新目标初中英语九年级--Unit 15

Unit 15
[00:03.21]We're trying to save the manatees¹!
[00:07.26]SECTION A
[00:10.32]1b Listen and circle the words in activity 1a that victor
[00:18.26]and Ginny use to describe the animals.
[00:52.90]2a Listen and match the words and definitions.
[01:59.48]2b Listen again and complete the chart.
[03:05.63]3a Read the letter to the editor
[03:10.98]and underline the reasons why the writer is opposed to zoos.
[03:16.86]Dear Editor,I am writng to say that I am against building a new zoo in our town.
[03:24.23]Zoos are terrible places for animals to live.
[03:29.19]I've visited a lot of zoos in my life,
[03:33.45]and I have never seen one I liked or one that was suitable for animals to live in.
[03:40.71]Just last week,I visited a zoo and couldn't believe what I saw.
[03:47.37]The animals are kept in tiny cages and can hardly move at all.
[03:54.03]And they are only given food once a day.Is this a good way for animals to live?
[04:01.97]I don't think so. Sincerely,Disgusted
[04:08.74]3b Now read this letter to the editor.
[04:14.20]Do you agree with"Disgusted"or "Animal Friend"?
[04:19.76]Write a letter to the editor and give your opinion.
[04:25.01]Dear Editor,I visited our zoo yesterday
[04:30.65]and I was very surprised to find hardly anyone there.
[04:35.51]Zoos are very important places.They are like living textbooks for young people.
[04:43.06]They provide homes for many endangered animals,
[04:47.79]and help to educate the public about caring for them.
[04:52.47]If we don't support our zoos,
[04:56.83]they won't have enough money to take care of so many fine animals.
[05:02.50]I urge all of your readers to visit our wonderful zoo soon.
[05:08.24]Sincerely,Animal Friend
[05:12.22]SECTION B
[05:18.28]2a Listen and check the things that Julia and Jack² talk about.
[06:32.93]2b Listen again.Check the things that Julia is doing now,
[06:41.19]the things she will do in the future
[07:53.97]3a Read the article.Imagine that you are going to interview Amy Winterbourne.
[08:02.93]Write down five questions you would like to ask her.
[08:07.65]Share your questions with another student.
[08:11.89]Say why you would like to ask these things.
[08:16.72]The house of trash
[08:20.06]You have probably never heard of Amy Winterbourne,but she is a most unusual woman.
[08:27.64]She lives in a house that she built herself out of trash.
[08:32.97]Well,the stuff used to be called trash,but now it's called "recycled"material.
[08:40.33]The windows and doors came from old buildings around the town
[08:45.66]that were being pulled down.
[08:49.11]The walls are made from old glass bottles that are glued together.
[08:54.15]The roof is made from discarded tiles⁴.
[08:58.59]And the fence is built out of used soda⁵ cans.
[09:03.63]Amy recently won an award from the Help Save Our Planet Society.
[09:10.19]The president Jackson Smith said,"Amy is an inspiration⁶ to us all."
[09:17.17]And what does Amy do in her spare time?
[09:21.42]She makes model toys out of old TVs
[09:26.07]and sells them to raise money for the Children's Hospital.
[09:31.14]Words and Expressions in Each Unit 15
[09:38.90]save                 manatee              gentle               furry⁷
[09:43.03]v.解救               n.海牛               adj.温和的           adj.毛皮的
[09:47.15]enormous             playful              aggressive           gray
[09:51.19]adj.巨大的           adj.好玩的           adj.侵犯             adj.灰色
[09:55.23]spotted              African              chimpanzee           kangaroo
[09:59.76]adj.有斑点的         n.非洲人             n.黑猩猩             n.袋鼠
[10:04.29]cheetah              strong               mangrove             swamp⁸
[10:08.37]n.猎豹               adj.强壮的           n.红树               n.沼泽
[10:12.44]habitat              aquatic              feed                 underwater
[10:16.18]n.生境               adj.水生的           n.饲料               adj.在水下的
[10:19.91]vegetation           foot                 weigh                pound
[10:24.04]adj.植物             n.英尺               v.称                 n.磅
[10:28.17]against              suitable             tiny                 cage
[10:32.33]prep.反对            adj.合适的           adj.极小的           n.笼子
[10:36.50]educate              public               care for             urge
[10:40.89]v.教育               adj.公众(的)         关怀                 v.强烈要求
[10:45.28]recycle              stuff                material             pull
[10:49.30]v.再循环             n.废物               n.材料               v.拉
[10:53.32]pull down            be made from         bottle               glue
[10:57.66]摧毁                 由...制成            n.瓶子               v.胶合
[11:01.99]roof                 discard              tile³
[11:05.17]n.顶                 v.丢弃               n.瓦片
[11:08.34]fence                can                  inspiration
[11:11.46]n.栅栏               n.金属罐             n.灵感
[11:14.59]spare                politely             environment
[11:20.25]adj.多余的           adv.礼貌地           n.环境
 

1 manatees   

n.海牛（水生哺乳动物，体宽扁，尾圆，有鳃状肢）( manatee的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The manatees tamed quickly. 海牛很快地被驯服。 来自互联网
• Gentle and slow moving, manatees are said to be the mythical mermaids of sailors' imaginations. 海牛游动温和而缓慢，被认为是海员遐想中富有神秘色彩的美人鱼。 来自互联网

2 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

3 tile   

n.砖瓦；vt.铺以瓦，铺以瓷砖

参考例句：

• The bathroom is faced with tile.浴室铺着瓷砖。
• I pointed to a number of scratches in the tile floor.我指向地板砖上的一道道划痕。

4 tiles   

n.瓦片，瓷砖( tile的名词复数 )；扁平的小棋子

参考例句：

• The wind dislodged one or two tiles from the roof. 大风从屋顶上刮下了一两片瓦来。
• On both slopes of the roof there are broken tiles. 屋顶的两面斜面都有破瓦片。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 soda   

n.苏打水；汽水

参考例句：

• She doesn't enjoy drinking chocolate soda.她不喜欢喝巧克力汽水。
• I will freshen your drink with more soda and ice cubes.我给你的饮料重加一些苏打水和冰块。

6 inspiration   

n.灵感，鼓励者，吸气

参考例句：

• These events provided the inspiration for his first novel.这些事件给了他创作第一部小说的灵感。
• What an inspiration she was to all around her!她对于她周围所有的人是一种多么大的鼓舞！

7 furry   

adj.毛皮的；似毛皮的；毛皮制的

参考例句：

• This furry material will make a warm coat for the winter.这件毛皮料在冬天会是一件保暖的大衣。
• Mugsy is a big furry brown dog,who wiggles when she is happy.马格斯是一只棕色大长毛狗，当她高兴得时候她会摇尾巴。

8 swamp   

n.沼泽，湿地；v.淹没，陷于沼泽

参考例句：

• The swamp teems with mosquitoes.这片沼泽地蚊子多极了。
• The water in the swamp is foul.沼泽中的水很臭。