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elephant.
SA: No.
SC: You’re like a manatee.
SA: Yes!
Tell students to think of an animal that is the same as them in some ways. Take a few minutes to write down a statement.
Say, You can write a sentence or two that describes how you are similar to the animal you choose. Don’t say the name of the animal.
A few minutes later, let student read their statements to the class and see how quickly the other students can guess what animal the students is talking about.
Note
like—(here prep. )in the manner of
Step Ⅴ Summary
In this class, we’ve learned some important words such as manatee, kangaroo, Po ;; ar bear, gentle, furry, enormous, playful, noisy, aggressive, spotted. We’ve also learned the target language I am like this animal because I am strong and intelligent. I like water, and I like to eat vegetables. You are like an elephant. No. You’re like a manatee. Yes!
Step Ⅵ Homework
1. Get students to write down some statements and read them to their partners.Let the partners guess what animals they are talking about.
2. Review the new words in the box in Activity 1a.
Teaching Record:
Students did well in the learning of new words, and they also can use the new adjectives freely. It’s a good chance to know students when they talked about what they were like.
Unit 15 We’re trying to save the manatees!
The Second Period
Ⅰ. Teaching Aims and Demands
1. Knowledge Objects
(1) Key Vocabulary
endangered, mangrove, swamp, habitat, aquatic feed, underwater, vegetation,
foot, weigh, pound
(2) Target Language
How big are manatees?
They’re about 10 feet long and they weigh about 1 000 pounds.
2. Ability Objects
(1) Train students’ listening ability.
(2) Train students’ speaking ability.
(3) Train students’ the ability of using grammar focus.
3. Moral Object
We must be fully aware of the importance of reducing pollution and protecting animals.
Ⅱ. Teaching Key Points
1. Key Vocabulary
endangered, mangrove, swamps, habitat, aquatic feed
2. Target Language
How big are manatees?
They’re about 10 feet long and they weigh about 1 000 pounds.
3. Structures
Present progressive
We’re trying to save the manatees.
Present
Manatees eat about 100 pounds of food a day.
Past with "used to"
There used to be a lot of manatees.
Passive voice
In 1972, it was discovered that they were endangered.
Present perfect
Some of the swamps have become polluted.
Ⅲ. Teaching Difficult Points
1. the target language
2. How to train students’ listening ability.
Ⅳ. Teaching Methods
1. Listening method to improve students’ listening ability.
2. Pairwork to make every student work in class.
3. Review, explanation, inductive methods
Ⅴ. Teaching Aids
1. A tape recorder
2. The blackboard
Ⅵ. Teaching Procedures
Step Ⅰ Revision
Check homework. Get some pairs to act out their conversations. When they work, the rest of students also guess what animals they are talking about.
Step Ⅱ 2a
This activity provides guided listening practice using the target language. Look at the picture. Ask, What can you see in the picture? (A manatee is in the water.)
Go through the instructions with the class. You will hear two people talking about manatees. Listen and draw a line between each word and its definition.
Read the sample answer. Then say, The word endangered means there aren’t very many of this animal left in the world. The manatee is endangered because there aren’t very many of these animals.
Play the recording for students the first time. This time students only listen to the recording carefully. Play the recording a second time. This time students draw lines between each word and its definition.
Check the answers with the class.
Step Ⅲ 2b
This activity provides listening practice u-sing the target language.
Go through the instructions with the class. Look at the headings in the chart and the blanks next to each heading. You will hear the same recording again. This time listen carefully to what both people say and fill in the blanks in the chart. Look at the sample |
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