Unit 3 Animals Are Our FriendsLesson 17 Save the Tigers教学目标1. Master the new words and phrases: century, fur, symbol, courage, brave, chain,balance, reason, disappear, kill, cut, decrease, at the beginning of, drop to, food chain,in balance, in danger, cut down, as well.2. Understand the meaning of text.3.Ask the Ss to discuss how to protect the animals.教学重难点【教学重点】New words and phrases, the meaning of text.【教学难点】 Talking about the animals, and how to protect the animals.教学准备Recorder, pictures or cards.教学过程Step 1. Homework check.Review: In last lesson, we played a joke on Danny, then we learned about one animal—bear, and we know that the bear is fierce. We also learned about April Fool’s Day.Step 2. Lead in. 1.Greet the students in English and make sure they can response correctly.Do the duty report: a student on duty can say whatever he/she likes to say.2.Come to "THINK ABOUT IT".Where can you usually see a tiger?Do you know tigers need our help? Why or why not?1


Step 3. New lessonNo. 1 prepare lessons before class.Teach the new words and phrases. Make sure the Ss can read it correctly.No. 2Text:Give them some time to read the text themselves. Then let them act out the dialogue in groups. Correct their pronunciation when necessary.At last,the teacher explain the text in Chinese,make sure the Ss can understand the meaning of text.No. 3Important phrases:At the beginning of the 20th century,In recent years,tigers have been in danger of disappearing.No. 4Learning Tip:There are currently six types of tigers: the Bengal tiger, the Siberian tiger, theSumatran tiger, the Malayan tiger, the Indochinese tiger and the South China tiger.No. 5 Finish “Let’s Do It!”Step 4. Play the tape for the Ss to followMake the Ss listen the text, then let them read follow the tape.Step 5.SummarySum up the text what we learned, the new words, phrases and sentences.Sum up the grammar.课堂作业Finish the activity book and the practice.Copy the new words and phrases twice.教学反思2