2． Write the letter to the editor．

Step Ⅶ Blackboard Design

Unit 15 We’re trying to save the manatees!

The Fourth Period

1． Finish off the exercises on pages 61-62 of the workbook．

3． urge-request earnestly; try to persuade; strongly recommend

Step Ⅳ Part 4

This activity provides oral practice using the target language．

Go through the instructions with the class． There will be two different teams． One team will talk about why zoos are good places for animals and the other team will say why zoos are bad paces for animals．

Look at the list of expressions． Invite a student to read the list aloud to the class． Then get some students to use each expression in a complete sentence．

S₁ : I think that elephants shouldn’t be kept in zoos．

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

Put students in two teams． Let each team work together as they write down some statements showing their viewpoint, using the expressions in the box．

Look at the sample language in the box． Invite a pair of students to read it to the class．

S_A : I think that animals should not live in zoos．

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

Ask the two teams to debate in class．

First, call on one team to give a statement． Then ask the other team to give a statement that is related to the first statement． Help the teams make several different statements about a single point before going on to another point．

For example:

Team 1: I think that zoos are not suitable for animals to live in．

Team 2: Why do you think so?

Team 1: Because animals there are only given food once a day． They’re hungry．

Team 2: 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．

Step Ⅴ Summary

In this class, we’ve learned some key vocabulary words such as against, be suitable for, tiny cages, care for, urge． We’ve also done a lot of reading, writing and speaking practice using the target language．

Step Ⅵ Homework

2． care for-look after; provide food, money, shelter, etc．

1． living-active: lively

2． Culture note: Many Westerners are extremely concerned about animal welfare and often support organization to protect them． Such protection includes the ethical treatment of farm animals and animals in zoos． Some people feel that we should not eat any food made from animals or wear any animal products, including leather shoes．

Step Ⅲ 3b

This activity provides reading and writing practice using the target language．

go through the instructions with the class．

Invite a student to read the letter to the class． Correct any pronunciation errors to make sure the student is providing a good model for the rest of the class．

Ask students to read the letter again． Then finish the work on their own or in pairs． When they work, walk around the classroom, checking the progress of the pairs and offering help as needed．

Check the answers． Answers will vary but a good letter will take the points from the letter opposite to their point of view and argue with them．

A sample answer

Dear Editor,

After reading the two letters, I realize that I must say something about animals and zoos． I don’t agree with Disgusted． In 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 hunted． They can provide man with places for research work． Also we can visit the animals in the zoos to learn some knowledge to protect the animals better．

Sincerely,

×××

Write the letter on the blackboard as an example．

Notes

Step I Revision

T: Yesterday we learned the target language and reviewed some grammar． Now who can make sentences using the grammar we reviewed yesterday．

S₁ : I’m answering a question．

S₂ : My mother goes shopping every week．

S₃ : She used to live in the countryside, but now she lives in the city．

S₄ : He was made to do so．

S₅ : She has learned a lot of new words．

T: Very good．

Step Ⅱ3a

This activity provides reading practice u-sing the target language． Show the key vocabulary words on the screen by a projector．

Read the words and ask students to re-peat again and again until they can pronounce the words fluently and accurately． Go through the instructions with the whole class．

Invite a student to read the letter to the class． Correct any pronunciation errors to make sure the student is providing a good model for the rest of the class．

Get students to read the letter on their own again and underline the reasons why the writer is opposed to zoos．

Check the answers with the class．

Answers

Zoos are terrible places for animals to live．

The animals are kept in tiny cages and can hardly move at all．

And they are only given food once a day．

Notes

1． tiny-very small

1． A projector

2． Groupwork and pairwork

1． Fast-reading method