Unit 15 We’re trying to save the manatees!|Section A|1a-2c

课件15张PPT。Let’s read first .Turn to page 62 . Passage A
1.Scan the whole passage, and know the topic of the passage .
2.First read the questions ,then read the passage with the questions.
3.Read carefully and find out the cue words, choose the best answers.
4. At times, find out the answers by inferring and implying.
phrases : have a good time have fun doing sth. have a picnic have breakfast have lunch have dinner
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Animals are man’s friendsThe First PeriodSection AUnit 15 We are trying to save the manatees!let’s learn some new words about animals.
1b Listening gentle furry enormous
playful noisy shy
aggressive gray fast spotted What’s this? And how to describe it?What animal are you like ? manateegentle enormous shy
10 feet long weigh 1000 poundsIt’s a manatee .It’s enormous , it’s about 10 feet long and weighs 1000 pounds , but it’s gentle and kind of shy. I am like this animal because I like water and I like to eat vegetables. How big is the manatee ? It’s about 10 feet long
and weighs 1000 pounds.kangarooPlayful high 2.6 meters tall weigh 80 kilosIt’s a kangaroo .It’s about 2.6meters tall and weighs 80 kilos . It’s playful .It can jump very high . I’m like this animal because I like jumping. How big is the kangaroo ?It’s about 2.6meters tall
and weighs 80 kilos . Name
Food
Descriptionzoogray gentle enormousspotted fast
aggressivecheetahelephantfurry aggressiveplayful
Polar bear Name
Food
Descriptionzoogentle
furry
white and blacktigerpandachimpanzeeaggressive
fast
playful
furry
noisyCan you guess what animals they are?
1 They look like a cow, but they live in the sea.
2 They are furry enough to keep out the cold. They are all white and only live in the North pole.Let’s relax .Let’s play a guessing game. 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.elephantkangaroochimpanzeecheetahMany animals are dying out . As a middle school student, what can we do for the animals? Let's discuss1.Join an animal-protecting organization .
2.Put up signs.
3.Hand out advertisements after school.
4.Write down our ideas and send them to the radio or TV station .
5.Don’t wear the clothes that are made of animal fur.
6.Give some money to the fund for animals. My favorite animals are pandas. I like them very much because they are gentle and shy. They are also 1________to people. And they look funny, too. Their eyes are the most interesting part. The black circles around their 2_____ make them look like they are wearing glasses or have just been in a fight. Their favorite food is bamboo 3______. They don’t like to move around very much. But now pandas are endangered .For one thing, people have destroyed many of their habits. For another, they don’t have 4______ food to eat. We must think of ways to 5_______ them. I think we should build more panda zoos and plant more bamboo for them.
I hope everyone can do something for animals, so that we can keep our world rich and colorful and full of interesting animals.friendlyeyesleavesenoughprotectLet's doFill in the blanks according to the main ideas.Homework* Try to find more endangered animals in the world and write a short passage about how to save them or protect them.Thank you !