一、教学目标
1.能理解文章内容，用正确的语音语调朗读短文，并初步复述。
2. 正确运用日常交际用语I have animal friends. It’s/They’re …. It/They can .... It has/They have ….
3. 能正确的听、说、读 单词：animal, leg, body, arm, other, tail, wing.
4. 通过学习培养学生对动物的热爱，动物可以帮助我们，给我们带来乐趣，给予我们陪伴。
5、敢于想象，大胆表达，能自信大方地表演，并能正确评价自己的语言学习。

二、教学重难点
1.能正确文章内容，用正确的语音语调朗读短文，并初步复述。
2.会说会读单词：animal, leg, body, arm, other, tail, wing。

四、教学准备
课件, 板书，图片，教具。

五、教学过程
Step 1: Warm up
1.Let’s guess quickly
T: First， let’s play a guessing game about animals. I will show you some body parts about the animals and you need to guess what it is.
T:It is brown. It can climb trees.It likes eating bananas.What animal is it?
S: A monkey.
T:It is black and white. It has a short tail. It has small ears. What is it?
S: A cow.
T:That’s right. So easy. Let’s go on. It is green. It has big eyes. It has small feet. (teach: foot and feet)
S: It’s a frog.
T: Yes, it’s a cute frog. It is yellow. It has wings. (Teach: wing) It has many feet.
S: It’s a bee.

2.Let’s enjoy a video
T: Look at these animals. They are so lovely.Do you like animals? Let’s enjoy a video and guess what will we learn today?
S:Animal friends.
T:They are our friends. So today let’s learn Unit 3 Our animal friends. Look, Liu Tao, Nancy, Mike and Su Hai have animal friends too. What are their animal friends? Let’s watch the cartoon.

Step 2: While-reading
1.Watch and match
T: So what are their animal friends? Nancy has… Mike has…
S: Nancy has two fish. Mike has a dog. Liu Tao has a cat. Su Hai has a parrot.

2.Let’s listen
How do Su Hai’s animal friends look? Let’s listen to her introduction.
T: How many animal friends does she have?
S: Two.
T:What colour are her animal friends?
S:They’re red and black.
T: How does she say?
S: One is red and the other is black.
T: Here is the learning tip. One…the other 表示一个…….另一个……
T: What body parts do they have?
S:They have big eyes, big bodies, big tails.

3.Let’s learn
T:Do you want to know more about fish?Let’s watch a video.
S:Yes.
T:Most fish are covered with scales.They have fins and tails.They have gills, too.They use fins and tails to swim in the water.They use gills to breathe in the water.
T:What do you think of the fish?
S:They are lovely.

4.Let’s think
T: What aspects does Nancy talk about her animal friends?
S:colour
S:body
T: We can call them body parts.
S:ability

5.Finish the form
T: Accroding to these aspects,what about Mike’s animal friend? Let’s read the story by ourselves and finish the form.
T: What is Mike’s animal friend?
S: It’s a dog.
T: What colour is it?
S:It’s white.
T: What body parts does it have?
S: It has four legs, a short tail and big ears.
T: What can it do?
S: It can run and jump.

6.Let’s learn
T: Here are Different Kinds of Dogs. Do you know the Chinese meaning?
T: Sheep dog.It can work on the farm. It can take care of sheep. It is very brave.
S:牧羊犬
T: Guide dog.It can help blind people. It is very nice.
S:导盲犬
T: Police dog.It has a good nose. It can find bad people. It is very smart.
S:警犬
T:What do you think of dogs?
S:They can help us.

7.Let’s read
T:Read and tick the correct answer about Liu Tao’s animal friends.
S:white、red eyes、four legs.....
T: Boys and girls, now we know how to describe our animal friends, right? It’s your turn. Please talk about this animal with the following sentences.
Liu Tao’s animal friend is...
It has...
It can...

8.Let’s learn
Is that true?
T:Most rabbits have red eyes.   F      
T:Baby rabbits are called kittens.  T
T:Carrots are their best food.  F
T:Rabbit teeth never stop growing.  T
T:A rabbit can be scared to death.  T
T:Do you want to have a rabbit?Why?
S:They are cute.
T:Here is a guide book.If you want to have a rabbit,you can read the guide book.

9.Read,complete and say
T:Su Hai wants to make a animal card. Can you help her?
S:Su Hai’s parrot has a big mouth, a long tail,two legs and two wings.  

10.Let’s watch
T: Why can parrot talk?
T:What do you think of parrots?
S:They can make us happy.

11.Listen and imitate
T: Now let’s listen to the tape and try to follow. Remember pay attention to your pronunciation and intonation.

12.Think and retell
T:Now can you close your books and fill in the blanks?

13.Think and say
T:Why do we make friends with the animals?
S:They are cute and lovely.They can help us.They can make us happy.
T:Here is a video.Can you tell me after watching?
S:陪伴
T:company
T:Animals are our friends.Please be kind to animals.
动物是我们的朋友，请善待动物！

Step 3: Post-reading
1、Think and talk
T: I have an animal friend too. It is black and white. It has small eyes and a big body. It has four legs and a short tail. It can climb up the trees very well. I like my animal friend.
T: Boys and girls, do you have any animal friends? This time, can you introduce your animal friends to us? Please imitate me. Work in groups.
Ss:...
T: How many stars can you get?
I can say one. One star
I can say two.  ...
I can say three.   ...
I can say four.   ...

Step 4: Homework
1.Try to retell the story.
2.Talk about your animal friend.
3.Preview Grammar time.