1、 Unit 15 We re trying to save the manatees ! Unit 15 Were trying to save the manatees!Period OneWarm upAnimals are mans friends. Which animal is the biggest on land? elephant: enormous, gray I am like this animal because I am strong and intelligent. I like water and I like to eat vegetables.Youre li

2、ke an elephant.No. Youre like a manatee.Yes！Which animal only lives in Australia? kangaroo: playfulWhich animal looks most like the human being? chimpanzee: noisy, playful, furry, intelligent Which animal runs fastest in the world? cheetah: aggressive, spotted, fastWhich animal is the king of the fo

3、rest? tiger: aggressiveWhats this? How to describe it?manatee: gentle, shyWhats this? How to describe it?panda: gentle, furry, white and blackWhats this? How to describe it?polar bear: aggressive, funny1a. Write these words in the below.1b Listening gentle furry enormous playful noisy shy aggressive

4、 gray fast spotted Victor: Hey, Ginny. Whats that big, furry animal in the pond?Ginny: Its a polar bear, Victor. Theyre kind of aggressive.Victor: Are they? looks like they really love water.Ginny: Uh- huu.Victor: And what do you call those big, gray things in the water?Ginny: Theyre called manatees

5、.Victor: What?Ginny: Manatees. Theyre very gentle and very shy.Victor: Oh. And how about the yellow and black spotted animals in that cage?Ginny: Theyre cheetahs. The cheetah is the fastest animal on earth. 1.I am like this animal because I am strong and intelligent.Be like=look like=be similar to 像

6、，看起來像。像，看起來像。如：如：He is like his father。他像他的父親。他像他的父親。= He looks like his father.= He is similar to his father. Explanation 這里的這里的like作介詞，意思為作介詞，意思為“像像”，like 還可做動詞用，表示還可做動詞用，表示“喜歡喜歡”，like（doing）sth. 喜歡做某事。喜歡做某事。如：如：He likes his father very much.他很喜歡他的父親。他很喜歡他的父親。Mary likes playing volleyball.瑪麗喜歡打排球。

7、瑪麗喜歡打排球。A lovely animal- Manatee !1. Theyre gentle/ intelligent/ large.2. Live in the water under the trees in mangrove swamps (紅樹林紅樹林)3. Eat aquatic feed(水生植物）水生植物）4. Sometimes, a female manatee can feed its baby like a woman, so its called “mermaid” (美人魚美人魚) or “woman of the waves”.But now, they a

8、reCauses: 1. Some of the swamps have become polluted.2. There isnt enough food for all of them.1.endangered2.mangrove swamps3.habitat4.aquatic feeda. the place where something lives b. there arent very many of themc. underwater plants and vegetationd. a place where trees grow in water2a. Listen and

9、match the words with definitions.Kind of animalmanateesNumbersHabitatReason why they are endangeredDescription2b Complete the chartlarge, ten feet long, weigh 1,000 pounds2,500 in the USwater under trees in mangrove swampsswamps polluted, not enough foodBoy: Can you tell us about the manatees, pleas

10、e?Man: Sure. Were trying to save them.Boy: Why? Are they endangered?Man: Yes. There used to be a lot of manatees, but now there arent very many of them.Boy: Do you know how many there are?Man: At this point, there are only about 2,500 in the US. In 1972,it was discovered that they were endangered. S

11、ince then, the government has passed laws to protect them.Boy: Where do they live?Man: Their favorite habitat is the water under the trees in mangrove swamps.Boy: And why are they endangered?Man: Some of the swamps have become polluted.Also,there sometimes isnt enough food for all of them. As you ca

12、n see,they,re large .The average manatee is about ten feet long and weighs about 1,000 pounds. They need about 100 pounds of aquatic feed a day.Boy: Aquatic feed?Man: Oh,thats underwater plants and vegetation. Thats what they eat.2.How big are manatees? 海牛有多大？海牛有多大？ How big. 詢問體重。以詢問體重。以how組合的疑問組合的疑

13、問詞組有很多，如：詞組有很多，如： how old 詢問年齡詢問年齡 how often詢問頻率詢問頻率 how long詢問動作持續的長短詢問動作持續的長短 how much詢問質量或者價錢詢問質量或者價錢 how far 詢問距離詢問距離 how many詢問數量詢問數量 how soon 詢問過多久詢問過多久Explanation3.they weigh about 1,000 pounds, 他們大約重他們大約重1000磅。磅。 weigh 稱稱重量，測重量，測重量。如：重量。如： He weighed the stone in his hand. 他用手掂了掂這塊石頭的重量。他用手掂了掂這塊石頭的重量。 The piece of meat weighs four p