大学英语口语课件 Unit 11 animals

大学英语口语课件 Unit 11 animals Unit 11 Animals Step 1 Warm up: Name the animals you know (10 minutes) There’re many animals in the world. Every student tries to name as many animals as he knows. References dog, cat, pig, monkey, donkey, mule, rabbit, peacock, bear, bull, eagle, hawk, chameleon变色龙,fox, giraffe长颈鹿, goose, hare野兔, kitten小猫, lamb, lion, owl猫头鹰, snail 蜗牛, swan天鹅,turtle, wolf, yak, goat, sheep, mouse, hamster仓鼠，guinea pig豚鼠，sloth树 懒，zebra, elephant, panda, koala, tiger, leopard豹子，racoon浣熊，cock, hen, duck, ostrich, penguin, parrot, swallow, crow, myna八哥，magpie喜鹊，pigeon, sparrow, tortoise, crocodile, toad, frog, seal, crab, grackle鹩哥, butterfly, phoenix凤凰, kylin麒麟, cricket蟋蟀, hedgehog刺 猬, kolinsky黄鼠狼, dragon, dinosaur, chimpanzee, centipede蜈蚣, firefly, puma, cockroach 蟑 螂etc. Step 2 Pair work (35 minutes) Discuss with one’s partner the following questions and try to use the sentences and expressions on page 107. 1.Do you like animals? Which animal do you like most? Why? 2.Do you or your family keep pets? Why or why not? 3.What do people do with their pets when they are away from home? 4.Do you think people should spend so much time and money on pets? Why or why not? Useful expressions & words used to describe the animals Useful expressions: Pets are good company, especially to lonely old people. Keeping pets costs time and money. I can’t afford either. It’s really against nature. I don’t think it’s right to…People feel sorry to leave their pets alone at home when they go on holiday. Some words used to describe the animals: cuddly, lovely, furry, cute, friendly, clever, loyal, reliable, strong, thin, intelligent, beautiful, timid, brave, etc. Additional questions 1. What are the positive effects that having a pet brings to the owner? References: 1. healing power; 2. learn to care for others; 3.kill loneliness; 4. bring joy; 5.some animals are clever and they can be trained to do some simple things; 6.can sense owner’s feeling; 7.owner may develop a sense of responsibility; 8. some animals are very loyal. 2. What is the negative side of keeping animals as pets? References:1.costly; 2.may bring diseases; 3. some may attack people and bring owner in trouble;4. dirty 5. noisy; 6.limit the owner’s freedom. Step 3 Story-telling: (20 minutes) Look at the cartoon carefully and tell a story. Cartoon(continued) Cartoon(continued) Step 4 Discussion: (10 minutes) On a detached island, you could only select one kind of animal to accompany you. Which animal would you select? State your reasons. Note: Ss may try to use the expressions for making suggestions. Useful expressions for making suggestions 1. Don’t you think we should (take the dog for a walk)? 2. Shall we (get some dog food from that store)? 3. Why don’t we (buy Johnny a pet for a gift)? 4. Why don’t you (leave your dog to your neighbor while you’re on holiday)? 5. Why not (feed the cat know)? 6. How about (buying some tropical fish)? 7. What ablout (building a hutch for the rabbit)? 8. You’d better (clean up the rabbit hutch). 9. If I were you I’d(go and buy a parrot in the market). 10. Have you thought about (having a dog for company)? Step 5 Supplement: (14 minutes ) 1.Some interesting expressions concerning animals crocodile tears: 假慈悲crocodile bird:是在鳄鱼身边混东西吃的，有“为虎作伥”的意思。 rain cats and dogs:正是中文“大雨倾盆”的意思He and his wife led a cat-and-dog life(指夫 妻两人整天吵架，(过猫狗一样的生活)。The cat will mew and dog will have his day((猫会咪 咪叫，狗有他的好日子)，也可以说Every dog has his day(black sheep:害群之马。Lock the stable door after the horse has been stolen。亡羊补牢play gooseberry: 当电灯泡goose step: 军队检阅时走的“正步”。goose flesh:鸡皮疙瘩goose egg:就是得了零分，也叫鸭蛋duck-egg， 就是中文“吃鸭蛋”。He is quite a goose. as silly as goose 都是说人笨。as stupid as an ass 也 是说人笨。as happy as a pig:在西方文化中，猪不仅不代 表 关于同志近三年现实表现材料材料类招标技术评分表图表与交易pdf视力表打印pdf用图表说话 pdf 愚蠢，有时甚至还代表快乐Better be the head of an ass than the tail of a horse. 是宁做驴头不做马尾，正巧是中文“宁为鸡口， 毋为牛后”的意思。drink like a fish: 就是我们说的牛饮，大口喝水的意思。lion’s share: 最 大份Ask students to find more expressions after class. Supplement 2. A joke: Class, Lass and Ass Professor Tom was going to meet his students on the next day, so he wrote some words on the blackboard which read as follows: "Professor Tom will meet the class tomorrow." A student, seeing his chance to display his sense of humor after reading the notice, walked up and erased the "c" in the word "class." The Professor noticing the laughter, wheeled around, walked back, looked at the student, then at the notice with the "c" erased--calmly walked up and erased the "l" in "lass", looked at the flabbergasted (发愣的)student and proceeded on his way. Step 6 Assignments (1 minute ) Review unit 11 and prepare for unit 12. Prepare a piece of English news. THE END THANK YOU! * * *