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1、unit 15 Were trying to save the manateesUnit 15 Were trying to save the manatees!. Analysis of the Teaching MaterialIn this unit, students learn to debate an issue. The topic is meaningful and practical to students. It is very important and necessary for students to learn something about it. It is o

2、f great benefit to students. It is very useful for students to use the topic to communicate with others in their daily life. It is also helpful for students to improve their speaking ability. After studying this unit, students should be fully aware of the importance of reducing pollution and protect

3、ing animals. We must take action to protect the environment. Teaching Aims (1) Knowledge ObjectsIn this unit, students learn how to debate an issue and how to express their own opinions using the target language. They also review five tenses they have learned. (2) Ability ObjectsTrain students liste

4、ning, speaing, reading and writing skills using the target language. (3) Moral ObjectAnimals are our friends. But some of them are endangered because of pollution. So we must be fully aware of the importance of reducing pollution and protecting animals. In order to live happily and longer, we must t

5、ake action at once to protect animals and the environment. Teaching Key PointsMake students learn and grasp the key vocabulary words and the target language. Teaching Difficult PointsTrain students listening, speaking, reading and writing skills.Train students communicative competence. To master som

6、e tenses by reviewing. Learning Strategies1. Classifying2. Listening for specific information. Teaching PlansPeriod 1 (p118)This period mainly gives students listening and oral practice using the target language; I am like this animal because I am strong and intelligent. I am like water, and I like

7、to eat vegetables. Youre like an elephant. No. youre like a manatee. Yes!Period 2 (p119)The activities in this period give students more listening and speaking practice as well as grammar focus to practice the target language. The practice can help students improve their listening and speaking skill

8、s. It also helps students review the five tenses that they have learned.Period 3 (p120)This period provides two letters. Students must learn to get detailed information from the letters. It is a basic reading skill, and also it is of great help for students to improve their reading skill. Students a

9、lso learn to write a letter to improve their writing skill.Period 4 (p121)This period not only introduces some new words but also provides students with many different kinds of activities. In this class, students learn how to express their own opinions using the target language. They can also improv

10、e their listening ability.Period 5 (p122)A lot of practice is designed in this period to train students reading and writing skills.Period 6 (p123)All the activities in this period are used to provide writing practice using the target language to review the structures from unit 11 to Unit 14.The Firs

11、t Period Teaching Aims and Demands1 Knowledge Objects（1） Key Vocabularymanatee, cheetah, chimpanzee, kangaroo, polar-bear, gentle, furry, enormous, playful, noisy, aggressive, spotted（2） Target LanguageI am like this animal because I am strong and intelligent I like water, and I like to eat vegetabl

12、esYoure like an elephantNoYoure like a manateeYes2 Ability Objects（1） Train students listening ability（2） Train students communicative competence3 Moral ObjectLove all kinds of animals because they are our friends Teaching Key PointTarget Language Teaching Difficult Points1 How to train students lis

13、tening ability2 How to train students communicative competence Teaching Methods1 Didactic to learn the new vocabulary2 Listening-and-answering activity to helpstudents go through with the listening material3 Groupwork to make every student work in class, Teaching Aids1 A tape recorder2 The blackboar

14、d3 A projector Teaching Procedures Step I RevisionNow lets review five different verb tenses Can you name the five tenses? Please look at the screenShow the names of the five tenses on the screen by a projector along with a sample sentence for eachpresent progressive: Youre reading these sentencespr

15、esent: We use our books every daypast with used to: He used to live in the countrysidepassive voice: Our classroom is found at the end of the hallpresent perfect: We have already finished Unit 14 We havent finished Unit15 yetInvite a student to read the verbs in these sentences Then get other studen

16、ts to briefly explain what each tense is used forPresent progressive describes things that are happening right nowPresent describes things that happen all the time or usually happenThe past with used to describes things that were a certain way in the past, but have changed nowThe passive voice descr

17、ibes things that we dont know who did, or we dont care who performed the actionThe present perfect describes recent eventsGet students to think of two or three more sample sentences using each type of verb Have several students read their sentences Step 1aThis activity introduces the key vocabularyL

18、ook at the signs on each animals picture and read the words to the class Get students to repeat the name of each animalAfrican elephants, chimpanzees, kangaroos, manatees, cheetahs, polar bears If necessary, read the words and ask students to repeat them again Then have students read the words by th

19、emselvesMake sure students can read the words correctly and fluentlyRead the directions to the class Point to the list of words in the box Read the words and let students repeat them Then get different students to explain what they think each word means in their own words For example, A gentle anima

20、l is quiet and not dangerous A fury animal is covered with soft hair Ask some students to explain any words students may not understandAn enormous animal is very greatA playful animal is full of funAn aggressive animal is fond of quarrels and quick-temperedA spotted animal is marked with spotsLet st

21、udents begin filling in the answers on their own When they work, walk around the classroom checking their progress and answering any questions they may have After students have finished using all the words from the box, let the students write some other words in the blanks below some of the pictures

22、Check the answers with the whole classLet students say the words they wrote under each headingAnswersPossible answersmanatee: gentle, shychimpanzees: noisyelephants: enormous, graykangaroos: playfulcheetahs: spotted, fastpolar bears: aggressive, furry Step 1bThis activity gives students practice in

23、understanding the target language in spoken conversationGo through the instructions with the class Look back at the list of words in Activity 1a You will hear Ginny and Victor talk about the animals in the picture in Activity 1a Now please listen to the recording carefully and circle the words on th

24、e list that they use to describe the animalsPlay the recording the first time This time students only listen Play the recording a second time Now listen to the recording again and circle the words you hear on the recordingCheck the answersAnswersThese words should be circled:aggressive, gentle, shy,

25、 furry, gray, fast, spottedTapeseriptBoy: Hey, Ginny, Whats that big, furry animal in the pond?Girl: Its a polar bear, Victor Theyre kind of aggressiveBoy: Are they? They looks like really love waterGirl: Uh-huhBoy: And what do you call those big, gray things in the water?Girl: Theyre called manatee

26、sBoy: What?Girl: Manatees Theyre very gentle and very shyBoy: Oh And how about the yellow and black spotted animals in that cage?Girl: Theyre cheetahs The cheetah is the fastest animal on earth Step 1cThis activity provides oral practice using the target languageGo through the instructions with the

27、whole classLook at the sample conversation in the box and get three students to read it aloud to the classSA: I am like this animal because I am strong and intelligent I like water, and I like to eat vegetablesSB: Youre like an elephantSA: NoSC: Youre like a manateeSA: Yes!Tell students to think of

28、an animal that is the same as them in some ways Take a few minutes to write down a statementSay, You can write a sentence or two that describes how you are similar to the animal you choose Dont say the name of the animalA few minutes later, let student read their statements to the class and see how

29、quickly the other students can guess what animal the students is talking aboutStatement 1S1:I am like this animal because I am playful and funnySs: Youre like a polar bearS1: NoSs: Youre like a kangarooS1: Yes!Statement 2S2: I am like this animal because I run very fast I like to wear colorful cloth

30、esSs: Youre a kangarooS2: NoSs: Youre like a cheetahS2: Yes!Notelike（here prep ）in the manner of Step SummaryIn this class, weve learned some important words such as manatee, kangaroo, Po ; ar bear, gentle, furry, enormous, playful, noisy, aggressive, spotted Weve also learned the target language I

31、am like this animal because I am strong and intelligent I like water, and I like to eat vegetables You are like an elephant No Youre like a manatee Yes! Step Homework1 Get students to write down some statements and read them to their partnersLet the partners guess what animals they are talking about2 Review the new words in the box inActivity 1a Step Blackboard DesignUnit 15 Were trying to save the manatees!Section AThe First PeriodTarget language:I am like this animal because