Can you tell us some amazing things ? Ants can smell things as well as dogs can. Each of camels’ eyes has three eyelids. A tortoise can live up to 150 years old.

Can you tell us some amazing things ? Nobody knows why dinosaurs disappeared. Elephants walk on tiptoe. Fish sleep with their eyes open. Goldfish don’t know what happened to them 3 seconds ago.

Can you tell me something amazing about animals ? Certainly. It says ---. Oh,really ? That’s ---. Thanks a lot. You are welcome. Ask For Amazing Information

Free talk : 1.Do you know these animals?these animals 2.If you like an animal very much, you can keep it as a pet in your flat. What animal do you want to keep as a pet? 1.Do you know these animals?these animals 2.If you like an animal very much, you can keep it as a pet in your flat. What animal do you want to keep as a pet?

Different pets: parrot rabbitdog mousecat goldfish

What animal do you want to keep as a pet? Why?

Let’s play a guessing game!!!

It lives in the holes ( 洞穴 ) and it loves rice( 大米 ). It likes moving around at night. It’s also dangerous because it may cause disease( 疾病 ).

She is holding a white mouse in her hand.  How small the white mouse is !  What a soft white mouse it is !

It always sleeps in the daytime. Its duty is to catch mice. It miaows when it feels hungry.

It is sleeping on her lap.

He likes running after the ball. His favourite food is bones （骨头）. When he sees somebody strange, he will bark.

She is playing with her dog in the park.  She is walking her dog in the park.  She is taking her dog for a walk in the park.

It looks lovely and cute. It likes eating carrots. Its eyes are red. It has long ears.

The rabbit is eating a carrot. A man is feeding the rabbit a carrot..  The girl is feeding a horse some food.

It can’t live without water. It looks beautiful and colorful. People usually keep it in a tank made of glass.

The cat is watching the fish swim around.  She is feeding the fish something to eat.

It ‘s a kind of bird with colorful feathers. People usually keep it in a cage （笼子）. It can repeat simple words or sing songs.

He is teaching the parrot to speak.  Maybe the parrot is singing a beautiful song.

It’s so cute that most Chinese people like it. It likes eating bamboo shoots （竹笋）. It’s also the symbol （象征） of China.

It’s so lazy that it is very fat. Its duty is to eat and sleep. people like to eat its meat.

It is one of the cleverest animals in the world. It likes to eat bananas. It likes to live in the forests.

It is a large animal. Sometimes it is very friendly. It has big ears and long noses.

What is your favourite pet? I really like ---. Why ? Because---. Why (not)? Because---. What about---? I like /don’t like them.

. 1.Daniel:I like my parrot because ___ a. I like watching it swim around. 2.Kitty:I like my rabbit because ___ b.she sleeps on my lap. 3.Peter:I like my goldfish because___ c. it’s very small and soft and I can hold it in my hand. 4.Sandy:I like my mouse because ___ d. I can feed her carrots and I like her long ears. 5.Millie: I like my dog because ____ e. I can play with him in the park. 6.Amy: I like my cat because ____ f. it can sing.I want to teach it to speak. f The students are talking about why they like their pets. Match the reasons with the animals.Write the correct letters in the blanks. a e b d c

Who is Eddie’s pet?

Is Hobo a good pet?

Answer more questions: What does Eddie want Hobo to do ? Is Hobo happy? Why?

You can use your own words. Go on with the story if possible. Try to use body language （肢体语言 ） and gestures （姿势）.

Write something about your pet.

What is he/she like ? What does he/she like ? What about his /her life ? What does he/she often do ? What can he/she do ? What does he/she need ? What does he/she hope ?

It’s time for you to show your report !

1.Remember the words and phrases. 2.Do the exercises on students’ wb. 3.Preview Reading.