We’ve also learned the target language How big are manatees? They’ve about 10 feet long and they weigh about 1 000 pounds． At last, we reviewed some grammar we
have learned．
Step Ⅶ Homework
1． Make conversations in pairs to review the target language．
2． Make five sentences to review the grammar focus．
Step Ⅷ Blackboard Design
Unit 15 We’re trying to save the manatees!
Section A
The Second Period
Make sentences to review the grammar focus:
（1） He is reading a story book．
（2） I go to school by bike． She does her homework every day．
（3） I used to go swimming when I was a child．
（4） Our classroom is cleaned every day．
（5） I have already finished my homework．
Unit 15 We’re trying to save the manatees!
The Third Period
Ⅰ． Teaching Aims and Demands
1． Knowledge Objects
（1） Key Vocabulary against, be suitable for, tiny cages, educate, care for, urge
（2）Target Language I think that animals should not live in zoos．
I disagree with you． I feel that zoos provide clean and safe places for endangered animals to live．
2． Ability Objects
（1） Train students’ integrating skills．
（2） Train the ability of expressing students’ own opinions．
3． Moral object
Animals are our friends． We must know how to love them and how to protect them． That way,
It is good for both animals and us．
Ⅱ． Teaching Key Point
Train students’ integrating skills．
Ⅲ． Teaching Difficult Point
How to improve students’ integrating skills．
Ⅳ． Teaching Methods
1． Fast-reading method
2． Groupwork and pairwork
Ⅴ． Teaching Aids
1． A projector
2． The blackboard
Ⅵ． Teaching Procedures
Step I Revision
T: Yesterday we learned the target language and reviewed some grammar． Now who can make
sentences using the grammar we reviewed yesterday．
S1 : I’m answering a question．
S2 : My mother goes shopping every week．
S3 : She used to live in the countryside, but now she lives in the city．
S4 : He was made to do so．
S5 : She has learned a lot of new words．
T: Very good．
Step Ⅱ3a
This activity provides reading practice u-sing the target language． Show the key vocabulary words on the screen by a projector．
against prep． 反对；违反
suitable adj． 合适的；适宜的
tiny adj． 极小的；微小的
cage n． 笼子；囚笼
educate v． 教育；培养
public adj．& n 公众（的）；民众（的）
care for 关怀；照顾
urge v． 强烈要求；竭力主张
Read the words and ask students to re-peat again and again until they can pronounce the words fluently and accurately． Go through the
instructions with the whole class．
Invite a student to read the letter to the class． Correct any pronunciation errors to make sure the
student is providing a good model for the rest of the class．
Get students to read the letter on their own again and underline the reasons why the writer is opposed
to zoos．
Check the answers with the class．
Answers
Zoos are terrible places for animals to live．
The animals are kept in tiny cages and can hardly move at all．
And they are only given food once a day．
Notes
1． tiny—very small
2． Culture note: Many Westerners are extremely concerned about animal welfare and often support
organization to protect them． Such protection includes the ethical treatment of farm animals and
animals in zoos． Some people feel that we should not eat any food made from animals or wear any
animal products, including leather shoes．
Step Ⅲ 3b
This activity provides reading and writing practice using the target language．
go through the instructions with the class．
Invite a student to read the letter to the class． Correct any pronunciation errors to make sure the
