Unit 15 We’re trying to save the manatees!教案

stop riding in cars.
recycle books and paper.
turn off the lights when you leave a room.
turn off the shower while you are washing your hair.
don’t use paper towels or napkins.
get students to write a number 1 in front of the easiest thing to do, a number 2 in front of the second easiest thing to do, and so forth. check the answers. students will probably have different answers. let one of the students to say why he or she thinks a certain thing is easy to do and another thing is difficult to do. for example: i think it is easy to turn off the lights when you leave room. because everyone can do it without any effort. it is difficult to stop riding in cars. many people go to work or go to school by car, because it is far away from their homes. otherwise they will be late.
notes
1. stop doing—discontinue doing
2. recycle—treat so that further use is possible
step ⅲ 1b
this activity provides guided oral practice using the target language. read the instructions to the class. you will compare the answers you wrote for activity la.
look at the example in the speech bubbles. invite a pair of students to read it to the class.
sa: recycling paper is really easy.
sb: i agree. but it’s hard to stop riding in cars.
look back at the list of items in activity 1a again. first one student makes a statement. then the other student agrees or disagrees with it. you can look back at activity 4 in section a to get ideas of words to use when agreeing and disagreeing.
have students work together, move around the classroom, checking the work and offering help as needed.
ask a pair of students to say their answers as an example.
sa: turning off the lights when you leave a room is really easy.
sb: i agree with you.
sa: not using paper towels is really hard.
sb: i disagree with you. i believe that we can use handkerchieves.
step ⅳ 2a
this activity provides listening practice with the target language and new vocabulary words.
go through the instructions with the class. now you will hear jack and julia talk about what they are doing to help save the planet. look at the chart. invite a student to read the list of items that julia and jack talk about.
turning off the lights
turning off the shower
stopping using paper napkins
taking your own bags when shopping
not riding in cars
riding a bike
recycling paper
play the recording for this activity for the students. the first time students only listen carefully. play the recording a second time. say, listen to the recording again and check the things julia and jack talk about. if necessary, play the recording again.