hear Ginny and Victor talk about the animals in the picture in Activity 1a． 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．
Answers
These words should be circled:
aggressive, gentle, shy, furry, gray, fast, spotted
Tapeseript
Boy: 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 1c
This 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 1
S1: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 2
S2: 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!
Note
like—（here prep． ）in the manner of
Step Ⅴ Summary
In 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 eat vegetables． You are like an elephant． No． You’re like a manatee． Yes!
Step Ⅵ Homework
1． 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 in
Activity 1a．
Step Ⅶ Blackboard Design
Unit 15 We’re trying to save the manatees!
Section A
The First Period
Target language:
I 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．
Unit 15 We’re trying to save the manatees!
The Second Period
Ⅰ． Teaching Aims and Demands
