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初中英语冀教版八下
Unit 3 Animals Are Our Friends.
Lesson 14 Amazing Animals
To use the following words and expressions correctly:
mouse, lay (laid, laid), shake (shook, shook), avoid, be famous for,
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学习目标
1. What kind of animals do you like?
2. Do you know about some special animals?
Lead in
Ask and answer these questions with your partner.
What kind of animals do you like? Do you know about some special animals?
Lead in
Lead in
What kind of animals do you like? Do you know about some special animals?
long-eared
jerboa
mouse
kiwi
Lay
long-nosed
eggplant
shake
flap
avoid
adj. 长耳的
n. 跳鼠
n. 老鼠,鼠标
n. 几维
v. 产(卵),放置
adj. 长鼻子的
n. 茄子
v. 摇动,抖动
v. 鼓翼而飞;(使某物)拍打
v. 避开,躲避
Learn the words and expressions
Learn
Longeared jerboas look like mice. With their long ears,they also remind people of rabbits. Their ears are much longer than their heads. They live in the deserts of Asia. On the sand,they jump like kangaroos!What a cute animal!
THINK ABOUT IT
•Can you name some animals you have never seen before?
•What animals do you think are amazing?Why?
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Kiwis are birds,but they can’t fly. Kiwis can be as big as chickens. Like all birds,they lay eggs—big eggs. People call them Kiwis because they make the sound:keee—weee. Kiwis live in New Zealand and are a national animal of the country. Do you like them?
Longnosed monkeys live in Southeast Asia. They are famous for their large noses. Their noses are as big as eggplants!When the monkeys are happy or excited,they shake their noses. That’s funny!
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Can fish fly?Most people would say no. Look at this fish. It looks like a bird with its large wings. It can jump out of the water and flap its wings up to 70 times a second. You can see flying fish all over the world. It flies out of the water to avoid enemies.
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Learn the text.
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Read the text in groups and pay attention to these sentences.
Practice
1. With their long ears, they also remind people of rabbits.
2. They a