《牛津初中英语》8A Unit 4 Wild animals 教案
Comic strip& Welcome to the unit
一、目标
1 了解对话内容，掌握重点词组及初步了解if句型的用法
2. 熟悉学习更多有关野生动物的词语
二、重难点
学生讨论表达对动物的喜好
三、教学流程
Step1 Comic strip
Hobo and Eddie have a new problem now. Listen to the tape and answer the following questions.
1 What does Hobo want to do?
2 Is Eddie willing to share his food?
Language points:
look delicious
talk to/with sb
look after/ take care of
Ask students to pay attention to‘if’clauses
Step2 Vocabularies
Ask students to look at the pictures and learn new words about wild animals.
bear dolphin giant panda kangaroo squirrel tiger
Step3 Guessing games
Let students play a guessing game. One student describes and the other guess ‘What animal is it?’
Step 4 Make a survey
Ask stuents to work in pairs. Complete the survey form on P59
Step5 Discussion
A: Which animal do you like best?
B: I like ……best.
A: Why？
B: Because they are …...
A: Which animal do you like least?
B: I like…… least.
A: Why?
B: Because they are …...
Step 6 Homework
Remember all the words about wild animals and try to describe them.
教后记：
《牛津初中英语》8A Unit 4 Wild animals
Reading1
一 教学目标
1.知识目标
1.)知识并运用本课时的四会单词。
2) 理解并掌握描述熊猫外貌特性、它们所面临的危险以及采取保护措施的词组和句型。
2.能力目标
1)能根据上下文猜测词汇在文中的含义。
2)能通过阅读了解名叫“希望”的大熊猫的成长过程、面临的危险以及采取的保护措施。
3.情感目标
通过了解大熊猫的信息，我们意识到要善待大熊猫，它们是我们的朋友，我们应该尽力保护它们。
二、教学重难点
理解文章的大意，掌握语言知识
三、教学流程
Part One Pre-reading
Step 1 Guessing game
Today we are going to learn Unit 4 Wild animals Reading.
We learned many wild animals, such as tigers, bears, kangaroos…
First, let’s paly a game called ‘guessing game’
I’ll describe one kind of animals, please tell me what it is at once.
It is a sea animal and looks like a large fish. It is very clever and often plays some games for us in the zoo.
Yes, it’s a dolphin.
It’s a heavy wild animal with thick fur and sharp paws. It can walk upright.
Yes, it’s a bear.
It’s the king of the animal world. It has yellow fur and black stripes on its body.
Yes, it’s a tiger.
It jumps with its baby in its pocket. You can see it in Australia.
Yes, it’s a kangaroo.
It lives in China. It is black and white. Its favorite food is bamboo shoots and leaves.
Yes, it’s a giant panda.
Step 2 Practice
Now, let’s have a discussion.
Which aniaml do you like best? Why?
Which animal do you like least? Why?
Part Two While-reading
Step 1 Presentation
I like giant pandas best. Because I think they are beautiful black and white animals. They are very lovely, quiet and peaceful.
Today I will show you a passage about a giant panda called ‘Xi Wang.
Step 2 Reading
We can divide the passage into three parts.。After reading, try to match the main idea.
The growth of Xi Wang,
The problems giant pandas meet
The actions we can take
Step3 Read and answer
Now please read the passage again. This time, you should pass three levels after reading.
Level One The growth of Xi Wang
First, read from Line1-Line14, try to answer the following questions:
1. How much did Xi Wang weigh when she was born?
2. What did she look like when she was ten days old?
Well. I want to know if you know more about Xi Wang.
Millie is making a growth chart of Xi Wang. Open your books, turn to page 61. Help her match the sentences with pictures.
Let’s check the answers
Level Two The problems giant pandas meet
We know giant pandas are very lovely. But they may have many problems in the future, what are they? Read from Line 15 to Line 22.
You can see five problems here. What can you get from the passage?
1. If giant pandas live in the wild, the other big animals will eat them.
2. If farmers cut down trees and forests, they will have nowhere to live.
3. If hunters catch a giant panda, they will kill it for its fur.
4. If the weather is too hot, they will have no food to eat.
5. If people find baby pandas alone, they will often take them away.
Millie is telling Amy about the dangers that giant pandas are facing. Open your books, turn to page 62, finish Part D. Let’s check the answers. Read Part D together.
Level Three The actions we can take
Giant pandas are in danger, we should protect them. What can we do?
＊ build more reserves(保护区)
＊ make giant panda reserves bigger
＊ encourage farmers to leave the giant panda reserves
Remember: If we do nothing, soon there will be no giant pandas in the world.
Part Three Post-reading
Now, how much do you know about Xi Wang
Please open your books, turn to page 62, finish part E.Now, let’s check the answers.
Homework
1. Copy the new words and phrases.
2. Read the passage three times after the tape.
3. Surf on the internet to find more information about pandas.
教后记：
《牛津初中英语》8A Unit 4 Wild animals
Reading2
一 教学目标
1.知识目标
1.)巩固第一课时所学内容
2) 学习掌握重点语言知识点
2.能力目标
对重点语言知识点要求会运用
二、教学重难点
文章复述及语言知识点的运用
三、教学流程
Step one Revision
1 Say something about giant pandas
2 Finish the table about the growth of Xiwang
3 Review what danger giant pandas meet and what actions we can take
4. Fill in blanks with proper forms. Step two language points
Explain the following language points to students
1. be in danger.
Many wild animals are in danger.
2. weigh v. weight n.
3.encourage sb to do sth.
The English teacher always encourages me to speak more in class.
4. following adj.
We must take the following actions to learn English well.
5. have nowhere to live
If farmers cut down trees and forests, giant pandas will have nowhere to live.
6. at the very beginning
At the very beginning, I didn’t like maths.
7. up to
Tortoises can live up to 150 years .
8. Survive v.
Sadly, it’s difficult for wild animals to survive in the wild.
9. for the first time
She borrowed some books from the school library for the first time.
10. on one’s own
These children will live in foreign countries on their own in the future.
Step three exercises
Ask students to do some additional translation.
教后记：
《牛津初中英语》8A Unit 4 Wild animals
Vocabulary
一、 教学目标
1. To learn about some wild animals’ names.
2. To learn about these wild animals’ appearance , food and living areas.
3. To be able to make short dialogues about wild animals with their partners.
4. To know the importance of protecting wild animals.
二、 教学重点难点
1. Some wild animals’ names, food and living areas.
2. How to describe the wild animals about their appearances and abilities.
3. According to what they learnt in the class, make short dialogues and introduce the wild animals.
三、 教学过程Teaching procedures:
Step One : Leading-in
Warm-up 1.Leading-in by the theme song of animal world.
2. T: When hearing the music, what do you think of? S. Wild animals.
T: Today we’ll go into the world of wild animals.
Step Two: Revision
Revise the wild animals they have learnt in this unit by a guessing game. (Teach the word: stripe.)
Step Three: Learning the names of some wild animals.
1. T: In the forest , there will be a big party. Many wild animals are coming. Do you know them?
Show the pictures of the wild animals and teach the students how to read them.
2. Ask the students try to remember the places of the pictures and the names of the wild animals. Then play another guessing games about these.
3. T: You know the names of these wild animals. Can you say anything special about them?
Teacher describe one wild animal as an example. Help the students try to describe these wild animals’ special abilities and appearances. (Teach: turtle shell, smell, hearing, foxy, hump, eyelid)
Step Four : Learning about food and living areas of these wild animals.
1.T: Do you want to learn more about these wild animals? Do you know their food and living areas? For example, what do foxes eat?
Show some pictures of insects and teach insect.
2. Books open. Make students talk about part B animals’ food in page63 in pairs. Then check the answers in pairs in this way: Ask: What do camels feed on? Answer: Camels feed on grass and tree leaves.
3.Show some pictures about wild animals’ living areas. (Teach: desert, wetland, grassland, North Pole)
Step Five : Task 1
1.Tell the students the wild animals are having the party and some reporter are coming, too. Ask them to make a dialogue between the reporter and the wild animals. Ask them to use the information and words teacher taught. Make the students work in pairs, in three and in four. ( Give them headgears of three animals: a tortoise, a zebra and a wolf)
2.Several minutes later, ask four groups to act out the dialogues.
Step Seven : Task 2
1. T: Audience like the programs very much. They want to learn more about the wild animals. Can you introduce the other wild animals like Zhao Zhongxiang? Then teacher should introduce one animal as an example.
Ask the students to begin it like this: Hello, everyone. This is Animal World. I’m … Today I’ll introduce you a wild animal---…
2. Give the students several minutes. And ask them to come to the front and talk about the last five wild animals.
Step Eight : Ending the class.
1.T: After watching the program, more people are interested in wild animals.
Show some pictures of some ferocity animals: a tiger, a lion, a bear and a crocodile..
T: How do you feel when you see these pictures? Look at their sharp teeth and paws. ( Teach: dangerous, endangered, in danger)
2.Show some pictures about people killing wild animals. Make the students think about two questions after class:
1)What problems do wild animals have?
2)How can we protect wild animals?
教后记：
《牛津初中英语》8A Unit 4 Wild animals
Grammar1
一、教学目标
1.知识目标
1)学习并掌握 ‘if’引导的条件状语从句。
2)学习并掌握 ‘because’, ‘because of’ 的用法及区别。
2.能力目标
1)能运用 ‘if’引导的条件状语从句。
2)能运用 ‘because’和‘because of’ 。
二、教学重难点
‘if’引导的条件状语从句中，用一般现在时表示将来，主句用一般将来时。
三、教学流程
Grammar A
Part One Lead-in
In this unit, we learned a report about giant pandas. We know they are very lovely. But they are in danger. They may have many problems in the future.
Do you remember ‘the story of Xi Wang’.
Do you remember what problems they may have in the future?
Yes. If hunters catch a giant panda, they will kill it for its fur.
If farmers cut down trees and forests, giant pandas will have nowhere to live.
If people find baby pandas alone, they will often take them away.
Please remember:
If we do nothing, there will be no giant pandas in the world.
We can also say:
There will be no giant pandas in the world if we do nothing.
Part Two learning for use
Step 1 Presentation
We really need to do something to protect wild animals. Amy also knew a lot about wild animals. Now she is thinking about wild animals. What will Amy do if she sees a snake?Let’s use coditional sentences to talk about the possible result of a possible action.
Step 2 Practice
Now, open your books, turn to page 64, finish Part A1.
Let’s chek the answer.
Then please read Part A1 together.
There will be a class visit to Beijing Zoo next week. Amy is writing a note to tell her parents why she wants to go. Please open your books, turn to page 65, help Amy complete her note. Let’s check the answers.
Part Three Rule out
Well, let’s work out the rule together!
‘if’引导的条件状语从句中用一般现在时表示将来，主句中用一般将来时。
Conditional sentences (条件状语从句)
‘If’-clause
(Simple present tense)Main clause
(Simple future tense)
If hunters catch a giant panda,
they will kill it for its fur.
当我们把 ‘if’引导的条件状语从句放在句子开头时，我们需要在条件状语从句后用逗号。假如主句在开头，则没有必要加逗号。
We need a _______(comma, full stop) after the ‘if’-clause when it is the first part of a sentence.
e.g. If I go to Beijing Zoo, I will learn a lot about animals.
I will learn a lot about animals if I go to Beijing Zoo.
Part Four Practice
Amy returned home from Beijing Zoo. Her father is asking her some questions about wild animals.
Open your books, turn to page 66, finish Part A3.
Let’s check the answers.
教后记：
《牛津初中英语》8A Unit 4 Wild animals
Grammar2
一、教学目标
1.知识目标
学习并掌握 ‘because’, ‘because of’ 的用法及区别。
2能力目标
能区分并运用 ‘because’和‘because of’ 。
二、教学重难点
‘because’和‘because of’ 的区分。
三、教学流程
Grammar B
Part One Lead-in
Now we know the number of giant pandas is getting smaller and smaller. Now let’s learn Grammar B.
Look at these pictures, what are they? Yes. Kangaroo, giant panda, bear, dolphin, tiger, squirrel.
Pleae have a discussion:
Which animal do you like best?
I like … best.
Why?
Because I think …
Which animal do you like least?
I like … least.
Why?
Because I think …
Part Two learning for use
Step 1 Presentation
We knew that Amy went to Beijing Zoo. Now Daniel is asking her about the visit to the zoo.
You can see four sentences here.
The dolphin show was long. We must protect wild animals.
Wild animals are our friends. I stayed in the zoo for so much time.
We must protect wild animals because wild animals are our friends.
I stayed in the zoo for so much time because the dolphin show was long.
Step 2 Practice
Open your books, turn to page 67. Use ‘because’ to help Amy answer Daniel’s questions. Let’s check the answer.
Amy saw a dolphin show in the zoo. Now she is talking about it. Turn to page 67,
Please work out what she is saying by making sentences using ‘because of’. Let’s check the answer.
Part Three Rule out
We can use ‘because’ to give the reason(s) for something. The word ‘because’ introduces the clause of reason and we usually put it in the middle of a sentence.
我们可以用 ‘because’ 来引导原因状语从句，一般放在句子的中间。
e.g.
Main clause‘because’Clause of reason
Xi Wang had to look after herselfbecauseher mother had another baby.
We can also use ‘because of’ to give the reason(s) for something. We use a noun, a noun phrase or a pronoun after ‘because of’.
我们也可以用 ‘because of ’ 来表示原因，后面跟一个名词短语或代词。
e.g.
Main clause‘because of’ Noun (phrase) / pronoun
Giant pandas are in danger ecause ofpeople.
Part Four Practice
一、选用 ‘because’或 ‘because of’ 完成下列句子。
1. I went to school late this morning _________ I got up late.
2. I didn’t go to the zoo last week ____________ bad weather.
3. Daniel wears glasses ___________ too much computer work.
二、将下列句子改为同义句。
1. I didn’t go hiking because of the heavy rain.
I didn’t go hiking ________ ___ _______ ________.
2. She has poor eyesight because she does too much homework.
She has poor eyesight ________ __ ____ ______ __________.
Homework
1. Remember how to use conditional sentences to talk about possible situations.
2. Remember the use of ‘because’ & ‘because of’.
3. Do some additional exercises.
Additional exercises
一、用 ‘because’ 或 ‘because of’ 填空。
1. I didn’t go to the zoo __________ the hot weather.
2. Many animals live in rainforests _______ there is lots of food.
3. Amy run the other way________ she saw a snake.
4. Birds can fly very high __________their wings.
二、根据中文完成下列句子。
1. 假如我看到前面有一条蛇，我会掉头就跑。
I ____ ____ ____ ______ ____ if I ____ a snake in front of me.
2. 假如我们保护大熊猫，他们就能生存下去。
___ we _______ giant pandas, they ____ _______.
3. 一些学生不能去看演出因为下周有个考试。 (用 ‘because’ 和‘because of’ )
教后记：
《牛津初中英语》8A Unit 4 Wild animals Integrated skills
一、年级：八年级
二、教学内容： 8A Unit 4 Wild animals
三、课型：Integrated skills
四、教学目标
1.知识目标
1)掌握并运用描写野生动物外貌、性格、能力、食物以及面临危险的词汇和句型。
2)掌握表达观点的句型。
2.能力目标
1)能从听力材料中获取不同野生动物的外貌特征、性格特点、能力长处、主要食物
以及各自所面临的危险。
2)能综合所听、所读的信息将一封关于野生动物信的空缺内容补充完整。
3.情感目标
通过了解野生动物面临的危险，激发学生保护、爱护野生动物的情感。
五、教学重难点
从听力材料中准确捕获相关有用的信息。
教学流程
Part One Pre-listening
Step 1 Revision
In this unit, we learned a lot about wild animals.
在这一单元中，我们学习了许多有关野生动物的知识。
Please look at this picture. We are very familiar with it. It’s a giant panda..
请同学们看这张图片。我们很熟悉。这是一只大熊猫。
Please have a free talk about giant pandas. Try to say something about their appearance, ability, character, food and the danger they meet.
Step 2 Presentation
Look at this picture. It’s a tiger. Do you know anything about tigers?
Yes. They have black stripes. Hunters hunt them for their fur ans bones. Because they want to make medicine. (教学生词stripe, medicine)
This is a wolf. 请同学们注意wolf的复数wolves。
Can you say something about wolves? Yes. They have good eyesight, hearing and smell. They eat insects, snails and vegetables. They are in danger because they have nowhere to live. Because of the loss of living areas, their number is getting smaller and smaller. (教学生词 hearing, smell, snails, loss)
Part Two While-listening
Step 1 Presentation
Amy and Millie want to help wild animals. They read a book about animals. 想帮助野生动物。他们看了一本关于动物的书。Now they are making a conversation. What are they talking about?
现在他俩正在谈论有关动物。他们在谈论什么呢？
Step 2 Read and finish the exercises
Let’s read and listen.
Open your books, turn to page 68, first read the notes about tigers carefully, then listen to the tape, try to complete the fact sheets. 请同学们把书打开，翻倒６２页，仔细阅读有关老虎的内容，然后听对话，完成书上的填空。
Let’s check the answers from No1 to No 5
Then read the notes about wolves carefully, listen to the tape, try to complete the fact sheets. 请同学们仔细阅读有关狼的内容，然后听对话，完成书上的填空。
Let’s check the answers from No6 to No 12
Part Three Post-listening
Now, we’ve learned a lot about tigers and wolves. 现在我们已经了解了许多关于老虎和狼的知识。
Amy and Millie want to write a letter to the chairperson of the Wild Animals Club. They want to explain why the club should help protect tigers and wolves. Open your books, turn to page 69, Let‘s help Amy and Millie to finish the letter with the information in Part A1 on page 68.
请同学们把书打开，翻倒69页。请根据68页A1部分的信息帮助他们完成这封信。
Read the letter together.
Part Four Speak up
Step 1 Preasentation
Now, many people like to wear clothes made of animal fur. They think they look smart and modern on clothes like this. And they think they can keep warm on these clothes.
Step 2 Read and answer
Millie’s Mum like clothes made of anmal fur, too. What about Millie?但米莉的想法是什么呢？
Please listen to the dialogue between Millie and her mum, try to answer the following questions.
1. Why does Millie’s Mum like to wear clothes made of animal fur?
2. What is Millie’s opinion(观点)?
3. Does Mum agree with Millie at last?
Setp 3 Read and practice
Now, open your books, read the diaolgue, then try to act it out. You can replace the underlined words with your own ideas. 打开书阅读对话，并表演。同学们可以用自己的想法和观点来替代划线部分。
Making up a new dialogue
A: I don’t think you should …
B: Why? …
A: Many animals lose their lives because …
B: If I …, …
A: If no one …, then …
B: Maybe you are right.
…
Homework
1. Remember the information about tigers and wolves.
2. Recite the dialogue.
教后记：
《牛津初中英语》8A Unit 4 Wild animals Main task
一、年级：八年级
二、教学内容： 8A Unit 4 Wild animals
三、课型：Main task
四、 教学目标
1.知识目标
学习并掌握能用来描写动物外貌、能力、性格、所面临的危险以及如何保护动物的词组和句子。
2.能力目标
1)能通过 ‘Report: Giant pandas are in danger’的阅读了解写大熊猫的五个方面。
2)能从五个方面写一篇关于 ‘Report: Animals are in danger’的文章。
3.情感目标
通过讨论有关野生动物所处困境及其濒临灭绝等问题，人类应该保护自然，保护动物。
五、教学重难点
知道写一篇关于动物处于危险的调查报告应从哪几个方面入手。
Part One Lead- in
Hello, everyone. Today we arre going to learn Unit 4 Main task. 同学们，今天我们将要学习第四单元的中心任务。
In this unit, we learned a lot about wild animals. We knew their appearance, ability, character, and danger they meet. 这一单元我们了解了许多关于野生动物的知识，我们知道了他们的外貌，能力，性格和他们面临的危险。
After learning, we should know how to write a report.
First, say something about giant pandas.
Part Two Structure through reading
Many wild animals are in danger. For example, the giant pandas. So the Wild Animal Club is asking its members to write about this problem for the club newsletter. Here is Millie’s report on giant pandas. Please open your book, turn to page 71, please read it as quickly as you can.
Try to fill in the blanks.
Baby pandasGiant pandas
1 ____________
look like white micebeautiful black and white animals
look like bears
2 ____________quiet and peaceful animals
3 ____________
drinkmum’s milk eat bamboo shoots and leaves
4 ____________
There are only about a thousand giant pandas in the world because their living areas are becoming farmland.
If farmers keep taking the land, they will have nowhere to live.
If people hunt them for their fur, then there will be no giant pandas.
5 ____________Write to newspapers and magazines about the giant pandas in China.
Tell people about the problems.
1. Appearance 2. Character 3. Food 4. Problems 5. Actions
Part Three Outline
After reading Millie’s report, we know that if we want to write a report, we need to collect the information. If Daniel also wants to write a report on bears for the Wild Animal Club, first he needs to collect some information. What kind of information does he need?
How can we write a report on an animal in danger?
Paragraph 1 ? Appearance
Paragraph 2 ? Ability
Paragraph 3 ? Character
Paragraph 4 ? Food
Paragraph 5 ? Danger
Part Four Writing
By the way, Do you know something about bears. I know that they have sharp paws. And they can walk upright. (教学生词 paw, upright) I think you are interested in bears, let’s know more about bears. Open your books, turn to page 72. please read the notes about bears carefully.
After reading the notes about bears. Please open your books, turn to page 72, help Simon complete the report with the notes in Part B. I think it’s very easy for you to finish it. Now let’s check the answers.
Answers to Part C on page 72
1 Bears 2 big 3 strong 4 small 5 black 6 sharp 7 walk upright 8 swimming 9 climbing trees 10 move 11 daytime 12 seldom 13 fur
14 paws 15 there will be no bears in the world
Read the report together. 请同学们记住每段的内容，对我们的写作非常有用。
Part Five Practice
Please turn to page 68, look at the notes about tigers, try to write a report: Tigers are in danger! You can use the following sentence structures:
Paragraph 1 ? Appearance
Tigers are… They have…
Paragraph 2 ? Ability
Tigers can… They are good at…
Paragraph 3 ? Character
Bears like to…
Paragraph 4 ? Food
Tigers eat …
Paragraph 5 ? Danger
Sadly, …
One Sample:
Report：Tigers are in danger!
Tigers are big and strong. They have bright eyes. They have yellow fur and black stripes. They are beautiful.
Tigers can run very fast. They are good at hunting other animals.
Tigers live as a family until baby tigers are 2-3 years old. They usually live alone.
They eat other animals.
Now tigers are in danger because hunters hunt them for their fur and bones.
We should do something to help them.
Homework
1. Read the report on giant pandas several times.
2. Write a report on wild animals in danger.
教后记：
《牛津初中英语》8A Unit 4 Wild animals Checkout
一、年级：八年级
二、教学内容： 8A Unit 4 Wild animals
三、课型：Check out
四、教学目标,
1.评价学生对条件状语从句及because和because of的掌握情况.
2.复习与野生动物有关的词汇和短语.
教学内容，
词组；see a dolphin show
句型；If we don’t protect giant pandas, they will die.
The wild animals cannot find enough food because of the heavy snow.
教学步骤,
Step 1 Revision
1Review something about wild animals using the words and phrases in this unit.
2Ask the students to say something about Xiwang.
Step 2 Presentation
1 Set a time limit for reading the sentences in Part A and for filling the blanks. Ask Ss to complete the task on their own.
2 Ask students to Proceed to Part B after completing Part A.
3 Ss complete Part B on their own and then compare answers in pairs.
Language points （Checkout）
Comic strip& Welcome to the unit
一、目标
1 了解对话内容，掌握重点词组及初步了解if句型的用法
2. 熟悉学习更多有关野生动物的词语
二、重难点
学生讨论表达对动物的喜好
三、教学流程
Step1 Comic strip
Hobo and Eddie have a new problem now. Listen to the tape and answer the following questions.
1 What does Hobo want to do?
2 Is Eddie willing to share his food?
Language points:
look delicious
talk to/with sb
look after/ take care of
Ask students to pay attention to‘if’clauses
Step2 Vocabularies
Ask students to look at the pictures and learn new words about wild animals.
bear dolphin giant panda kangaroo squirrel tiger
Step3 Guessing games
Let students play a guessing game. One student describes and the other guess ‘What animal is it?’
Step 4 Make a survey
Ask stuents to work in pairs. Complete the survey form on P59
Step5 Discussion
A: Which animal do you like best?
B: I like ……best.
A: Why？
B: Because they are …...
A: Which animal do you like least?
B: I like…… least.
A: Why?
B: Because they are …...
Step 6 Homework
Remember all the words about wild animals and try to describe them.
教后记：
《牛津初中英语》8A Unit 4 Wild animals
Reading1
一 教学目标
1.知识目标
1.)知识并运用本课时的四会单词。
2) 理解并掌握描述熊猫外貌特性、它们所面临的危险以及采取保护措施的词组和句型。
2.能力目标
1)能根据上下文猜测词汇在文中的含义。
2)能通过阅读了解名叫“希望”的大熊猫的成长过程、面临的危险以及采取的保护措施。
3.情感目标
通过了解大熊猫的信息，我们意识到要善待大熊猫，它们是我们的朋友，我们应该尽力保护它们。
二、教学重难点
理解文章的大意，掌握语言知识
三、教学流程
Part One Pre-reading
Step 1 Guessing game
Today we are going to learn Unit 4 Wild animals Reading.
We learned many wild animals, such as tigers, bears, kangaroos…
First, let’s paly a game called ‘guessing game’
I’ll describe one kind of animals, please tell me what it is at once.
It is a sea animal and looks like a large fish. It is very clever and often plays some games for us in the zoo.
Yes, it’s a dolphin.
It’s a heavy wild animal with thick fur and sharp paws. It can walk upright.
Yes, it’s a bear.
It’s the king of the animal world. It has yellow fur and black stripes on its body.
Yes, it’s a tiger.
It jumps with its baby in its pocket. You can see it in Australia.
Yes, it’s a kangaroo.
It lives in China. It is black and white. Its favorite food is bamboo shoots and leaves.
Yes, it’s a giant panda.
Step 2 Practice
Now, let’s have a discussion.
Which aniaml do you like best? Why?
Which animal do you like least? Why?
Part Two While-reading
Step 1 Presentation
I like giant pandas best. Because I think they are beautiful black and white animals. They are very lovely, quiet and peaceful.
Today I will show you a passage about a giant panda called ‘Xi Wang.
Step 2 Reading
We can divide the passage into three parts.。After reading, try to match the main idea.
The growth of Xi Wang,
The problems giant pandas meet
The actions we can take
Step3 Read and answer
Now please read the passage again. This time, you should pass three levels after reading.
Level One The growth of Xi Wang
First, read from Line1-Line14, try to answer the following questions:
1. How much did Xi Wang weigh when she was born?
2. What did she look like when she was ten days old?
Well. I want to know if you know more about Xi Wang.
Millie is making a growth chart of Xi Wang. Open your books, turn to page 61. Help her match the sentences with pictures.
Let’s check the answers
Level Two The problems giant pandas meet
We know giant pandas are very lovely. But they may have many problems in the future, what are they? Read from Line 15 to Line 22.
You can see five problems here. What can you get from the passage?
1. If giant pandas live in the wild, the other big animals will eat them.
2. If farmers cut down trees and forests, they will have nowhere to live.
3. If hunters catch a giant panda, they will kill it for its fur.
4. If the weather is too hot, they will have no food to eat.
5. If people find baby pandas alone, they will often take them away.
Millie is telling Amy about the dangers that giant pandas are facing. Open your books, turn to page 62, finish Part D. Let’s check the answers. Read Part D together.
Level Three The actions we can take
Giant pandas are in danger, we should protect them. What can we do?
＊ build more reserves(保护区)
＊ make giant panda reserves bigger
＊ encourage farmers to leave the giant panda reserves
Remember: If we do nothing, soon there will be no giant pandas in the world.
Part Three Post-reading
Now, how much do you know about Xi Wang
Please open your books, turn to page 62, finish part E.Now, let’s check the answers.
Homework
1. Copy the new words and phrases.
2. Read the passage three times after the tape.
3. Surf on the internet to find more information about pandas.
教后记：
《牛津初中英语》8A Unit 4 Wild animals
Reading2
一 教学目标
1.知识目标
1.)巩固第一课时所学内容
2) 学习掌握重点语言知识点
2.能力目标
对重点语言知识点要求会运用
二、教学重难点
文章复述及语言知识点的运用
三、教学流程
Step one Revision
1 Say something about giant pandas
2 Finish the table about the growth of Xiwang
3 Review what danger giant pandas meet and what actions we can take
4. Fill in blanks with proper forms. Step two language points
Explain the following language points to students
1. be in danger.
Many wild animals are in danger.
2. weigh v. weight n.
3.encourage sb to do sth.
The English teacher always encourages me to speak more in class.
4. following adj.
We must take the following actions to learn English well.
5. have nowhere to live
If farmers cut down trees and forests, giant pandas will have nowhere to live.
6. at the very beginning
At the very beginning, I didn’t like maths.
7. up to
Tortoises can live up to 150 years .
8. Survive v.
Sadly, it’s difficult for wild animals to survive in the wild.
9. for the first time
She borrowed some books from the school library for the first time.
10. on one’s own
These children will live in foreign countries on their own in the future.
Step three exercises
Ask students to do some additional translation.
教后记：
《牛津初中英语》8A Unit 4 Wild animals
Vocabulary
一、 教学目标
1. To learn about some wild animals’ names.
2. To learn about these wild animals’ appearance , food and living areas.
3. To be able to make short dialogues about wild animals with their partners.
4. To know the importance of protecting wild animals.
二、 教学重点难点
1. Some wild animals’ names, food and living areas.
2. How to describe the wild animals about their appearances and abilities.
3. According to what they learnt in the class, make short dialogues and introduce the wild animals.
三、 教学过程Teaching procedures:
Step One : Leading-in
Warm-up 1.Leading-in by the theme song of animal world.
2. T: When hearing the music, what do you think of? S. Wild animals.
T: Today we’ll go into the world of wild animals.
Step Two: Revision
Revise the wild animals they have learnt in this unit by a guessing game. (Teach the word: stripe.)
Step Three: Learning the names of some wild animals.
1. T: In the forest , there will be a big party. Many wild animals are coming. Do you know them?
Show the pictures of the wild animals and teach the students how to read them.
2. Ask the students try to remember the places of the pictures and the names of the wild animals. Then play another guessing games about these.
3. T: You know the names of these wild animals. Can you say anything special about them?
Teacher describe one wild animal as an example. Help the students try to describe these wild animals’ special abilities and appearances. (Teach: turtle shell, smell, hearing, foxy, hump, eyelid)
Step Four : Learning about food and living areas of these wild animals.
1.T: Do you want to learn more about these wild animals? Do you know their food and living areas? For example, what do foxes eat?
Show some pictures of insects and teach insect.
2. Books open. Make students talk about part B animals’ food in page63 in pairs. Then check the answers in pairs in this way: Ask: What do camels feed on? Answer: Camels feed on grass and tree leaves.
3.Show some pictures about wild animals’ living areas. (Teach: desert, wetland, grassland, North Pole)
Step Five : Task 1
1.Tell the students the wild animals are having the party and some reporter are coming, too. Ask them to make a dialogue between the reporter and the wild animals. Ask them to use the information and words teacher taught. Make the students work in pairs, in three and in four. ( Give them headgears of three animals: a tortoise, a zebra and a wolf)
2.Several minutes later, ask four groups to act out the dialogues.
Step Seven : Task 2
1. T: Audience like the programs very much. They want to learn more about the wild animals. Can you introduce the other wild animals like Zhao Zhongxiang? Then teacher should introduce one animal as an example.
Ask the students to begin it like this: Hello, everyone. This is Animal World. I’m … Today I’ll introduce you a wild animal---…
2. Give the students several minutes. And ask them to come to the front and talk about the last five wild animals.
Step Eight : Ending the class.
1.T: After watching the program, more people are interested in wild animals.
Show some pictures of some ferocity animals: a tiger, a lion, a bear and a crocodile..
T: How do you feel when you see these pictures? Look at their sharp teeth and paws. ( Teach: dangerous, endangered, in danger)
2.Show some pictures about people killing wild animals. Make the students think about two questions after class:
1)What problems do wild animals have?
2)How can we protect wild animals?
教后记：
《牛津初中英语》8A Unit 4 Wild animals
Grammar1
一、教学目标
1.知识目标
1)学习并掌握 ‘if’引导的条件状语从句。
2)学习并掌握 ‘because’, ‘because of’ 的用法及区别。
2.能力目标
1)能运用 ‘if’引导的条件状语从句。
2)能运用 ‘because’和‘because of’ 。
二、教学重难点
‘if’引导的条件状语从句中，用一般现在时表示将来，主句用一般将来时。
三、教学流程
Grammar A
Part One Lead-in
In this unit, we learned a report about giant pandas. We know they are very lovely. But they are in danger. They may have many problems in the future.
Do you remember ‘the story of Xi Wang’.
Do you remember what problems they may have in the future?
Yes. If hunters catch a giant panda, they will kill it for its fur.
If farmers cut down trees and forests, giant pandas will have nowhere to live.
If people find baby pandas alone, they will often take them away.
Please remember:
If we do nothing, there will be no giant pandas in the world.
We can also say:
There will be no giant pandas in the world if we do nothing.
Part Two learning for use
Step 1 Presentation
We really need to do something to protect wild animals. Amy also knew a lot about wild animals. Now she is thinking about wild animals. What will Amy do if she sees a snake?Let’s use coditional sentences to talk about the possible result of a possible action.
Step 2 Practice
Now, open your books, turn to page 64, finish Part A1.
Let’s chek the answer.
Then please read Part A1 together.
There will be a class visit to Beijing Zoo next week. Amy is writing a note to tell her parents why she wants to go. Please open your books, turn to page 65, help Amy complete her note. Let’s check the answers.
Part Three Rule out
Well, let’s work out the rule together!
‘if’引导的条件状语从句中用一般现在时表示将来，主句中用一般将来时。
Conditional sentences (条件状语从句)
‘If’-clause
(Simple present tense)Main clause
(Simple future tense)
If hunters catch a giant panda,
they will kill it for its fur.
当我们把 ‘if’引导的条件状语从句放在句子开头时，我们需要在条件状语从句后用逗号。假如主句在开头，则没有必要加逗号。
We need a _______(comma, full stop) after the ‘if’-clause when it is the first part of a sentence.
e.g. If I go to Beijing Zoo, I will learn a lot about animals.
I will learn a lot about animals if I go to Beijing Zoo.
Part Four Practice
Amy returned home from Beijing Zoo. Her father is asking her some questions about wild animals.
Open your books, turn to page 66, finish Part A3.
Let’s check the answers.
教后记：
《牛津初中英语》8A Unit 4 Wild animals
Grammar2
一、教学目标
1.知识目标
学习并掌握 ‘because’, ‘because of’ 的用法及区别。
2能力目标
能区分并运用 ‘because’和‘because of’ 。
二、教学重难点
‘because’和‘because of’ 的区分。
三、教学流程
Grammar B
Part One Lead-in
Now we know the number of giant pandas is getting smaller and smaller. Now let’s learn Grammar B.
Look at these pictures, what are they? Yes. Kangaroo, giant panda, bear, dolphin, tiger, squirrel.
Pleae have a discussion:
Which animal do you like best?
I like … best.
Why?
Because I think …
Which animal do you like least?
I like … least.
Why?
Because I think …
Part Two learning for use
Step 1 Presentation
We knew that Amy went to Beijing Zoo. Now Daniel is asking her about the visit to the zoo.
You can see four sentences here.
The dolphin show was long. We must protect wild animals.
Wild animals are our friends. I stayed in the zoo for so much time.
We must protect wild animals because wild animals are our friends.
I stayed in the zoo for so much time because the dolphin show was long.
Step 2 Practice
Open your books, turn to page 67. Use ‘because’ to help Amy answer Daniel’s questions. Let’s check the answer.
Amy saw a dolphin show in the zoo. Now she is talking about it. Turn to page 67,
Please work out what she is saying by making sentences using ‘because of’. Let’s check the answer.
Part Three Rule out
We can use ‘because’ to give the reason(s) for something. The word ‘because’ introduces the clause of reason and we usually put it in the middle of a sentence.
我们可以用 ‘because’ 来引导原因状语从句，一般放在句子的中间。
e.g.
Main clause‘because’Clause of reason
Xi Wang had to look after herselfbecauseher mother had another baby.
We can also use ‘because of’ to give the reason(s) for something. We use a noun, a noun phrase or a pronoun after ‘because of’.
我们也可以用 ‘because of ’ 来表示原因，后面跟一个名词短语或代词。
e.g.
Main clause‘because of’ Noun (phrase) / pronoun
Giant pandas are in danger ecause ofpeople.
Part Four Practice
一、选用 ‘because’或 ‘because of’ 完成下列句子。
1. I went to school late this morning _________ I got up late.
2. I didn’t go to the zoo last week ____________ bad weather.
3. Daniel wears glasses ___________ too much computer work.
二、将下列句子改为同义句。
1. I didn’t go hiking because of the heavy rain.
I didn’t go hiking ________ ___ _______ ________.
2. She has poor eyesight because she does too much homework.
She has poor eyesight ________ __ ____ ______ __________.
Homework
1. Remember how to use conditional sentences to talk about possible situations.
2. Remember the use of ‘because’ & ‘because of’.
3. Do some additional exercises.
Additional exercises
一、用 ‘because’ 或 ‘because of’ 填空。
1. I didn’t go to the zoo __________ the hot weather.
2. Many animals live in rainforests _______ there is lots of food.
3. Amy run the other way________ she saw a snake.
4. Birds can fly very high __________their wings.
二、根据中文完成下列句子。
1. 假如我看到前面有一条蛇，我会掉头就跑。
I ____ ____ ____ ______ ____ if I ____ a snake in front of me.
2. 假如我们保护大熊猫，他们就能生存下去。
___ we _______ giant pandas, they ____ _______.
3. 一些学生不能去看演出因为下周有个考试。 (用 ‘because’ 和‘because of’ )
教后记：
《牛津初中英语》8A Unit 4 Wild animals Integrated skills
一、年级：八年级
二、教学内容： 8A Unit 4 Wild animals
三、课型：Integrated skills
四、教学目标
1.知识目标
1)掌握并运用描写野生动物外貌、性格、能力、食物以及面临危险的词汇和句型。
2)掌握表达观点的句型。
2.能力目标
1)能从听力材料中获取不同野生动物的外貌特征、性格特点、能力长处、主要食物
以及各自所面临的危险。
2)能综合所听、所读的信息将一封关于野生动物信的空缺内容补充完整。
3.情感目标
通过了解野生动物面临的危险，激发学生保护、爱护野生动物的情感。
五、教学重难点
从听力材料中准确捕获相关有用的信息。
教学流程
Part One Pre-listening
Step 1 Revision
In this unit, we learned a lot about wild animals.
在这一单元中，我们学习了许多有关野生动物的知识。
Please look at this picture. We are very familiar with it. It’s a giant panda..
请同学们看这张图片。我们很熟悉。这是一只大熊猫。
Please have a free talk about giant pandas. Try to say something about their appearance, ability, character, food and the danger they meet.
Step 2 Presentation
Look at this picture. It’s a tiger. Do you know anything about tigers?
Yes. They have black stripes. Hunters hunt them for their fur ans bones. Because they want to make medicine. (教学生词stripe, medicine)
This is a wolf. 请同学们注意wolf的复数wolves。
Can you say something about wolves? Yes. They have good eyesight, hearing and smell. They eat insects, snails and vegetables. They are in danger because they have nowhere to live. Because of the loss of living areas, their number is getting smaller and smaller. (教学生词 hearing, smell, snails, loss)
Part Two While-listening
Step 1 Presentation
Amy and Millie want to help wild animals. They read a book about animals. 想帮助野生动物。他们看了一本关于动物的书。Now they are making a conversation. What are they talking about?
现在他俩正在谈论有关动物。他们在谈论什么呢？
Step 2 Read and finish the exercises
Let’s read and listen.
Open your books, turn to page 68, first read the notes about tigers carefully, then listen to the tape, try to complete the fact sheets. 请同学们把书打开，翻倒６２页，仔细阅读有关老虎的内容，然后听对话，完成书上的填空。
Let’s check the answers from No1 to No 5
Then read the notes about wolves carefully, listen to the tape, try to complete the fact sheets. 请同学们仔细阅读有关狼的内容，然后听对话，完成书上的填空。
Let’s check the answers from No6 to No 12
Part Three Post-listening
Now, we’ve learned a lot about tigers and wolves. 现在我们已经了解了许多关于老虎和狼的知识。
Amy and Millie want to write a letter to the chairperson of the Wild Animals Club. They want to explain why the club should help protect tigers and wolves. Open your books, turn to page 69, Let‘s help Amy and Millie to finish the letter with the information in Part A1 on page 68.
请同学们把书打开，翻倒69页。请根据68页A1部分的信息帮助他们完成这封信。
Read the letter together.
Part Four Speak up
Step 1 Preasentation
Now, many people like to wear clothes made of animal fur. They think they look smart and modern on clothes like this. And they think they can keep warm on these clothes.
Step 2 Read and answer
Millie’s Mum like clothes made of anmal fur, too. What about Millie?但米莉的想法是什么呢？
Please listen to the dialogue between Millie and her mum, try to answer the following questions.
1. Why does Millie’s Mum like to wear clothes made of animal fur?
2. What is Millie’s opinion(观点)?
3. Does Mum agree with Millie at last?
Setp 3 Read and practice
Now, open your books, read the diaolgue, then try to act it out. You can replace the underlined words with your own ideas. 打开书阅读对话，并表演。同学们可以用自己的想法和观点来替代划线部分。
Making up a new dialogue
A: I don’t think you should …
B: Why? …
A: Many animals lose their lives because …
B: If I …, …
A: If no one …, then …
B: Maybe you are right.
…
Homework
1. Remember the information about tigers and wolves.
2. Recite the dialogue.
教后记：
《牛津初中英语》8A Unit 4 Wild animals Main task
一、年级：八年级
二、教学内容： 8A Unit 4 Wild animals
三、课型：Main task
四、 教学目标
1.知识目标
学习并掌握能用来描写动物外貌、能力、性格、所面临的危险以及如何保护动物的词组和句子。
2.能力目标
1)能通过 ‘Report: Giant pandas are in danger’的阅读了解写大熊猫的五个方面。
2)能从五个方面写一篇关于 ‘Report: Animals are in danger’的文章。
3.情感目标
通过讨论有关野生动物所处困境及其濒临灭绝等问题，人类应该保护自然，保护动物。
五、教学重难点
知道写一篇关于动物处于危险的调查报告应从哪几个方面入手。
Part One Lead- in
Hello, everyone. Today we arre going to learn Unit 4 Main task. 同学们，今天我们将要学习第四单元的中心任务。
In this unit, we learned a lot about wild animals. We knew their appearance, ability, character, and danger they meet. 这一单元我们了解了许多关于野生动物的知识，我们知道了他们的外貌，能力，性格和他们面临的危险。
After learning, we should know how to write a report.
First, say something about giant pandas.
Part Two Structure through reading
Many wild animals are in danger. For example, the giant pandas. So the Wild Animal Club is asking its members to write about this problem for the club newsletter. Here is Millie’s report on giant pandas. Please open your book, turn to page 71, please read it as quickly as you can.
Try to fill in the blanks.
Baby pandasGiant pandas
1 ____________
look like white micebeautiful black and white animals
look like bears
2 ____________quiet and peaceful animals
3 ____________
drinkmum’s milk eat bamboo shoots and leaves
4 ____________
There are only about a thousand giant pandas in the world because their living areas are becoming farmland.
If farmers keep taking the land, they will have nowhere to live.
If people hunt them for their fur, then there will be no giant pandas.
5 ____________Write to newspapers and magazines about the giant pandas in China.
Tell people about the problems.
1. Appearance 2. Character 3. Food 4. Problems 5. Actions
Part Three Outline
After reading Millie’s report, we know that if we want to write a report, we need to collect the information. If Daniel also wants to write a report on bears for the Wild Animal Club, first he needs to collect some information. What kind of information does he need?
How can we write a report on an animal in danger?
Paragraph 1 ? Appearance
Paragraph 2 ? Ability
Paragraph 3 ? Character
Paragraph 4 ? Food
Paragraph 5 ? Danger
Part Four Writing
By the way, Do you know something about bears. I know that they have sharp paws. And they can walk upright. (教学生词 paw, upright) I think you are interested in bears, let’s know more about bears. Open your books, turn to page 72. please read the notes about bears carefully.
After reading the notes about bears. Please open your books, turn to page 72, help Simon complete the report with the notes in Part B. I think it’s very easy for you to finish it. Now let’s check the answers.
Answers to Part C on page 72
1 Bears 2 big 3 strong 4 small 5 black 6 sharp 7 walk upright 8 swimming 9 climbing trees 10 move 11 daytime 12 seldom 13 fur
14 paws 15 there will be no bears in the world
Read the report together. 请同学们记住每段的内容，对我们的写作非常有用。
Part Five Practice
Please turn to page 68, look at the notes about tigers, try to write a report: Tigers are in danger! You can use the following sentence structures:
Paragraph 1 ? Appearance
Tigers are… They have…
Paragraph 2 ? Ability
Tigers can… They are good at…
Paragraph 3 ? Character
Bears like to…
Paragraph 4 ? Food
Tigers eat …
Paragraph 5 ? Danger
Sadly, …
One Sample:
Report：Tigers are in danger!
Tigers are big and strong. They have bright eyes. They have yellow fur and black stripes. They are beautiful.
Tigers can run very fast. They are good at hunting other animals.
Tigers live as a family until baby tigers are 2-3 years old. They usually live alone.
They eat other animals.
Now tigers are in danger because hunters hunt them for their fur and bones.
We should do something to help them.
Homework
1. Read the report on giant pandas several times.
2. Write a report on wild animals in danger.
教后记：
《牛津初中英语》8A Unit 4 Wild animals Checkout
一、年级：八年级
二、教学内容： 8A Unit 4 Wild animals
三、课型：Check out
四、教学目标,
1.评价学生对条件状语从句及because和because of的掌握情况.
2.复习与野生动物有关的词汇和短语.
教学内容，
词组；see a dolphin show
句型；If we don’t protect giant pandas, they will die.
The wild animals cannot find enough food because of the heavy snow.
教学步骤,
Step 1 Revision
1Review something about wild animals using the words and phrases in this unit.
2Ask the students to say something about Xiwang.
Step 2 Presentation
1 Set a time limit for reading the sentences in Part A and for filling the blanks. Ask Ss to complete the task on their own.
2 Ask students to Proceed to Part B after completing Part A.
3 Ss complete Part B on their own and then compare answers in pairs.
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