We’re trying to save the manatees教案

cheetahs: spotted, fast, aggressivepolar bears: aggressive, furry, fat elephants: enormous, gray, strong chimpanzees: noisy, furry, uglystep iii  listening and oral practice (1b, 1c: p118)t: next you will hear ginny and victor talking about the animals in the picture in 1a. please listen. for the first time, get the main idea. keep down the words used to describe the animals while listening. ok?play the recording. then check the answers.t: we just now heard that manatees are gentle and very shy. i think different people are like different animals to some extent. different animals have different characters. for example, jim is like a monkey because he is clever and he can climb trees very quickly. please talk with your partners about what you are like. first, read the example from 1c in the box please.let the students work with their partners.t: which pairs would like to act out your dialogues?sample dialogue 1:s1: i am like this animal because i am strong and live in the forest. s2: you are like a lion.s1: no. s2: you are like a tiger.s1: no. because i don’t eat meat.s2: you are like an elephant.s1: yes. you are right.sample dialogue 2:s1: i’m like this animal because i’m spotted. i like to eat meat and i can run fast. s2: you’re like a tiger. s1: no. s2: you are like a cheetah. s1: yes. sample dialogue 3:s1: i am like this animal because i am gentle and very shy. i live in water. s2: you’re like a manatee. s1: yes! you are great!step iv  listening practice (2a, 2b: p119)t: ok. we all know that manatees are gentle and very shy. they live in water and like eating vegetables. but do you want to know more about them? first let’s look at the picture on page 119. can you say more about manatees? sample answers:s1: i think they are living in the water.s2: i believe that they eat aquatic food.s3: i feel that there aren’t many of them.s4: i know that they live in a place where trees grow in water.s5: i think they are endangered. ask the students to listen to the recording. t: very well. i think your answers are all right. manatees in the world are fewer and fewer. we should save them. we should take care of the environment that they are living in. now let’s listen to the tape. first listen to the recording and match the words and definitions in 2a.play the recording for the first time.t: listen again and check your answers.play the recording for the second time. check the answers. t: you’ll hear the same conversation again. this time complete the chart in 2b. put your answers on the line.