Unit 3 Why do you like koalas?
一．Teaching aims: animals：tiger elephant koala dolphin panda lion penguin giraffe
Some adjectives about character：cute smart shy ugly clever beautiful friendly quiet lazy
countries：Africa Japan Australia
others：grass leaf meat sleep relax kind of
二．Topic: Animals in a zoo
三、Teaching guide:
1.language goals: Talk about animals
2.Functions: 1.Describe animals 2.Express preferences
3.Target languages:
Why do you like koalas?
Why does she / he like koalas?
Because they are cute.
Where is/are …from ?
It’s/They’re from….
What animals do you like ?
What other animals do you like 4.Learning strategies: active, cooperation, study
Using what you know Inferring content
5.Recycling:
small, quiet, scary, interesting, very, Australia, China,
He is from…
She is five years old.
6.Emotion:
1.Train the students to protect animals consciously.
2.Love nature, parents, friends and life more。
3.Help each other actively。三．Important point:
1.Master the vocabularies of animals.
2.Discuss the reason why you like it most
四．Difficult point: kind of and very
五．Teaching plan: Four periods
The first period : P.13—P.14
The second period: p15
The third period: p16—p17
The fourth period: p18

Period One
Topic: Why do you like …?
Structures: Why do you like koalas? Because they are very kind of cute.
Task: Talk about your favorite animal.
Culture: Know something about the animals in the world.
Vocabulary:
Animal: koala, elephant, dolphin, lion, tiger, panda, dog, penguin, very, kind of , cute
Grammar:
Why do you like koalas? Because they are very/kind of cute.
Abilities: Students can ask and talk about the animals they like
Emotion: Talk about animals, understand animals, love them and enjoy life
Important points: The names of the animals and some adjectives
Difficult points: Plurals
Teaching steps:
Step 1 Review:
Do you like …? and some adjectives:
(1)chant: do you like fruit?
(2)Talk about the movies.
T: I like the comedies. Do you like the comedies?
S: Yes, I do.
T: why?
S: Because they’re funny.
Step 2:presentation
Talk about persons and teach friendly, beautiful, cute, clever, shy, smart
T: I like Zhao Wei . Do you like her?
S: Yes, I do.
T: Why?
S: Because she is beautiful.
Talk about the people near us
Step 3: Review the animals they have learned
Look at the animals . what is this? It is a lion. dog, pig, monkey, chicken, ox, fox, cow , cat, sheep
Do 1a, 1b
Step 4 Talk about your favorite animals with some adjectives:
I like lions. Do you like them?
Yes, I do.
Why do you like them?
Because they are cute.
Practice in pairs
Step5 make a survey
How many students like the kind of animal?
Step6 Homework
Period Two
Task: Talk about the rare animals.
Culture: Know something about your friends/parents
Vocabulary: Australia South Africa ugly friendly shy clever grammarWhere are you /they from?
Where is he /she/it from?
What animal do you like?
What other animals do you likeWhat fruit do you like ?
What fruit do you like ?
Do you like apples?
Yes, I do . Yes, I do.
Do you like bananas?
Yes, I do . Yes, I do
Do you like bananas?
No, I don’t. No, I don’t.
Step2 presentationI like …B: Why do you like him / her?
A: Because he/ she is very/kind of …
Practice with these adjectivesFriendly shy ugly cute beautiful smart clever
Talk about your family members and classmates.
What animal do you like (best)?
I like …Why do you like…Because they’re 1a Match the words with the a
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