Unit 13 We are trying to save the earth

1、Unit 15 Were trying to save the earth! Warming up Animals are mans friends elephantelephants What is it like? enormous gray gentle cheetahs What is it like? fast playful aggressivespotted manatees What is it like? gentle shy kangaroos What is it like? fast playful polar bears What is it like? aggres

2、sive furry funny chimpanzees Whats it like? noisy playful furry Guessing Game: Can you guess what animals they are? 1 They look like a cow, but they live in the water. manatee 2 They are furry enough to keep out the cold. They are all white and only live in the North pole. polar bear 3. They are eno

3、rmous, have long trunks. They live in Africa and Elephant Southeast Asia. 4. They only live in Australia and have pockets to keep their Kangaroo babies safe. 5. They look like monkeys but bigger than monkeys. They can imitate what people do. Chimpanzee 6.They are spotted and aggressive. They run fas

4、t. Cheetah 7.They live only in China and eat bamboo. Panda 9 They are soft and have long bodies. They can “walk”quickly on the water without feet. Dophin 8 They are shy , have red eyes, like eating carrots and can run quickly. Rabbit 10 They can learn to speak. Theyre playful. Parrot Are manatees en

5、dangered animals? aggressive spottefast playful fast has a pocket big furry aggressive playful furry noisy gray gentle enormous big gentle shy gentle furry enormous playful noisy shy aggressive gray fast spotted enormous gray gentle shy noisy playful spotted fast playful fast aggressive furry gentle

6、 furry enormous playful noisy shy aggressive gray fast spotted polor bears cheetahs manatees Victor Ginny (Plan 1) Group work Guessing game using the information in Ex1 be like像像一样一样 like prep. e.g. A: I am like this animal because I am strong and intelligent. I like water, and I like to eat vegetab

7、les. B: Youre like an elephant. A: No. B: Youre like a manatee. A: Yes. like v.喜欢喜欢 like to do sth 喜欢做某事喜欢做某事 (B) ?What does Mary like? (C ) ?What is Mary like? ?What does Mary look like? (A) A. She is very tall and has long hair. B. She likes reading. C. She is outgoing. enormous noisy gray playful

8、 playful fast gentle spotted aggressive furry shy fast A lovely animal- Manatee ! 1. Theyre gentle/ intelligent/ large. 2. Live in the water under the trees in mangrove swamps (红树林红树林) 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 “mermai

9、d” (美人鱼美人鱼) or “woman of the waves”. Are manatees endangered animals? 1. Are the manatees endangered animals? Yes, they are. 2.Where do they live? They live under the water. They are big. 3. Are they big or small? 1.endangered 2.mangrove红树 swamps沼泽地 a. the place where something lives b. there arent

10、very many of them c. underwater plants and 3.habitat生长环境 vegetation植物 4.aquatic feed水生植物 d. a place where trees grow in water Listen Listen and complete the chart. Kind of animal Numbers Habitat Reason why they are endangered Description（描述）（描述） manatee 2500,in the US. the water under the trees in m

11、angrove swamps. swamps have become polluted. not enough food. 10 feet long, weighs 1,ooo pounds A lovely animal- Manatee ! 1. Theyre gentle/ intelligent/ large. 2. Live in the water under the trees in mangrove swamps (红树林红树林) 3. Eat aquatic feed(水生植物）水生植物） 4. Sometimes, a female manatee can feed its

12、 baby like a woman, so its called “mermaid” (美人鱼美人鱼) or “woman of the waves”. But now, they are Why are they in danger? Discuss: How to save the manatees? 1.Protect the environment. 2.Make laws to save the animals. 3.Give them enough food. 4.Build zoos to be their home. 5.Stop water pollution. Look

13、at our earth! Endangered animals Pollution Natural disasters Desertification save the animals the earth Pairwork: Imagine you are a reporter . You want to interview some students about saving the earth . A : What should we do for the earth? B : We should C : We shouldnt D : Lets We should set up some nature reserves （保护区）（保护区） We should protect their habitats We should stop killing animals We should plant more trees We should not cut down tree