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Unit 5
Animal friends
Reading
学习目标
To master some new words and phrases.
To learn more two poems about animals.
To talk about your animals about pets.
the injured(受伤的) cat
the cruel human being
feelings of powerlessness
the poor cat
新课讲授
New words and phrase
trick
stick
bite
fight
fur
purr
forget
lonely
parrot
sound
alone
n.把戏
n.枝条
vi.& vt.咬
n.打架
照料
n.(动物的)软毛;毛皮
vi.(猫)发出呼噜声
vt.& vi.忘记做;遗忘
adj.孤独的
n.鹦鹉
n.声音
adj.& adv.独自;单独
look after
Be a voice for animal friends
Animals make our life whole.
Stop harming all other living beings!
Millie is reading two poems about animals. Here are the poems. Before reading, think about the questions below.
Pre-reading
1 What animals do people keep as pets in your neighbourhood?
2 What do these animals often do?
Tip: When reading a poem, we need to pay attention to the tone, rhyme, rhythm and structure as they play a role in shaping the overall meaning.
In my neighbourhood, people often keep dogs, cats and birds as pets.
These animals often play with their owners, and they also like to run, jump or sing songs.
*trick n.把戏
stick n.枝条
*bite vi. &vt.咬
fight n.打架
look after 照料
*fur n.(动物的)软毛;毛皮
*purr vi.(猫)发出呼噜声
forget vt.&vi.忘记做;遗忘
lonely adj. 孤独的
*parrot n.鹦鹉
sound n.声音
alone adj. &adv.独自;单独
Read the poems again. Write a T if a sentence is true or an F if it is false. Then correct the false one(s).
1. The dog likes to run after a ball. _______
2. The dog likes fights. _______
3. The cat is not good at jumping. _______
4. The cat climbs tall trees a lot. _______
5. The cat is like a friend to her owner. _______
6. Both of the writers love their pets very much. _______
T
F
F
F
T
T
While-reading
Some of the words in the poems rhyme. Help Millie complete the sentences below.
1 All rhymes with__________
2 Tricks rhymes with__________
3 Bites rhymes with___________
4 Stay rhymes with___________
5 Friend rhymes with__________
6 Fur rhymes with_________
7 High rhymes with_________
8 Eyes rhymes with__________
9 Tree rhymes with__________
10 There rhymes with____________
ball
fights
sticks
play
end
purr
sky
butterflies
me
care
Rhyme is the ending sound of each sentence in poems. There are some similarities between the ending sounds of each poem.
拟人化(Personification)
例句:
"She can't talk, but does care."
定义:赋予动物或物体人类的特点(如猫"关心"人)。
作用:让描写更生动,表达情感。
讨论:"为什么诗人说猫‘关心’人?这让你想到什么?"
cleverest (adj.) 最聪明的
原级:clever(聪明的)→ 最高级:cleverest
例句:
"My dog is the cleverest animal of all."(强调狗比其他所有动物都聪明)
拓展:
规则变化:clever → cleverer → cleverest
不规则举例:good → better → best
互动:请用"cleverest"夸同学,如"Lily is the cleverest in math."
run after 追赶
例句:
"He doesn’t just run after a ball."(不只是追球)
"She likes to run after butterflies."(追蝴蝶)
近义词:chase(更正式)
对比:
"run after":口语化,常用于游戏、玩耍场景。
"chase":可能带有"追逐猎物"或"严肃追赶"的含义。
How do you feel after reading the two poems?
I feel very happy, comfortable, ...
Tone shows the author’s attitude or feelings towards the subject of a poem.
Tone is sometimes referred to as the “mood” of the poem.
Read and answer
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Read the poems again and complete Part A on page 59.
ball
sticks
fights
purr
sky
butterflies
play
end
me
care
Words rhyme if the last syllables make the same or similar sound.
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Further thinking:
What should we think about before getting a pet?
How to care for the pet
Money
real love
Space(空间)
...
collect sticks (词组) 捡树枝
collect (v.):收集(有目的性)
对比:pick up(随手捡起)
文化知识:狗狗喜欢捡树枝是本能行为(类似叼回猎物)。
never forgets to 从不忘记…
句型:never + 动词原形(否定强调)
例句:
"She never forgets to come back to me."(猫总是记得回家)
造句练习:用"never forgets to"描述家人习惯,如"My mom never forgets to call me."
Read and circle some words or phrases that show the writers’ love for the pets.
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Further thinking:
How to care for the pet
care
responsibility(责任心)
patience
love
providing safety
What makes a good pet owner?
Further thinking:
How should we treat our pets?
How to treat the pet
Friends
Family
Till the end
1. Why do the writers use “he” or “she”, but not “it”?
2. Why does the writer use “the cleverest animal of all” but not “a clever animal”?
People sometimes call animals “he” or “she” when they think the animals have
feelings and personality. This is common with pets like cats and dogs.
Because the writer wants to use an exaggeration in the line to make readers
know the dog is very special.
3. Which line contains an exaggeration in “My cat”?
Line 16: Way up into the sky.
Read and think
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What other writing skills do the writers use to make the poems more interesting?
The writers also use contrast.
Examples:
* He doesn’t just run after a ball. He can do wonderful tricks, ...
* She doesn’t speak, but does care.
Read and think
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Homework
1. Search for more information about pets you like
2. Finish the exercises in the workbook.
Thank you for watching!
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