初中英语山东版九年级--Unit 3-A

Unit 3 We're trying to save the manatees 2!

[00:08.18]Section A

[00:10.09]Language Goal

[00:11.86]Debate an issue

[00:14.26]1a Here are some words that describe animals

[00:20.53]Write these words in the boxes below.

[00:24.48]Then write other words you know.

[00:27.59]gentle   furry   enormous

[00:32.13]playful  noisy   shy

[00:37.04]aggressive  gray  fast  spotted 3

[00:43.52]1b Listen and circle the words in 1a that

[00:48.91]Victor and Ginny use to describe the animals.

[00:52.92]Hey,Ginny.

[00:53.95]What's that big,furry animal in the pond?

[00:56.82]It's a polar bear,Victor.

[00:58.48]They're kind of aggressive.Are they?

[01:00.90]Looks like they really love water,

[01:02.61]Uh-huh.And what do you call those big,

[01:05.69]gray things in the water?

[01:07.03]They're called manatees.What?

[01:09.59]Manatees.They're very gentle and very shy.

[01:13.10]Oh.And how about the yellow

[01:15.21]and black spotted animals in that cage?

[01:17.98]They're cheetahs 5.

[01:19.41]The cheetah 4 is the fastest animal on earth.

[01:23.71]1c GROUPWORK

[01:27.52]Think of an animal that is the same as you

[01:30.25]in some ways.

[01:32.47]Write a statement about you and the animal.

[01:36.62]Read your statement without saying the name

[01:39.96]of the animal.

[01:41.94]Your classmates guess what kind of animal

[01:44.82]you are like.

[01:46.78]I am like this animal because I am strong and

[01:50.27]intelligent.

[01:51.71]I like water,and I like to eat vegetables.

[01:55.81]You're like an elephant.

[01:57.74]No.You're like a manatee 1.

[02:01.02]Yes!

[02:03.34]2a Listen and match the words with definitions.

[02:09.93]Can you tell us about the manatees,please?

[02:12.64]Sure.We're trying to save them.

[02:15.29]Why?Are they endangered?

[02:17.28]Yes.There used to be a lot of manatees,

[02:20.32]but now there aren't very many of them.

[02:22.45]Do you know how many there are?

[02:24.35]At this point,

[02:25.38]there are only about 2,500 in the U.S.

[02:29.70]In 1972,it was discovered that they were

[02:32.90]endangered.Since then,the government

[02:35.06]has passed laws to protect them.

[02:36.97]Where do they live?

[02:38.97]Their favorite habitat is the water under the

[02:41.50]trees in mangrove 6 swamps 7.

[02:43.28]And why are they endangered?

[02:45.58]Some of the swamps have become polluted.

[02:47.97]Also,there sometimes isn't enough food

[02:50.30]for all of them.

[02:52.15]As you can see,they're large.

[02:54.51]The average manatee is about ten feet long

[02:57.61]and weighs about 1,000 pounds.

[03:00.23]They need about 100 pounds of aquatic 8 feed a day

[03:04.22]Aquatic feed?

[03:05.82]Oh,that's underwater plants and vegetation 9.

[03:09.39]That's what they eat.

[03:11.17]2b Listen again.Complete the chart.

[03:15.65]Can you tell us about the manatees,please?

[03:18.24]Sure.We're trying to save them.

[03:20.91]Why?Are they endangered?

[03:22.90]Yes.There used to be a lot of manatees,

[03:26.37]but now there aren't very many of them.

[03:28.96]Do you know how many there are?

[03:30.77]At this point,there are only about 2,500

[03:34.66]in the U.S .

[03:36.01]In 1972,it was discovered that they were

[03:38.54]endangered.

[03:39.90]Since then,the government has passed laws to

[03:42.15]protect them.Where do they live?

[03:44.81]Their favorite habitat is the water under the

[03:47.53]trees in mangrove swamps.

[03:49.51]And why are they endangered?

[03:51.88]Some of the swamps have become polluted.

[03:54.27]Also,there sometimes isn't enough food

[03:56.55]for all of them.

[03:58.54]As you can see,they're large.

[04:00.81]The average manatee is about ten feet long

[04:03.97]and weighs about 1,000 pounds.

[04:06.35]They need about 100 pounds of aquatic feed a day

[04:10.27]Aquatic feed?

[04:11.81]Oh,that's underwater plants and vegetation.

[04:15.48]That's what they eat.

[04:17.57]2c PAIRWORK

[04:20.35]Use the facts in the chart above to role

[04:24.80]play a conversation between a student

[04:28.43]and a zoo attendant 10.

[04:30.79]How big are manatees?

[04:33.69]They're about 10 feet long

[04:36.61]and they weigh about 1,000 pounds.

[04:40.73]Grammar Focus

[04:43.29]We're trying to save the manatees.

[04:46.51]Present Progressive

[04:49.35]Manatees eat about 100 pounds of food a day.

[04:54.67]Present Simple

[04:57.00]There used to be a lot of manatees.

[05:01.87]"used to" + infinitive 11

[05:06.23]In 1972,it was discovered that they were

[05:10.77]endangered.

[05:12.93]Passive Voice

[05:15.13]Some of the swamps have become polluted.

[05:19.73]Present Perfect.

[05:22.64]3a Read the letter to the editor and underline

[05:27.00]the reasons why the writer is against the zoos

[05:31.73]Dear Editor,

[05:34.10]I am writing to say that I am against building

[05:37.18]a new zoo in our town.

[05:39.57]Zoos are terrible places for animals to live.

[05:44.09]I've visited a lot of zoos in my life,

[05:46.67]and I have never seen one I liked or one

[05:49.36]that was suitable for animals to live in .

[05:52.89]Just last week,I visited a zoo and couldn't

[05:56.77]believe what I saw.

[05:59.07]The animals are kept in tiny cages

[06:01.82]and can hardly move at all.

[06:04.93]And they are only given food once a day.

[06:08.23]Is this a good way for animals to live?

[06:11.43]I don't think so.

[06:13.45]Sincerely,      Disgusted

[06:17.90]3b Now read this letter to the editor.

[06:22.46]Do you agree with "Disgusted"or "Animal Friend"?

[06:27.04]Write a letter to the editor

[06:28.78]and give your opinion.

[06:32.09]Dear Editor,

[06:34.08]I visited our zoo yesterday and I was very

[06:37.34]surprised to find hardly anyone there.

[06:40.70]Zoos are very important places.

[06:43.78]They are like living textbooks for young people.

[06:47.46]They provide homes for many endangered animals

[06:50.39]and help to educate the public about

[06:52.18]caring for them.

[06:54.16]If we don't support our zoos,

[06:55.97]they won't have enough money to take care of

[06:58.24]so many fine animals.

[07:00.60]I urge all of your readers to visit our

[07:02.90]wonderful zoo soon.

[07:04.84]Sincerely       Animal Friend

[07:08.34]4 DEBATE

[07:11.39]Make two debate teams.

[07:14.50]Team A,you think zoos are not good for animals.

[07:19.66]Team B,you disagree.

[07:22.75]Take turns giving your opinions.

[07:25.65]Use the expressions below.

[07:28.53]Useful expressions

[07:31.02]I think that...

[07:33.23]I believe that...

[07:35.47]I feel that...

[07:37.64]I agree with you

[07:39.61]I disagree with you.

[07:42.29]I agree that...

[07:45.04]I think that animals should not live in zoos.

[07:49.63]I disagree with you.

[07:52.27]I feel that zoos provide clean and safe places

[07:56.24]for endangered animals to live.

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