Unit 8 Why don’t you get her a scarf? Section B

Do you like animals? What’s your favorite animal? Why?

Guessing : Who am I ? 1. They can only live to be years old. They are honest to their master.( 主人 ) 2. They always sleep more than 14 hours a day. 3. They like eating very much. If you don’t stop them, they will keep eating until they die. hamster(s) 诚实的可靠的

4. They like to live near the window. And they need sunshine and water. 5. They look scary. And they usually make nets. They like eating some insects( 昆虫 ). 6. They like to communicate with people and they are a little naughty( 调皮 ). 7. They are long and cold-blooded. They usually sleep very long in winter. Spider(s) goldfish parrot(s) snake(s)

8. Most of them can live to be more than 150 years old. And they can only climb slowly. 9. They always sleep during the day and get up at night. And cats are their enemies （敌人） 10. They are really cute and they are good at running. They also have beautiful hair. mouse--mice turtle(s) rabbit(s)

1a Which of these animals would be good pets? Which would be bad pets? turtle goldfish cat dog parrot mouse snake spider hamster good pet not sure bad pet

PetsComments __ hamster __ snake __ goldfish __ dog __ cat not friendly enough too boring short hair nice hair is too long easy to take care of too scary friendly interesting beautiful a Listening 3 4

2b Listening hamster short hair nice friendly snake too scary interesting

goldfish too boring easy to take care of dog hair is too long beautiful cat not friendly enough nice

A: What kind of pet do you want to get? B: How about …?... A: Dogs are too common. How about a snake? I think snakes are the most unusual pets. C: No, snakes are too scary. / Yes, but… D: Why not keep a parrot? It’s interesting. And They are the most popular pets. … A: That sounds great.

PeoplePetsWhy a 6-year-old childgoldfish easy to take care of an 80-year-old grandmother a 16-year-old boy A: I think a dog is a good pet for a 6-year –old child, because clever and interesting. B: Really? I don’t agree. Dogs are too difficult to take care of. A goldfish is better. C:…

A pot-bellied pig

taking a break Pot-bellied pigs ----lovely

Enjoying a cool drink during a hot summer! ----cool

Eating dinner with the help of his dad easy to feed / take care of

Sleep in bed. They like to have big pillows to lay on. This makes it easier for them to get up or roll from side to side. ----clean and funny 枕头

3a Read the article and answer these questions. 1.Do you think pot-bellied pigs are popular? 2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of keeping such a pet? The advantages are that they can watch TV on the sofa when they are small. The disadvantages are that they eat a lot and that they get too big to sleep in the house and they need a lot of love. 大肚子的 猪 n. 优点 n. 缺点

The trendiest kind of pet these days is the pot-bellied pig. David Smith of North London has a pot-bellied pig named Connie. “Pot- bellied pigs make the best pets,” said David. “She watches TV on the sofa with me every night. She’s my best friend.” However, life with a pig isn’t always perfect. “When I got my pig, she was small,” said David, “but she eats a lot. Now she’s too big to sleep in the house, so I made her a special pig house. Also, pigs need a lot of love. Sometimes I don’t have enough time to spend with her.” 3a.Read the article and answer the question. the most popularvery fat are/become muchShe is so big that she can’t sleep in the house. She is not small enough to sleep in the house. called The trendiest kind of pet these days is the pot-bellied pig. However

He _______much money__________ these pets. 这只猫太老了, 不能抓老鼠了 。 This cat is ______old _______catch mice. 这箱子太重, 小女孩搬不动。 The box is _____ heavy for the little girl _____ carry. 他有一条叫汪汪的狗. He has a dog ____________ Wangwang. called/ named too to This cat is ______old ______it can’t catch mice. so that This cat isn’t _____ _____ _____ catch mice. young enough to 他花了很多钱买这些宠物. too to spent on / (in) buying Post-reading: Exercise

Write an article about hamsters with these notes. popular, quiet, clean easy to take care of cheaper than rabbits or cats small sometimes noisy at night sleep all day

People like them because they are quiet and clean. People think they are easy to take care of and they are cheaper than rabbits or cats. They are very small so people don’t need to have a special room. Though sometimes they are noisy at night, most of the time they just sleep all day. They are very lovely. Hamsters are popular pets. beginning Advantages : Disadvantages

Nowadays, the pet are very popular to many people. Someone thinks keeping pets in an apartment is good. However, someone disagrees. What’s your opinion? Advantages:_____________________ Disadvantages:_____________________

Advantages: 1.They are good companies 2.They help people keep homes safe. 3. They teach us how to love and be loved. 4. They keep us in touch with the natural animal world. 5. They bring us a lot of happiness. 6.Children will be more kind and helpful by taking care of pets.

Disadvantages: 1.Maybe they can be noisy and dirty. 2. It takes us a lot of time to care for them. It’s a waste of time. 3. They may cost a lot of money. 4. They may attack ( 攻击） people. 5.They may carry some fatal virus.( 携带病毒）

Pre-reading Besides pets, what are the most popular gifts among your friends and family? Why?

While-reading Read the passage quickly and find the topic sentence ( 主题句） in each paragraph. Para. 1: Everyone likes gifts. Para. 2: Gift giving is different in different countries.

While-reading Read the passage again and find the differences of gift giving among different countries. Country Gift giving Japan Canada The USA Sweden 瑞典 people sometimes give special gifts. Sometimes the same gift may be given away to others. people will not give big gifts. They will pay for a park bench or a tree to remember a person. 长凳；长椅 people ask their families and friends to give money to charity rather than buy them gifts. 而不是 people don’t need to spend too much money. Doing something for someone is the best gift.

After-reading True or false 1. Some little kids like gifts, but the old people don’t like. 2. In Canada, people sometimes give special gifts. 3. In Japan, gifts are not opened. Sometimes the same gift may go to others. 4. In the USA, making a meal is enough. 5. In the USA, some people give money to the charities. F F T F T

Do people in China usually give gifts to each other? In China, families or friends often give each other gifts. When a boy or a girl has a birthday party, his or her friends may give him or her a book, a toy and so on. So do his or her parents. On the traditional festivals, people give each other different presents. For example, on Teachers’ Day, students give teachers flowers. During Spring Festival, children can get money from their parents or relatives.

Gift giving is different in different countries on Mother’s Day. In America, people usually visit their mothers with some gifts. On that day, mothers are free because all the men in each family do all the housework instead. Some Italians may have a big concert for their mothers. Canadians would make their mothers be happy rather than send any gifts. So they’ll try their best. In Japan, some children will wear red flowers. Some children will wear white flowers to memorialize their mothers. Frenchmen are the most romantic in the world. They often send flowers and sing songs to their mothers when they come back home. v. 纪念 adj. 浪漫的

Fill in the blanks with the words given. expensive boring cheap special interesting 1.Today is Jim’s birthday. His mother is going to make a ____________meal fom him. 2. My shoes were really ______. They only cost five dollars. 3. My aunt took us out to dinner at an _______ restaurant, but the food was not good at all. 4. The movie was _______. I fell asleep half way through it. 5. It’s important to choose subjects that you find _______. special cheap expensive boring interesting

Write an article about your favorite animal, but don’t say what the animal is.

Key Phrases: 1.a 6-year-old child 2. a goldfish 3. a mouse 4. snakes and spiders 5. the most unusual pets 6. be easy to take care of 7. turtles and hamsters 8. not friendly enough 9. parrots and turtles

Key Phrases: 10. an 80-year-old grandmother 11. be difficult to take care of 12. talk about your choices 13. advantages and disadvantages of keeping such a pet 14. the pot-bellied pig 15. the trendiest kind of pet 16. always perfect 17.make her a special pig house

Key Phrases: 18. spend time with sb 19. sometimes noisy at night 20. sleep all day 21. keep pets in an apartment 22. good company 23. eat a lot 24. have enough time to do sth 25.a lot of love