1、Listening and SpeakingTalking About AnimalsWarming-upT:In the reading material,weve known a special bird called honey guide.What do you think of honey guides?Are they clever?Do you like them?What other birds do you like?Do you know the following birds?eagle cock turkey peacock duck hen goose swan do
2、ve pigeon crow swallow sparrow lark seagull nightingale bobwhite学科网Keys:eagle 鹰cock 公鸡turkey 火鸡peacock 孔雀duck 鸭hen 母鸡goose 鹅swan 天鹅dove 鸽pigeon 野鸽crow 乌鸦swallow燕子sparrow 麻雀lark 云雀seagull 海鸥nightingale 夜莺bobwhite 北美鹑Pre-listeningStep 1 Guess the meaning of the underlined words and practice them.In th
3、e zoo,what I want to see most is that the peacocks show off the most beautiful feathers.1)Tom is always _ his knowledge before us,which makes us unhappy.2)Birds _ have lots of colors.showing offfeathersStep 2 PredictionPredict the style and what the passage talks about by the title.1)What is the sty
4、le of the passage?A.narration B.argumentation c.exposition 2)What will the passage talk about?Z.x.x.K While-listeningStep 1 1.Listen to the short passage and choose the best answer to each of the following questions.1)What is the main idea of the passage?A.Birds feathers help them to fly.B.What bird
5、s feathers can help them to do.C.The different colors of birds feathers 2)What do the colors of Birds feathers help them to do?A.The color of its feathers helps a bird to hide.B.The color of its feathers helps a bird to please other birds.C.The color of its feathers helps a bird to show off.Listen t
6、o the passage again and decide whether the following statements are true(T)or false(F).()1)A bobwhite is brightly colored.()2)Its easy to find a yellow lark on yellow leaves in autumn.()3)A males bright colors seem to say,”See me!See me!”()4)The blue bird mentioned is quiet and peace-loving.()5)Bird
7、s feathers can only protect them from being caught by their enemies FFFFFZx.xkListen to the passage again,note down the key words of the two birds features and find them among the pictures.A bobwhite:_A lark:_look like part of the ground,look like old leaves or grassyellow,on yellow leaves in autumn
8、 is hard to seeNow we have learned what birds feathers can help them to do.If we want to know more about birds,can we feed some birds at home as pets?Do you think it a good idea to keep pets at home?First.Lets listen to four speakers talking about pets and complete the following sentences.1)Birds ar
9、e good pets,they can wake you up _2)Dogs make great pets,but dont _with small children.3)I hate animals,they smell and _.4)_for companionship.by singing in the morningleave them alonethey are noisyI love keeping animalsPost-listening Step 1.Oral workAfter listening,do you agree with the speakers abo
10、ve?Why or why not?Discuss with your partners by giving your opinions.The following expressions may help you.1.How to express opinions.Personally,I feel what he said is.I cant help thinking that From my point of view,./To my knowledge,To be frank,/To be honest,I(dont)think so.It is(not)a good idea.Se
11、eing from another angle,从另一个角度I share the same feeling.我有同感Great minds think alike.英雄所见略同。Thats exactly my opinion.这与我的看法完全一样。2.Advantages:Pets are loved by everyone for many reasons,bring happiness to lives,share a love for animals,provide opportunities to meet new people,walk around the park,some
12、pets are easier to look after,like family members,lovely,cute,be given as a gift,teach children responsibility,animal lover,loyal friends,kittens and three puppies,3.Disadvantages:create some kind of mess in the house,spend money and time on the pet,bring illness to,animals will lose their freedom complained about the dogs bark and terrible smell,dog bites and cats claw do harm to people,Assigning homeworkGo over what you have learned in this period and write a short passage(80-100words)about your attitude towards pets.The title is given.To Pet Or Not To Pet?
