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Unit 8 Pets
Comic strip &
Welcome to the unit
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Teaching aims and learning objectives
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
1. learn the names of pets;
2. talk about different kinds of pets briefly.
Teaching contents
1. New words and phrases: pet, mouse/mice, knee, hold, feed, teach, rude, goldfish, parrot, swim around, sleep on my knees, hold it in my hand, feed her carrots, play with, teach him to speak
2. New sentences: Bring me something to eat.
Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty
1. To remember the names of pets.
2. To learn to talk about pets.
Part one
Comic strip
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Lead in
Today we’ll study Unit 8. First let’s have a guessing game.
Millie has a pet.
He has a tail and four paws.
His fur is yellow.
He likes to eat and sleep.
He is fat and lazy, but lovely.
We can see him every day.
Who is he?
Yes, he’s Eddie.
Presentation
Let’s watch and answer the questions!
What time is it now?
Who is hungry?
Why doesn’t Hobo want to bring food to Eddie?
Does Hobo bring food to Eddie at last?
It’s 12:30 now.
Eddie is hungry.
Because Eddie is rude.
Yes, Hobo does.
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Presentation
Now, let’s listen to the tape and fill in the blanks.
Eddie asked Hobo to _______ him something to ______. But Hobo thinks Eddie is too ________ without saying “Please”. So Eddie asks him for help in a _________ way. But Eddie is not happy with Hobo. He wants a new _________.
bring
rude
polite
pet
eat
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Presentation
Read the conversation in pairs and act it out.
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Part two
Welcome to the Unit
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Lead in
Let’s think and answer!
Why does Eddie want a new pet?
Because Eddie doesn’t think Hobo is a good pet.
What kind of animal do you think will be a good pet?
Lead in
Let’s watch a video about pets.
Lead in
What kind of animal do you think will be a good pet?
Good pets should:
be cute
be loyal
make the owner happy
make the owner not lonely
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Presentation
People keep different animals as their pets. Let’s learn more about them.
Cats learn quickly and can be very curi