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Animal Friends
Unit 5
welcome to the unit
Learning objectives
In this unit, we will be able to:
1.read poems about two different animals;
2 learn how amazing animals are;
3. describe an animal friend;
4. better understand the importance of animals in our lives.
penguin
fox
wolf
bat
butterfly
bee
ant
Look and answer
They are wild animals.
2. Where do they live?
3. What’s your favorite animals?
They live in the wild.
1. What kind of animals are they?
1. What is it?
It is a bee.
2. What food do the bees produce (生产)?
They can produce .
honey
Sharp eyes
Activity 2
Talk about the facts you know about animals
bat
butterfly
bee
ant
Talk about the facts you know about these animals
2. Where do ants live?
They live in trees or under ground.
3. What do they usually eat?
They like eating nectar, seeds, insects, fruit, sweets and cakes. 花蜜、种子、昆虫、水果、
糖果 和 蛋糕。
1. What is it?
It is a ant.
an
Millie found some fun facts about animals. Help her match the facts with the right animals.
2 _____
1 _____
3 _____
4 _____
a They have four wings. They taste things with their feet.
b They find their way by listening. They are awake at night and can eat up to 1,200 insects in an hour.
c They can lift things 50 times their own weight. They take in air through the holes on both sides of their body.
d All workers are girls. Each of them makes less than one gram of honey in its life.
b
a
d
c
Language points
(1) taste /teɪst/ v. 尝,品;吃,喝
1. They taste things with their feet. 他们用脚品尝东西。
e.g. You can taste the chicken soup and see if it is salty enough.
你可以尝尝鸡汤,看看是否够咸。
拓展:a. [感官类系动词]尝起来;有……味道
后常接形容词作表语。
e.g. The fish soup tastes really good. I want to drink more.
这鱼汤尝起来很不错,我想再喝一些。
Millie and Simon are talking about animal facts. Work in pairs and talk about the animal facts you know. Use the comversation below as a model.
B
Millie: What facts about animals do you know, Simon?
Simon: I know butterflies taste with their feet.
Millie: That’s interesting! Do you know that some snails can sleep for up to
three years?
Simon: Ready? That’s amazing!What else do you know?
Millie: I know an ant can lift a thing 50 times its own weight.
Simon: Wow!I’d like to be that strong. Then I can carry over 2,500 kilograms!
Millie: Ha! I’ll have to call you “Strong Simon” then.
事实
动物
知道
蝴蝶
用...品尝
脚
蜗牛
睡觉
达到
其他的
蚂蚁
举
自己的体重
愿意
强壮
拿起
超过
必须
叫
Words like “really”, “wow”and “ha” show that the speaker is surprised, excited or interested.
What traditional crafts do you like?
I like zisha teapots. It’s made from purple clay, green clay and red mud.
honeybee
What's special about it?
All workers are girls. Each of them makes less than one gram of honey in its life.
work + er
worker
/ ˈwɜːkə(r) /
n.工蜂;工人
gram
/ ɡræm /
n.克
→ kilogram
listen & answer
Q1: How many animals do they mention?
Q2: How do butterflies taste the food?
Q3: Which animal can sleep for up to 3 years?
Q4: Which animal can lift a thing 50 times its own weight?
Butterflies taste with
their feet.
Snail can sleep for
up to 3 years
can lift a thing 50 times
its own weight
ant
What's special about it?
They can lift things 50 times their own weight. They take in air through the holes on both sides of their body.
lift
/ lɪft /
vt.举起
[多] n. 电梯
times
n.[pl.]倍
[多]n. 次数,时间
weight
/ weɪt /
n.重量
→ weigh v. 称重
bat
What's special about it?
They find their way by listening. They are awake at night and can eat up to 1,200 insects in an hour.
awake
/ əˈweɪk /
adj.醒着
→ wake v. 唤醒
wake up 醒来
Photos Name Feature
Butterflies
Snails
ants
taste with their .
can sleep for up to .
can a thing its own weight.
feet
3 years
lift
50 times
Complete the fact chart about these animals according to the dialogue.
Work in pairs to introduce some animals using the model as below.
A: I know (动物名称) .They have . They can .
B: It is . (表达感受的形容词)
e.g.
A: I know elephants (大象) . They have a long nose . They can suck water through its nose and then put it in the mouth .
B: It is amazing .
I’ll have to call you “Strong Simon” then.
那我得叫你“强壮的西蒙”了。
have to
(1) Do you have to go?
(2) You don't have to knock─just walk in.
你非得走吗?
不得不;必须
不必敲门——进来就是了。
What other fun facts about animals do you know?
C
Dogs have 40 times more smell receptors than humans! 狗的嗅觉受体是人类的40倍!
Compared to snakes : cats react 7 times faster than snakes. 与蛇相比:猫的反应速度是蛇的7倍。
Parrots are among the most intelligent birds.
鹦鹉是最聪明的鸟类之一。
What are they talking about?
根据提示翻译句子。
1. 我们必须在上课前完成作业。(have to)
2. 班级里的学生少于20人。(less than)
3. 这个女孩喜欢在晚饭后去外面呼吸新鲜空气。(take in)
4. 你可以选择任何你喜欢的书,最多选三本。(up to)
5. 这条路的长度是那条路的三倍。
We have to finish our homework before the class begins.
There are less than 20 students in the class.
The girl likes to go outside to take in the fresh air after dinner.
You can choose any books you like, up to three.
This road is three times the length of that one.
01
02
Read in roles
What facts about animals do you know, Simon?
I know butterflies taste with their feet.
Really? That's amazing! What else do you know?
That's interesting! Do you know that some snails can sleep for up to three years?
I know an ant can lift a thing 50 times its own weight.
Wow! I'd like to be that strong. Then I can carry over 2,500 kilograms!
Ha! I’ll have to call you "Strong Simon” then.
1. Can you make a conversation about the mentioned fun facts?
2. Can you talk about other fun facts about animals?
1. Write a short passage to talk about some fun facts about animals.
2. Write a blog or a poem about your pet.
3. Preview Reading on pages 58-60.
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