Period Three

NameWhat animal do you want to keep?Why do you want to keep it? Joea parroteasy to take care of, talk 小组调查活动，为 3a 做准备。 1.Ask and answer. 2.Give the report.

3a. Read the article and answer these questions. 1.Why do you think pot-bellied pigs are popular? 2.What are the advantages and disadvantages of keeping such a pet? Because they can be with us every night and be our best friends. The advantage is that it can watch TV with people every night and be their best friends. The disadvantages are it eats too much and grows too fast, and it needs a lot of love.

四 选词填空 make, with, got, named, too, a lot, special 3a 巩固练习 一。完成句子 1.The of pet these days is the pot—bellied pig. 当今最时髦的一种宠物是大肚猪。 2. Da v id Smith of North London has a pot—bellied pig Connie. 伦敦北部的戴维史密斯养了一头叫做康妮的大肚猪。 3. However, a pig isn‘t. 然而，和一头 猪生活不总是完美的。

The trendiest kind of pet these days is the pot-bellied pig. David Smith of North London has a pot-bellied _1_ pig Connie. “ Pot-bellied pigs _2_the best pets,” said David. “ She watches TV_3_ me every night. She’s my best friend.” However, life with a pig isn’t always perfect. “ When I _4_ my pig, she was small,” said David, “ but she eats _5_. Now she’s _6_ big to sleep in the house, so I made her a _7_pig house. Also, pigs need a lot of love. Sometimes I don’t have enough time to spend with her.” 二、根据 3a 内容填空。

3b. Look at these notes about hamsters and write an article about them. popular, quiet, clean easy to take care of cheaper than rabbits or cats small sometimes noisy at night sleep all day Sample （本活动可以老师说中文，学生翻译英文，以 检测他们目标语言的掌握的情况） Hamsters are popular pets. People like them because they are quiet and clean. They are easy to take care of, and they are cheaper than rabbits or cats. They are small so they don’t eat much. However, they sleep all day, so they sometimes get noisy at night.

opened, away, gifts,different, pay, making,give Gift giving is _ 1_ in different countries. In Japan, people sometimes give special gifts. But they are not _2_. Later, the same gift may be given _3_ to someone else. Many people have enough things and don’t want too many _4_ themselves. In Canada, many people will not give big gifts to someone else. They will _5_ for a park bench or a tree to help remember a person. In the USA, some people ask their families and friends to _6_ money to charity rather need to spend too munch money. Instead, _7_ a meal is enough. 1._______ 2. ______ 3. ______ 4. ______ 5. _______ 6. _______ 7. _______ 拓展练习，文段填空，巩固目标语言。 opened, away, gifts,different, pay, making,give

3c. A writing guessing game. 你喜欢什么宠物？把你喜爱的宠物的特点写一写， 并说说养它们都有什么好处和缺点。但不要写出它是 什么，让同学们来猜。

养宠物有哪些优缺点？ （ advantages and disadvantages ）根据 你的亲身经历，或听到关于养宠物的故事，写写你的认识。 Homework