Unit 4 Wild Animals

2 write some more open “if”-clauses on the bb and ask ss to finish the sentences with their own ideas. help ss reformulate their ideas into correct sentences and write them on the bb.
3 ask ss to match the sentences on their own and then compare answers with a partner. invite a more able student to read the sentences aloud for the rest of the class to check answers.
4 for part a2, ask ss to complete the sentences on their own and then compare answers with a partner. check answers with the whole class.
5 ask ss to complete “work out the rule” at the bottom of page 61.
presentation （grammar part b）
1 ask ss to read through the rules and the sample sentences on their own. then check understanding by asking them to think of other examples.
2 write several “if”-clauses on the bb and ask more able ss to complete them with their own ideas. remind them to write about repeated and predictable situations instead of possible results.
3 explain the context of part b1. revise the words in the box.
4 ask students to complete the sentences individually.
5 ask ss to read the conversation with a partner checking the accuracy of their sentences. then check answers with the class.
presentation （grammar part b2）
1try to creat interest in learning interesting things about wild animals. tell them that amy’s report introduces new information about tigers and wolves.
2 explain the context of writing a report. revise the structure of conditional sentences.
3 ask ss to read the report on their own to make sure that there are no unfamiliar words. then ss complete the sentences individually and compare them with a partner. check answers with the whole class.
language points
grow more bamboo, run the other way, go to north africa, walk through a rainforest, learn a lot about wild animals, arrive at noon, see the feeding of animals, get enough information for my class report, attack people, spit poison, step on them, male wolves
homework
1 learn the language points by heart.
2 一課三練 p.47-48
3 preview the integrated skills  part.
 
presentation （integrated skills a）
1 invite students to talk about what they like about tigers and wolves. brainstorm any information and general knowledge about the two animals.
2 ask ss to study the two fact files in pairs. check the meaning of some of the words.
3 help ss focus on the general context by asking general questions they may be able to answer while listening for the first time. write them on the bb:
* what is the name of the largest living cat?