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

make sure students can read the words correctly and fluently.
read 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 animal is quiet and not dangerous. a fury animal is covered with soft hair. ask some students to explain any words students may not understand.
an enormous animal is very great.
a playful animal is full of fun.
an aggressive animal is fond of quarrels and quick-tempered.
a spotted animal is marked with spots.
let students 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.
check the answers with the whole class.
let students say the words they wrote under each heading.
answers
possible answers
manatee: gentle, shy
chimpanzees: noisy
elephants: enormous, gray
kangaroos: playful
cheetahs: spotted, fast
polar bears: aggressive, furry
step ⅲ 1b
this activity gives students practice in understanding the target language in spoken conversation.
go 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 the list that they use to describe the animals.
play 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 recording.
check the answers.
answers
these words should be circled:
aggressive, gentle, shy, furry, gray, fast, spotted
tapeseript
boy: hey, ginny, what’s that big, furry animal in the pond?
girl: it’s a polar bear, victor. they’re kind of aggressive.
boy: are they? they looks like really love water.
girl: uh-huh.
boy: and what do you call those big, gray things in the water?
girl: they’re called manatees.
boy: what?
girl: manatees. they’re very gentle and very shy.
boy: oh. and how about the yellow and black spotted animals in that cage?
girl: they’re cheetahs. the cheetah is the fastest animal on earth.
step ⅳ 1c
this activity provides oral practice using the target language.
go through the instructions with the whole class.
look at the sample conversation in the box and get three students to read it aloud to the class.