内容正文:
Animal friends
Unit
5
Animals make our lives better.
Unit 2 Animal friends
Reading 2
Poems about pets
Contents
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Language points
Summary
Exercise
Homework
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Language points
1. He can do wonderful tricks.
tricks n. 把戏
e.g. You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.
朽木不可雕也。(积习难改。)
【拓展】
trick or treat 不给糖就捣蛋。(这是万圣节孩子们挨家挨户要糖果等礼物,如果不给就会恶作剧的风俗。)
2. And loves to collect sticks.
collect v. 收集
e.g. I’ll collect your works at the end of the class.
下课后我会把你们的作品都收上来。
stick n. 枝条
e.g. Please go and look for some sticks to make a fire.
去找几根纸条来生个火。
3. He never bites.
bite vi.&vt. 咬
e.g. A stray cat can bite and cause serious problem.
流浪猫会咬人并且造成严重后果。
4. And doesn’t like fights.
fight n. 打架
e.g. I never start a fight when I play with others.
当我和他人一起玩的时候,我从不挑起打架。
【拓展】
fight v. 打架
e.g. My mother teaches me not to fight.
我的妈妈教我不要打架。
5. And I’ll look after him till the end.
look after 照料
e.g. I can look after myself now.
我现在可以照顾我自己了。
【拓展】
look after = take care of 照顾;照料
look for 寻找
look at 看
6. And I’ll look after him till the end.
till prep. 直到…
e.g. My mum has meetings till 7 p.m. today.
我的妈妈今天一直到晚上七点都要开会。
【拓展】
till / until 直到…
位于句首时,只能用until.
My mum has meetings until/till 7 p.m. today.
Not until 9 o’clock does the meeting begin.(直到九点钟会议才开始。)
7. My cat has soft fur.
fur n. (动物的)软毛;毛皮
e.g. Polar bears have thick fur to keep warm.
北极熊有厚实的皮毛保暖。
【拓展】
fur 指动物的“软毛”时,通常做不可数名词。
当它代指一件具体的毛皮衣服时,是可数名词。
e.g. She has two expensive furs.
她有两件昂贵的皮草。
8. And loves to purr.
purr vi. (猫)发出呼噜声
【拓展】
英语中动物的拟声词
dog -- Woof
cow -- Moo
pig -- Oink
9. Way up into the sky.
way adv. 很远;大量
e.g. The other runners are way behind.
其他跑步者远远落在后面。
10. But never forgets to come back to me.
forget vt. & vi. 忘记做;遗忘
【拓展】
forget to do sth. 忘记做某事(事情未做)
forget doing sth. 忘记做某事 (事情已做)
e.g. I forget to buy a birthday gift for my friend. (礼物没买)
我忘记给我的朋友买一个生日礼物了。
I forget meeting her before.(以前见过)
我忘记以前见过她。
11. When I’m lonely, she’s always there.
lonely adj. 孤独的(心灵上的)
e.g. I sometimes feel lonely when I am in London.
当我在伦敦的时候我偶尔会觉得孤独。
【拓展】
alone adv.& adj.独自,单独(行动上)
My grandmother lives alone in a mountain village.
我的奶奶独居在山村里。
I live alone but I don’t feel lonely because of my dog.
我一个人住但是因为我的狗我不觉得孤独。
12. When I’m lonely, she’s always there.
be there (for sb.) 随时在某人左右
e.g.My friends are great – they’re always there for me.
我的朋友真好,在我需要的时候他们总是在我身边。
13. She can’t talk, but does care.
does 在此处用来强调其后的单词care。
e.g. He isn’t here now, but he does come to visit us most weekends.
他现在不在这边,但他确实大多数周末都来看我们。
(does用于强调其后的动作,其后的动词使用原形。)
14. She is always by my side.
by sb’s side 在某人身边
e.g. When he was ill, his wife was by his side.
当他生病时,他的妻子陪在他身边。
【拓展】
at sb’s side 也有类似的意思
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Summary
【核心词汇】
宠物特征: fur, bite, trick, stick, ball, fight, butterfly, tree, eye, ear, sound, wing
情感形容词: clever, soft, high, blue, friendly, quiet, lonely, sad, best
动词原形: run, collect, bite, fight, sit, stay, eat, play, jump, purr, climb, forget, care, feel
频率副词: usually, sometimes, never, seldom, always
【核心短语】
run after, look after, collect sticks, do tricks, climb a tree, come back to, be by one's side, feel lonely, in the open air
【核心句型】
描述宠物能力与习惯: He can do wonderful tricks. / She can jump really high. / He doesn't just run after a ball. / He never bites. / She likes to run after butterflies. / She climbs a tall tree.
表达主人情感: My dog is my very best friend. / I'll look after him till the end. / She is always there. / She does care. / When I'm lonely, she's always there. / When I need a friend, she is always by my side. / I never feel lonely with my pet.
【语音知识】
押韵词: ball/all, tricks/sticks, bites/fights, stay/play, friend/end, fur/purr, high/sky, eyes/butterflies, tree/me, there/care
【语法知识】
一般现在时(第三人称单数动词变化): likes, loves, bites, climbs, has, does, feels
情态动词can的用法: can do, can jump, can learn
形容词最高级: the cleverest animal
频度副词在句中的位置: never bites,
seldom makes, always there, sometimes climbs
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Exercise
一、单项选择题
1. My rabbit _______ beautiful white fur and long ears.
A. have B. has C. is D. are
2. Birds can _______ high in the sky.
A. fly B. flies C. to fly D. flying
3. My dog is very friendly. He _______ bites anyone.
A. always B. usually C. sometimes D. never
4. When I feel _______, my cat comes and sits beside me.
A. happy B. lonely C. excited D. busy
5. Of all the pets, which one do you think is _______?
A. clever B. cleverer C. the cleverest D. more clever
二、用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空
6. My parrot _______ (like) to repeat what I say.
7. Cats like ____________ (climb) the tree over there.
8. The dog ______________ (not run) after cats; he is very gentle.
9. My pet has soft _______ (fur) and big eyes.
likes
climbing
doesn’t run
fur
三、改错题(下列各句中均有一处错误,找出并改正,共3小题)
10. My cat can jumps very high.
11. She never forget to play with me.
12. The dog's fur are white and brown.
四、连词成句(共2小题)
13. is / best / my / dog / my / friend
________________________________________________.
14. always / she / when / is / lonely / I / feel / there
________________________________________________.
My cat can jump very high.
She never forgets to play with me.
The dog’s fur is white and brown.
My dog is my best friend. / My best friend is my dog.
She is always there when I feel lonely. /
When I feel lonely, she is always there.
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Homework
巩固性作业(必做):
请画一画你养的宠物,或者如果你没有养宠物,可以画一个你非常想养的宠物。然后,用英语写一段至少5句话的短文,介绍这个宠物。短文中需要描述它的外貌特征、它会做什么(能力或习惯),以及它和你之间的情感联系。至少使用5个本课学到的词汇或短语(如fur, run after, do tricks, look after, never bite, feel lonely, by my side, climb trees等)。
拓展性作业(选做):
模仿课本第1页的两首小诗,尝试创作一首关于你自己宠物的英文小诗,至少4行。注意尽量让每两行末尾的单词押韵(如cat/hat, play/day等)。写完后可以配上简单的插图。
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