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Watch a video clip and answer the questions. 【请教师自行下载有关鹦鹉学说话的简短英语视频】
1. Which pets are in the video
Parrots.
2. What can they do
They able to mimic human speech: they can talk.
3. Is it easy to teach a parrot to talk
Warm-up—Video watching
Look at these suggestions. Are they the right way to teach a parrot to talk Why or why not
(1) Give your parrot a treat before you start to teach a simple word.
(2) Parrots only speak after a long training session, so be patient.
(3) Say the word once and wait patiently for your parrot to repeat.
(4) Teach as many words as you can if your parrot looks interested.
Pre-reading—Have a guess!
Teaching your parrot to talk
Parrots are popular pets. They are social and intelligent birds. They have the ability to mimic human speech and we can teach them to talk!
Training your parrot
Put your parrot’s cage in a calm and quiet place.
Hold a treat in front of the bird and begin with a simple word like “hello”. Look at your bird and say “hello” in a bright and positive voice. Repeat the same word multiple times.
When your parrot starts making a sound like “hello”, give it lots of praise and a treat. Say the word back to it in an excited and loud voice.
When your parrot can say “hello”, move on to teaching it the next new word!
Things to bear in mind
Choose the right time to train your parrot. If the bird looks tired or not interested, leave it alone.
Keep your training sessions short. When your parrot starts looking away from you or cleaning its feathers, it is time to stop.
Only give your parrot a treat when it makes a sound similar to the word you are trying to teach.
Be patient. Give your parrot enough time to learn to say a word clearly.
Teaching your parrot takes time. Don’t be disappointed if your parrot doesn’t speak at first. One day, it may surprise you with a bright and breezy “Hello!”
Let’s read an article to find out how to train a parrot to say words.
1. How many parts are there in the article body
Two.
1) Training your parrot.
2) Things to bear in mind.
2. What is the main idea of this article
How to teach a parrot to talk.
While-reading—Structure and main idea
Read the article and correct the statements.
(1) Give your parrot a treat before you start to teach a simple word.
Only give your parrot a treat when it makes a sound similar to the word you are teaching.
(2) Parrots only speak after a long training session, so be patient.
Keep your training sessions short. When your parrot starts looking away from you or cleaning its feathers, it is time to stop.
While-reading—Details
Read the article and correct the statements.
(3) Say the word once and wait patiently for your parrot to repeat.
Repeat the word multiple times and wait patiently for your parrot to repeat.
(4) Teach as many words as you can if your parrot looks interested.
Teach only when your parrot looks interested. After the bird has learnt one word, you can move on to teaching it the next word.
While-reading—Details
Jimmy failed many times trying to train his parrot to talk. Analyse his problems and give him suggestions with what you’ve learnt from the article.
I am trying to teach my parrot to say “I am a clever bird”. Every morning, I move its cage to the living room so people can hear it, and then I train it for 10 minutes. I give it a lot of treats to make it happy! However, my parrot never says a word!
Dear Jimmy, I think you should ...
Post-reading—Application
What is the key to training your pets successfully and taking good care of them
To know your pets well!
Post reading—Deeper thinking
Project: Making a pet booklet
Many people want to get a pet, but they don’t know how to care for them. Let’s make a pet booklet to help them!
Example：a booklet page
Things to be included in a pet booklet:
a title
content with subtitles
pictures
Steps
Step 1
Discuss in groups.
Do you or your friends have any pets
What’s it like to care for different pets What do you need to do Is it easy or difficult
In your group, choose one animal that would make an interesting pet.
Divide tasks in your group.
Look at the tasks below:
◆topic research ◆writing ◆design ◆drawing
What are you good at, and what do you like doing Discuss who should do what in your group.
Step 2
Find more information about this kind of pet and how to care for it.
You can do research online or in the library. If you know any pet owners, you can ask them too. Use the questions to help you. Remember to take notes.
What do you need to do to keep your pet healthy
What should / shouldn’t it eat
How do you keep your pet clean
How do you keep your pet safe
Step 3
Go through your notes as a group and pick the most important facts. Then organize the information and write a draft of your booklet page.
Revise the content together and find some suitable pictures. Decide on an attractive design, and then make the final version of your booklet page.
Steps
Pet booklet
Step 4
As a class, vote for the best booklet page. Then nominate a few students to make the contents page and design a cover. Finally, put the booklet together and take a class photo with it.
Steps
Assessment for learning
Homework
基础作业
小组合作完成项目任务——制作一个宠物图册介绍页。
拓展作业
1. 修改并完善本小组的作品。
2. 欣赏其他小组的作品，提出建议和评价。
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