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

unit 15 we’re trying to save the manatees!
the sixth period
ⅰ. teaching aims and demands
1. knowledge objects
（1） fill in the blanks and make sentences
using support, endangered, recycle, wear, pull down
（2） write conversations using the information.
2. ability object
train students’ writing ability.
3. moral object
we should form good habits. they are not only good for ourselves but also good for our society.
ⅱ. teaching key points
1. fill in blanks and make sentences.
2. write conversations.
ⅲ. teaching difficult point
make students using support, endangered, cycle, wear, pull down
ⅳ. teaching methods
1. teaching by explanation
2. speaking method
3. writing method
ⅴ. teaching aids
1. a projector
2. the blackboard
ⅵ. teaching procedures
step ⅰ revision
check homework. invite a few students to read the article in activity 3a. then let a student read his or her own article.
step ⅱ
this activity focuses on vocabulary introduced in the unit.
look at the words in the box. invite a student to read them. make sure the students understand the meaning of each word. then fill in the blanks with the words. in some cases, students may need to use another form of the word, for example adjusting for tense or subject/verb agreement. tell students they can find all the words in the preceding unit.
get students to fill in the blanks on their own.
check the answers. ask five students each to read a sentence, filling in the blanks. the rest of the students check their answers. show the answers on the screen by a projector.
answers
1. why are you wearing a coat? it’s not very suitable/or this hot weather.
2. our school football team needs more support. they aren’t doing very well.
3. pandas are endangered animals. they aren’t doing very well.
4. it’s important to recycle paper to save the trees.
5, that apartment block is old and dangerous. it should be pulled down.
have students make their own sentences with the words, preferably sentences that are meaningful. walk around the classroom. collect a few students’ answers with mistakes on the blackboard. then help students correct the mistakes.
sample answers
1. i hope to have your support.
2. it is more than 30 years since manatees were endangered.
3. recycling paper is very important and necessary.
4. what do you like to wear?
5. the buildings that are dangerous must be pulled down.
step ⅲ part 2
this activity provides speaking and listening practice using the target language.
go through the instructions with the class.