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Unit 8 Pets and us
主题范畴：
人与自然
主题群：
自然生态
子主题：
热爱与敬畏自然，与自然和谐共生
Key question
Why do people keep pets
talk about problems caused by pets and how to solve them;
use word linking correctly to improve my speaking skills.
Learning objectives 学习目标
At the end of the class, I’ll be able to:
cause /k z/ v. 引起；造成；导致
*complain /k m ple n/ v. 抱怨；投诉
complain about 抱怨
New words and phrase
What trouble can pets cause and what animal makes the perfect pet
Lead in
They may make a mess.
Some pets are noisy.
They need time and money to look after.
What trouble can pets cause
They are easy to take care of.
They are quiet and gentle.
They are clean.
The Perfect Pet (Cats as an Example)
Speaking
Solving problems caused by pets
Pets may sometimes cause problems. Role-play the situations below in pairs. You may use your own situations.
A dog scared your younger sister when she walked past it. You are going to talk to the dog owner.
You have a pet dog. It is usually quiet, but recently it started barking at night. One of your neighbours is unhappy and comes to you to complain about it.
S1: Excuse me. I want to complain about your dog.
S2: What’s the problem
S1: Your dog scared my younger sister the other day.
S2: Oh, I’m very sorry about that! My dog is usually friendly. Can you tell me what happened
S1: My younger sister walked past your dog. It suddenly barked very loudly at her.
S2: I’m sorry. I hope your sister is OK now. I promise this won’t happen again.
Improving your pronunciation
We were both young when I first saw you
I close my eyes and the flashback starts
I’m standing there on a balcony in summer air
See the lights, see the party, the ball gowns
See you make your way through the crowd
And say hello, little did I know
That you were Romeo, you were throwing pebbles
And my daddy said stay away from Juliet
And I was crying on the staircase, begging you please don’t go
And I said
Romeo take me somewhere we can be alone
I’ll be waiting, all there’s left to do is run
You’ll be the prince and I’ll be this princess
It’s a love story
Baby, just say yes
Love Story
—Taylor Swift
Word linking
In spoken English, the consonant at the end of a word often links up with the vowel at the start of the next word.
Listen and repeat. Link the words where indicated, and pay attention to the loss of plosion.
Say it aloud
look at it pick up the book
stand up not at all
turn on the light take off your coat
I don’t know what to do about it.
Could you pass me a cup of tea
She has a lot of friends in New York.
We are going to take a trip next week.
What are you looking for
I’m looking for my keys.
Language points
1. Pets may sometimes cause problems.
cause /k z/ v. 引起；造成；导致
搭配类型 具体搭配 例句
直接接宾语 cause + 名词/代词 The heavy rain caused the flood.
接复合宾语 cause + sb. + sth. The noise caused me a headache.
接不定式补语 cause + sb. + to do sth. Stress can cause people to sleep badly.
与介词搭配 cause damage/harm to Smoking causes great harm to your lungs.
易混淆词辨析：cause vs. reason vs. excuse
单词 核心区别 例句
cause 侧重“导致结果的直接、客观原因”（名词/动词） The cause of the fire is unknown.
reason 侧重“解释行为/观点的理由、道理”（仅名词） What’s your reason for being late
excuse 侧重“为过错/失误找的借口、托词”（名词/动词） He made an excuse for his absence.
1. 用cause的适当形式填空：
a) The bad weather _______ (cause) the flight delay yesterday.
b) What _______ (cause) you to change your mind
2. 选择合适的词（cause/reason/excuse）填空：
a) Poverty is the main _______ of hunger in some areas.
b) She gave no _______ for leaving early.
c) Don’t make _______ for your mistakes.
caused
caused
cause
reason
excuses
2. I want to complain about your dog.
complain /k m ple n/ v. 抱怨；投诉
complain about 抱怨
词汇拓展：complaint n. 抱怨；投诉；疾病
常见搭配：complain about 抱怨……
She always complains about the traffic.
complain of 诉说（病痛等）；抱怨
The old man complained of a pain in his back.
Finish the exercises.
Read the conversations in previous units. Pay attention to word linking.
Thank you!

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