8A Unit6 Comic strip and welcome to the unit 教案 Teaching aims教学目标 To learn the common names of birds To talk about birds on two aspects: characteristics and appearance To arouse the students interest in birds in the wild 教学重点 To learn the common names of birds 教学难点 To talk about birds on two aspects: characteristics and appearance.教具学具 A small blackboard ,pictures , a recorder.Part one 预习交流A. Try to read the new words.（个别读且纠正集体读巩固重点单词）B. Translate the phrasesC. Fill in the blanks Part two 交流展示、巩固提高Step1. Presentation1.Warm- activities up Play a piece of music called the seaside voice(There is sound by birds), then get the students to talk about it. e.g. Is it nice? (Yes) Where is the man playing the piano? (Near the sea) Whats near the sea? (Birds) Would you like to go and watch the birds near the sea? (Yes) Lets go birdwatching. Lets be birdwatchers. ( Teach go birdwatching / birdwatcher) Ask the students to say the English names of some birds.2. Talking about birds Show the pictures of different kinds of birds and talk about them focusing on whats special about the birds. Learn the new words (Revise some old words at the same time, like wing/ feather/ beak) Do Part A on Page75Step 2. Practice 1.Show the pictures together and then get the students to give their names. Make sure all the students can read the names correctly. 2. Play a game : reading and guessing (guess what bird it is.) E.g. I live in wetlands. I am very tall. I have long beak, long neck and long legs. I have black and white feathers. Who am I? (a crane) 3.Ask the students Which is your favorite bird? Why? Practice Part B on Page75 in pairsStep3. Production Make up new conversations using Part B as a model and act them out.Step 4. Presentation 1.Say: We love birds. Eddie loves birds, too. Listen to the tape and find the answers to the following questions.1.)What is Eddie going to do?2.)Does he really love birds?3.)What kind of birds does he like best?2.Practice reading in pairs and try to act it outStep5. Production1. Choose a kind of birds and describe its appearance using the new words.来源:学优高考网gkstk2. Complete the conversation）来源:学优高考网gkstk3. Translate into English. Part three 当堂反馈Step 6:Sum up1. We talk about different kinds of birds today.Step7.HW1.Learn some important phrases and sentences2. Write a short article about your favorite bird (characteristics and appearance)3. Preview the new words in Reading (reading and reciting)来源:学优高考网来源:学优高考网