Topic: Animals

Class Time: 50`

Number of Students:10

Students’ Age: 7-8

Story

Crocodile

Vocabulary

bear rabbit kangaroo panda parrot lion crocodile bat dolphin shark whale Lizard

Grammar

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Aims:

★ Ss can write the topic words.
★ Ss can tell a short story.
★ Ss can do the reading with questions. ★ Ss can find the main point in the story. ★ Ss can ask questions about the story.

Teaching Aids:

★ Story video ★ PPT files ★ Game tools

Procedure

Contents

Time

preparation

Presentation

Warm-up:
Mini play
Props: puppets
Actor: a crocodile and a bear B: What a nice day!

C: Yeah. It`s good day to sleep. I`m too full.
B: Aha...How many animals do you eat today?
C: Hmm.A lot. What do you eat?
B: I eat a bat, a rabbit, a parrot and a lizard. What about you?
C: I eat a lion.
B: wow,cool man.
C: But I want to eat more animals.The dolphin and whale will be my food some day. B: Oh,man.You can`t eat that huge items to grow quickly.You know what,I want to eat the panda, because I wanna be more adorable.
C:Hmm.But I wanna be a man, a real man.
B: Don`t worry.Bro.I have the magic bill. Take it and you can be a man.
C: Really?Come on...
B: But remember,you must take some people back for me to eat,otherwise you will be back to a crocodile.
C: Okay.I can`t wait.
B: Fine.Take it
(The crocodile takes the bill and becomes a man.T dresses up the costume dancing to the music for a while)

Step 1.

T says: I am a crocodile.I would like to tell you something about my world.
I come from a world with bear,rabbit,kangaroo,panda,parrot,lion and recently we

have some new friends.They are bat,fly,dolphin,shark,whale,lizard,penguin.There are many animals in our world. And most of them are my food.I will give you one class,and you must do well in my class.Otherwise,I will take you to the bear and he will eat you.

(the words display on PPT)

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Task rule: Ss are made into two groups.Ss can get pass card(green) when they answer correctly,otherwise the fail card(red). If your answers can`t satisfy me,you will get one normal card(yellow).

T says: Now I need all of you to ask questions each other.

1. T asks ss to ask the questions from the first S to the last one.
(the faster group will get pass card but the other group will get fail card.
2. T gives the new task for everyone S and let them finish the mission.
Task rule: Everyone will get one card with questions.Each one must finish 3 of them at least in two minutes.The first two Ss can get pass cards,and the next four Ss can get normal cards but the last two will get fail cards.

Step 2

The introduction to the crocodile
(T shows a crocodile picture on PPT)
►Before listening,questions will be given to ss to talk first in group.
(T gives the worksheets with questions for ss to talk in group.Everyone has one question to talk in his/her group-1-2`)

1. What do crocodiles look like?
2. Do crocodiles only live in rivers?
3. Can crocodiles swim and walk?
4. Do the crocodile have lots of teeth?
5. Is a baby crocodile inside its egg for 20 weeks?
After talking,T can ask ss to answer them.Ss write their answer onto the sheet (No score but their answers will be recorded to check later)

►T plays the audio and ss get the answer.
(play it twice)
Check the answers and give the color cards.

1. What do crocodiles look like?key words:leg,mouth,teeth,tail 2. Do crocodiles only live in rivers? No
3. Can crocodiles swim and walk?Yes
4. Do the crocodile have lots of teeth?Yes

5. Is a baby crocodile inside its egg for 20 weeks?No

►T plays the audio three times and ss do the filling test.

Crocodiles eat fish, birds, animals and sometimes they eat people! They don`t eat grass or .A crocodile has a long body and mouth and a long tail. A crocodile has short legs. But be careful because they can swim and run too!
A mother crocodile sits on her eggs for about weeks then the eggs open. The mother carries her baby crocodiles into the river. You can find crocodiles in many parts of the . Some crocodiles only live in rivers but some can live in the sea too. When crocodiles swim they can see. Their mouths are under the water but their eyes are above the water. A crocodile`s eyes are on the top of its heads. Look into a crocodile`s mouth and you can find a lot of teeth! They can have between 4 teeth. But people have about 5 teeth. Crocodiles are dangerous animals. You should never go near them!

Fill the missing words in the table

Answer:1.plants 2.12 3.world 4.60-80 5.30

Step 3

Listening skill tips:
1. We should notice the names,places,numbers,time and dates.

Practice 1:

Listen to the audio.
1. Write down the birthdays you hear.(T plays it twice) 2. Connect the right option with the question.

2. We have to make differences among the similar information. Practice 2:

Listen to the audio.
Write down the numbers you hear.

Step 4

T says:

We have know some points of the crocodiles but You need more information about our crocodiles.
Before T shows the passage on the PPT,T will set the rule.The part for the two groups to read,get them compete which group can finish reading first.The winner will can get prize.

Drills

►T asks the ss to read the article to find more information.

Crocodiles eat fish, birds, animals and sometimes they eat people! They don`t eat grass or plants.A crocodile has a long body and mouth and a long tail. A crocodile has short legs. But be careful because they can swim and run too!When a mother crocodile sits on her eggs for about 12 weeks then the eggs open. The mother carries her baby crocodiles into the river. You can find crocodiles in many parts of the world. They mainly live in the hot regions. Some crocodiles only live in rivers

but some can live in the sea too.When crocodiles swim they can see. Their mouths are under the water but their eyes are above the water. A crocodile`s eyes are on the top of its heads. Look into a crocodile`s mouth and you can find a lot of teeth! They can have between 60 and 80 teeth. But people have about 30 teeth. Crocodiles are dangerous animals. You should never go near them!

Task One

After reading,T gives some questions to ss.

1. Do crocodiles open their eyes when they are swimming? 2. Do crocodiles eat birds?
(Ss volunteer to answer question and T can give prizes)

Task Two

The skills to ask questions

T gives the points or tips to encourage ss to talk what other questions will be asked in group and get them practice asking questions to the other group and answer.
(Each student in one group asks questions to the one in other group in turn.Each question can be judged for a prize or punishment-crocodile game)

T takes one sentence for ss to ask question
It has short legs.→How many legs does a crocodile have?
The questions can be used:
1. What do crocodiles eat?
2. Where can you see crocodiles?
(Group one for ,group two for .Each team should ask 5 questions at least.-team leader)

Task Three

The skill to exam.

Use the information in the story to answer the questions below.(Hand out to ss)

1. What kind of animal is this story mainly about? A. fish B. animals C. crocodiles

2. What kind of foods does a crocodile like to eat? A. fish B. plants C. animals

3. Which of these foods does the crocodile NOT like to eat? A. fish B. bears C. Birds

4. What kind of places does a crocodile like to live? A. dry B. worm C. Hot

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Practice

Task Four

The skill to draw conclusion.

T says: Today,we learn so much about the crocodiles.But I have two questions to solve.

1. In this passage, it says the crocodiles are dangerous animals.Can you help me find the clue?

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2. We need give this passage a TITLE(T gives a board to each group.Ss talk in group and write down the proper title.The best one can get the prize)

      ________________________________

Step 5

Reading comprehension tips:

We should know how to find the key points in the passages.
When we read passages,we should notice the people,events,time,location,and guess the reason and possible result.

Step 6

According to the questions,T takes ss to retell the story.
(T asks one question each one and gets two groups involved in competition with the help of PPT)
T says:
I guess you must be interested in the crocodiles.And I think you could tell it to your friends like a story.Now let`s learn how to tell it to your friends.

1. What do crocodiles look like?

2. Why should we be careful of the crocodiles? 3. Where can you find them?
4. What neighbors do they have?
5. Where do they live?

6. How long does a mother crocodile keep her eggs?
7. Where does the mother crocodile carry her baby to?
8. Can crocodiles see when they swim?Why?
(Two more questions to ss and get each group volunteer answering them)
9. How many teeth do crocodiles have and what about people?
10. What do they eat?
11. What suggestion can you give us?
Game rules: If S can do perfectly, he /she can get the pass card.If not,only normal or fail card.

Task check:

( S gets one number to play games and retells story in sentences through the game) Game rule:when the S gets the number and they has to answer the selected question in the gaming box.If they do it correctly,T gives the pass card.Otherwise the normal or fail card.)

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Consolidation

Step1

1. Review the words 2. Retell the story.

Step 2

Extended information:

1. Where do crocodile lay eggs?

2. How many eggs do a crocodile mother lay once?

T plays the video to ss to watch and find the answers.

Answers:
1. They lay eggs on beach in the sand.
2. A crocodile mother can lay 20-60 eggs once.

Step 3

The group with more fail cards will have to wear the crocodiles costumes as the punishment.

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Home Mission

1. Words filling
2. Listening papers
3. Reading comprehension
4. Draw or make a mask of crocodile