新目标九年级英语Unit 15第一课时课件.pptVIP

Let’s learn some animal words； elephant chimpanzee kangaroo manatee cheetah polar bear Let‘s learn some adj 。 gentle furry enormous playful noisy shy aggressive gray fast spotted Boy； Can you tell us about the manatees，please？ Man； Sure。 We are trying to save them。 B； Why？Are they endangered？ M；Yes。There used to be a lot of manatees， but now there aren’t very many of them。 B Do you know how many there are ？ M；At this point，there are only about 2500 in the US 。In the 1972，it was discovered that they were endangered。Since then，the government has passed laws to protect them。 B；Where do they live？ M；Their favorite is the water under the trees in mangrove swamps。 B；And why are they endangered？ M；Some of the swamps have become polluted。Also， there sometimes isn‘t enough food for all if them。As you can see，they are large。The average manatee is about 1000 pounds。They need about 100 pounds of aquatic feed a day。 B；Aquatic feed？ M；Oh，that’s underwater plants and vegetation。That is what they eat。 * Warming up Animals are man’s friends What’s this? How to describe it? What’s this? How to describe it? What’s this? How to describe it? What’s this? How to describe it? What’s this? How to describe it? What’s this? How to describe it? gentle furry enormous playful noisy shy aggressive gray fast spotted Listen and circle the words in 1a that Victor and Ginny use to describe the animals. Victor；Hey，Ginny。What‘s that big， furry animal in the pond？ Ginny；It is a polar bear， Victor。They are kind of aggressive。 V；Are they ？Looks like they really love water。 G； Uh—huh。 V； And what do you call those big， gray things in the water？ G； They are called manatees。 V； What？ G； Manatees。 They are very gentle and very shy 。 V； Oh， And how about the yellow and black spotted animals in that cage？ G； They are cheetahs。 The cheetah is the fastest animal on earth。 I am like this animal because I am strong and intelligent. I like water and I like