- Ask sts to work in pairs, look at the statements given and guess if they are true or false.. - Ask sts to listen to the talk and tick the right column to indicate their answer and unde[r]
(1)UNIT – LESSON 3: C lIsTENING I Objectives:
General knowledge:- Sts know about the whales
Language: - Parts of the world - Vocabulary on sea animals Skills: - Listening: choose True/ False statements, answer the questions
- Speaking: Talk about whales
II Anticipated problems: - Too many new words - The tape's quality is not very good
III Teaching aids: Textbook , tape, pictures of whales and other sea animals. IV Procedures:
Teacher’s activities Students’ activities
1 Homework checking: (7 mins)
One sts talks about what people should to protect the oceans
2 Before you listen: (10 mins)
Aims: to focus sts on the topic and review/ introduce the words and phrases used in the listening text.
a Focus sts on the picture of a whale and ask sts to answer the following questions:
- What animal is the largest in the world? - What you know about whales?
- Why people think whales are not fish? - Why people keep hunting whales? - Ask some sts to give their answer b Introduces some new words
- 'mammal (n): the animal that raise the young on milk - whaling (n): hunting whales
- krill(n): tiny shellfish found in the seas (whales feed on krill)
- mig'rate(v): to move from one place to another according to season
- conser'vation (n): taking care of st, the prevention of loss, damage
- feeding / bearing ground (n): the place where a species of animal find food/ give birth
- an/a/the increase/ decrease in st(phr):
- International whaling Commission: an organization responsible for the number of whales hunted
- measure(n): an action taken to achieve a purpose - Read the words and ask sts to repeat
- Ask sts to read the words in pairs - Ask some sts to read the words again
- Ask sts to refer to the map of the world in the textbook (p 94) and revise parts of the world, the oceans and discuss where there are cold waters
3 While you listen: (17 mins) + Task 1:
Aims: Sts practise listening and marking True/ False statements.
- Tell sts that they are going to listen to a talk about whales
One st presents Others listen and give remarks
- Discuss in groups
Some sts stand up and give their answer
Sts copy the words and phrases
- Listen and repeat
- Read the words in pairs and correct each other’s mistakes
- Some individuals read the words aloud
- Look at the map, recall parts of the world, the oceans and discuss where there are cold waters
- Listen to the T
- Work in pairs to guess if the statements are true or false
- Listen to the tape and the task - Compare their answer
- Give their answer
F It's the largest animal on earth.
T T F They are in danger because some people are still killing them for food
(2)- Ask sts to work in pairs, look at the statements given and guess if they are true or false
- Ask sts to listen to the talk and tick the right column to indicate their answer and underline the false information T plays the tape twice
- Ask sts to compare their answer in pairs - Check sts’ answer
- Play the tape once again, stop the tape where necessary and conduct the correction
+ Task 2:
Aims:Sts practise listening for specific information by answering given questions.
- Ask sts to have a look at the questions in the textbook and read them in pairs and make sure they understand them T encourages sts guess the answer to the questions
- Ask sts to listen to the tape once or twice again to answer the questions Sts can note down important information
- Ask sts to compare their answer in pairs - Check sts’ answer
- Play the tape once again, stop the tape where necessary and conduct the correction
4 After you listen: (10 mins)
- Ask sts to work in pairs and tell each other about the whales using the following information:
largest- 30 -200 -most intelligent - cold water - North - SouthPacific Atlantic krill in danger hunting The Eskimo -not protect - disappear.
- Move round to check the activities and to make sure that sts are working effectively
- Ask two sts to present in front of the whole class - Check and give remarks
5 Homework:(1 min)
Write a short paragraph about the whale
- Check their answer and then correct their work if they have the wrong answer
- Work in pairs to read the questions and try to answer them
- Listen and the task - Gives their answer
1 It is about 30 metres in length and over 200 tons in weight.
It is because there is a lot of krill - their favourite food
3 They are the cold waters in the North and the South of the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean. Heavy hunting.
5 They have asked the International Waling Commission to stop most whaling If we didn't take any measures to protect whales, this kind of animal would disappear forever
- Check their answer, and then correct their work if they have the wrong answer