九年级Unit15英文教案.docx

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九年级Unit15英文教案

Unit15We’retryingtosavethemanatees!

Part1:

Teachingdesign（第一部分：

教学设计）

Structures:

Reviewofstructures

Targetlanguage:

Ithinkthatanimalsshouldnotliveinzoos.Idisagreewithyou.Ifeelthatzoosprovidecleanandsafeplacesforendangeredanimalstolive.

Vocabulary:

manatee,cheetah,kangaroo,chimpanzee,recycle,aquatic,habitat,gentle,aggressive,playful,furry,gray,enormous,strong,spotted,underwater,mangrove,vegetation,swamp,save,environment,educate,public,politely

Learningstrategies:

Classifying,Listeningforspecificinformation

SectionA

Goals

●

Toreviewstructureslearned

●Tolistenandtalkaboutanimals

Procedures

Warmingupbylearningaboutanimals

Animalsarelivingthings.Plantscanmaketheirownfoodor

energyfromthelightofthesun,butanimalscan'tdothis.

Animalshavetoeatplantsorotheranimalstogetenergytolive.

Someanimalseatonlyplants.Wesaythattheseanimalsareherbivores.Someanimalseatonlymeat.Wesaythattheseanimalsarecarnivores.Someanimalseatbothplantsandmeat.Wesaythattheseanimalsareomnivores.Plantscan'tmovearound,butmostanimalscanmovearound.Animalsaredividedintogroups.

1aLookinganddescribing

Onpage118inthepictureyouwillseeazoowithanimalsandvisitors.Nowchooseadjectiveslistedintheboxtodescribethesixanimals.

Africanelephants

Chimpanzees

Kangaroos

Manatees

Cheetahs

Polarbears

enormous

noisy

playful

gentle,

shy

spotted,

fast

Furry,

aggressive

1bListeningandcircling

VictorandGinnyaretalkingaboutanimals.Theyaredescribingthemwithmanydifferentwords.

Nowlistentotheirtalkandcirclethewordsusedin1atodescribetheanimals.

Tapescript

Boy:

Hey,Ginny.What’sthatbig,furryanimalinthepond

Girl:

It’sapolarbear,Victor.They’rekindofaggressive.

Boy:

AretheyLooksliketheyreallylovewater.

Girl:

Uh-huh.

Boy:

Andwhatdoyoucallthosebig,graythingsinthewater

Girl:

They’recalledmanatees.

Boy:

What

Girl:

Manatees.They’reverygentleandveryshy.

Girl:

They’recheetahs.Thecheetahisthefastestanimalonearth

1cDoinggroupwork

Wehumansareanimals,too.Sowearelikeanimalsinsomeways.Nowingroupsoffour,youaregoingtothinkofananimalthatisthesameasyouareinsomeways.Thenyouaretodescribetheanimalandtheothersaretoguessitsname.

A:

IamlikethisanimalbecauseIamstrongandintelligent.Ilikewater,andIliketoeatvegetables.

B:

You’relikeanelephant.

A:

No.

B:

You’relikeamanatee.

A:

Yes!

A:

IamlikethisanimalbecauseIamheavyandenormous.Ilikeforests,andIliketogoaroundthemountain.

B:

You’relikeachimpanzee.

A:

No.

B:

You’relikeanelephant.

A:

Yes!

A:

IamlikethisanimalbecauseIlikespottedclothingandIrunthefastestinmyschool.

B:

You’relikeamanatee.

A:

No.

B:

You’relikeacheetahs.

A:

Yes!

2aListeningandmatching

Aboyisaskingamanaboutanimalshelikes.

Tapescript

Boy:

Canyoutellusaboutthemanatees,please

Man:

Sure.We’retryingtosavethem.

Boy:

WhyAretheyendangered

Man:

Yes.Thereusedtobealotofmanatees,butnowtherearen’tverymanyofthem.

Boy:

Doyouknowhowmanythereare

Man:

Atthispoint,thereareonlyabout2,500inthe.In1927,itwasdiscoveredthattheywereendangered.Sincethen,thegovernmenthaspassedlawstoprotectthem.

Boy:

Wheredotheylive

Man:

Theirfavoritehabitatisthewaterunderthetreesinmangroveswamps.

Boy:

Andwhyaretheyendangered

Man:

Someoftheswampshavebecomepolluted.Also,theresometimesisn’tenoughfoodforallofthem.Asyoucansee,they’relarge.Theaveragemanateeisabouttenfeetlongandweighsabout1,000pounds.Theyneedabout100poundsofaquaticfeedaday.

Boy:

Aquaticfeed

Man:

Oh,that’sunderwaterplantsandvegetation.That’swhattheyeat.

Nowlistentotheirtalkandmatchthewordswiththedefinitionsintheboxonpage119.

1.endangered→b.therearen’tverymanyofthem.

2.mangroveswamps→d.aplacewheretreesgrowinwater

3.habitat→a.theplacewheresomethinglives

4.aquaticfeed→underwaterplantsandvegetation

2bListeningandcompleting

Nextyouaregoingtocompletethechartonpage119inthemiddle.Listentothetalkoncemoreforthenecessaryinformation.

Kindofanimal

Manatee

Number

2,500intheUS

Habitat

thewaterunderthetreesin

mangroveswamps

Reasonwhytheyareendangered

Someoftheswampshavebecomepolluted.Also,theresometimesisn’tenoughfoodforallofthem.

description

Theaveragemanateeisabout

tenfeetlongandweighsabout

1,000pounds.Theyneed

about100poundsofaquaticfeedaday.

Intheendyouaregoingtoreadthetapescript.Whilereading,youmusttrytoblackenallthepredicates,underlinealltheexpressionsandcirclealltheconnectives.

2cDoingpairwork

Youaregoingtointerviewazooattendant.Nowusethefactsfromaboveactivitiestoroleplayaconversationbetweenyouandtheattendant.

A:

Howbigaremanatees

B:

They’reabout10feetlongandtheyweighabout1,000pounds.

A:

Howmuchdotheyeateveryday

B:

Theyneedabout100poundsofaquaticfeedaday.

A:

WhatisAquaticfeed

B:

Itisunderwaterplantsandvegetation.

A:

That’swhattheyeat

B:

Yes,itis.

A:

Aremanateesendangered

B:

Yes,theyareendangered.But,we’retryingtosavethem.

A:

Waitamoment.Whyaretheyendangered

B:

Becausetheirhomesaredisappearing.

A:

Wheredotheylive

B:

Theyliveintheswamps.Andtheyhavebecomepolluted.Theyareendangeredalsobecausetheresometimesisn’tenoughfoodforallofthem.

A:

Iamsorrytohearthat.Thereusedtobealotofmanatees,butnowtherearen’tverymanyofthemleft,Ithink.

B:

Youareright.Atthispoint,thereareonlyabout2,500inthe

.

A:

Arethereanylawstoprotectthem.

B:

Since1927lawshavebeenpassedprotectthem.

A:

Thankyouforyourinformation.

3aReadingandunderlining

Turntopage120.Disgustedhaswrittenalettertotheeditor.NowreadittounderlinethereasonswhyDisgustedisopposedtozoos.Whilereadingremembertoboxalltheconnectives,blackenallthepredicates.That’sgrammarstudy.

DearEditor,

IamwritingtosaythatIamagainstbuildinganewzooinourtown.Zoosareterribleplacesforanimalstolive.I'vevisitedalotofzoosinmylife,andIhaveneverseenoneIlikedoronethatwassuitableforanimalstolivein.Justlastweek,Ivisitedazooandcouldn’tbelievewhatIsaw.Theanimalsarekeptintinycagesandcanhardlymoveatall.Andtheyareonlygivenfoodonceaday.IsthisagoodwayforanimalstoliveIdon'tthinkso.

SincerelyDisgusted

3bReadingandwriting

AmancalledAnimalFriendwrotealettertotheeditor,too.Nowreadthisletteron120.Whilereading,underlinealltheexpressions,boxalltheconnectives,andblackenallthepredicates.That’sgrammarstudy,too.

DearEditor.

IvisitedourzooyesterdayandIwasverysurprisedtofindhardlyanyonethere.Zoosareveryimportantplaces.Theyarelikelivingtextbooksforyoungpeople.Theyprovidehomesformanyendangeredanimals,andhelptoeducatethepublicaboutcaringforthem.Ifwedon’tsupportourzoos,theywon'thaveenoughmoneytotakecareofsomanyfineanimas.Iurgeallofyourreaderstovisitourwonderfulzoosoon.

Sincerely,Animalfriend

4Debating

Nextwearegoingtohaveanewactivity—todebate.

Let’smaketwoteams.TeamAistodebateagainstkeepinganimalsinthezoos,andTeamBistodebateforkeepinganimalsinthezoosforprotectionandeducationofthepeople.

Usefulexpressions

Ithinkthat…

Iagreewithyou.

Ibelievethat…

Idisagreewithyou.

Ifeelthat…

Iagreewith…

A:

Ithinkthatanimalsshouldnotliveinthezoos.

B:

Idisagreewithyou.Ifeelthatzoosprovidecleanandsafeplacesforendangeredanimalstolive.

A:

Idon’tthinkso.

B:

Azooisaplacewheremanydifferentspeciesofanimalarekeptandusuallycanbeseenbymembersofthepublic.

A:

Whycanpeoplegoandseetheanimalsintheforest

B:

Inthatcase,moreharmwillbedonetotheanimals.

A:

Keptinthezoosanimalsarelosingtheirnaturalnatureofliving.

B:

Mostmodernzoosarealsocenterswhereanimalsarestudiedsothatmoreanimalsintheforestcouldbesavedandprotected.

A:

Somerareanimalsaredyingout.

B:

Yes,theyare.Rareanimalscouldbepreservedwhentheyareindangerofdyingout.

A:

Youarerightinsayingthat.ButIstillthinkthatitisnotrighttoputanimalsinthezoos.Theybelongtotheforest,theriver,theskyandthesea.

ClosingbylearningaboutBrownEared-pheasant（褐马鸡）

ToendthisperiodweshallturnourattentiontoarareanimalfoundalmostonlyinShanxi,China,BrownEared-pheasant,or褐马鸡inChinese.

ThisspeciesqualifiesasVulnerablebecauseitmayhaveasmallpopulation,andalthoughitsnumberswithinprotectedareasappeartobestable,elsewhereremainingunprotectedandisolatedpopulationsaredeclining（potentiallyrapidly）throughongoinghabitatlossandhunting.

SECTIONB

Goals

Tolearntotalkaboutrecycling

Tolearntoreadaboutrecycling

Procedures

Warmingupbylearningaboutrecycling

Recyclingisthereuseofmaterialsthatwouldotherwisebeconsideredwaste.Recycledmaterialscanbederivedfrompre-consumerwaste（materialsusedinmanufacturing）orpost-consumerwaste（materialsdiscardedbytheconsumer）.

1aThinkingandranking

Ifallanimalsareendangered,iftheearthisendangered,thenweareendangered.Whatcanwedotosavetheendangeredanimals,theendangeredearth,andushumanbeings

Nowgotopage121,toranktheitems