Unit 15 We’re trying to save the manatees!（Section A Period 1）

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Unit15 We are trying to
save the manatees.
Let’s review !
(1)What kind of animals do you know/like
(2) Can you describe it using some simple descriptions
walrus[ 'w :lr s ] 海象
Sea elephant
manatee [.m n 'ti:]海牛
海牛的名字来源于加勒比语。早在1492年，一船水手曾见到几只海牛，以为它们就是人身鱼尾的美人鱼。这是关于海牛的最早记录。
海牛是世界上唯一 一种素食海洋哺乳动物，它们只吃海草。 据说，“美人鱼”的传说始于海洋哺乳动物海牛，但这种珍稀动物目前已濒临灭绝。最近，一只小海牛成功地在新加坡一个动物园诞生，这在整个亚洲地区尚数首例。
Let’s go to the zoo.
What animals can you see in the zoo
Walrus [ 'w :lr s ] 海象
Name
Food
Description
gentle
furry
white and black
aggressive
fast
furry
gray
gentle
enormous
['d entl ]
[i'n :m s ]
[ 'gresiv]
Name
Food
Description
furry white
aggressive
spotted fast
aggressive
['t i:t ]
['sp tid]
playful
furry
noisy
[.t imp n'zi: ]
Name
Food
Description
gentle
slow
large
shy
brown
fast
[.m n 'ti:]
[.k g 'ru:s]
Some new words
mangrove [ ‘m gr uv ] 红树 underwater
swamp [ sw mp ] 沼泽地 polluted : pollution
aquatic [ ‘kw tik ] n. 水生植物，水生动物
adj.水生的，水栖的
foot : 脚（单）；英尺（feet） weigh: weight (Kg)
pound:英镑（币）；磅（重量）found
vegetation: vegetable ; vegetarian
· habitat : habit ; at生长环境，栖息地
feed: feed the cat；n.饲料
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Listen
Listen and match the words with definitions.
2. mangrove swamps
endangered
4. aquatic feed
3. habitat
a. the place where something lives
b. there aren’t very many of them
c. underwater plants and vegetation
d. a place where trees grow in water
2b
Listen again. Complete the chart.
Kind of animal manatee
Number ______ in the U.S
Habitat ____________________in
Mangrove swamps
Reason why they are endangered Some of swamps have become
__________, there sometimes isn’t
_____________.
Description Large, _________ long and
________________ pounds
2500
polluted
Water under trees
enough food
ten feet
weighs 1000
A : How big are manatees
B : They’re about l0 feet long and they weigh about 1 000 pounds．
A: Where do manatees live
B: They live in the water under the trees in mangrove swamps．
A : Why are manatees endangered
B : Because some swamps have been polluted． And there isn’t enough food for all the manatees, either．
A: 1________________________________
B: I’ve just been to the natural museum.
A: 2___________________________________
B: We saw a lot of endangered animals, like manatees, pandas,
chimpanzees (黑猩猩)and so on.
A: 4__________________
B: Because people have done something bad to them and they’re
dying out.
A: That’s a really bad thing. But 5_____________________________
B: Yes, I think we can do something to help. We can tell people
how important these animals are.
A: I agree with you.
Where have you been
What did you see
Why
can we do something to help
In this class , we are trying to know more about our new animal friends---manatees、chimpanzees、cheetahs and so on.And we know that they are also endangered animals . So we should try our best to save them and protect the environment .Animals are our friends.
Homework:
1.Copy the key words on page 118 and page 119.
2.Make your own conversations about activity 2c .
3.Preview the new lessons we are going to learn.