一、教学目标
知识目标：
使用“It has... It has... and...”句型介绍动物的特征，并能用“It is...”及 “It is so...”来表达自己对动物的整体评价。
1. 本课时的重点是使用“It has... It has... and...”句型介绍动物的特征并，能在实际生活中运用。
2. 本课时的难点是“It has...”的读法及单、复数的正确用法。
3. 能运用所学语言展开讨论、表演。
能力目标：
1.能够用熟练的语言来描述动物的形状和特征。
2.发展观察、想象能力，增强求异思维和创新意识，增强主动思维能力和实践能力，提高与人交往的能力、运用语言的能力。
情感目标：
1. 培养学生热爱动物、热爱大自然的美好情感，增强学生的环境保护意识。
2. 学生能根据自己的想象与创意改编对话，增强对英语学习的自信心和学习兴趣。
二、教学过程与步骤
↘热身(Warm-up)
1. Let's chant:(根据书本 PEP 1 P 35 的 chant 改编)
Make this clown, up and down.
Face big, ears small. Head big, mouth too.
Arms long, fingers short. Legs long, feet short.
Face big, ears small .Head big, mouth too.
Body long, ose too. Happy, happy, happy fellow.
(学生边说边做动作)
2. Look at the cat. It is fat. Look at the pig. It is big...
(学生边说边做动作)
↘呈现/操练(Presentation/Practice)
1.(教师出示一只小老鼠和一头大象)
T: Look at the mouse. It is...
Ss: It is... (有的学生说：It is small. 有的学生用很夸张的语气说：It is very very small.)
T: It is small. It is very very small. It is so small.(注意语气夸张、强调)
(教师把 mouse 的尾巴翘起来，做一些有趣的动作)And it is funny. It is so...
Ss: Funny. It is so funny.
T: It is so funny. It is so small. Other ideas? How do you think of the mouse?
Ss: It is so nice. It is so small. It is so funny/ beautiful.( 学生边说边手舞足蹈)
T: Yes, it is so small. How about this elephant? It is so...
Ss: It is so...
2. Guessing game:
T:The mouse is happy. I'm happy too. How about you? Are you happy? Now, let's make some riddles.
Ss: OK!
T: Listen! It's beautiful. It is so beautiful. It has big eyes. It has a small nose. It has a small mouth. It has long ears. What is it?
Ss: Rabbit! (同学大声回答)
T: Another riddle. It has small eyes. It has big ears. It has a short tail. And it has a long nose. What is it?
Ss: Elephant.
3. (1)教师拿出玩具大象
T: Look at the elephant. The elephant has a (教师停顿，并指着大象的鼻子)...
Ss: A long nose.
T: Yes, it has a long nose. (教师写出课题)
T:(然后分解跟读,指着单词 has) Here "a" is pronounced as...
Ss: //
T: Let's read the word together.
Ss: / h / // / s / has
T: It-has-a long nose.(分解跟读)
T: (运用玩具大象，做“Catch and say”的游戏) It has a long nose. Please catch it and say the sentence.
Ss: (抓到大象，边说边做动作) It has a long nose.
T: (大象回到老师的手中) It has a long nose. How about its tail? It has a...
Ss: (大部分学生回答) It has a short tail. (也有几名学生回答) It has a long tail.
(老师迅速出示大象, 同学们就叫了起来: It has a short tail.)
T: So, It has a long nose and a...
Ss: A shot tail.
T﹠Ss: It has a long nose and a short tail.
T: Look at the elephant. It has a...
Ss: A long nose. Look at the elephant. It has a long nose. Look at the elephant. It has a short tail.(老师利用手势来引导)
T: How about its eyes?
Ss: It has small eyes.