Unit15We’retryingtosavethemanateessectionTeachingaims:1.Tolearnsomenamesofanimals.2.Tolearnhowtodescribetheanimals.3.Toknowsomethingaboutthemanatees.4.Torevisesometenselike:presentprogressive,presentsimple,“usedto”+infinitive,passivevoice,presentperfect.Difficultpoints:1.Thenamesofanimals2.TheadjectivesTeachingaids:CAI,tape.Teachingsteps:Step1WarmingupEnjoyasongaboutanimalsStep2LeadinAfterthesong,TcanaskSs,Doyoulikeanimals?What’syourfavoriteanimal?Why?Accordingtothesequestions,Sscanreviseanimalsandadjectivestheylearnedbefore.Tcanwritethesewordsontheblackboardtohelpthemrememberbetter.Step3PresentationAfterrevisionTcanshowsomepictureswiththeanimals,thenteachthenamesandsomeadjectiveswhichdescribethem.T:Whatarethese?S:They’reAfricanelephants.T:Whatdoyouthinkofthem?S:They’reenormous.ThenTcanfinishteachingthewordsbyusingthisway.Tcanshowthepicturesandwords.AlsoSscanexpresstheirowndescriptiontotheanimals.Step4ReadandmatchSectionA1.AskSstowritetheadjectivesintheboxesbelow.Thenwriteotherwordstheyknow.2.Ssshowtheirviews.Step5GroupworkA:Ilike…,becausethey’re…B:ButIlike…,becausethey’reso…Whataboutyou,C?C:Ithink…are…,sotheyaremyfavoriteanimals…Step6Listening1.1b.Listenandcirclethewordsin1athatvictorandAnnyusetodescribetheanimals.2.Readthelisteningmaterialsafterthetape.Thenreadthentogether.Step7GroupworkThinkofananimalthatisthesameasyouinsomewayswriteastatementaboutyouandtheanimal.Readyourstatementwithoutsayingthenameoftheanimal.Yourclassmatesguesswhatkindofanimalyouarelike.AskSsdogroupworkaccordingtothemodelbelow.A:IamlikethisanimalbecauseIamstrongandintelligent.Ilikewater,andIliketoeatvegetables.B:You’relikeanelephant.A:No.C:You’relikeamanatee.A:Yes.Step8ListeningT:Doyouknowalotaboutthemanatees?S:No.T:OK,ifyouwanttoknowmoreaboutthem,pleaselistentothetapeverycarefully,thenyou’llgettheanswersyouwant.1.Do2a.Listenandmatchthewordswithdefinitions.Answer:1b.2d.3a.4c.3.Do2b.Listenagain.Completethechart3.Readafterthetape,thenreadtogetherthislisteningmaterial.4.Explainsomeimportantandgrammarfocus.Step9PairworkUsethefactsinthechartin2btoroleplayaconversationbetweenastudentandazooattendant.A.Howbigaremanatees?B.They’reabout10feetlongandtheyweighabout1000pounds.Homework:1.Copythenewwordsandrememberthem.2.Readthereadingmaterialsof1b,2a3.ReadGrammarFocus.BbdesignUnit15We’retryingtosavethemanatees!---Howbigaremanatees?kangaroosgentle---They’reabout10feetlongandtheycheetahsfurryweighabout1000pounds.polarbearsenormouskindofanimalmanateeNumbers2500HabitatthewaterunderthetreesinmangroveswampsReasonwhytheyareendangeredsomeoftheswampshavebecomepollutedtheresometimesisn’tenoughfoodDescriptionLarge,tenfeetlongandabout1000poundsNeedabout100poundsofaquaticfeedadayplayfulaggressivegrayspotted
