Unit 15 We’re trying to save the manatees!
The Sixth Period
Ⅰ． Teaching Aims and Demands
1． Knowledge Objects
（1） Fill in the blanks and make sentences
using support, endangered, recycle, wear, pull down
（2） Write conversations using the information．
2． Ability Object
Train students’ writing ability．
3． Moral Object
We should form good habits． They are not only good for ourselves but also good for our society．
Ⅱ． Teaching Key Points
1． Fill in blanks and make sentences．
2． Write conversations．
Ⅲ． Teaching Difficult Point
Make students using support, endangered, cycle, wear, pull down
Ⅳ． Teaching Methods
1． Teaching by explanation
2． Speaking method
3． Writing method
Ⅴ． Teaching Aids
1． A projector
2． The blackboard
Ⅵ． Teaching Procedures
Step Ⅰ Revision
Check homework． Invite a few students to read the article in Activity 3a． Then let a student read
his or her own article．
Step Ⅱ
This activity focuses on vocabulary introduced in the unit．
Look at the words in the box． Invite a student to read them． Make sure the students understand
the meaning of each word． Then fill in the blanks with the words． In some cases, students may
need to use another form of the word, for example adjusting for tense or subject/verb agreement．
Tell students they can find all the words in the preceding unit．
Get students to fill in the blanks on their own．
Check the answers． Ask five students each to read a sentence, filling in the blanks． The rest of
the students check their answers． Show the answers on the screen by a projector．
Answers
1． Why are you wearing a coat? It’s not very suitable/or this hot weather．
2． Our school football team needs more support． They aren’t doing very well．
3． Pandas are endangered animals． They aren’t doing very well．
4． It’s important to recycle paper to save the trees．
5, That apartment block is old and dangerous． It should be pulled down．
Have students make their own sentences with the words, preferably sentences that are meaningful．
Walk around the classroom． Collect a few students’ answers with mistakes on the blackboard．
Then help students correct the mistakes．
Sample answers
1． I hope to have your support．
2． It is more than 30 years since manatees were endangered．
3． Recycling paper is very important and necessary．
4． What do you like to wear?
5． The buildings that are dangerous must be pulled down．
Step Ⅲ Part 2
This activity provides speaking and listening practice using the target language．
Go through the instructions with the class．
Invite a pair of students to model part of the sample dialogue adding their own answers． Correct
any pronunciation errors to make sure the students are providing a good model for the rest of the
class．
SA: What are three things you are supposed to do?
SB: I’m supposed to go to school on time, do my homework and clean my room．
Get students to finish the conversations in pairs． As there are more parts for the
A partner to answer, partners should switch roles and practice a second time．
Review the task． Invite a few students to share their conversations with the class．
Answers will vary．
Sample conversations
Conversation 1
