第三册Unit 2 Why do you like koala bears?
一．教学目标：
谈论自己的喜好；
询问他人的喜好；
能够谈论喜爱某种动物的理由；
做出自己的行动计划。
二．教学向导
语言目标
学习策略与思维技巧
重点词汇
使用like的一般现在时句型
使用like的一般现在时的疑问句，并做出肯定和否定的回答。
使用what 和like的特殊疑问句
名词的单复数的使用
通过讨论，做出推理与判断，培养综合分析能力
tiger, elephant, koala bear, dolphin, panda, lion, penguin, giraffe,
smart, cute, ugly, intelligent, friendly, beautiful, shy, kind of, very, Africa, China
语言结构
语言功能
跨学科学习
Present tense to like
Yes/No questions and short answers
And/but
Adjectives of quality
Why do you like koala bears?
讨论喜好
陈述理由
文学：鼓励学生创作，根据自己调查的资料和感受写出对保护动物的理解
三．重点句型
Why do you want to see the pandas?
Because they’re cute.
Why does he like the koala bears?
Because they are kind of interesting.
What animals do you like?
I like penguins. They are cute.
What other animals do you like?
I like dogs, too.
Where are lions from?
They are from Africa.
四．教学步骤：
Step 1: Lead-in
Show parts of animal’s bodies by slide show, let students guess what animals they are.
Then students show the pictures of all kinds of animals they found before class, and do a brief introduction of the pictures.
Step 2: Task one: make a survey: what animals do your group mates want to see?
Listen to the tape and finish Section A, 2a and 2b;
Ask group mates what animals they want to see in a zoo, fill in the chart as below:
Name
Favorite animals
Why
Lucy
Pandas, monkeys
cute and friendly; smart and naughty
Presentation: show their pair work
report: Lucy wants to see pandas. She thinks pandas are very cute and friendly…
Step 3: Task two: make decision what animals your group wants to see in a zoo.
1. choose the most popular three animals in one’s group;
2. listen to the tape, finish Section B, 2a and 2b;
3. make a plan when you go to a zoo with your group mates.
Give a dialogue sample:
Boy: Where do you want to go now?
Girl: Let’s see the elephants.
B: The elephants? Why do you like elephants?
G: Oh, they’re interesting. And they are really intelligent.
B: Yes, but they are ugly, too.
G: Oh, Tony! So, where do you want to go?
B: Let’s see the pandas. They are kind of cute.
G: Oh, yeah. I love pandas. They’re beautiful. But they are also kind of shy. Where are they?
B: They’re over there on the left, just across from the koala bears.
Step 4: Task three: We are going to the Beijing zoo for Autumn Outing, draw the order your group see animals at the zoo and state your reasons.
Group work:
1. draw a map of the zoo like the picture on P7; (according to the map of Beijing zoo)
2. mark the order your group see animals;
3. state the reasons like: Lucy, Mary and I like pandas best because they are lovely and beautiful, so we go to see pandas first. Then…
Step 5: Homework: Task:
If you have a wild animal zoo, what animals do you want to put in your zoo?
Draw a map of your zoo and state why you have these wild animals.
