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Our close friends animals.

Love animals, love ourselves.

Our close friends animals.

Love animals, love ourselves.

Unit15
We're trying to save the manatees!
Section A 2a- 4 Wang Chunya

1.They live only in China and eat bamboo.

2 They are shy , have red eyes, like eating carrots and can run quickly.

3 They are soft and have long bodies. They canwalkquickly on the water without feet.

Revision:

Can you guess what animals they are?


4.They are yellow and black, spotted and the fastest animals on earth.

5. They are enormous, gray. And the largest four-footed animals in the world.

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7. It looks like monkey but bigger than monkey. It can imitate( )what people do.

8. They are furry enough to keep out the cold. They are aggressive and only live in the North Pole.

6.They only live in Australia and have pockets to keep their babies safe.

Its big and gray.

Its gentle and very shy.

It loves water.

It looks like a cow.

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MANATEES

description

habitat

food

more information

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A: How big are manatees?

B: Theyre about 10 feet long

and they weigh about 1,000

pounds.

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mangrove swamps

habitat:

mangroves

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aquatic feed

underwater plants

vegetation

Food:

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A lovely animal---

Manatee !

1. Theyre gentle/ intelligent/ large.

2. Live in the water under the trees

in mangrove swamps ()

3. Eat aquatic feed()()

4. Sometimes, a female manatee can feed its baby like a woman, so its called mermaid() or woman of the waves.

2a : Listen and match the words with definitions.

a the place where something

lives

mangrove swamps b there arent very many of

them

habitat c underwater plants and

vegetation

aquatic feed d a place where trees grow in

water

;

()

()

endangered

2b Complete the chart

2,500

under the tree

polluted

food

large

long

pounds

endangered
Kind of animal manateeNumbers_____ in the U.S.HabitatThe water __________ in mangrove swampsReasons why they are swamps_______ , not enough ____Description_____, ten feet _____, weighs 1,000 __________
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But now, there arent very many of them!

Causes: 1. Some of the swamps have become polluted.

2. There isnt enough food for all of them.

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1.How big are manatees?

2.How much do they eat every day?

3.What is aquatic feed?

4.Are manatees endangered? Whyare they endangered?

5.Where do they live?

6. How many manatees are there in the U.S?

7.What has the government done to protect manatees?

8.How do we protect them?

9......

10.....

Boy: Can you tell us about the manatees, please?

Man: Sure. Were trying to save them.

Boy: Why? Are they endangered?

Man: Yes. There used to be a lot of manatees, but now there arent very

many of them.

Boy: Do you know how many there are?

Man: At this point, there are only about 2500 in the U.S. In 1972, it was

discovered that they were endangered. Since then, the government

has passed laws to protect them.

Boy: Where do they live?

Man: Their favorite habitat is the water under the trees in mangrove swamps.

Boy: And why are they endangered?

Man: Some of the swamps have become polluted. Also, there sometimes

isnt enough food for all of them. As you can see, theyre large. The

average manatee is about ten feet long and weighs about 1000

pounds. They need about 100 pounds of aquatic feed a day.

Boy: Aquatic feed?

Man: Oh, thats underwater plants and vegetation. Thats what they eat.

Read 2a on page of 138.

How to protect animals
Set up a club to save the animalsProtect the environment.Make laws to save the animals.Give them enough food.Build zoos to be their home.

3b

Dear Editor,

I visited our zoo yesterday and I was very surprised to find hardly anyone there. Zoos are very important places. They are like living textbooks for young people.They provide homes for many endangered animals and help to educate the public about caring for them. If we don't support our zoos, they won't have enough money to take care of so many fine animals. I urge all of your readers to visit our wonderful zoo soon.

Sincerely,

Animal Friend

True of False Questions:

(1). The zoo that the writer visited was very crowded. ( )

(2). He thinks the zoos are better homes for many endangered animals. ( )

(3). The writer is strongly against for keeping the animals in the zoos.( )

F

T

F

Lets talk:

After watching the photos, what do you think about it?

Do you think building zoos is still a good way to protect the animals?

Now lets read the text.

3a

Dear Editor,

I am writing to say that I am against building a new zoo in our town. Zoos are terrible places for animals to live. I've visited a lot of zoos in my life, and I have never seen one I liked or one that was suitable for animals to live in. Just last week, I visited a zoo and couldn't believe what I saw. The animals are kept in tiny cages and can hardly move at all. And they are only given food once a day. Is this a good way for animals to live? I don't think so.

Sincerely ,

Disgusted

Answer my questions:
Why does Disgusted want to write this letter ? Has he visited any zoos yet ? What did he think of those zoos ? Can you list the reasons that Disgusted is against ? What are they ?

Underline the reasons why the writer is against the zoos.

(1). Zoos are terrible places for animals to live.

(2). The animals are kept in tiny cages and hardly move at all.

(3). They are only given food once a day.

Fill in the chart.

Animals are kept in tiny cages

Animals can hardly move at all

Animals are only given food once a day.

Zoos are living textbook.

Zoos provide homes for endangered animals.

Educate people about caring for them.
Zoos are terrible placesZoos are important places******

Zoos are good for animals

I think I believe that

I feel that

I agree with you. I disagree with you.
Zoos are bad for animals ******

Practice in groups:

1.S1 : I think that animals shouldnt be kept in zoos

S2 : I believe that animals in zoos live longer than animals in the jungle.

2. S1: I think that animals should not live in zoos

S2 : I disagree with you.I feel that zoos provide clean and safe places for endangered animals to live.

3.S1: I think that zoos are not suitable for animals to live in

S2: Why do you think so?

S1: Because animals there are only given food once a day.Theyre hungry

S2: I disagree with you I believe that many animals only eat once a day or once every few days So, there is no need to worry about that

Make a report

Today we had a dicussion of whether we need to build zoos to prtcect the endangered animals. _________________________________________

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Pros Cons Your ideasZoos are like living textbooks.Animals are kept in the tiny cages.1.Zoos provide homes for endanered animals.Animals can hardly move at all.2.They educate the public about caring for them.Animals are only given food once a day.3.

Firstly, zoos are places for people to see many different kinds of animals from all over the world.

Secondly, zoos look after the animals very well.

Thirdly, zoos protect the animals and keep them from becoming extinct.

Pros:

Cons:

Most animals are kept in small cages. Most cages are not clean, either.

The food in the zoos is not natural. In the forest they can find the food by themselves.

Summary

Dear editor:

After reading the two letters, I realize that I must say something about animals and zoos I dont agree with DisgustedIn fact, many animals only eat once a day or once every few days, so feeding them just once a day is not a problem at all I think zoos are very important to animals. They can stop many endangered animals from being killed or huntedThey can provide man with places for research workAlso we can visit the animals in the zoos to learn some knowledge to protect the animals better

Sincerely,

Jenny

Write a letter to the editor

Write a letter to the editor and give your opinion.

Dear Editor,

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

sincerely

.

Find out one or two ways to save endangered animals, and write them down.

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Goodbye!

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