Zoe‘s holiday diary教案

1、Zoes holiday diaryStep 1. Lead-in &presentationT： Nice to meet you.Ss： Nice to meet you, too.T： This is the first time Ive come to your school. I am new here and I have no friends. So would you like to make friends with me?Ss： Yes.T： Thank you. Do want to know sth. about me? Ss： Yes.T： Id like to te

2、ll you something about my son. (Show a picture of my son. ) What does he like? Can you guess?Ss： T： And he also likes little animals, such as ants, silkworms, grasshoppers, but he doesnt like scorpions. And all these are insects. (Show pictures and present these words.)T: Why doesnt he like scorpion

3、s?Ss: Because they are terrible.T: Yes, they are something terrible. (Write it on the Bb.)( Practice something+adj. )TS1: Do you like scorpions? Why?S1: No, because they are something TS2: What do you think of grasshoppers?S2: They are something T: Maybe in the past, people only thought they were li

4、ttle animals, but now, many people think they are delicious food. They think they are something delicious. What do you think of the food?But I think they are something disgusting. (Write the phrase on the Bb.) And I feel sick about them.T: And actually, many people eat insects. They are a very popul

5、ar food with a lot of people all over the world. (Write it on the Bb.)(Show some pictures and practice the structure: be a very popular with sb.)Step 2. Pre-readingWhat may Zoe talk about in her diary?Step 3. ReadingI. Fast reading1. Read and answer: 1) What does Zoe mainly talk about in her diary?

6、2) What did she find surprising?2. Read and match the main idea with each paragraph.II. Detailed reading1. Para. 1 : Read Para.1 and fill in the blanks.2. Para. 2: 1) Show the sentence: Insects are are a very popular food with a lot of people all over the world.2) Q: Why are they a popular food? Ple

7、ase find some examples.3. Para. 31) Questions: a. Why did Chan think eating insects helps the environment?b. Did the writer agree with Chan? Why do you think so?2) Learn the words prawn and lobster by showing pictures.3) Explain the sentence: They are not really different from prawns and lobsters.4)

8、 , and I eat them at home.What does the word them refer to?4. Read the whole passage again and try to find Zoes attitude towards eating insects.Why did she change her attitude?Step 4. Post-reading1. Discussion: What about your attitude towards eating insects? Will you try an insect?2. (T shows some pictures of frogs, snakes, birds and so on.) T: How about these animals? Can we kill and eat them? Why?2. T: Not all animals can be eaten by people, especially