Unit 15 We’re trying tosave the manatees. section A(广东省珠海市金湾区)

课件41张PPT。Unit 15 We’re trying to save the manatees! the first periodLet’s go to the zoo.
Have you ever been to the zoo?Warming up
How many animals in the picture ?Who has the quickest eyes?competitionWhere do they come from?
Can you describe them?What’s this? And how to describe it? enormousgray[i5nC:mEs]庞大的What’s this? And how to describe it? playfulnoisychimpanzee[ 5tFimpEn5zi: ]黑猩猩What’s this? And how to describe it? playfulenergetickangrooWhat’s this? And how to describe it? gentleshymanatee[ mAnE5ti: ] 海牛
What’s this? And how to describe it? playfulspottedfastcheetah[5tFi:tE]印度豹What’s this? And how to describe it? agressivefunnyfurrypolar bear[ E5^resiv]侵略性的
[5fE:ri ]毛皮的1b Listening gentle furry enormous
playful noisy shy
aggressive gray fast spotted Guess what I am ?I am like this animal because I am strong and intelligent. I like water and I like to eat underwater plants.You’re like an elephant. No.Be like： 像…You’re like a manatee. Yes!Can you guess what animals they are?
1 They look like a cow, but they live in the water.
2 They are furry enough to keep out the cold. They are all white and only live in the North pole.Guessing Game:
Can you guess what animals they are?3. They are enormous, have long trunks. They live in Africa and Southeast Asia.
4. They only live in Australia and have pockets to keep their babies safe.
5. They look like monkeys but bigger than monkeys. They can imitate what people do.
6.They are spotted and aggressive. They run fast.7.They live only in China and eat bamboo.
8 They are shy , have red eyes, like eating carrots and can run quickly.10 They can learn to speak. They’re playful.9 They are soft and have long bodies. They can “walk”quickly on the water without feet.New words :
mangrove [5mAN^rEuv] 红树
Swamp [swCmp] 沼泽地
Habitat [5hAbitAt] 生长环境
aquatic [E5kwAtik ] 水生植物
Feed 饲料 underwater 在水下的
Vegetation [ 7vedVi5teiFEn] 植物
Weigh [wei] 称重 Pound 磅
passive voice [5pAsiv] [vCis] 被动语态
Polluted 被污染的
Present progressive [prE5^resiv ] 现在进行时
Present simple 一般现在时
infinitive [in5finitiv] 不定式
present perfect [5pE:fikt ] 现在完成时2a ListeningListenListen and complete the chart.2b2500 in the U.S.the water under the trees in mangrove swamps.*swamps being polluted.
* not enough food.*10 feet long, large,
*1000 pounds heavyDo you think they are happy?Do you think zoos are good
for animals?3a Read the letter and underline the reason why the writer is opposed [E5pEuzd]反对的to zoos.1 Zoos are terrible places for animals to live.
2 The animals are kept in tiny cages and hardly move at all.
3 They are only given food once a day.Suitable 合适的 tiny 极小的 cage 笼子 disgusted [dIs`^QstId]厌恶的3b Read this letter to the editor. What’s “Animal Friend”opinion about the zoo? Educate [5edju(:)keit]教育 care for 关怀 urge [E:dV]强烈要求He thinks that the zoo is an important place for the animals. 1. Zoos are like living textbooks for young people.
2. Zoos provide homes for endangered animals.
3. Zoos educate people about caring for them.
reason:Firstly zoos are places for people to see many different kinds of animals from all over the world. Secondly, zoos look after the animals very well. Thirdly, zoos protect the animals and keep them from becoming extinct. [iks5tiNkt]灭绝的,
Pros:Cons: Most animals are kept in small cages. Most cages are not clean, either. The food in the zoos is not natural. In the forest they can find the food by themselves.Summary 1.against 介词, 反对, 违反, 与……相反(=opposite)
Be against doing sth. 反对做某事, 反义词组是 be for doing sth,
赞成某事
2.be suitable for sb to do sth. 表示 “适合某人做某事”,这里suitable 是suit的形容词形式,表示 “合适的”。
3 .to live in 在此处作animals的后置定语。英语中动词不定式短语做名词定语,放在后面。如:
There is nothing for us to worry about. 我们没有什么可以担心的。
4.tiny=little 很小的 ,带有感彩.
5.be surprised at sth. 对某事感到惊讶
. in surprise 惊奇地
To one’s surprise 使某人惊奇地 8 weigh 称重
6.provide sb. with sth. Weight(n.)
provide sth for sb. 提供给某人某物
7.take care of / look after / care for “照顾、照料”
HOMEWORKReview the five different verb tenses.Present Progressive
Present Simple
“used to” + infinitive
Passive Voice
Present PerfectHomeworkDebatespend too much moneyparents’ burden becomes heavy.keep in touch with parents,friends conveniently and quickly.get help in time when get in trouble……Thank you for listening!See you !PairworkA: 1________________________________?
B: I’ve just been to the natural museum.
A: 2___________________________________?
B: We saw a lot of endangered animals, like manatees, pandas,
chimpanzees 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 beenWhat did you seeWhycan we do something to helpsurveypandaless than 1000at an elevation of
2000-3000 meters.the living environment
was destroyedreportPandas are from China. They are gentle. They like eating bamboos. There are less than 1000 pandas in the world now….1.I am like this animal because I am
strong and intelligent.
Be like=look like=be similar to
像，看起来像。如：
He is like his father。他像他的父亲。
= He looks like his father.
= He is similar to his father. Explanation 这里的like作介词，意思为“像”，like 还可做动词用，表示“喜欢”，like（doing）
sth. 喜欢做某事。如：
He likes his father very much.
他很喜欢他的父亲。
Mary likes playing volleyball.
玛丽喜欢打排球。2.How big are manatees? 海牛有多大？
How big... 询问体重。以how组合的疑问词组有很多，如：
how old 询问年龄 how often询问频率
how long询问动作持续的长短
how much询问质量或者价钱
how far 询问距离 how many询问数量
how soon 询问过多久3….they weigh about 1,000 pounds,
……他们大约重1000磅。
weigh 称……重量，测……重量。如：
He weighed the stone in his hand.
他用手掂了掂这块石头的重量。
The piece of meat weighs four pounds.
这块肉重四磅。 weight 名词，重量。
如：
What is your weight？
你的体重是多少？4. We’re trying to save the manatees.
我们正在竭尽全力拯救海牛.
Try to do =try one’s best to do
努力去做某事。如：
Every student should try to study hard in order to study in a university.
为了进入大学学习，每个学生都应该
努力学习。Homework1.Review the new words
2. Write a report about the survey made in class.