Unit15We’retryingtosavethemanatees!SectionALet’sgotothezoo.Haveyoueverbeentothezoo?LeadinHowmanyanimalsarethereinthepicture?Competition:Whohasthequickesteyes?What’sthis?Andhowdoyoudescribeit?enormous庞大的PresentationanelephantgrayWhat’sthis?Andhowdoyoudescribeit?achimpanzee一只黑猩猩playful顽皮的noisyWhat’sthis?Andhowdoyoudescribeit?akangarooplayfulenergetic有活力的What’sthis?Andhowdoyoudescribeit?海牛amanateeshygentleWhat’sthis?Andhowdoyoudescribeit?acheetahfastplayfulspotted有斑点的What’sthis?Andhowdoyoudescribeit?侵略性的毛皮的apolarbearfunnyfurryaggressiveAfricanelephantsChimpanzeesKangaroosManateesCheetahsPolarbearsenormousnoisyplayfulgentleshyspottedfastfurryaggressive1aHerearesomewordsthatdescribeanimals.Writethesewordsintheboxesbelow.Thenwriteotherwordsyouknow.grayplayfulplayfulfunnyGuessingGame:Canyouguesswhatanimalstheyare?1.Theylooklikeacow,buttheyliveinthewater.2.Theyarefurryenoughtokeepoutthecold.TheyareallwhiteandonlyliveintheNorthPole.3.Theyareenormousandhavelongtrunks.TheyliveinAfricaandSoutheastAsia.4.TheyonlyliveinAustraliaandhavepocketstokeeptheirbabiessafe.5.Theylooklikemonkeysbutarebiggerthanmonkeys.Theycanimitatewhatpeopledo.6.Theyarespottedandaggressive.Theyrunfast.7.TheyliveonlyinChinaandeatbamboo.8.Theyareshy,haveredeyes,likeeatingcarrotsandcanrunfast.10.Theycanlearntospeak.They’replayful.9.Theyaresoftandhavelongbodies.Theycan“walk”quicklyonthewaterwithoutfeet.1bListenandcirclethewordsin1athatVictorandGinnyusetodescribetheanimals.gentlefurryenormousplayfulnoisyshyaggressivegrayfastspotted1.endangered2.mangroveswamps3.habitat4.aquaticfeeda.theplacewheresomethinglivesb.therearen’tverymanyofthemc.underwaterplantsandvegetationd.aplacewheretreesgrowinwater2aListenandmatchthewordswithdefinitions.KindofanimalmanateeNumbersHabitatReasonwhytheyareendangeredDescription2bListenagain.Completethechart.2,500intheU.S.thewaterunderthetreesinmangroveswampsswampshavingbecomepolluted,notenoughfood10feetlong,1,000poundsheavy2cPAIRWORKUsethefactsinthechartabovetoroleplayaconversationbetweenastudentandazooattendant.A:Howbigaremanatees?A:Howmuchdotheyeateveryday?B:Theyneedabout100poundsofaquaticfeedaday.…B:They’reabout10feetlongandtheyweighabout1,000pounds.Doyouthinktheyarehappy?Doyouthinkzoosaregoodforanimals?3aReadthelettertotheeditorandunderlinethereasonswhythewriterisagainstthezoos.DearEditor,IamwritingtosaythatIamagainstbuildinganewzooinourtown.Zoosareterribleplacesforanimalstolive.I’vevisitedalotofzoosinmylife,andIhaveneverseenoneIlikedoronethatwassuitableforanimalstolivein.Justlastweek,Ivisitedazooandcouldn’tbelievewhatIsaw.Theanimalsarekeptintinycagesandcanhardlymoveatall.Andtheyareonlygivenfoodonceaday.Isthisagoodwayforanimalstolive?Idon’tthinkso.Sincerely,Disgusted(1)Zoosareterribleplacesforanimalstolive.(2)Theanimalsarekeptintinycagesandcanhardlymoveatall.(3)Theyareonlygivenfoodonceaday.Whythewriterisagainstthezoos?DearEditor,IvisitedourzooyesterdayandIwasverysurprisedtofindhardlyanyonethere.Zoosareveryimportantplaces.Theyarelikelivingtextbooksforyoungpeople.Theyprovidehomesformanyendangeredanimalsandhelptoeducatethepublicaboutcaringforthem.Ifwedon’tsupportourzoos,theywon’thaveenoughmoneytotakecareofsomanyfineanimals.Iurgeallofyourreaderstovisitourwonderfulzoosoon.Sincerely,AnimalFriend3bNowreadthislettertotheeditor.Doyouagreewith“Disgusted”or“AnimalFriend”?Writealettertotheeditorandgiveyouropinion.TrueorFalseQuestions:(1)Thezoothatthewritervisitedwasverycrowded.()(2)Hethinksthezoosarebetterhomesformanyendangeredanimals.()(3)Thewriterisstronglyagainstkeepingtheanimalsinthezoos.()FTFLanguagePoints1.Iamagainstbuildinganewzooinourtown.我反对在我们城镇建一个新动物园。beagainstdoing…反对干……。例如：Theworkersareagainstworkingtoolong.工人们反对工作时间太长。2.Iwasverysurprisedtofindhardlyanyonethere.我惊讶地发现那里几乎没人。besurprisedtodo…惊讶于干……。例如：Hewasverysurprisedtoseemeinthestreetthatday.那天在街上看到我他很惊讶。3.Iurgeallofyourreaderstovisitourwonderfulzoosoon.我强烈请求你们所有读者尽快来参观我们棒极了的动物园。urgesb.todosth.强烈要求（竭力主张）某人干某事。例如：HeurgedhissontogotoTsinghuaUniversity.他竭力主张他儿子去清华大学。S1:Ithinkthatzoosarenotsuitableforanimalstolive．S2:Whydoyouthinkso?S1:Becauseanimalsthereareonlygivenfoodonceaday.They’rehungry．S2:Idisagreewithyou.Ibelievethatmanyanimalsonlyeatonceadayoronceeveryfewdays.So,thereisnoneedtoworryaboutthat．PracticeMakeconversationsorallylikebelow.Factsin3aOpinionsin3bRead3a,3bagainandfillinthechart.Animalsarekeptintinycages.Animalscanhardlymoveatall.Animalsareonlygivenfoodonceaday.Zoosarelikelivingtextbooks.Zoosprovidehomesforendangeredanimals.Educatepeopleaboutcaringforthem.HomeworkWriteapassagetogiveyourownopinionsaboutanimals.Factsspeaklouderthaneloquence.事实胜于雄辩。
