Unit 15Were trying to save the manatees!Period 2Can you guess what animals they are?1.They look like a cow, but they live in the water.2.They are furry enough to keep out the cold. They are all white and only live in the North pole.Guessmanateepolar bear3. They are enormous, have long noses. They live in Africa and Southeast Asia.4. They only live in Australia and have pockets to keep their babies safe.elephantkangaroo5. They look like monkeys but bigger than monkeys. They can imitate what people do.6.They are spotted and aggressive. They run fast.chimpanzeecheetahTask IListen to 1b and circle the words in 1a.gentle furry enormous playful noisy shy aggressive gray fast spotted Listen to 2a and 2b.Task II2a Listening1. endangered 2.mangrove s swamps 3.habitat 4.aquatic feeda. the place where something lives b. there arent very many of them c. underwater plants and vegetation d. a place where trees grow in water2,500 in the USthe water under the trees in mangrove swampsswamps have become polluted; not enough foodlarge, ten feet long, weighs 1,000 pounds1. We are _(try) to save the manatees. 2. Manatees _(eat) about 100 pounds of food a day. 3. There used to _(be) a lot of manatees. 4. In 1972, it _(discover) that they are endangered. 5. Some of the swamps _ (become) polluted since then. tryingeatbewas discoveredhave becomeTask III Read 3a and find out the reason why the writer is against zoos.1 Zoos are terrible places for animals to live in.2 The animals are kept in tiny cages and can hardly move at all.3 They are only given food once a day.1.I_(反对)_(建) a new zoo in our town. 2.In my life , I have never seen one that _(适合) animals to_(居住) 3. The animals _ (养在)in tiny cages and can _(几乎不能动) 4. They are only _(给)food _( 一天一次)am againstbuildingwas suitable for live in are kepthardly move at all given once a dayTask III 3b Whats “Animal Friend”opinion about the zoo? 1.The zoo is an important place for the animals. 2.And it is like a living textbook for young people. 3.Provide homes for endangered animals 4.And educate the public about caring for them 5. 1.I _(很惊讶)to find hardly anyone there. 2.They are like _(活 的教科书) for young people. 3.They _ homes _(提供) many endangered animals and help to _ the public _ ( 教育) caring for them. 4.I urge all of your readers _ (visit) our wonderful zoo soon.was surprisedliving textbooksprovideforeducateaboutto visitRead 3b and finish exercise 四 in P 222 ( 助学)