九年级英语We are trying to save the manatees 2新人教版.docVIP

We are trying to save the manatees 第2课时 The Second Period Ⅰ． Teaching Aims and Demands 1． Knowledge Objects （1） Key Vocabulary endangered, mangrove, swamp, habitat, aquatic feed, underwater, vegetation, foot, weigh, pound （2） Target Language How big are manatees? They’re about 10 feet long and they weigh about 1 000 pounds． 2． Ability Objects （1） Train students’ listening ability． （2） Train students’ speaking ability． （3） Train students’ the ability of using grammar focus． 3． Moral Object We must be fully aware of the importance of reducing pollution and protecting animals． Ⅱ． Teaching Key Points 1． Key Vocabulary endangered, mangrove, swamps, habitat, aquatic feed 2． Target Language How big are manatees? They’re about 10 feet long and they weigh about 1 000 pounds． 3． Structures Present progressive We’re trying to save the manatees． Present Manatees eat about 100 pounds of food a day． Past with used to There used to be a lot of manatees． Passive voice In 1972, it was discovered that they were endangered． Present perfect Some of the swamps have become polluted． Ⅲ． Teaching Difficult Points 1． the target language 2． How to train students’ listening ability． Ⅳ． Teaching Methods 1． Listening method to improve students’ listening ability． 2． Pairwork to make every student work in class． 3． Review, explanation, inductive methods Ⅴ． Teaching Aids 1． A tape recorder 2． The blackboard Ⅵ． Teaching Procedures Step Ⅰ Revision Check homework． Get some pairs to act out their conversations． When they work, the rest of students also guess what animals they are talking about． Step Ⅱ 2a This activity provides guided listening practice using the target language． Look at the picture． Ask, What can you see in the picture? （A manatee is in the water．） Go through the instructions with the class． You will hear two people talking about manatees． Listen and draw a line between each word and its definition． Read the sample answer． Then say, The word endangered means there aren’t very many