Unit 15 We’re trying to save the manatees!
I．Learning objectives教学目标
Skill
Focus
▲Listen and talk about animals
▲Show disagreement and agreement
▲Learn to describe animals
▲Review the tenses and use them freely







Language
Focus






功能句式
Show disagreement and agreement (P120)
I think that animals should not live in zoos.
I disagree with you. / I agree with you.
Talk about what we can do for the world (P121, P123)
stop riding in cars
don’t use paper towels or napkins
recycle books and paper
—How do you feel about ...
—It makes me ...
—What are three things you are supposed to do?



词


汇
1. 重点词汇
pound, discover, expression, pull, planet, society, model, raise
2. 认读词汇
manatee, furry, enormous, playful, aggressive, gray, spotted, kangaroo, chimpanzee, cheetah, mangrove, swamp, habitat, aquatic, underwater, vegetation, weigh, polluted, present progressive, present simple, infinitive, passive voice, present perfect, suitable, tiny, cage, disgusted, educate, urge, recycle, built, stuff, glue, roof, discard, tile, fence, can, recently, inspiration, spare, Winterbourne
3. 词组
care for

语法
Review the tenses: Present Progressive, Present Simple, “used to”, Passive Voice and Present perfect
Strategy
Focus
1. Classifying
2. Listening for specific information
Culture
Focus
The importance of protecting animals and the environment

II. Teaching materials analyzing and rearranging 教材分析和重组
1. 教材分析
本单元以Protecting the environment为话题,共设计了三个部分的内容：
Section A
该部分有4个模块：第一模块围绕Describing the animals这一话题展开思维（1a）、听力（1b）、口语（1c）训练；第二模块围绕We’re trying to save the manatees进行听力（2a-2b）、口语（2c）训练；第三模块以Whether to build zoos就如何保护动物这一话题展开讨论，观点一：反对建动物园（3a）；观点二：支持动物园建设(3b)；第四模块仍就是否需要动物园这一话题，以小组活动形式展开讨论(4)。
Section B
该部分有4个模块：第一模块以How to save the planet展开话题，列举观点（1a），并展开讨论（1b）；第二模块仍然以“保护环境”为话题，继续对How to save the environment进行听力（2a-2b）、口语（2c）训练；第三模块围绕How to recycle这一话题展开阅读（3a）和写作（3b）训练；第四模块仍以Recycling为话题，以口语训练形式展开小组活动(4)。
Self check
该部分有2个模块：第一模块以填空形式对所学词汇进行训练(1)；第二模块要求利用所给句型展开自由对话，以训练学生对所学知识的实际运用能力(2)。

2． 教材重组和课时分配
Period 1 (Section A: 1a, 1b, 1c, 2a, 2b, 2c )
New function presenting
Period 2 (Section A: 3a, 3b, 4)
Practice
Period 3 (Section B) Integrating skills
Period 4 (Self check: 1, 2 )
Comprehensive review

III. Teaching plans for each period
分课时教案

Period 1 New function presenting

Language goals语言目标
1. Words && expressions 生词和短语
save, gentle, furry, enormous, playful, aggressive, gray, spotted, manatee, cheetah, chimpanzee, kangaroo, mangrove, swamp, habitat, aquatic, feed, underwater, vegetation
2. Key sentences 重点句子 (P119)
We are trying to save the manatees.
Manatees eat about 100 pounds of food a day.
There used to be a lot of manatees.
In 1972, it was discovered that they were endangered.
Ability goals 能力目标
Enable the students to describe animals.
Emotion && attitude goals 情感和态度目标
Enable the students to protect animals and environment gladly.
Strategy goals 策略目标
To understand the target language by reading pictures.
Culture awareness goals文化意识目标
The importance of protecting animals and the environment.
Teaching important points教学重点
Talk about the animals and whether to build zoos.
Teaching procedures and ways教学过程与方式

Step I Revision and Lead- in
Ask the students to show their work.
T: In the last unit, we’ve learned to talk about the things that we have done. Now I’ll ask you a question: Have you ever been to a zoo? W
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