From New Centry Middle School By Jinlei Unit 5 Amazing things Integrated skills

Who am I ? Do you know ? Are you afraid of me ?

camel snake ant Do you know their names ? giraffe

a long neck the tallest animal on land （陆地 上） neck How many bones are there in its long neck? giraffe

snake It lives on the ground, in trees or in water. How much food does it eat in cold winter?

camels They live in very dry( 干燥的） places. Do they often need to drink a lot of water? ships of the desert 沙漠之舟 hump(s) 驼峰 When camels can not find food, the fat will give them energy. fat

an ant Ants like sweet things. How do ants know that there is something sweet?

Mr Wu is showing Suzy some pictures of animals.Listen to their conversation and tell me which animals they’re talking about. giraffe, ant, snake, camel Mr. Wu Suzy

Task 1 Finish Part A1 Listen to their conversation again and put the pictures in the correct order. a b dc

Should we be afraid of all animals ? ? ? ? Animals are our friends. Task 2 A discussion

Talking about animals Suzy, one of the Class 1, Grade 7 students, is afraid of animals. Mr Wu wants to help her. He is telling her some interesting things about animals. Listen and help her complete the notes. Mr. Wu Suzy

A giraffe has a long neck,but there are only _______ bones in its long neck. seven A snake eats little or nothing for __________ in cold winter. months Camels live in very dry places, they can live without ______for a long time. Ants can _________things well. water smell Task 3 Finish Part A2 播放暂停

1. Snakes eat a lot in cold winter. ( ) 2. Camels can’t live without water for a long time.( ) 3.You should keep your house very clean if you don’t want any ants there. ( ) 4. Suzy isn’t afraid of animals now.( ) Please listen to the tape again.Write a T if a sentence is true or an F if it is false. Suzy was afraid of animals a few minutes ago, but after the conversation ( 交谈 )with Mr wu ， she isn’t afraid of animals now. Suzy is not afraid of animals any more. ( 不再，再也不） F F T T eat little or nothing can

Dear Mr Wu, Thank you for your help. I know more about animals now. Some animals are really interesting. The giraffe has a very long neck, but I was surprised to know that there are (1) ________________ in it. It is also amazing that a snake (2) _______________________ in cold winter. Camels live in very dry places, and it is interesting that they (3) ______________________ for a long time. I also know that we need to keep our house clean—ants (4) ____________________. Now I am not afraid of animals any more. I would like to learn more about them. Suzy Suzy is not afraid of animals any more,she writes a thank-you letter to Mr Wu,please use the information above to help Suzy finish the letter. only seven bones eats little or nothing can live without water can smell things well Task 4 Finish Part A3

1.How many bones are there in its long neck? 2.How much food does it eat in cold winter? 3.Do they often need to drink a lot of water? 4.How do ants know that there is something sweet? Seven. It eats little or nothing. No, they don’t. They can smell things well.

Tortoises can live up to( 活到 )____ years old. 150 tortoise

How long can a snail live without eating? A. four daysB. four weeks C. four monthsD. four years D. four years snail

How many stomachs ( 胃 ) does a cow have? A. one B. twoC. threeD. four D. four cow

We have learned a lot of amazing things about the animals.There are also a lot of amazing things in the world,do you want to know ?

What ’s the artist using to draw the picture ?

Chalk. The artist can draw a 3-D picture with chalk.Is it amazing ?

The students are talking about amazing things in the world.Listen to the tape and finish the following exercises. 1.A young man travelled around over 80 countries ______ A. by bicycle B.by plane C. by underground 2.Can a man write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time ? A. No, he can’t B.Yes, he can C. We don’t know. 3. An artist can draw 3-D pictures with _______ A. pen B. pencil C. chalk A B C

A:Do you know about any amazing things,××× ?/Do you know anything amazing about the giraffes/ants/camels…, ×××? B:Yes.______________________________________. A:That’s cool.What amazing things do you know, ×××? C:_________________________________________. B:That’s really amazing! What about you, ×××? D:_________________________________________. B:That’s interesting./That’s really great. Task 5 :Work in groups and talk about some amazing things you know.Use the conversation below as a model.

1.A giraffe has a very long neck, but there are only seven bones in its long neck. 2. A snake eats little or nothing for months in cold winter. 3. Camels can live without water for a long time. 4. Ants can smell things well. 5. Fish sleep with their eyes open 6.Our eyes are the same size from birth,but our nose and ears. 7.The Sun is about times larger than the earth. 8. There are no bones in the back of elephants’ feet –only fat. 9.Wolves are amazing animals.They live in a family and they are friendly to each other. 10. Dogs are our true friend.A dog in England helped a child out of danger. 11. An artist can draw pictures with sand( 沙子 ) …

1.Go through the words and phrases in this lesson. 2.Read and try to recite the conversation in Part B. 3. Finish the guessing games,we will check the answers next class Homework

一. 根据所给中文提示完成句子。 1.__ ____ ___( 蚂蚁 ) like eating sugar. 2.Camels live in very _______( 干燥的 )places. 3. Look,there is a __________( 蛇 )on the road. 4. Our English teacher likes using the yellow ____( 粉笔 ) to write words on the blackboard. 5. He often goes to school _______( 没有 ) breakfast. Ants dry snake chalk without

二. 用所给词组完成句子： not…any more, live without, be afraid of, know more about 1 People cannot __________ air. 2 Most children ___________ snakes. 3 Children want to _______________ animals in Science class. 4 I will ___ be late for class ________. live without are afraid of know more about not any more

They are brown. Their babies are very small. They can jump 9 meters and jump very fast—30km/h. They can stand on their tails and fight with their back legs. They carry their babies in a pocket of skin. They live in Australia. kangaroos

They are grey. They sleep on their feet. They sleep two or four hours a night. They eat for 15 to 18 hours a day. Usually, they are slow. They have long noses and big ears. elephants

I live in rivers but often people have me at home. I can swim. I have a tail. I can only remember things for three seconds. My color is unusual. I sleep with my eyes open. goldfish

I am smart. I am very small. I am very hard-working. I am weak. If I work together with my friends, we are strong. I can smell things as well as dogs. ant

They are white and black. They are very lovely. They eat shellfish （ 贝类 ）. The fathers look after the eggs. They are birds but they can’ t fly. They live in very cold place, South Pole. Penguin 英音： ['peŋgwin] 美音： ['p ɛ ngw ɪ n] 企鹅