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Unit 6
Lesson1 Amazing Creatures
Reading
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课型：阅读课
Contents
Lead in
01
Pre-reading
02
While-reading
03
Post-reading
04
Summary
05
Language points
06
Exercise
07
Homework
08
学习目标
能认读、理解并运用核心词汇：chameleon, seahorse, crocodile, colour, grow, birth, tooth, sleep 等。（学习理解）
01
能通过 “Activate and Share” 活动激活已有知识，借助文本信息验证猜测；能通过小组合作完成口语表达任务，主动运用所学语言。（应用实践）
02
通过 “猜动物 - 读文本 - 析特征 - 用语言” 的过程，发展逻辑推理、信息提取与归纳总结能力；通过对比简单句与并列句，发展对比分析与语法归纳能力。（迁移创新）
03
通过本节课学习，学生能够：
01 Lead in
Free talk
Do you know these animals
What do you know about them
Discuss in groups of 4 and share your ideas .
Activate and Share
1. Do you know these amazing animals Read the facts and guess which animal each fact refers to.
The male ones give birth to babies.
They usually don’t sleep during the day.
They grow new teeth many times during their life.
seahorse
chameleon
crocodile
02 Pre-reading
Read and understand
2. Read the text carefully. Were your answers in Activity correct？
What do you think of them
Amazing！
03 While-reading
While-reading
3. What makes these animals amazing Read again and complete the notes.
Chameleon
move eyes in two different directions at the same time
changes colours
skin doesn’t grow with the body, dead skin becomes food
usually don’t sleep during the day
While-reading
3. What makes these animals amazing Read again and complete the notes.
Crocodile
food goes straight down to the stomach
run fast and jump to catch food
grow new teeth many times during life
can’t move their tongues
While-reading
3. What makes these animals amazing Read again and complete the notes.
Seahorses
change colours too
male seahorses are the only male creatures that can have babies
female gives eggs to male, male carries them for a month
nearly 2,000 tiny babies born at once
male and female dance together every morning
While-reading
4. Introduce these amazing animals to a partner. He/She guesses which animal it is.
This animal is amazing. It can ______, and it also can ______. Unlike most animals, ______. Guess what it is
eg.
This animal is amazing. It lives in the sea. The female gives eggs to the male, and the male carries them for a month. The male ones can even give birth to babies. Guess what it is
04 Post-reading
Read and explore
5. Analyse and Appreciate
Read the text again and answer the questions.
Present simple tense. Because the text introduces the general habits and facts of animals, which are permanent truths.
Read and explore
6. Think and Share
How does the writer feel about these animals Give reasons. Do you feel the same Why or why not Discuss with a partner.
The writer feels ______ about these animals. Because ______.
I ______ (agree/disagree) with the writer. I think they are ______ because ______.
Example
The writer feels amazed about these animals. Because they have so many special and amazing abilities, like changing colours, male seahorses giving birth, and crocodiles growing new teeth many times. I feel the same way. I think they are amazing because they are so different from us, and they make our world more colourful.
People vs Animals
People have two sets of teeth during their life, but elephants can clean/grow six new sets of teeth!
The fastest man on Earth can walk/run at 43.99 km/h. Cheetahs can reach up to 114 km/h!
Lots of animals have their own moves. Some can listen/dance to music like us, like some parrots and elephants! But people can keep the best beat.
We can change our clothes, but some animals can see/change colours!
Christopher Spell has got the world record for high standing jump — 1.7 metres! However, the grey kangaroo can jump/fly 3 metres into the air.
The dung beetle (蜣螂) is an insect. It weighs about 99 g, but it can move/give 1,141 times its own weight. Can a person beat it Yes! Kevin Fast can move 1,388 times his weight. Amazing!
Focus on language
7. Vacabulary in use
What amazing things do you know about animals
Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.
Read and explore
8. Grammar Discovery
Simple sentences and compound sentences(简单句和并列复合句)
Compare the pairs of sentences. How are they different What is the function
of the underlined words
简单句（Simple Sentences） 并列复合句（Compound Sentences）
a. A chameleon grows. Its skin doesn’t. b. A chameleon grows, but its skin doesn’t.
a. The female gives her eggs to the male. He carries them for a month. b. The female gives her eggs to the male, and he carries them for a month.
a. You must look carefully. You will miss the chameleon among the leaves. b. You must look carefully, or you will miss the chameleon among the leaves.
Read and explore
8. Grammar Discovery
连词 核心含义 逻辑关系 课文例句解析
and 和；并且 并列 / 顺承关系（动作先后或意思并列） 雌海马产卵给雄海马，然后雄海马携带一个月。（动作顺承）
but 但是 转折关系（前后意思相反 / 对比） 变色龙会长大，但皮肤不会跟着长。（前后对比）
or 否则；或者 条件 / 选择关系（不做某事就会发生某种结果） 你必须仔细看，否则会错过树叶里的变色龙。（条件结果）
Read and explore
8. Grammar Discovery
Complete the Your Discoverybox.
Subject + Verb (+ Object/Complement
and, but, or
more connected and clear
Express yourself
Speaking
Your class will hold an English Forum this week on “Amazing Facts
About Animals". Find information about another amazing animal and share it with the class, using at least one compound sentence.
4
Check List Yes/No
Used at least one compound sentence
Spoke clearly and loudly
The information is amazing
05 Summary
Summary
Unit 6 Animals (Period1 Reading)
Lesson 1 Amazing Creatures
一、Animals & Facts
- Chameleon: change colours, move eyes two ways, sleep in the day
- Seahorse: male give birth, change colours, dance every morning
- Crocodile: grow new teeth many times, run fast, no tongue movement
二、Words & Phrases
give birth to, grow new teeth, move in different directions
三、Simple vs Compound Sentences
and（并列/顺承） but（转折） or（选择/条件）
Example: A chameleon grows, but its skin doesn’t.
06 Language points
Let's learn and take notes.
give birth to 动词短语，意为 “生育；产下”，主语可以是雌性 / 雄性（特殊情况如海马）。
后接名词 / 代词作宾语，无被动形式，give birth to sb./sth. 表示 “生下某人 / 某物”。
The male ones give birth to babies.
例子：The female dog will give birth to puppies next month.
这只母狗下个月会生小狗。
Let's learn and take notes.
grow new teeth 动词短语，意为 “长出新牙”，grow 此处为实义动词，意为 “生长；长出”。
grow 作为实义动词，后接名词作宾语；主语为第三人称单数时，用 grows。
They grow new teeth many times during their life.
例子：A crocodile grows new teeth every few months.
鳄鱼每隔几个月就会长出新牙。
Let's learn and take notes.
I think... because... 用于表达观点并给出理由。
I think they are amazing because they have so many special abilities.
例子：
I think pandas are cute because they have black and white fur.
我觉得熊猫很可爱，因为它们有黑白相间的毛。
07 Exercise
一、选词填空。
The cheetah can ______ very fast, so it is the fastest land animal.
A chameleon can ______ colours to hide from enemies.
The female seahorse gives her eggs to the male, ______ he carries them for a month.
Elephants are big, ______ they are very friendly to people.
Some parrots can ______ to music just like us!
run
change
and
but
dance
change run dance but and
1.A chameleon grows, ______ its skin doesn’t grow with its body.
A. and B. but C. or
2.You must watch carefully, ______ you will miss the chameleon in the leaves.
A. and B. but C. or
3.The male seahorse ______ babies.
A. give birth to
B. gives birth to
C. giving birth to
二、单项选择。
08 Homework
基础作业：
抄写本课重点短语各 2 遍并背诵：change colours, give birth to, grow new teeth, move in different directions。
进阶作业：用一般现在时写 3—5 句话介绍一种神奇动物，至少用上 1 个并列连词 and/but/or。
拓展作业：查阅一种课外神奇动物资料，整理 2 个独特特征。
Homework
Thank you
for listening!

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