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unit15Weretryingtosavethemanatees
Unit15We’retryingtosavethemanatees!
Ⅰ.AnalysisoftheTeachingMaterial
Inthisunit,studentslearntodebateanissue.Thetopicismeaningfulandpracticaltostudents.Itisveryimportantandnecessaryforstudentstolearnsomethingaboutit.Itisofgreatbenefittostudents.Itisveryusefulforstudentstousethetopictocommunicatewithothersintheirdailylife.Itisalsohelpfulforstudentstoimprovetheirspeakingability.Afterstudyingthisunit,studentsshouldbefullyawareoftheimportanceofreducingpollutionandprotectinganimals.Wemusttakeactiontoprotecttheenvironment.
Ⅱ.TeachingAims
(1)KnowledgeObjects
Inthisunit,studentslearnhowtodebateanissueandhowtoexpresstheirownopinionsusingthetargetlanguage.Theyalsoreviewfivetensestheyhavelearned.
(2)AbilityObjects
Trainstudents’listening,speaing,readingandwritingskillsusingthetargetlanguage.
(3)MoralObject
Animalsareourfriends.Butsomeofthemareendangeredbecauseofpollution.Sowemustbefullyawareoftheimportanceofreducingpollutionandprotectinganimals.Inordertolivehappilyandlonger,wemusttakeactionatoncetoprotectanimalsandtheenvironment.
Ⅲ.TeachingKeyPoints
Makestudentslearnandgraspthekeyvocabularywordsandthetargetlanguage.
Ⅳ.TeachingDifficultPoints
Trainstudents’listening,speaking,readingandwritingskills.
Trainstudents’communicativecompetence.
Tomastersometensesbyreviewing.
Ⅴ.LearningStrategies
1.Classifying
2.Listeningforspecificinformation
Ⅵ.TeachingPlans
Period1(p118)
Thisperiodmainlygivesstudentslisteningandoralpracticeusingthetargetlanguage;IamlikethisanimalbecauseIamstrongandintelligent.Iamlikewater,andIliketoeatvegetables.You’relikeanelephant.No.you’relikeamanatee.Yes!
Period2(p119)
Theactivitiesinthisperiodgivestudentsmorelisteningandspeakingpracticeaswellasgrammarfocustopracticethetargetlanguage.Thepracticecanhelpstudentsimprovetheirlisteningandspeakingskills.Italsohelpsstudentsreviewthefivetensesthattheyhavelearned.
Period3(p120)
Thisperiodprovidestwoletters.Studentsmustlearntogetdetailedinformationfromtheletters.Itisabasicreadingskill,andalsoitisofgreathelpforstudentstoimprovetheirreadingskill.Studentsalsolearntowritealettertoimprovetheirwritingskill.
Period4(p121)
Thisperiodnotonlyintroducessomenewwordsbutalsoprovidesstudentswithmanydifferentkindsofactivities.Inthisclass,studentslearnhowtoexpresstheirownopinionsusingthetargetlanguage.Theycanalsoimprovetheirlisteningability.
Period5(p122)
Alotofpracticeisdesignedinthisperiodtotrainstudents’readingandwritingskills.
Period6(p123)
Alltheactivitiesinthisperiodareusedtoprovidewritingpracticeusingthetargetlanguagetoreviewthestructuresfromunit11toUnit14.
TheFirstPeriod
Ⅰ.TeachingAimsandDemands
1.KnowledgeObjects
(1)KeyVocabulary
manatee,cheetah,chimpanzee,kangaroo,polar-bear,gentle,furry,enormous,playful,noisy,aggressive,spotted
(2)TargetLanguage
IamlikethisanimalbecauseIamstrongandintelligent.Ilikewater,andIliketoeatvegetables.
You’relikeanelephant.
No.
You’relikeamanatee.
Yes.
2.AbilityObjects
(1)Trainstudents’listeningability.
(2)Trainstudents’communicativecompetence.
3.MoralObject
Loveallkindsofanimalsbecausetheyareourfriends.
Ⅱ.TeachingKeyPoint
TargetLanguage
Ⅲ.TeachingDifficultPoints
1.Howtotrainstudents’listeningability.
2.Howtotrainstudents’communicativecompetence.
Ⅳ.TeachingMethods
1.Didactictolearnthenewvocabulary.
2.Listening-and-answeringactivitytohelp
studentsgothroughwiththelisteningmaterial.
3.Groupworktomakeeverystudentworkinclass,
Ⅴ.TeachingAids
1.Ataperecorder
2.Theblackboard
3.Aprojector
Ⅵ.TeachingProcedures
☆StepIRevision
Nowlet’sreviewfivedifferentverbtenses.Canyounamethefivetenses?
Pleaselookatthescreen.
Showthenamesofthefivetensesonthescreenbyaprojectoralongwithasamplesentenceforeach.
presentprogressive:
You’rereadingthesesentences.
present:
Weuseourbookseveryday.
pastwithusedto:
Heusedtoliveinthecountryside.
passivevoice:
Ourclassroomisfoundattheendofthehall.
presentperfect:
WehavealreadyfinishedUnit14.Wehaven’tfinishedUnit15yet.
Inviteastudenttoreadtheverbsinthesesentences.Thengetotherstudentstobrieflyexplainwhateachtenseisusedfor.
Presentprogressivedescribesthingsthatarehappeningrightnow.
Presentdescribesthingsthathappenallthetimeorusuallyhappen.
Thepastwithusedtodescribesthingsthatwereacertainwayinthepast,buthavechangednow.
Thepassivevoicedescribesthingsthatwedon’tknowwhodid,orwedon’tcarewhoperformedtheaction.
Thepresentperfectdescribesrecentevents.
Getstudentstothinkoftwoorthreemoresamplesentencesusingeachtypeofverb.Haveseveralstudentsreadtheirsentences.
☆StepⅡ1a
Thisactivityintroducesthekeyvocabulary.
Lookatthesignsoneachanimal’spictureandreadthewordstotheclass.Getstudentstorepeatthenameofeachanimal.
Africanelephants,chimpanzees,kangaroos,manatees,cheetahs,polarbears.Ifnecessary,readthewordsandaskstudentstorepeatthemagain.Thenhavestudentsreadthewordsbythemselves.
Makesurestudentscanreadthewordscorrectlyandfluently.
Readthedirectionstotheclass.Pointtothelistofwordsinthebox.Readthewordsandletstudentsrepeatthem.Thengetdifferentstudentstoexplainwhattheythinkeachwordmeansintheirownwords.Forexample,Agentleanimalisquietandnotdangerous.Afuryanimaliscoveredwithsofthair.Asksomestudentstoexplainanywordsstudentsmaynotunderstand.
Anenormousanimalisverygreat.
Aplayfulanimalisfulloffun.
Anaggressiveanimalisfondofquarrelsandquick-tempered.
Aspottedanimalismarkedwithspots.
Letstudentsbeginfillingintheanswersontheirown.Whentheywork,walkaroundtheclassroomcheckingtheirprogressandansweringanyquestionstheymayhave.Afterstudentshavefinishedusingallthewordsfromthebox,letthestudentswritesomeotherwordsintheblanksbelowsomeofthepictures.
Checktheanswerswiththewholeclass.
Letstudentssaythewordstheywroteundereachheading.
Answers
Possibleanswers
manatee:
gentle,shy
chimpanzees:
noisy
elephants:
enormous,gray
kangaroos:
playful
cheetahs:
spotted,fast
polarbears:
aggressive,furry
☆StepⅢ1b
Thisactivitygivesstudentspracticeinunderstandingthetargetlanguageinspokenconversation.
Gothroughtheinstructionswiththeclass.LookbackatthelistofwordsinActivity1a.YouwillhearGinnyandVictortalkabouttheanimalsinthepictureinActivity1a.Nowpleaselistentotherecordingcarefullyandcirclethewordsonthelistthattheyusetodescribetheanimals.
Playtherecordingthefirsttime.Thistimestudentsonlylisten.Playtherecordingasecondtime.Nowlistentotherecordingagainandcirclethewordsyouhearontherecording.
Checktheanswers.
Answers
Thesewordsshouldbecircled:
aggressive,gentle,shy,furry,gray,fast,spotted
Tapeseript
Boy:
Hey,Ginny,What’sthatbig,furryanimalinthepond?
Girl:
It’sapolarbear,Victor.They’rekindofaggressive.
Boy:
Arethey?
Theylookslikereallylovewater.
Girl:
Uh-huh.
Boy:
Andwhatdoyoucallthosebig,graythingsinthewater?
Girl:
They’recalledmanatees.
Boy:
What?
Girl:
Manatees.They’reverygentleandveryshy.
Boy:
Oh.Andhowabouttheyellowandblackspottedanimalsinthatcage?
Girl:
They’recheetahs.Thecheetahisthefastestanimalonearth.
☆StepⅣ1c
Thisactivityprovidesoralpracticeusingthetargetlanguage.
Gothroughtheinstructionswiththewholeclass.
Lookatthesampleconversationintheboxandgetthreestudentstoreaditaloudtotheclass.
SA:
IamlikethisanimalbecauseIamstrongandintelligent.Ilikewater,andIliketoeatvegetables.
SB:
You’relikeanelephant.
SA:
No.
SC:
You’relikeamanatee.
SA:
Yes!
Tellstudentstothinkofananimalthatisthesameastheminsomeways.Takeafewminutestowritedownastatement.
Say,Youcanwriteasentenceortwothatdescribeshowyouaresimilartotheanimalyouchoose.Don’tsaythenameoftheanimal.
Afewminuteslater,letstudentreadtheirstatementstotheclassandseehowquicklytheotherstudentscanguesswhatanimalthestudentsistalkingabout.
Statement1
S1:
IamlikethisanimalbecauseIamplayfulandfunny.
Ss:
You’relikeapolarbear.
S1:
No.
Ss:
You’relikeakangaroo.
S1:
Yes!
Statement2
S2:
IamlikethisanimalbecauseIrunveryfast.Iliketowearcolorfulclothes.
Ss:
You’reakangaroo.
S2:
No.
Ss:
You’relikeacheetah.
S2:
Yes!
Note
like—(hereprep.)inthemannerof
☆StepⅤSummary
Inthisclass,we’velearnedsomeimportantwordssuchasmanatee,kangaroo,Po;;arbear,gentle,furry,enormous,playful,noisy,aggressive,spotted.We’vealsolearnedthetargetlanguageIamlikethisanimalbecauseIamstrongandintelligent.Ilikewater,andIliketoeatvegetables.Youarelikeanelephant.No.You’relikeamanatee.Yes!
☆StepⅥHomework
1.Getstudentstowritedownsomestatementsandreadthemtotheirpartners.
Letthepartnersguesswhatanimalstheyaretalkingabout.
2.Reviewthenewwordsintheboxin
Activity1a.
☆StepⅦBlackboardDesign
Unit15We’retryingtosavethemanatees!
SectionA
TheFirstPeriod
Targetlanguage:
Iamlikethisanimalbecause