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牛津英语A Unit 4 Reading 2 by Geng Tingting from No. 9 Middle School Teaching aims: to get clear of the growth of giant pandas and the problems they have to learn the usage of some new phrases and sentences Blackboard: growth weigh v. weight n. grow into at the very beginning It is + adj.+for …+ to do sth. Xi Wang If…(do), …will… problems on one’s own=by oneself=alone in danger take actions to do sth. encourage sb. to do sth Teaching procedures Task 1. Revision 1. lead-in T asks Ss to guess a riddle, say: T: Since you are so clever, try to guess who am I. I like living in south-west China. I used to eat meat long long ago. Two of my family members have been sent to the USA as the present. It’s so pity that I only have black and white photos. I wish to have a colourful one. I look very tired every day because of my eyes. 2. revision 1) revise the structure T presents 6 words, say: T: What’s the name of the panda in our text? (Xi Wang) What did we learn about Xi Wang? T encourages Ss to choose the main idea from the 6 given words. 2). revise the main idea of each part T encourages Ss to answer freely,say: T: Can you tell me anything you know about these four points? ( If Ss have problem, T gives some hints to help them.) Task 2. new words and phrases 1.When Xi Wang was born, she weighed just 100 grams. weigh V. weight n. T asks Ss to do exercises about these two words. 2. She grew into a healthy young giant panda and weighed 35 kilograms. T presents two photos of Shi Xiaolong,say Who is he? Look at the photos and make a sentence for me. T presents two photos of Nanjing No.13 Middle School,say: What’s it? Look at the photos.Which school is it. Please make a sentence for me. 3. At the very beginning, Xi Wang drank her mother’s milk for up to 14 hours a day. T: This is the first time I meet you here. So at