1、河南省南乐县张果屯乡中学八年级英语下册Unit 8Why dont you learn to sing English songsPeriod 2 人教新目标版Step 1 GreetingsT: Good morning boys and girls!S: Good morning Miss Liu.Step 2 Lead-inUsing pictures to teach new words:turtle, goldfish, cat, dog, parrots, snakes, mouse, spider, hamsterStep 3 Guessing gameT: How much d
2、o you know about them? Guess what it is according to the description.T: They can only live to be 12-15 years old. They are honest to their master.S: Dog.T: They like eating very much. If you dont stop them, they will keep eating until they die.S: Hamster.T: They always sleep more than 14 hours a day
3、.S: Cat.T: They need sunshine and water.S: GoldfishT: They look cool. But they are expensive. They like eating some insects.S: SpiderT: They like to communicate with people and they are a little naughty.S: ParrotT: They are cool-blood. Sometimes they are dangerous.S: Snake.Step 4 Group workT: Would
4、you like to keep one of them as a pet? Which of the animals would be good pets? Which would be bad pets?T: Write the words in the diagram and compare your choices with your classmates.T: Make a list of pets you can think of .Whats the most popular pet? Whats the most unusual pet? Tell the class.Samp
5、les:A: Cats are the most popular pets.B: Parrots are the most unusual pets.Step5 Listening 1. Listen and number the pets in the order you hear them. Write the numbers on the lines in the chart._ hamster_ snake_ goldfish_ dog_ catnot friendly enoughtoo boringshort hairnicehair is too longeasy to take
6、 care oftoo scaryfriendlyinterestingbeautiful2. Listen again and draw lines to match the pets with the comments.3. Listen and fill in the blanks.Step 6 PairworkT: What do you think is the best pet for these people? Fill in the chart. Then talk about your choices with the partner. People Pets Whya 6-
7、year-oldchild goldfisheasy to take care ofan 80-year-old grandmothera 16-year-oldboySample:A:I think a dog is a good pet for a 6-year-old child.B: Really? I dont agree. Dogs are too difficult to take care of . A: How about a goldfish.Step 7 ReadingRead and answer questions.T: Read the article and an
8、swer these questions.1. Why do you think pot-bellied pigs are popular?2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of keeping such a pet?Read and finish true or false questions.T: Read the article carefully again and tell the following statements true or false.1. The most popular pets these days are
9、 dogs.2. The name of David Smiths pet is Jerry.3. Life with a pig is always perfect.4. The pig eat little food when she was small.5. David made the pig a special house because she is too big to sleep in the house now.Step 8 WritingBefore writingT: Look at these notes about hamsters and write an arti
10、cle about them.hamsters are popular, quiet, clean easy to take care ofcheaper than rabbits or cats smallsometimes noisy at night sleep all daySample 1Hamsters are popular pets. People like them because they are quiet and clean.People think they are easy to take care of and they are cheaper than rabb
11、its or cats. They are very small so people dont need to have a special room. Though sometimes they are noisy at night, most of the time they just sleep all day. They are very lovely.While writing (guessing game)T: What kind of animal do you like? Write a magazine article about the animal, but dont s
12、ay what the animal is.Sample 1This pet is unusual. Its a kind of bird. It usually lives in a cage. Its easy to take care of. It looks very beautiful with a long mouth and colorful feather. It likes to talk following a man. And it is sometimes noisy because it likes to talk too much!Sample 2Its white
13、 and black. It likes eating fish. It always keeps clean. If it feels hungry, it always calls “Miao”. When it is small, it can catch the mouse well. When it catches the mice, its very brave. After writing (debate)T: Nowadays, the pets are very popular with many people. Someone thinks keeping pets in an apartment is good. However, someone disagrees. Whats your opinion?Step 9 Summary of language points and exercises1. tooto2. spend, take and costStep 10 HomeworkWrite an article about the most popular gifts among your friends and family. (at least 80 words)
