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Unit 6 Pets Reading. Warming up. Do you have a pet? What is it? 2) If you have no pets, do you want one? Why or why not?. Pre-reading. Look at the pictures, the title, the introduction and the sub-headings of the article on page 83. Then answer the questions below.
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Unit 6 Pets Reading
Do you have a pet? What is it? • 2) If you have no pets, do you want one? • Why or why not?
Pre-reading Look at the pictures, the title, the introduction and the sub-headings of the article on page 83. Then answer the questions below.
1. What do you think the article is about? • 2. Who likes keeping a pet dog and who does not? • 3. What does the title “head to head” mean? The article is about if it is a good idea to keep pet dogs. Emma likes keeping a pet dog and Matt does not. Emma and Matt have different ideas on keeping pet dogs. They argue (争论) with each other.
I think it’s a good idea to keep pet dogs. Opinion cute and faithful bark at strangers and keep our home safe Keeping dogs can help us become responsible people. Fact 2 Fact 1 Fact 3 faithful adj. 忠诚的 stranger n. 陌生人 responsible adj. 有责任感的
Opinion Fact 1 Fact 2 Fact 3
While-reading First Reading D1 Read the following statements and decide whether they are F (Facts) or O (Opinions). • According to my mum, this helps us become more • responsible people. F/O • 2. A dog will love you faithfully and bring you lots of happiness • for many years. F/O • 3. Nearly all dogs bark at strangers. F/O • 4. Keeping pet dogs is not a good idea. F/O
Second Reading D2 Emma and Matt have given us many reasons to support their opinions. Read the article again and complete the notes below. Emma’s opinion: keeping pet dog is a good idea Emma’s reasons: Dogs are (1)____________________________. People can learn (2)_________________________________. Young people can learn how to(3)___________________________. Dog will love you faithfully and bring you lots of happiness for(4) ______________. really cute responsibility from keeping dogs care for others by keeping dogs many years
Matt’s opinion: keeping pet dog is not a good idea Matt’s reasons: Pet dogs leave their (5) _______ everywhere, and they need to be washed often. Dogs are (6)_________. Most dogs bark at (7)______________. Not all dogs are (8)____________. A small number of pet dogs even (9)_____________________. People keep their dogs in (10)___________________. The dogs cannot run free. Owning dogs can be (11)_________________. hair noisy strangers friendly attack people small spaces expensive
opinion opinion facts facts 议论文结构:opinion-facts-opinion
Third Reading C1 Guess the meaning of the words in italics. cute feed Nearly common have no choice but to
Post-reading Group discussion Google invented a kind of robot dog. Positive side(正方):It is good to keep a real dog. Negative side(反方):It is good to keep a robot dog. Find some proper facts to support your opinions.
Homework 收集辩论赛的方法和流程,并准备好辩论词, 做好辩论赛的准备。
Self-assessment(课堂教学评价) How well do you know these important points? Tick in the blank.