九年级英语教案：Unit15 We’re trying to savethe manateesUnit 15 We’re trying to save the manatees!Ⅰ． Teaching Aims and Demands1． Knowledge Objects（1） Key Vocabularymanatee, cheetah, chimpanzee, kangaroo, polar-bear, gentle, furry, enormous, playful, noisy, aggressive, spotted（2） Target LanguageI am like this animal because I am strong and intelligent． I like water, and I like to eat vegetables．You’re like an elephant．No．You’re like a manatee．Yes．2． Ability Objects（1）Train students’ listening ability．（2）Train students’ communicative competence．3． Moral ObjectLove all kinds of animals because they are our friends．Ⅱ． Teaching Key PointTarget LanguageⅢ． Teaching Difficult Points1．How to train students’ listening ability．2．How to train students’ communicative competence．Ⅳ． Teaching Methods1． Didactic to learn the new vocabulary．2． Listening-and-answering activity to helpstudents go through with the listening material．3． Groupwork to make every student work in class,Ⅴ． Teaching Aids1． A tape recorder2． The blackboard3． A projectorⅥ． Teaching ProceduresStep I RevisionNow let’s review five different verb tenses． Can you name the five tenses? Please look at the screen．Show the names of the five tenses on the screen by a projector along with a sample sentence for each．present progressive：You’re reading these sent ences．present： We use our books every day．past with used to： He used to live in the countryside．passive voice： Our classroom is found at the end of the hall．present perfect： We have already finished Unit 14． We haven’t finished Unit15 yet．Invite a student to read the verbs in these sentences． Then get other students to briefly explain what each tense is used for．Present progressive describes things that are happening right now．Present describes things that happen all the time or usually happen．The past with used to describes things that were a certain way in the past, but have changed now．The passive voice describes things that we don’t know who did, or we don’t care who performed the action．The present perfect describes recent events．Get students to think of two or three more sample sentences using each type of verb． Have several students read their sentences．Step Ⅱ 1aThis activity introduces the key vocabulary．Look at the signs on each animal’s picture and read the words to the class． Get students to repeat the name of each animal．African elephants, chimpanzees, kangaroos, manatees, cheetahs, polar bears． If necessary, read the words and ask students to repeat them again． Then have students read the words by themselves．Make sure students can read the words correctly and fluently．Read the directions to the class． Point to the list of words in the box． Read the words and let students repeat them． Then get different students to explain what they think each word means in their own words． For example, A gentle animal is quiet and not dangerous． A fury animal is covered with soft hair． Ask some students to explain any words students may not understand．An enormous animal is very great．A playful animal is full of fun．An aggressive animal is fond of quarrels and quick-tempered．A spotted animal is marked with spots．Let students begin filling in the answers on theirown． When they work, walk around the classroom checkingtheir progress and answering any questions they mayhave． After students have finished using all the words from the box, let the students write some other words in theblanks below some of the pictures．Check the answers with the whole class．Let students say the words they wrote under each heading．AnswersPossible answersmanatee： gentle, shychimpanzees： noisyelephants： enormous, graykangaroos： playfulcheetahs： spotted, fastpolar bears： aggressive, furryStep Ⅲ 1bThis activity gives students practice in understanding the target language in spoken conversation．Go through the instructions with the class． Look back at the list of words in Activity 1a． You will hear Ginny and Victor talk about the animals in the picture in Activity1a． Now please listen to the recording carefully and circle the words on the list that they use to describe the animals．Play the recording the first time． This time students only listen． Play the recording a second time． Now listen to the recording again and circle the words you hear on the recording．Check the answers．AnswersThese words should be circled：aggressive, gentle, shy, furry, gray, fast, spottedTapeseriptBoy：Hey, Ginny, What’s that big, furry animal in the pond?Girl：It’s a polar bear, Victor．They’re kind of aggressive．Boy： Are they? They looks like really love water．Girl： Uh-huh．Boy： And what do you call those big, gray things in the water?Girl：They’re called manatees．Boy： What?Girl： Manatees．They’re very gentle and very shy．Boy： Oh． And how about the yellow and black spotted animals in that cage?Girl：They’re cheetahs． The cheetah is the fastest animal on earth．Step Ⅳ 1cThis activity provides oral practice using the target language．Go through the instructions with the whole class．Look at the sample conversation in the box and get three students to read it aloud to the class．SA： I am like this animal because I am strong and intelligent． I like water, and I like to eat vegetables．SB：You’re like an 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．Statement 1S1：I am like this animal because I am playful and funny．Ss：You’re like a polar bear．S1： No．Ss：You’re like a kangaroo．S1： Yes!Statement 2S2： I am like this animal because I run very fast． I like to wear colorful clothes．Ss：You’re a kangaroo．S2： No．Ss：You’re like a cheetah．S2： Yes!Notelike—（here prep．）in the manner ofStep Ⅴ SummaryIn 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 eatvegetables． You are like an elephant． No．You’re like a manatee． Yes!Step Ⅵ Homework1． 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 inActivity 1a．。
阅读点拨小提示小提示新目标英语第15单元测试题一、用所给词的适当形式填空。
1．Kangaroos are ______ (play) and chimpanzees are _____ (noise).2. I was ____ (surprise) to find hardly anyone in the zoo.3. Visiting zoos are like ____ (live) textbooks for young people.1.He ____ (use) to be ____ (call) “Little Tiger”.2.Liu Xiang’s success is an ____（inspire）to us all二、试试你的判断力, 选择正确答案。
（）1.My jacket has ____ color ____ yours, but mine is bigger than yours.A. the same, asB. same , asC. different, fromD. the same, to（）2. Wang Mei ____ her mother because she is beautiful and intelligent.A. look .B liked C. is like D. look like（）3. The teacher _____ to Li Lei,“You ____ very good English.”A. say, speakB. talk, sayC. speak, talkD. said, speak（）4. President Bush ____ a visit ____ China last month.A. pay, inB. paid, toC. gave, inD. paid, for（）5.There will not be enough space to _____ the earth in the future.A. live onB. live inC. live on inD. live in on（）6.At last, Lucy make the baby ____ and the baby began to laugh.A. stop cryingB. to stop cryingC. stop to sayD. to stop to cry ( ) 7. Do you ____ a cat ____ a pet at home?A. have , asB. keep, forC. keep, asD. Both A and C( ) 8. The president _____ all people _____ our environment.A. urge, protectB. urged, to protectC. urges, protectD. urged, protect ( ) 9. I feel that the zoo ____ a clean and safe place ____ animals .A. provide, forB. gives, forC. provides, forD. provides, to( ) 10.I think the environment is really important. ____, I like ____ my bike.A. Beside, ridingB. Besides, ridingC. Except, to rideD. Except, riding三、请你来当翻译家根据汉语提示,完成下列句子。
初三英语Unit 15 We’re trying to save the manatees!人教版（新目标）【本讲教育信息】一. 教学内容：Unit 15 We’re trying to save the manatees!二. 教学目标:1. 学会表达自己的观点，并有充足的论据做支持。
2. 培养学生的写作及交流辩论的能力。
3. 学会正确处理人与自然的关系。
三. 词组：care for 关怀，照顾pull down 摧毁，推翻be made from 由…制成be like 像…be endangered 濒临灭绝的how big 多大ten feet long 十英尺长used to 过去常常try to do sth. 尽力做某事be against doing sth. 反对做某事in my life 在我的生命中be suitable for sb. to do sth. 适合某人做某事once a day 一天一次be surprised to do sth. 做某事感到惊讶living textbooks 活生生的教材provide sth. for sb. 提供某物给某人provide sb. with sth. 提供给某人某物educate the public 教育公众take care of 照顾，照料agree / disagree with 同意/不同意某事stop doing sth. 停止做某事be hard to do sth. 做某事很困难recycling paper 废纸回收turn off the lights 关灯hear of 听说come from 来自be made from 由…制成（看不出原材料）win an award 获奖in one’s spare time 在某人的空闲时间raise money 捐钱四. 重点句型：1. Manatees are gentle. 海牛很温顺。
Unit 15 We’re trying to save the manatees!Section A:1. I am like this animal because I am strong and intelligent.be like=look like 像be like 侧重于性格，look like 侧重于外貌他像他的父亲。
He is like his father. He looks like his father.这里的like作介词，意思为“像”，like 还可做动词用，表示“喜欢”，like doing / todosth 2. be the same as 与什么相同be different from 与什么不同My pen is the same as _______ . A he B him C his D your3. in some ways 在某种程度上on one’s way to 在某人去某地的路上by the way 顺便提一下lose one’s wa y 迷路get in one’s/ the way 阻碍，挡某人的路4. How big are manatees? 海牛有多大？how big... 询问体重。
以how 组合的疑问词组有很多，如：how old 询问年龄how often 询问频率how long 询问动作持续的长短how much 询问不可数名词数量或者价钱how many 询问可数名词数量how soon 询问过多久一般用in+时间回答how far 询问距离一般两种回答方式：Two kilometers . 20 minutes’ walk5．P119 They’re about 10 feet long and they weigh about 1,000 pounds.1）【经典习题】完成句子（每空词数不限）那条大街大约有200米长，3米宽。
