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Unit 5
Animal friends
Welcome to the unit
学习目标
To master some new words and phrases.
To learn about some fun facts about animals.
To talk about the animal facts you know.
Have a guess
I am very tall. I have a long neck and spots.
What am I
I eat leaves from tall trees.
I walk slowly and live in hot places.
No other animal is as tall as me!
What fun facts about giraffes do you know
giraffe
/ d rɑ f /
They can’t make any sound!
How do you feel after knowing this
Lead in
I am big and golden. I have a loud roar.
What am I
I eat meat from other animals.
I sleep a lot and live in Africa.
I am called the 'king of the jungle’!
What fun facts about lions do you know
lion
Lions are the only big cats that live in groups!
Have a guess
I am small and slow. I carry my house on my back.
What am I
I eat leaves and plants.
I leave a shiny road when I move.
I hide in my shell when scared!
What fun facts about snails do you know
snail
They have thousands of teeth!
/ sne l /
Have a guess
Millie wants to know more about other animals. Help her complete the notes below.
Name:
Looks:
Diet:
Habit:
Ability:
Application(运用):
Bat
They have two big wings. Their ears are big while their eyes are small.
Most bats eat insects.
They are awake at night.
They find their way by listening.
They can eat up to 1,200 insects in an hour.
They help cut down the number of pests.
They help invent radar.
Discuss: Cultural meanings of bats.
新课讲授
Look and think
Name:
Looks:
Diet:
Habit:
Ability:
Application(运用):
Butterfly
four wings
drink nectar from flowers
be awake in the daytime
taste things with their feet
help with the growth of flowers
all kinds of colours and sizes
travel a long way
add beauty to our lives
Guess: To have butterflies in one’s stomach.
Name:
Looks:
Diet:
Habit:
Fun fact:
Application(运用):
Bee
often yellow and black
two pairs of wings with six legs
drink nectar from flowers
live in a big family with different roles
All workers are girls.
visit 50-100 flowers every trip but make less than one gram of honey in its life
Understand: as busy as a bee
help with the growth of flowers
produce honey
Name:
Looks:
Diet:
Habit:
Ability:
Application(运用):
Ant
long legs
have holes on both sides of their body
eat almost everything
live like bees in groups
live underground
take in air through the holes
lift things 50 times their own weight
(like you are lifting a car)
make earth soft
deal with rubbish to clean up
Thinking: What do you think of ants
help invent radar.
help cut down the number of pest.
help with the growth of flowers
add beauty to our lives
help with the growth of flowers
produce honey
make earth soft
deal with rubbish to clean up
Animals make our lives better.
Millie found some fun facts about animals. Help her match the facts with the right animals.
2 _____
1 _____
3 _____
4 _____
a They have four wings. They taste things with their feet.
b They find their way by listening. They are awake at night and can eat up to 1,200 insects in an hour.
c They can lift things 50 times their own weight. They take in air through the holes on both sides of their body.
d All workers are girls. Each of them makes less than one gram of honey in its life.
b
a
d
c
Practice
B Millie and Simon are talking about animal facts. Listen and complete the table.
Simon Millie Animal ______________ ______________
______________
Fun fact ________________ ________________ ________________________________ __________________________________
Butterflies
Taste with their feet
Snails
Sleep for up to three years
Ants
Lift a thing 50 times its own weight
Listening
Millie: What facts about animals do you know, Simon
Simon: I know butterflies taste with their feet.
Millie: That's interesting! Do you know that some snails can sleep for up to three years
Simon: Really That's amazing! What else do you know
Millie: I know an ant can lift a thing 50 times its own weight.
Simon: Wow! I'd like to be that strong. Then I can carry over 2,500 kilograms!
Millie: Ha! I'll have to call you “Strong Simon” then.
Reading
Talk about the animal facts you know, using Millie and Simon’s conversation as a model.
A: What facts about animals do you know, …
B: I know …
A: That’s … Do you know that …
B: Really That’s … What else do you know
A: I know …
B: Wow! …
Speaking
What other fun facts about animals do you know
Animals Fun facts
Think and fill
Some people also argue that some animals can bring us illness, so we should kill them for safety. Do you agree Why or why not
All creatures are small but great. They play an important role in our ecosystem.
Further thinking
1. They are awake at night and can eat up to 1,200 insects in an hour.
它们晚上都醒着，一个小时能吃掉多达 1200 只昆虫。
e.g. The mountain is up to 3,000 meters high.
这座山高达3000米。
up to 达到，接近于
Language points
2. They can lift things 50 times their own weight.
他们能举起50倍于自身重量的东西。
e.g. three times as long as sth.
=three times the length of sth.
某物的三倍长
three times longer than sth.
比某物长两倍
times n. [pl.] （用于比较）倍
3. They take in air through the holes on both sides of their body.
它们通过身体两侧的孔吸入空气。
e.g. The plant takes in water through its roots.
这种植物通过根部吸收水分。
take in 吸收
4. All workers are girls. Each of them makes less than one gram of honey in its life.
所有的工蜂都是雌性。它们中的每一只在其一生中酿造的蜂蜜都不到一克。
e.g. I will finish the task in less than 3 minutes.
用不了三分钟我就能完成任务了。
less than 少于
Homework
Write about the animal facts we learn today.
Preview Unit 5 Reading.

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