Unit15Wearetryingtosavethemanatees
Languagegoals:Inthisunitstudentslearntodebateanissue
Newlanguages:We’retryingtosavethemanatees
Manateeseatabout100poundsoffoodaday
Thereusedtobealotofmanatees
In1972,itwasdiscoveredthattheywereendangered
Someoftheswampshavebecomepolluted
Difficultpoints:1
Describetheanimalscorrectly
HowtousethePresentProgressive,PresentSimple,“Usedto”+infinitive,PassiveVoiceandPresentPerfect
Howtoimprovethestudents’writingabilityaccordingtothereadingmaterials
Teachingaids:computer,video,recorderTeachingperiods:Period1:SectionA1a/1b/1c/2a/2b/2c/GrammarFocusPeriod2:/SectionA3a/3b/4Period3:SectionB1a/1b/2a/2b/2cPeriod4:SectionB3a/3b/3c/4/SelfcheckPeriod1Teachingaims:1
Teachkeyvocabulary
Targetlanguages:IamlikethisanimalbecauseIamstrongandintelligent
Ilikewater,andIlike