新目标初中英语九年级--Unit 15

Unit 15

[00:03.21]We're trying to save the manatees 1!

[00:07.26]SECTION A

[00:10.32]1b Listen and circle the words in activity 1a that victor

[00:18.26]and Ginny use to describe the animals.

[00:52.90]2a Listen and match the words and definitions.

[01:59.48]2b Listen again and complete the chart.

[03:05.63]3a Read the letter to the editor

[03:10.98]and underline the reasons why the writer is opposed to zoos.

[03:16.86]Dear Editor,I am writng to say that I am against building a new zoo in our town.

[03:24.23]Zoos are terrible places for animals to live.

[03:29.19]I've visited a lot of zoos in my life,

[03:33.45]and I have never seen one I liked or one that was suitable for animals to live in.

[03:40.71]Just last week,I visited a zoo and couldn't believe what I saw.

[03:47.37]The animals are kept in tiny cages and can hardly move at all.

[03:54.03]And they are only given food once a day.Is this a good way for animals to live?

[04:01.97]I don't think so. Sincerely,Disgusted

[04:08.74]3b Now read this letter to the editor.

[04:14.20]Do you agree with"Disgusted"or "Animal Friend"?

[04:19.76]Write a letter to the editor and give your opinion.

[04:25.01]Dear Editor,I visited our zoo yesterday

[04:30.65]and I was very surprised to find hardly anyone there.

[04:35.51]Zoos are very important places.They are like living textbooks for young people.

[04:43.06]They provide homes for many endangered animals,

[04:47.79]and help to educate the public about caring for them.

[04:52.47]If we don't support our zoos,

[04:56.83]they won't have enough money to take care of so many fine animals.

[05:02.50]I urge all of your readers to visit our wonderful zoo soon.

[05:08.24]Sincerely,Animal Friend

[05:12.22]SECTION B

[05:18.28]2a Listen and check the things that Julia and Jack 2 talk about.

[06:32.93]2b Listen again.Check the things that Julia is doing now,

[06:41.19]the things she will do in the future

[07:53.97]3a Read the article.Imagine that you are going to interview Amy Winterbourne.

[08:02.93]Write down five questions you would like to ask her.

[08:07.65]Share your questions with another student.

[08:11.89]Say why you would like to ask these things.

[08:16.72]The house of trash

[08:20.06]You have probably never heard of Amy Winterbourne,but she is a most unusual woman.

[08:27.64]She lives in a house that she built herself out of trash.

[08:32.97]Well,the stuff used to be called trash,but now it's called "recycled"material.

[08:40.33]The windows and doors came from old buildings around the town

[08:45.66]that were being pulled down.

[08:49.11]The walls are made from old glass bottles that are glued together.

[08:54.15]The roof is made from discarded tiles 4.

[08:58.59]And the fence is built out of used soda 5 cans.

[09:03.63]Amy recently won an award from the Help Save Our Planet Society.

[09:10.19]The president Jackson Smith said,"Amy is an inspiration 6 to us all."

[09:17.17]And what does Amy do in her spare time?

[09:21.42]She makes model toys out of old TVs

[09:26.07]and sells them to raise money for the Children's Hospital.

[09:31.14]Words and Expressions in Each Unit 15

[09:38.90]save                 manatee              gentle               furry 7

[09:43.03]v.解救               n.海牛               adj.温和的           adj.毛皮的

[09:47.15]enormous             playful              aggressive           gray

[09:51.19]adj.巨大的           adj.好玩的           adj.侵犯             adj.灰色

[09:55.23]spotted              African              chimpanzee           kangaroo

[09:59.76]adj.有斑点的         n.非洲人             n.黑猩猩             n.袋鼠

[10:04.29]cheetah              strong               mangrove             swamp 8

[10:08.37]n.猎豹               adj.强壮的           n.红树               n.沼泽

[10:12.44]habitat              aquatic              feed                 underwater

[10:16.18]n.生境               adj.水生的           n.饲料               adj.在水下的

[10:19.91]vegetation           foot                 weigh                pound

[10:24.04]adj.植物             n.英尺               v.称                 n.磅

[10:28.17]against              suitable             tiny                 cage

[10:32.33]prep.反对            adj.合适的           adj.极小的           n.笼子

[10:36.50]educate              public               care for             urge

[10:40.89]v.教育               adj.公众(的)         关怀                 v.强烈要求

[10:45.28]recycle              stuff                material             pull

[10:49.30]v.再循环             n.废物               n.材料               v.拉

[10:53.32]pull down            be made from         bottle               glue

[10:57.66]摧毁                 由...制成            n.瓶子               v.胶合

[11:01.99]roof                 discard              tile 3

[11:05.17]n.顶                 v.丢弃               n.瓦片

[11:08.34]fence                can                  inspiration

[11:11.46]n.栅栏               n.金属罐             n.灵感

[11:14.59]spare                politely             environment

[11:20.25]adj.多余的           adv.礼貌地           n.环境