2. Fill in the blanks.
① Shall we go to the zoo? I hear there’s a dolphin ______ there.
② “Why not come a little earlier?” “No ______.”
③ Which animal do you like ______, a panda, a tiger or an elephant?
④ I think an elephant is the biggest animal on ______.
⑤ Work must come ______.
⑥ It’s a little earlier to come at nine o’clock. Let’s ______ it half past nine.
3. Rewrite the sentences without changing its meaning.
① What’s up?
What s ______ ______?
② Why don’t you meet a little earlier?
Why ______ ______ a little earlier?
③ Shall we go skating?
What about ______ skating?
④ I don’t think he’s right.
I ______ ______ ______ him.
Answers:
1. ① May I speak to Jerry/ speaking/ that/ What about (How about )you/…
② I speak to Nike/speaking /that /speaking …
2. ①show ②problem ③best ④land ⑤first ⑥make
3. ①the matter ②not meet ③going ④don’t agree with
IX. Homework
1. To memorize the animal names.
2. To make up a short telephone conversation.
X. The design of the blackboard
Lesson 17
What’s up?
Nothing much.
No problem.
Why not meet a little earlier?
Lesson 18
教学目标：
1．掌握本课重点词组和词汇。
2．能够运用本课所学的内容对一些动物进行介绍并表达自己的看法。
教具：Picture and recorder
教学过程：
Step 1 Revision
（1） Revise the dialogue
让学生表演自编自演的关于本周末计划去动物园的对话。
（2） Revise the words
教师出示动物园的图片，找一个同学当导游向同学进行简单的介绍。
例如： I am a tourist guide. Welcome to the zoo. This is a panda .The panda is only lives in China. This is a snake .It is dangerous. There are still a lot of interesting animals in our zoo. The exciting dolphin show is waiting for you. Come and see。
（3） Pre-teach:组织学生根据刚才导游的介绍和导游图就教科书上的问题进行讨论。
Step 2 Presentation
（1） 教师指导学生快速默读阅读课文并判断True or False.
A: The writer thinks the animals in the cage cannot be happy.
B: The dolphin is human s friend.
（2） 学生阅读课文找出影响理解文章含义的地方并根据上下文判断出生词cage, forest, feel, fall, if的大意。
Cage is a piece of framework in which birds or animals may be kept. Draw it on the board. Holiday is the day when people don t have to go to work or school. We teachers and students have summer holidays and winter holidays. At the beginning of May, We have a seven-day- holiday. Forest is a place where a lot of trees grow. Use a gesture to teach tired. If you are tired, you need some rest (For it s …for …to … feel sorry for… just give some examples.)
（3） 教师就本课的知识点进行讲解和分析。
（4）教师指导学生听课文录音，并跟读课文。
（5）学生阅读短文并回答练习册上的问题。
（6）教师可以组织学生可以根据第18课课文内容进行角色表演。（根据探究活动的素材进行）
Step 3 Practice
Play the tape for students to read and they ask and answer questions about the text in pairs.
Then try to retell the text, (Paragraph by paragraph) give the following questions as a reminder.
Paragraph one
1. Where do your parents often take him to on holidays?
2. What do you like?
3. What do you see in the zoo?
4. How are these animals?
5. Where do some of them stay? What do you feel about that?
Paragraph two
1. Where do tigers usually live?
2. What do they do usually?
3. What do they do in the zoo?
Paragraph three
1. What animal do you like best?
2. Why?
Step 4 Summary.
学生自己总结本课的重点词语。
Step 5 Exercises in class
1. Write out six animals you can see in the zoo ____ ____ ____ ___ ____ _____.
2. Fill in prepositions.
①I never stay at home ____ holidays.
② ____ the zoo, there are many animals.
③ Dangerous animals have to stay ____ cages.
④ It s bad ____ your teeth to eat much sweet.
⑤ He likes living ____ the forest.
⑥ Tigers eat small animals ____ rabbits and deer.
⑦ I feel sorry ____ the animals.
⑧ Dolphins often play ____ a ball, and they can walk ____water.
⑨ Be careful ! Don t fall ___ the water.
3. Fill in the blanks with the proper words.
①Monkeys like ______ (eat) nuts.
②I ______ (not have) many toy animals.
③May I ______ (borrow) your dictionary?
④It s good ______ (read) English in the morning.
⑤I have a lot of thing ______(do) today.
⑥I think the dolphin is ______(interesting) animal in the zoo.
⑦Which animal is ______ (dangerous), a tiger or a bear?
⑧Some animals are ______ (friend) to people.
Answers:
1. (Open answers) eg ; monkey, lion, elephant, bird, snake, deer.
2. ①on ②in ③in ④for ⑤in ⑥like ⑦for ⑧with, on ⑨into
3. ① eating ② don t have ③ borrow ④ to read ⑤to do ⑥the most interesting ⑦ more dangerous ⑧ friendly
Step 6 Homework
（1）Copy the new words and phrase.
（2）收集有关动物的资料，并写一篇参观动物园的日记。
Step 7 The design of the blackboard
Lesson 18
Lesson 18take me there feel sorry for…
on holidays watch sb. do sth.
be dangerous fall into…
in cages come up to
walk round and round
Lesson 19
Teaching Objectives:
Students should be able to make suggestions in three ways.
Properties: Overhead projector, recorder
Language Focus: Review the three ways of giving suggestions.
Teaching Procedures:
I. Organizing the class
Greeting and a duty report
