Lesson11:Don’tFall,Danny!TeachingContent:Masterywordsandexpression:weigh,ton,including,humanOralwordsandexpressions:whale,average,bumblebee,bat,gram,centimeter,Thailand,tortoise,cheetahTeachingAims:1.Learnmoreabouttheanimal’sworldrecords.2.Stimulatethestudents’learninginterests.TeachingImportantPoints:1.Comparativeandsuperlativedegreesofadjectivesandadverbs.2.Somewordsandexpressions.TeachingDifficultPoints:Comparativeandsuperlativedegreesofadjectivesandadverbs.TeachingPreparation:picturesTeachingAids:audiotape,flashcards,picturesTypeoflesson:newlessonTeachingProcedure:Step1.Letthestudentstalkabouttheworldrecordsoftheanimals.Whatdoyouknowabouttheworldrecords?Howdoyouknowthisinformation?Canyouseesomethingabouttheanima,suchas:Wheredotheylive?Whatdotheyliketoeat?Dividetheclassintogroupsofthreeorfouranddiscussthequestions.Thenaskoneofthegroupsgiveareportinfrontoftheclass.Step2.Nowlet’slistentothetapeandtelluswhatDannyisdoing,whydoeshedoso?Askthemtrytolistentotheworld’slongest,smallest,oldestandfastestanimals.Iftherearesomestudentscananswerthequestions,remembertopraiseit.Step3.Role-playAskthestudentstoactoutadialogueinformergroups.Theymustthinkofaworldrecordthattheyaregoingtobreak.Thenletonestudentdothis.Theotherssaysomethingabouttheworldrecord.You’dbetterletthemsearchforarealworldrecordbeforetheperformance.Theytrytoimitatetheaction.Nowtheycanbegintheirdialogue.Afterfiveorsixminutes,letthemactitoutinthefront.Theotherscancorrecttheirmistakes.Step4.Readthetextandtrytoanswerthefollowingquestions:1.What’stheworldrecordofstandingononefoot?2.What’stheworld’slargestanimal?3.What’stheworld’ssmallestanimal?4.What’stheworld’soldestanimal?5.What’stheword’sfastestanimal?Checktheanswersintheclassinoral.Step5.Let’sdiscussthetextindetails.1.HowlonghasDannystoodononefootwhenJennysawhim?2.Howlargestistheworld’slargestanimal?3.Howsmallistheworld’ssmallestanimal?4.Howoldcanthetortoisesliveintheworld?5.Howfastestcanthecheetahrun?Discussthequestionsinformergroups.Thengiveareporttotheclass.Step6.Cometo“LET’SDOIT”.Beginthispartingroups.Theycanimaginetheappearancesoftheanimalsandthehabitsoftheanimals.Worktogetherandthenpresenttheirresultstotheclass.Giveavividdemonstrationoftheanimaltheycreate.Step7.Homework1.Finishofftheactivitybook.2.Goonthenextreadinginthestudentbook.Summary:AskthemtosearchontheInternetfortheinformationoftheanimals.Thenreportinclass.Nowtheyusethegrammarswearegoingtobuild:Comparativeandsuperlativedegreesofadjectivesandadverbs.Comparesomeanimalswiththeothers.Tellthedifferencesbetweentwoanimalsthattheysayonetime.
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