3. Leonardo Da Vinci Mona Lisa hear of 听说 One ---, the other--- Italy 意大利

4. read (read) a piece of news about a man 阅读关于 ------ the other day 前几天 write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time （同时）

5. There are no bones in the back of elephants’ feet-- -only fat.

6. Fish sleep with their eyes open. Some goldfish can only remember things for three minutes.

7. Giraffes have long necks. A giraffe has only 7 bones in its long neck. be surprised to know this

8. Camels live in dry places. They can live without food or water for a long time. camels

9. Snakes live on the ground, in trees or in water. They can eat little or nothing for months in cold winter. snakes

10. Ants can carry heavy things. Ants can smell things well. So we need to keep our house clean. Now I do not eat snacks any more. ( 不再 ) ants

11. Butterflies can change their colours to protect （保护） themselves. How amazing! butterflies

12. A1 Mr Wu is showing Suzy some pictures of animals. Listen to their conversation and put the pictures in the right order. Write the numbers 1-4 in the boxes.

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14. A2 Suzy is afraid of animals. Mr Wu want to help her. He is telling her some interesting things about animals. Listen to their conversation and help Suzy complete her notes.

15. a giraffe—has a very long neck only (1) _____ bones in its long neck a snake— lives on the ground, in trees or in water eats little or nothing for (2) ______ in cold winter camels — live in very dry places can live without (3) _____ for a long time ants — can (4) ______ things well seven months water smell

16. A3 Suzy is not afraid of animals any more now. She is writing a thank-you letter to Mr Wu. Help her finish the letter. Use the notes in Part A2 on page 63 to help you. 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

17. 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 only seven bones eat little or nothing can live without water can smell things well

18. The students are talking about amazing things in the world. Listen to the conversation and answer the questions.

19. 1. How did the young man travel around over 80 countries? By bicycle. 2. What can the man do with two hands at the same time? He can write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time. 3. What can an artist do with chalk? He can draw 3-D pictures with chalk.

21. Work in pairs and talk about the amazing things about you know. You can follow the model.

22. A: Do you know anything amazing? B: Yes. ------ A: That’s surprising. B: Do you know any fun facts about---? A: Sure.------ B: How amazing!

23. ( 用所给单词的正确形式填空 ) ： 1.I _____ (hear) of this strange man last week. 2.He _____ (read) about a famous ______(art) just now. 3. Tom _______ (learn) a lot about ______ (China) history two days ago. 4.We can’t sneeze( 打喷嚏 ) with our eyes ______(open) at the ______(different) time. 5.Now Lucy _____ (not be) afraid of _______(walk) alone at night any more. 6.Andy ______ (be) _______(surprise) _______(meet) me here three days later. 7. Can people _____ (live)_______ (with) air? No. heard readartist learnt/ed China’s open same isn’twalking was surprised to meet livewithout

25. 1. be + afraid +of sth. / doing sth. 害怕 ( 做 ) 某事 e.g. 有些女孩儿害怕蛇。 Some girls are afraid of snakes. 他从不害怕在全班面前唱歌。 He is never afraid of singing songs in front of the whole class.

26. be + afraid +to do sth. 害怕做某事 e.g. 我害怕爬这座山。 I am afraid to climb this hill. 他害怕晚上独自一人出去。 He is afraid to go out alone at night.

27. be + afraid +that 从句. 恐怕 / 害怕 …… e.g. 恐怕要下雨了。 I am afraid that it is going to rain. 我父母亲担心我赢不了这场比赛。 My parents are afraid that I won’t win the match.

28. 2. know about / learn about/ read about 知道、了解或读过有关某事物的情况 e.g. 这个人的情况我一点也不知道。 I know nothing about the man. 前几天你读过有关令人吃惊的动物故 事吗？ Did you read about any amazing things about animals the other day?

29. Tortoise can live up to 150 years old.

30. keep our house clean not…any more the other day hear of What about…? at the same time travel by bicycle 1. 使我们的家干净 2. 不再 …… 3. 前几天，那天 4. 听说 5. …… 怎么样？ 6. 同时 7. 骑自行车旅游 Useful expressions