3. PET SHOP Welcome you!

4. One mouse, two mice

7. spider

8. parrot

9. turtle

10. a goldfish Some goldfish Some kinds of goldfishes

12. hamster

13. Which of these animals would be good pets? Which would be bad pets? Write them in the diagram and compare your choices with your classmates. turtle goldfish cat dog parrot mouse snake spider hamster 海龟金鱼猫狗鹦鹉 老鼠 复数 mice 蛇蜘蛛仓鼠 good pet not sure bad pet dog

14. GROUPWORK Make a list of the pets you have. What’s the most popular pet? What’s the most unusual pet? Tell the class. A: Cats are the most popular pets. B: Parrots are the most unusual pets.

15. Listen and number the pets in the order you hear them. Write the numbers on the lines in the chart. Pets hamster snake goldfish dog cat 1 2 3 4 5

16. Listen again and draw lines to match the pets with the comments. 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

17. What bird never goes to a barber? What kind of food does a race horse eat ? What is the best year for a kangaroo ? This pet is unusual. It’s easy to take care of and it talks. A bald eagle Fast food A leap year parrot

18. I have two long ears. I am small. I am soft. I am cute and furry. People think I eat carrots, but I really eat plants. Who am I? _________________ I am small. I live in a hole. I am gray. I have a long tail. I eat seeds. I squeak. Who am I? I have 4 legs and I am green and I can jump. I live in ponds and lakes. Who am I? ____________________

19. PAIRWORK What do you think is the best pet for these people? Fill in the chart. Then talk about your own choices. PeoplePetsWhy a 6-year-old childgoldfisheasy 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. B: Really? I don’t agree. Dogs are too difficult to take care of. A: How about a goldfish? B: … too+adj.+to do sth. 太 … 而不能做某事 take care of 照顾；照看

20. Let’s have a survey: Can middle school students keep a pet ? Yes or No ? Give your reasons

21. Write an article about hamsters Popular Cheap Small Clean and quiet Easy to take care of Sleep all day Sometimes noisy at night

23. Talk about the advantages and disadvantages of keeping pets in an apartment, and write an article for the school magazine. You can use the following in formation. AdvantagesDisadvantages good companycan be noisy interesting beautiful dirty terrible