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something lives. 2. mangrove swamps b. there aren’ t very many of them. 3. habitat c. underwater plants and vegetation 4. aquatic feed d. a place where trees grow in water Kind of animal manatee Numbers Habitat Reason why they are endangered Description Listen and plete the chart. 2500 in the . the water under the trees in mangrove swamps. swamps being polluted. not enough food. 10 feet long, 1000 pounds heavy 2b How big are manatees? They’ re about 10 feet long and they weight about 1,000 pounds. Dialogue: Boy: Can you tell us about the manatees, please? Man: Sure. We’ re trying to save them. Boy: Why? Are they endangered? Man: Yes. There used to be a lot of manatees, but now there aren’ t very many of them. Tapescript Boy: Do you know how many there are? Man: At this point, there are only about 2, 500 in the . In 1927, 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. Tapescript Boy: And why are they endangered? Man: Some of the swamps have bee polluted. Also, there sometimes isn’ t enough food for all of them. As you can see, they’ re large. The average manatee is about ten feet long and weighs about 1, 000 pounds. They need about 100 pounds of aquatic feed a day. Boy: Aquatic feed? Man: Oh, that’ s underwater plants and vegetation. That’ s what they eat. A: 1_______________________? B: I’ ve just been to the natural museum. A: 2______________________? B: We saw a lot of endangered animals, like manatees, pandas, chimpanzees (黑猩猩 )and so on. A: 4______________? Where have you been What did you see Why B: Because people have done something bad to them and they’ re dying out. A: That’ s a really bad thing. But 5_____________________________? B: Yes, I think we can do something to help. We can tell people how important these animals are. A: I agree with you. Can we do something to help Explanation 1. I am like this animal because I am strong and intelligent. Be like=look like=be similar to 像,看起來(lái)像。 Mary likes playing volleyball. 瑪麗喜歡打排球。如: He weighed the stone in his hand. 他用手掂了掂這塊石頭的重量。 如: Every student should try to study hard in order to study in a university. 為了進(jìn)入大學(xué)學(xué)習(xí),每個(gè)學(xué)生都應(yīng)該 努力學(xué)習(xí)。 4. 我想我能與這些孩子相處得很好。 從野生動(dòng)物管理學(xué)角度講 , 瀕危動(dòng)物是指 《 瀕危野生動(dòng)植物種國(guó)際貿(mào)易公約 》 附錄所列動(dòng)物 , 以及國(guó)家和地方重點(diǎn)保護(hù)的野生動(dòng)物 。 我國(guó)是瀕危動(dòng)物分布大國(guó)。至于我國(guó)究竟有多少種瀕危動(dòng)物很難說(shuō)清。 Expressions fence can recently pla society inspiration spare model 柵欄;圍墻 金屬罐 最近 行星 社團(tuán);社會(huì) 靈感;鼓舞人心的人或事物 多余的;空閑的 模型 1a Saving endangered animals is one thing we can do for our world. What else can we do to help save the pla? Rank these items from the easiest (1) to the most difficult (5). stop riding in cars recycle books and paper turn off the lights turn off the shower don’t use paper towels or napkins A: Recycling books and paper is really easy. B: I agree. But it’ s difficult to stop riding in cars. 1b How to save the pla? Check easy (E) or difficult (D). ____* stop riding in cars. ____* recycle books and paper. ____* turn off the lights when you leave the room. ____* refu