MODULE 9 A trip to the zoo

　　ODULE 9 A trip to the zoo

　　Part 1 Teaching Design

　　第一部分 设计

　　FunctionTalking about ones favourite animal

　　StructurePresent simple questions

　　Listening/Speaking

　　Finding specific information; recognizing third person verb endings -s

　　Asking and answering questions about animals

　　Reading/WritingFinding specific information Describing a place; using punctuation: capital letters

　　CulturePandas and tigers

　　Taskaking a poster of your favourite animal

　　Unit 1 Does the tiger eat meat?

　　■Warming up

　　Hello, class! Today we start our new lesson. I will take you to the zoo. Of course we will not go to the real one, but the zoo in our textbook. What is your favourite animal? Do you like camel, elephant, lion, giraffe or kangaroo? Do you like monkey, panda, snake, tiger, wolf or polar bear? The kangaroo comes from Australia, the polar bear from the Arctic, the tiger from Asia and the wolf from Europe. What does the polar bear eat? It eats meat. Does the tiger eat meat? Yes, it does. It eats meat and it likes to run. Is there a panda in our zoo? Yes, there is. Does the panda eat meat? No, it doesnt. It eats bamboo. Now lets turn to page 54 and have a look at our animals!

　　■Listening and vocabulary

　　1 Look at the pictures.Which animals can you see?

　　There are six pictures here. There are six kinds of animals on the pictures. Is the first one a snake? Yes, it is. Three giraffes are in the fourth picture. Do they come from Europe? No, they dont. They come from Africa. Does the panda in the second picture come from the U? No, it doesnt. It comes from China. Do you know the names of all these animals? Do you know all the words in the box?

　　1 snake 2panda 3elephant 4giraffe 5tiger 6monkey

　　2 Listen and check.

　　Listen to the tape. What animals can you hear from the tape?

　　Noork in pairs and say what you can see.

　　Work with your partner. Talk about the animals in Activity 1. What can you see in the above pictures? We can see a panda, a snake, an elephant, giraffes, monkeys and a tiger in these pictures. Thats a tiger. Yes, and there is a snake. Thats an elephant. Yes, and there are some monkeys.

　　---Thats a panda. ---Yes, and there are some giraffes.

　　---Thats a snake. ---Yes, and there are some monkeys.

　　---Thats an elephant. ---Yes, and there is a tiger.

　　3 Listen and read.

　　Noe are going to listen and read.

　　Lingling and Daming are visiting Beijing Zoo right no The guide is telling them something about the animals in the zoo. The guide also answers them questions to the animals. Listen carefully.

　　Now lets go on to read the conversation. While reading try to cut(断句)/ the sentences into parts, blacken(涂黑)the predicates, shade(加影)the connectives and underline(划线)the expressions.

　　Norite all the expressions in your Expression Book.

　　4 Check()the true sentences.

　　Hi, class! Let me ask you some questions about the zoo and the animals. How many animals are there in the zoo? There are five thousand animals in it. Does the kangaroo live in Europe? No, it doesnt. The kangaroo lives in Australia. Where does the polar bear come from? It comes from the Arctic. Does the tiger eat meat? Yes, it does. The tiger eats meat. Read the conversation again and check ()the true sentences.

　　1 There are 7,000 animals in the zoo.

　　2 The kangaroo lives in Europe.

　　3 The polar bear lives in the Arctic. ()

　　4 The polar bear comes from China.

　　5 The tiger eats meat. ()

　　6 The tiger comes from Asia. ()

　　7 The panda comes from China. ()

　　8 The panda doesnt eat bamboo.

　　Now correct the answers:

　　There are 5,000 animals in the zoo.

　　The kangaroo lives in Australia.

　　The polar bear comes from Arctic.

　　The panda eats bamboo.

　　■Pronunciation and speaking

　　5 Listen and repeat.

　　We are going to do a pronunciation practice. Here are two sounds and two lines of words. Listen and repeat after the tape recorder. Pay attention to the pronunciation of the native speaker.

　　/ / here

　　/ / bear there

　　6 Listen and repeat the questions and answers.

　　Listen to the tape. We can hear questions and answers about the animals. Pay attention to the structure of the sentences. Read aloud the questions and answers belo

　　---Does the panda eat bamboo? ---Yes，it does. It eats bamboo.

　　---Does the tiger come from Europe? ---No, it doesnt. It comes from Asia.

　　7 Work in pairs.Ask and answer the questions.

　　Work with your partner. Ask each other questions about the animals in the zoo. Try to answer these questions. You can also make your own questions if you like.

　　---Does the polar bear like to swim? ---Yes, it does. It likes to swim.

　　---Does the tiger eat meat? ---Yes, it does. It eats meat.

　　---Does the panda eat bamboo? ---Yes, it does. It eats bamboo.

　　---Does tiger like to swim? ---Yes, it does. It likes to run.

　　---Does the polar bear eat bamboo? ---No, it doesnt. It eats meat.

　　---Does the polar bear come from China? ---No, it doesnt. It comes from the Arctic.

　　Unit 2 Is it an African elephant?

　　■Warming up

　　Hi, class! There are all kinds of animals around the world. Some animals live in Asia. For example, some sorts of camels, snakes and elephants live in Asia. angaroo lives in Australia. It is Australian. angaroo lives in grassland. It eats grass and leaves. It doesnt eat meat. Panda lives in China. It is Chinese. Panda lives in the forest. It eats bamboo. It doesnt eat meat. Lets turn to page 56 and have a look at our new lesson.

　　■Vocabulary and reading

　　1 Find these places on the map.

　　This is a world map. What can you see on the map? We can see Asia, Europe, Africa, Oceania, North America and South America on the map. The desert is in Africa. Camels live in Africa. There are African camels in the desert. Camels eat grass and dont often drink. The grassland is in Australia. There are many sheep in Australia. They are Australian sheep. They eat grass and like drinking.

　　Africa America Asia Oceania Europe

　　2 atch the places with these words.

　　Hi, class! There is an elephant in our zoo. It is an Asian elephant. It comes from Asia. It likes water very much. Does that monkey come from America? Yes, it does. It is an American monkey. It likes to play and always eats fruit. What does that wolf eat? It eats meat. It doesnt eat vegetables. Where does it come from? It comes from Europe. Its European. Now, do you know how to use these neords? Practice them in your speaking. Pay attention to their spellings and pronunciations.

　　Africa African America American Asia Asian

　　Oceania Oceania Europe European

　　3 Look at the map again and complete the sentences.

　　Look at the map again. We can see four small pictures around the map. What are these pictures about? What can these pictures tell us? Is the desert in Africa? Yes, it is. The desert is in Africa. Where is the grassland? The grassland is in Oceania. Complete the sentences beloith the words in the map.

　　The desert is in Africa.

　　The forest is in Asia, North America and South America.

　　The grassland is in Oceania.

　　The jungle is in Europe.

　　4 Read the text and choose the correct answers.

　　Noe are going to read the text.

　　This is a text about animals around the world. There are six kinds of animals here. Each of them is different from the others. Some of them like water. While some live in the desert and dont often drink water. Some of them come from the grassland. While some come from the jungle. Read the text and try to get the meaning of it.

　　While reading try to cut(断句)/ the sentences into parts, blacken(涂黑)the predicates, shade(加影)the connectives and underline(划线)the expressions.

　　Norite all the expressions in your Expression Book.

　　Noe read the text once again. This time pay attention to the details of the text. Choose the correct answers for the following questions. Pay attention to the sentence structure. After you choose the correct answers, please read aloud the complete sentences.

　　Does the camel eat fruit? Yes，it does./No，it doesnt.

　　Is the camel African? Yes，it is./No，it isnt.

　　Does the elephant like water? Yes, it does./No, it doesnt.

　　Is the elephant Asian? Yes, it is./No, it isnt.

　　Is the kangaroo Australian? Yes, it is./No, it isnt.

　　Does the monkey live in the desert? Yes, it does/No, it doesnt.

　　Is the snake from the Arctic? Yes，it is./No，it isnt.

　　Does the snake eat meat? Yes，it does./No，it doesnt.

　　Is the wolf European? Yes, it is./No, it isnt.

　　Does the wolf eat fruit? Yes, it does./No，it doesnt.

　　■Writing

　　5 Write the places with capital letters.

　　Noe are going to study a new rule of writing. Words of places are written with capital letters. For example, we visit Beijing Zoo. The monkey comes from South America. The elephant is African. Pleas write the places with capital letters in the following passage.

　　Unit 3 Language in use

　　■Warming up

　　Hi, class. We learn a lot about animals in this module. They are interesting. But today we shall do something uninteresting. We put language in use. That is we shall learn about English Grammar and English Vocabulary.

　　■Grammar

　　Does the panda come from China?

　　Yes, it does.

　　Is the kangaroo Australia?

　　Yes, it is

　　1 Look, ask and answer about the animals after Daming and Tony.

　　On page 58 Daming and Tony are talking about the panda eimei and the monkey Lingling. Can you ask and answer about these two lovely animals as Daming and Tony do?

　　A: Does eimei come from Sichuan, China?

　　B: Yes, it does.

　　A: What is his favourite food?

　　B: It is bamboo.

　　A: What is his favourite activity?

　　B: It is climbing trees.

　　A: What is this monkeys name?

　　B: It is Lingling.

　　A: Where does it come from?

　　B: It comes from Sichuan, China.

　　A: What is his favourite food?

　　B: It is fruit.

　　A: What is his favourite activity?

　　B: it is jumping and climbing trees.

　　2 Write down the questions and answers of your partner.

　　Work with your partner. Please write down the questions and answers of your partner. Ask as many questions about eimei and Lingling as you can. Use your imagination.

　　---Does eimei come from Sichuan, China?

　　---Yes, it does.

　　Does eimei like to eat bamboos?

　　Yes, it does.

　　Does eimei like jumping trees?

　　Yes, it doesnt. It likes climbing trees.

　　Does Lingling come from Guangdong, China?

　　No, it doesnt. It comes from Sichuan, China.

　　Does Lingling like fruit?

　　Yes, it does.

　　Does Lingling like jumping and climbing trees?

　　Yes, it does.

　　3 Write sentences.

　　Do you see the differences among these sentences here? You are right. The verbs are different. For example, the panda eats bamboos. Pandas eat bamboos. The giraffe lives in grassland. Giraffes live in grassland. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verb.

　　The elephant likes (like) water.

　　1 The snake comes (come) from America.

　　2 Snakes live (live) in Asia, Africa, America, Australia and Europe.

　　3 The monkey eats (eat) fruit.

　　4 onkeys come (come) from South America.

　　5 The wolf lives (live) in the European forests.

　　4 Complete the word map with these words.

　　Now, lets do an interesting job. Lets complete the word map with these words belo In the center of the word map, we can see THE WORLD OF ANIALS. What words should we put around it? What lives in the American jungle? The monkey in our text lives in the American jungle. Where does the camel come from? It comes from Africa. It lives in the desert. Which kind of animals lives in the Arctic and eats meat? The polar bear lives in the Arctic and eats meat. Complete the map like this. Lets see who is the fastest!

　　Africa Asia desert Europe panda monkey polar bear wolf camel the Arctic meat America snake jungle forest tiger

　　■Around the world

　　Lets go around the world now! This time we are going to travel around China. Do you know anything about pandas and tigers in China? Where do they live? What do they eat? How many pandas and tigers are there in China?

　　Read the text twice. For the first time, Please try to cut(断句)/ the sentences into parts, blacken(涂黑)the predicates, shade(加影)the connectives and underline(划线)the expressions.

　　The second time you read, try to read it aloud.

　　■odule task aking a poster of your favourite animal

　　5 Work in pairs. Talk about your favourite animal.

　　Work with your partner. I would like you to talk about your favourite animal. y favourite animal is the panda. It likes to eat bamboos. It lives in the forest in Sichuan, China. It is very lovely. It is my favourite animal. Please say as many sentences as you can.

　　---Whats your favourite animal? ---y favourite animal is the elephant.

　　---Does it live in Australia? ---No, it doesnt. It lives in Africa and India.

　　---Does it like water? ---Yes, it does.

　　---What is your favourite animal? ---y favourite animal is the kangaroo.

　　---Where does it live? ---It lives in grassland.

　　---Is the kangaroo Australian? ---Yes, it is.

　　---Does it often eat meat? ---No, it doesnt. It never eats meat. It likes to eat grass and leaves.

　　6 Find out about your favourite animal.

　　Bettys favourite animal is the camel. It comes from Asia and Africa. It lives in the desert. It eats grass. It doesnt often drink. Lets find out about your favourite animal using the following table.

　　Our favourite animal

　　It comes from Asia. It lives in the forest. It eats bamboo. It is panda.

　　7 ake a poster about your favourite animal. Draw it or find a photo.

　　Hi, everybody! Its time for you to make a poster about your favourtite animal no I am sure you all know a lot about your favourite animal after our study of this module. Draw it on a piece of paper or find a photo of it. You can also log onto the Internet and find out more things about your favourite animal besides our textbook.

　　8 Show and talk about the poster to other students.

　　Share your poster with your classmates. Talk about your poster in front of the others in your group. In this way, we can practice our speaking and listening. We can learn a lot of knowledge about different kinds of animals as well.

　　y favourite animal is dog.

　　The dog is mans friend for at least 24,800 years. Dogs live with and work with man. He is mans best friend. y favourite animal is elephant.

　　Elephants are the largest land animals. They may live as long as 70 years. Elephants work for man. They are mans good friends.