Unit 5 Why do you like pandas? 学苑新报

leopard snake frog goat rabbit zebra kangaroo

elephant

koala

tiger

giraffe

panda

dolphin

Why do you like these animals?

Let’s go to the zoo!

1a Match the words with the animals in the picture. 1.tiger___ 2. elephant___ 3. koala ____ 4. panda ____ 5. lion___ 6. giraffe___ a f ce db

1b Listen and check (√) the animals you hear in 1a. 1.tiger___ 2. elephant___ 3. koala ____ 4. panda ____ 5. lion___ 6. giraffe___ √ √ √

1c Practice the conversation with your partner. Then make conversations about the other animals in 1a. Use the words in the box. cute interesting fun smart boy beautiful A: Let’s see the lions. B: Why do you want to see them? A: Because they’re interesting.

2a Listen and write the animals you hear. Draw a line from the animals to the description words and the countries they are from. Animals Description words Countries 1. __________ really scary Australia 2. __________ kind of interesting South Africa 3. __________ very cute China koalas lions pandas

Julie: Let’s see the ____________________. John: Why do you like them? Julie: Because they’re __________ interesting. John: Where are they from? Julie: They’re from ___________. 2b Listen again. Complete the conversation with the words in 2a. pandas kind of China

I like dolphins. I think dolphins are cute and nice. I like dolphins because they are cute and nice. I like ___________. I think ______ are ____. I like _____ because they are____. What animals do you like? What other animals do you like? I like …, too. Because I think they ’ re ….

lion pandakoala South Africa

PicturesNameCountry kangarooAustralia panda China lion South Africa elephantIndia

3a Fill in the blanks with the words from the box. Then practice the conversation. because they’re do don’t cool like why where

A: _________ are lions from? B: _________ from South Africa. Do you _____ lions? A: No, I don’t. B: Why _____ you like lions? A: Because they’re really scary. But I like giraffes. B: Really? _________ do you like giraffes? Where They’re like don’t Why

A: Well, ________ they’re kind of interesting. Do you like pandas? B: Yes, I do. But I like tigers a lot. A: Tigers? Why ______ you like tigers? B: They’re really ______! because do cool

3b Write names of animals in the blanks to make sentences that are true for you. I like __________, because they’re cute. I like __________, because they’re smart. I like __________, because they’re interesting. I like __________, because they’re lazy. koalas giraffes elephants lions

3c Think of an animal. Ask and answer questions with your partner to guess each other’s animal. A: Is the animal big? B: Yes, it is. A: Where’s the animal from? B: It’s from China. A: Is it black and white? B: Yes, it is. A: It’s a panda! B: Yes, you’re right.

1a Match the description words with the animals. 1.smart ______ 2. friendly _____ 3.beautiful ______ 4. cute _____ 5. lazy _____ 6. scary____ 7. small _____ 8. shy _____ d f be c a fe

1b Listen and circle the description words you hear in 1a. 1.smart ______ 2. friendly _____ 3.beautiful ______ 4. cute _____ 5. lazy _____ 6. scary____ 7. small _____ 8. shy _____

AnimalsMary’s wordsTony ’s words elephants pandas 1c Listen again. What words do they use to describe the animals? Fill in the chart. interesting, really smart lazy beautiful, kind of shy kind of cute

1d Talk about the animals you know with your partner. A: What animals do you like? B: I like elephants. They’re cute. I like dogs, too. A: Why? B: Because they’re friendly and smart.

2a Check (√) the animals you think are in great danger. _____lions ______ elephants _____ pandas _____giraffes ______ koalas _____ tigers √ √ √

2b Read this website article and check (√) the best title for it. ______ What Is an Elephant? ______ Come to Thailand ______ Let’s Save the Elephants ______ Elephants Are Good Pets √

2c Read the article again and complete the mind map. ELEPHANTS Importance in Thailand first flag had __________ symbol of ________ Facts and figures people_______ many trees people kill them for ______ today there are ________ (over__________ before) Abilities can play_______ can also ______well can ________places with food and water How to save them don’t cut down so many_______ don’t ______things made of ivory ________is Thai Elephants Day a white elephant on it good luck soccer or music draw remember cut down ivory about 3,000 in Thailand 100,000 trees buy March 13th

1. one of … …… 中的之一 One of the apples is bad. 其中的一个苹果坏了。 2. forget to do sth. 忘记要做的事情 forget doing sth. 忘记做了某事 I forgot to bring my dictionary. 我忘了带我的字典了。 3. (be) in danger 表示 “ 在危险中 ” 。 Firefighters are often in great danger. 消防员常常处于很危险的境地。 英语中，常用形容词 big 或 great 与 danger 搭配，表示 “ 巨大的危 险 ” 。 (be) out of danger, 表示 “ 脱离危险 ” 。 The doctors say he’s now out of danger. 大夫们说现在他脱离了危险。

Do you know this table __________ ( 由 …… 制成 ) bamboo? is made of