Unit1 The lion and the mouse
一、教学内容：Story time（Period 1）
二、教学目标：
1. 学生能理解并会朗读故事。
2. 能初步听懂、会读单词large, strong, woke, weak, net, bit, sharp, sadly, hole。
3. 进一步巩固there be一般过去时，并注意不规则动词过去式的写法和读音。
4. 通过学习本课的故事，让学生懂得人与人之间应该互相帮助。 
三、教学重难点：
1. 学生能理解并会朗读故事。
2. 能初步听懂、会读单词large, strong, woke, weak, net, bit, sharp, sadly, hole。
3. 进一步巩固there be一般过去时，并注意不规则动词过去式的写法和读音。
四、教学准备：
PPT，板书条
五、教学过程：
Step1. Free talk
1. T: Good morning, boys and girls. Welcome back to school. This is a new term. We’re going to have an interesting term. Now let’s talk: What’s your study plan of the new term?
2. Ss小组讨论。
3. 师生交流，反馈讨论结果。
4. Share a plan:师生交流
What’s her plan for Monday?
She’s going to listen to an English story, read an English story and retell a story.
What’s her plan for Tuesday?
She’s going to study grammar, do some exercise and learn an English song.
…
Step2. Pre-reading
T: Today we’re going to learn a very interesting story about two animals.
They’re…
S: The lion and the mouse.
T: I like lions, because they’re the kings of the forest. They have a strong body, too.
S1: The lion is large and strong. (Teach: large and strong)
S2: The lion has sharp teeth. (Teach: sharp teeth)
T: If you were a lion, how can you introduce yourself?
S: Hi, I’m Mr Lion. I’m the king of the forest. I’m large and strong. I have sharp teeth. I like eating meat. I often run fast and shout loudly.
T: What about the mouse?
S1: The mouse is small.
S2: The mouse is afraid of the lion.
S3: The mouse is weak. (Teach: weak)
S4: The mouse also has sharp teeth.
T: If you were a mouse, how can you introduce yourself?
S: …
Step3. While-reading
1. T: Let’s watch the cartoon: What happened in the story?
Watch and order: a. The lion caught the mouse.
b. The lion and the mouse became good friends.
c. The lion could not get out from the net.
d. The mouse woke the lion up.
e. The lion let the mouse go.
f. The mouse helped the lion get out.
根据正确的排列顺序，初步说一说故事的大概。
精读课文第二自然段
T: One day, the lion and the mouse met in the forest. How did they meet?
S: One day, the mouse walked by and woke the lion up.
T: How did the lion feel?
S: The lion was angry and wanted to eat the lion.
T: Yes, let’s read it together.
(PPT presents the Chinese meaning of walked…by and woke…up)
T: Here woke is the past form of wake, wake…up.
T: We know the lion was angry, look at this picture and was the lion angry?
S: No.
S: The lion laughed.
T: Yes, the lion laughed loudly, why? Please read Part 2 and find the answer.
S: Because the mouse said:” Please don’t eat me, I can help you some day.” But the lion thought it was funny.
T: Did you think it was funny?
S: Yes. I thought it was funny.
T: Why?
S: Because the mouse was so small and weak, I don’t think he can help the lion.
T: Yeah, maybe he can or may be not, next let’s read in pairs.
T: Did the mouse laugh loudly?
S: No, he said quietly(指导学生朗读quietly)
T: If I was the lion, who can be the mouse? (示范和指导朗读)
T: Now you try.
T: So at last, did the lion eat the mouse?
S: No, he didn’t, he let the mouse go.
精读课文第三自然段
T: The next day, two men caught him with a large net. (PPT presents the net)
 Guess what happened next?
S: The lion bit the net with his sharp teeth. (Teach: bit, bit is the past form of bite)
T: Did that help?
S: No.
T: What and how did the lion say?
S: “How can I get out?” asked the lion sadly.
T: Who wants to be the lion? Please read the text.
精读课文第四自然段。
T: Did someone help the lion?
S: Yes.
T: Who?
S: The mouse.
T: How did he help? Please read Part4.
S: The mouse made a big hole in the net with his teeth. (PPT presents the hole)
T: And the lion(引导学生说出) got out.
T: Then how was the lion? Was he happy? How do you know?
S: Yes. I know it from the sentence “said the lion happily”.
T: Can you act the lion and the mouse? Read the text.
精读课文第五自然段
T: I think you did a good job here, now guess what happened at last? Please discuss in groups.
S: I think the lion and the mouse became friends.
     I think one day the mouse got caught, the lion helped him.
      …
T: Very good imagination, boys and girls, maybe the lion and the mouse lived
happily in the forest. Now let’s read.
选择一种方式朗读课文：Read one by one. / Read in roles. / Read after one.
Step4. Post-reading
1. What does the story tell us?
a. What if the lion didn’t let the mouse go?( Being kind to someone is never a waste.)
b. The lion is so strong, why couldn’t he make a hole in the net?(The strongest man has its weakness.)
c. The mouse is so small and weak, why did he think he could help the lion?
(Always believe in who you are!)
2. Retell the story.（根据提示复述故事）
Step5. Homework
1. Make a study plan.
2. Read the story. Tell others about what you know from the story.
3. Read some more fables.
 
板书设计
              Unit1   The lion and the mouse                                       New words
  The lion                              The mouse                                               wake…up
      large, strong, sharp         small, weak, sharp                                              woke
（课文中的图片）（课文中的图片）（课文中的图片）（课文中的图片 ） bite
  one day             the next day           just then          from then on       bit
 said…quietly        asked…sadly         said…happily     became friends        hole
laughed…loudly