云南省大理喜洲镇第一中学九年级英语全册《Unit 15 We’re trying to save the manatees!》教案 人教新目标版.doc

云南省大理喜洲镇第一中学九年级英语全册unit 15 were trying to save the manatees!教案 人教新目标版part 1: teaching design (第一部分：教学设计)structures: review of structurestarget language: i think that animals should not live in zoos. i disagree with you. i feel that zoos provide clean and safe places for endangered animals to live.vocabulary: manatee, cheetah, kangaroo, chimpanzee, recycle, aquatic, habitat, gentle, aggressive, playful, furry, gray, enormous, strong, spotted, underwater, mangrove, vegetation, swamp, save, environment, educate, public, politelylearning strategies: classifying, listening for specific informationsection agoals to review structures learned to listen and talk about animals procedureswarming up by learning about animalsanimals are living things. plants can make their own food orenergy from the light of the sun, but animals cant do this.animals have to eat plants or other animals to get energy to live.some animals eat only plants. we say that these animals are herbivores. some animals eat onlymeat. we say that these animals are carnivores. some animals eat both plants and meat. we say that these animals are omnivores. plants cant move around, but most animals can move around. animals are divided into groups.1a looking and describing1b listening and circlingvictor and ginny are talking about animals. they are describing them with many different words.now listen to their talk and circle the words used in 1a to describe the animals.tapescriptboy: hey, ginny. whats that big, furry animal in the pond?girl: its a polar bear, victor. theyre kind of aggressive.boy: are they? looks like they really love water.girl: uh-huh.boy: and what do you call those big, gray things in the water?girl: theyre called manatees.boy: what?girl: manatees. theyre very gentle and very shy.girl: theyre cheetahs. the cheetah is the fastest animal on earth1c doing groupworkwe humans are animals, too. so we are like animals in some ways. now in groups of four, you are going to think of an animal that is the same as you are in some ways. then you are to describe the animal and the others are to guess its name.a: i am like this animal because i am strong and intelligent. i like water, and i like to eat vegetables.b: youre like an elephant. a: no. b: youre like a manatee. a: yes! a: i am like this animal because i am heavy and enormous. i like forests, and i like to go around the mountain.b: youre like a chimpanzee. a: no.b: youre like an elephant. a: yes!a: i am like this animal because i like spotted clothing and i run the fastest in my school.b: youre like a manatee. a: no.b: youre like a cheetahs. a: yes!2a listening and matchinga boy is asking a man about animals he likes. tapescriptboy: can you tell us about the manatees, please?man: sure. were trying to save them.boy: why? are they endangered?man: yes. there used to be a lot of manatees, but now there arent very many of them.boy: do you know how many there are?man: at this point, there are only about 2, 500 in the u.s. in 1927, it was discovered that they were endangered. since then, the government has passed laws to protect them.boy: where do they live? man: their favorite habitat is the water under the trees in mangrove swamps.boy: and why are they endangered?man: some of the swamps have become polluted. also, there sometimes isnt enough food for all of them. as you can see, theyre large. the average manatee is about ten feet long and weighs about 1, 000 pounds. they need about 100 pounds of aquatic feed a day.boy: aquatic feed?man: oh, thats underwater plants and vegetation. thats what they eat.now listen to their talk and match the words with the definitions in the box on page 119. 1. endangered b. there arent very many of them.2. mangrove swamps d. a place where trees grow in water3. habitat a. the place where something lives4. aquatic feed underwater plants and vegetation2b listening and completingnext you are going to complete the chart on page 119 in the middle. listen to the talk once more for the necessary information.kind of animalmanateenumber2,500 in the ushabitatthe water under the trees inmangrove swampsreason why they are endangeredsome of the swamps have become polluted. also, there sometimes isnt enough food for all of them.descriptionthe average manatee is aboutten feet long and weighs about1, 000 pounds. they needabout 100 pounds of aquatic feed a day.in the end you are going to read the tapescript. while reading, you must try to blacken all the predicates, underline all the expressions and circle all the connectives.2c doing pairworkyou are going to interview a zoo attendant. now use the facts from above activities to role play a conversation between you and the attendant. a: how big are manatees?b: theyre about 10 feet long and they weigh about 1,000 pounds.a: how much do they eat everyday?b: they need about 100 pounds of aquatic feed a day.a: what is aquatic feed?b: it is underwater plants and vegetation. a: thats what they eat?b: yes, it is.a: are manatees endangered?b: yes, they are endangered. but, were trying to save them.a: wait a moment. why are they endangered?b: because their homes are disappearing. a: where do they live?b: they live in the swamps. and they have become polluted. they are endangered also because there sometimes isnt enough food for all of them. a: i am sorry to hear that. there used to be a lot of manatees, but now there arent very many of them left, i think.b: you are right. at this point, there are only about 2, 500 in theu.s. a: are there any laws to protect them.b: since 1927 laws have been passed protect them.a: thank you for your information. 3a reading and underliningturn to page 120. disgusted has written a letter to the editor. now read it to underline the reasons why disgusted is opposed to zoos. while reading remember to box all the connectives, blacken all the predicates. thats grammar study. dear editor, i am writing to say that i am against building a new zoo in our town. zoos are terrible places for animals to live. ive visited a lot of zoos in my life, and i have never seen one i liked or one that was suitable for animals to live in. just last week, i visited a zoo and couldnt believe what i saw. the animals are kept in tiny cages and can hardly move at all. and they are only given food once a day. is this a good way for animals to live? i dont think so. sincerelydisgusted3b reading and writinga man called animal friend wrote a letter to the editor, too. now read this letter on 120. while reading, underline all the expressions, box all the connectives, and blacken all the predicates. thats grammar study, too.dear editor.i visited our zoo yesterday and i was very surprised to find hardly anyone there. zoos are very important places. they are like living textbooks for young people. they provide homes for many endangered animals, and help to educate the public about caring for them. if we dont support our zoos, they wont have enough money to take care of so many fine animas. i urge all of your readers to visit our wonderful zoo soon.sincerely, animal friend4 debatingnext we are going to have a new activityto debate.lets make two teams. team a is to debate against keeping animals in the zoos, and team b is to debate for keeping animals in the zoos for protection and education of the people.useful expressionsi think thati agree with you.i believe thati disagree with you.i feel thati agree witha: i think that animals should not live in the zoos.b: