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Reading 1
Unit 8 Pets
Pre-reading
Guess which pet the following sentences are describing.
1. I can watch them swim around in the tank(鱼缸).
2. It’s soft and small. I can hold it in my hands.
3. My pet is a very special friend. He says ‘Hello’ when I come home.
4. I can feed her carrots.
5. I like to walk him after dinner.
6. She loves to sleep on my knees.
goldfish
mouse
parrot
rabbit
dog
cat
While-reading
Task 1: Read the title first and choose the right answer.
A. Story B. News C. Poem
What’s the genre(体裁) of this passage?
Task 2: Skim the two poems quickly and answer the following question.
What does the master think of the pet?
He is the cleverest animal of all.
She is a wonderful pet.
Task 3: Read the two poems and find the rhyme.
1. All rhymes with ______.
2. Hide rhymes with ______.
3. Sticks rhymes with ______.
4. Bite rhymes with ______.
5. Friend rhymes with _____.
6. Bed rhymes with ______.
7. Bubble rhymes with ________.
8. Much rhymes with ______.
ball
wide
tricks
fight
end
pet
trouble
touch
Rules: Words rhyme if the last syllables make the same or similar sound.
(若单词最后的音节发的是相同或相似音,叫做押韵)
Task 4: Read the first poem and finish the table.
the things the dog does the things the dog doesn’t do
run after a ball
hunt when I hide
do wonderful tricks
build camps out of sticks
bark or bite
like to fight
Task 5: Read the second poem and finish the table.
A ____________ pet---goldfish
______ she does She doesn’t _______ or _______.
She just ________.
______ she lives She lives in water _________ a bed.
_____ we look after it We just need to feed her _________.
She doesn’t need a _____________.
_____ I like my goldfish She isn’t any ________.
wonderful
What
bark
miaow
bubbles
Where
without
How
a little
gentle touch
Why
trouble
Post-reading
Match the lines from the poem with their meaning. Write the correct letters in the blanks.
1. He doesn’t just run after a ball.
2. He hunts when I hide.
3. He do