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PAGE / NUMPAGES Unit 15 We’re trying to save the manatees! The First Period Ⅰ． Teaching Aims and Demands 1． Knowledge Objects （1） Key Vocabulary manatee, cheetah, chimpanzee, kangaroo, polar-bear, gentle, furry, enormous, playful, noisy, aggressive, spotted （2） 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． 2． Ability Objects （1） Train students’ listening ability． （2） Train students’ communicative competence． 3． Moral Object Love all kinds of animals because they are our friends． Ⅱ． Teaching Key Point Target Language Ⅲ． Teaching Difficult Points 1． How to train students’ listening ability． 2． How to train students’ communicative competence． Ⅳ． Teaching Methods 1． Didactic to learn the new vocabulary． 2． Listening-and-answering activity to help students go through with the listening material． 3． Groupwork to make every student work in class, Ⅴ． Teaching Aids 1． A tape recorder 2． The blackboard 3． A projector Ⅵ． Teaching Procedures Step I Revision Now let’s review five different verb tenses． Can you name the five tenses? Please look at the screen． Show the names of the five tenses on the screen by a projector along with a sample sentence for each． present progressive: You’re reading these sentences． present: We use our books every day． past with used to: He used to live in the countryside． passive voice: Our classroom is found at the end of the hall． present perfect: We have already finished Unit 14． We haven’t finished Unit15 yet． Invite a student to read the verbs in these sentences． Then get other students to briefly explain what each tense is used for． Present progressive describes things that are happening right now． Present describes things that happen all the time or usually happen． The past with used to describes things that were a certain way in the past, but have changed now． The passive voice describes things that we don’t know w