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Unit5 Animal friends
Welcome to the unit
Lead-in
What do you think of them?
Lead-in
What animals can you see in the picture?
a cat
a dog
a parrot
a canary
/kəˈneəri/
a sparrow
/ˈspærəʊ/
a guinea pig
/ˈɡɪni/
Lead-in
a cat
a dog
a parrot
a canary
/kəˈneəri/
a sparrow
/ˈspærəʊ/
a guinea pig
/ˈɡɪni/
How?
Learning objectives
In this unit, we will
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read poems about two different animals;
learn how amazing animals are;
describe an animal friend;
better understand the importance of animals in our lives.
1. What is it?
2. What does it look like?
3.How does it find the way?
Animal friends
Look and describe the animal.
A bat.
It has black eyes, big ears, and wings.
By listening.
radar
雷达
echolocation 回声定位
/ˌekəʊləʊˈkeɪʃn/
(flying in the sky)
Animal friends
1. What is it?
2. What does it look like?
3.How does it taste things?
A butterfly.
Look and describe the animal.
It has two eyes, two tetacles, and four colorful wings.
/ˈtentəkl/
With its feet.
sensor 传感器
(resting on a flower)
Animal friends
Look and describe the animal.
1. What is it?
2. What does it look like?
3.What food can it produce?
4. How do the bees talk with
each other?
A bee.
It is yellow and black.
Honey.
By dancing.
(flying among the flowers)
Animal friends
Look and describe the animal.
1. What is it?
2. What does it look like?
3.Where do they live?
4. What can we learn from them?
An ant.
Black and tiny.
(carrying a leaf)
Underground.
Great things come from small starts.
Teamwork makes the dream work.
Animal facts
Millie found some fun facts about animals. Help her match the facts with the right animals.
Animal facts
b
b. They find their way by listening. They are awake at night and can eat up to 1,200 insects in an hour.
a
a. They have four wings. They taste things with their feet.
Animal facts
d
d. All workers are girls. Each of them makes less than one gram of honey in its life.
c
c. They can lift things 50 times their own weight. They take in air through the holes on both sides of their body.
Talk about animal facts
Simon
Millie
Animals
Fun facts
(1)__________
Taste with their
(2)__________
(3)__________
Sleep for up to
(4)__________
(5)__________
Lift things (6)_________
their own weight.
Butterflies
Ants
50 times
three years
Snails
feet
Millie and Simon are talking about animal facts. Listen and fill in the blanks.
Talk about animal facts
Imitate and retell.
Millie: What facts about animals do you know, Simon?
Simon: I know ____________________.
Millie: That’s interesting! Do you know that ________?
Simon: Really? _________! ______ do you know?
Millie: I know an ______________________________.
Simon: Wow! ____________. Then I can __________ over 2,500 kilograms!
Millie: Ha! I will have to _____________.
Talk about animal facts
Find out the expressions that show the speaker’s feelings.
Talk about animal facts
Come up with more expressions.
Great!
Perfect!
That’s nice!
Oh, dear!
…
Share animal facts
What facts about animals do you know?
animals
looks
fun facts
Share animal facts
What facts about animals do you know?
animals
looks
fun facts
cat
elegant and lovely
walk on their tiptoes
rabbit
have long ears and a short tail
give out heat with ears
fish
colourful
sleep with their eyes open
giant panda
black and white
· have six fingers;
· eat for 12 or more hours a day
Share animal facts
What facts about animals do you know?
animals
looks
fun facts
kangaroo
have powerful legs and a long tail
can’t jump backwards
koala
have grey fur and big ears
sleep for 18 to 22 hours a day
white shark
have a large body and sharp teeth
keep swimming to breathe
Share animal facts
A: What facts about animals do you know, …?
B: I know …
A: That’s … Do you know that …?
B: Really? That’s … What else do you know?
A: I know …
B: Wow! …
Work in pairs and talk about the animal facts you know.
Further thinking
What can animals bring to us?
sweet memories
fun
ideas
joy
help
Further thinking
What ideas can animals bring to us?
ideas
art
daily life
architecture
/ˈɑːkɪtektʃə(r)/
technology
/tekˈnɒlədʒi/
Further thinking
Can you give me some more examples?
ideas
art
daily life
architecture
/ˈɑːkɪtektʃə(r)/
technology
/tekˈnɒlədʒi/
Animals are both our friends and teachers.
1. They are awake at night and can eat up to 1200 insects in an hour.
adj. 醒着的
keep/ stay awake 保持清醒
be wide awake 毫无睡意
wake v. 醒来,叫醒
wake up 醒来
wake sb up 叫醒某人
Bill was still ________ (wake) when his mother came back home at 11 o’clock last night.
awake
1. They are awake at night and can eat up to 1200 insects in an hour.
asleep adj. 睡着的
fall asleep 入睡
sleepy adj. 困倦的;欲睡的
feel sleepy 感到困的
What he said made me feel ______, and I nearly fell ______.
A. asleep; sleepy B. asleep; asleep
C. sleepy; asleep D. sleepy; sleepy
1. Tina was too excited to fall ______ after she heard of the news, so she was still ______ till 12 last night.
A. awake; asleep B. sleepy; awake
C. asleep; awake D. awake; sleep
2. Dreams make good stories, but everything important happens when we’re ________ (wake).
3. Mum was making breakfast for me when I ________ (wake) up this morning.
awake
woke
1. They are awake at night and can eat up to 1200 insects in an hour.
up to 达到(某数量、程度等),至多有
(时间上)一直到 up to now 迄今为止
取决于…的 It’s up to you. 由你决定
广场上有多达两百名学生在做义务性劳动。
There are ______ ______ two hundred students doing voluntary work in the square.
up to
1. They are awake at night and can eat up to 1200 insects in an hour.
I will return to my home in two weeks.
_____ _______ will you return to your home?
How soon
in + 一段时间:“……之后”
常与一般将来时连用
提问用how soon
1. - Mr. Smith, can I talk with you right now?
- I’d like to, but I am afraid I can’t. I ______ a meeting in 10 minutes.
A. am having B. have C. had D. will have
2. It’s a pity that he __________ (not join) my birthday party in three days.
won’t join
2. They can lift things 50 times their own weight.
The hall is five times bigger than our classroom.
He can run twice as fast as me.
2. They can lift things 50 times their own weight.
A + 谓/系 + 倍数 + as + 原级 + as + B
A + 谓/系 + 倍数 + 比较级 + than + B
The city is almost twice the size of that city.
A + 谓/系 + 倍数 + the + 名词 + of + B
size 尺寸;weight 重量
height 高度;length 长度;age年龄
1. We bought a house for $ 50,500, ______ it was worth.
A. as much as twice B. as much twice as
C. as twice much as D. twice as much as
2. 这个房子是那个的四倍大。
The house is four times as big as that one.
= The house is three times larger than that one.
= The house is four times the size of that one.
2. They can lift things 50 times their own weight.
weigh v. 重…;称…的重量
weight n. 重量;重物
put on/gain weight 体重增加
lose weight 减肥
问重量: How much does … weigh?
What’s the weight of …?
How heavy is ...?
拓展:overweight adj. 超重的
1. The baby ______ 3 kilograms at birth. Do you know her ______ now?
A. weighs; weigh B. weighed; weight
C. weighed; weigh D. weighed; weighs
2. - How much does a young monkey ______?
- Its ______ can be up to 35 kilograms.
A. weigh; weight B. weigh; weigh
C. weight; weight D. weight; weigh
3. You’re getting fatter. Why not learn how to lose your ________ (weigh)?
weight
3. They take in air through the holes on both sides of their body.
take in
take place
take off
take part in
take apart
take away
take up
take on
take over
吸收;理解;欺骗
发生;举行
脱下;(飞机)起飞
参加
拆开
拿走
占据;开始从事
承担
接管
4. I have to call you “Strong Simon” then.
1. - Jenny, I’ve already got everything for the picnic.
- Great! Do you mean I ______ bring anything when I come?
A. shouldn’t B. mustn’t C. can’t D. don’t have to
2. - Must I return the book on time?
- Yes, you ______. But you ______ come to our desk every time. Just renew it online.
A. need; have to B. must; don’t have to
C. mustn’t; needn’t D. must; have to
must 的一般疑问句,肯定回答用must
否定回答用don’t have to/ needn’t
一、根据汉语或首字母提示写出单词。
1. We can often see ___________ (蝴蝶) fly among the flowers in spring.
2. If you have a sore throat, you could drink some hot tea with o___ ney (蜂蜜).
3.There are many kinds of ________ (昆虫) in the garden.
4. The ________ (重)of this car is 2.2 tons.
2. He dreams of having w_____ to fly freely.
3. My mother couldn’t fall asleep and was a_______ all night.
4. Students are planting trees. Some are digging h______, some are carrying water and others are watering the trees.
butterflies
ings
honey
insects
wake
weight
oles
二、完成句子
1. 你可以通过锻炼来保持身体健康。
You can keep fit .
2. 鲍勃可以举起他体重两倍的东西。
Bob can_____things .
3. 摄入太多的盐不利于我们的健康。
It’s bad for our health to too much salt.
4. 周末做家务通常花费我不到两个小时。
It usually takes me two hours to do housework at weekends.
5. 冬天到了,有些动物睡觉可以长达四个月。
Winter is coming. Some animals sleep four months.
by
exercising
lift
twice
his
own
weight
take
in
less
than
up
to
Homework
1.Read the fun facts about animals aloud.
2. Write 3-5 sentences about the animal facts you know.
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