activity 5:Discuss and draft 1.Write a brief introduction of the selected iconic animal. References are as follows: habitat:have a wide distribution throughout be distributed in be native to appearance:...are about the size of..and look like.. diet:What they like most is...They mainly feed on....
features/uniqueness:It is a tough/sensitive/fierce/strange/cute...animal that/which...
There are varieties of iconic animals in China,among which I like _most.
Evaluation contents habitat,appearance,diet,features
rhetorical devices simile,metaphor,repetition,overstatement
language accuracy words,expressions,sentences,connections
Conclusion and assignment 假如你是李华，你校英语报Animal World栏目正在开展中国特有动物的专 题介绍，并面向全校征文。请你写一篇英语短文应征。内容要点： .介绍该动物的原因； 2.介绍该动物的外形、饮食、栖息地和独特之处； 3.号召大家保护动物。注意：词数80左右。

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