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Unit 5
Animal friends
Welcome to the unit
To master some new words and phrases.
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学习目标
To talk about the animal facts you know.
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To learn about some fun facts about animals.
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1. What animals can you find in this picture
2. What fun facts do you know about them
birds
a dog
a cat
a guinea pig
Lead in
Guinea pigs are herbivores, they mainly eat grass, fresh vegetables and some fruits. During the day, they usually rest and hide in quiet places, but they are active at dawn and dusk. They enjoy living in groups.
Cats have sharp claws and big eyes. They can see very well in the dark and like to hunt at night. They are good at climbing trees and jumping onto high places.
What animals they are
What they are doing
bat
flying in the sky
butterfly
resting on a flower
bee
ant
flying among the flowers
carrying a leaf
What fun facts do you know about them
新课讲授
Look, fill and answer
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
Read and match
What other fun facts about animals do you know
Name Looks Fun fact
Panda Black and white fur Can eat for 12 more hours
Need to eat 12 kilograms of bamboo a day
White shark Bullet-shaped body, grey skin Keep swimming to breathe
Rabbit Soft fur, short tail Can give out heat from ears
Kangaroo Small head, large ears, small front legs Can’t jump backwards
... ... ...
Further thinking
Elephants can remember places and others for many years. This helps them find water and food during long journeys.
Spiders have eight legs. They can make a special home called a web. They use it to catch food like flies and other small insects.
Horses can sleep standing up. They have a special way to lock their legs so they don’t fall over while sleeping.
Simon Millie Animal (1) ______________ (3) ______________
(5) ______________
Fun fact Taste with their (2) ______________ Sleep for up to (4) ______________ Lift things
(6) ______________
their own weight
Butterflies
feet
Snails
three years
Ants
50 times
Millie and Simon are talking about animal facts. Listen to the conversation and fill in the table.
Listen and fill
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
Work in pairs and talk about the animal facts you know. Use the conversation below as a model.
A: What facts about animals do you know, B
B: I know ...
A: That's interesting! Do you know that ...
B: Really That's amazing! What else do you know
A: I know ...
B: Wow! I'd like to be that ... Then I can ...!
A: Ha! I'll have to call you ... then.
Speaking
Language points
(1) taste /te st/ v. 尝，品；吃，喝
1. They taste things with their feet. 他们用脚品尝东西。
e.g. You can taste the chicken soup and see if it is salty enough.
你可以尝尝鸡汤，看看是否够咸。
拓展：a. ［感官类系动词］尝起来；有……味道
后常接形容词作表语。
e.g. The fish soup tastes really good. I want to drink more.
这鱼汤尝起来很不错，我想再喝一些。
b.［名词］品尝；味道,滋味
e.g. Jo had her first taste of Anhui cuisine during her travel in Huangshan.
在黄山旅行期间，乔第一次尝到了徽菜。
The medicine has a sweet taste.这药有一种甜甜的味道。
c.［名词］鉴赏力；欣赏力
e.g. He has very good taste in clothes.他的衣品很好。
(2) with表示 “用…… 工具 / 手段” 这种用法中，“with + 名词” 在句子中通常作状语，用来修饰动词，表示动作发生的方式。
e.g. With the development of technology, our lives become more convenient.
随着技术的发展，我们的生活变得更方便了。
拓展：其他常见用法
a. 表示 “和…… 一起”
e.g. I go to school with my friends.我和我的朋友们一起去上学。
b. 表示 “具有；带有”
e.g. The girl with long hair is my sister.那个长头发的女孩是我的妹妹。
c. 表示 “随着”
(1) awake / we k/ adj. 醒着
2. They are awake at night and can eat up to 1,200 insects in an hour.
它们晚上是醒着的，而且一小时之内能吃掉多达1200只昆虫。
e.g. She was awake all night. 她彻夜未眠。（作表语）
To keep themselves awake, they sat on the floor and told each other stories. 为了不让自己睡着，他们坐在地板上相互讲故事。
（作宾语补足语）
I was still wide awake until two o’clock in the morning.
直到凌晨两点我仍然毫无睡意。
［形容词］可作表语或宾语补足语，不可位于名词前作定语。
be wide awake毫无睡意
e.g. He asked me to wake him up at three o’clock, but he was awake before three.
他叫我在3点钟叫醒他，但他在3点钟之前就醒着了。
拓展：wake是动词，意为“醒，醒来”， 与副词up连用时意为“使……醒来，叫醒……”。如果宾语是代词，应放在wake和up之间。
e.g. There are up to forty people in the park. 公园里至多有40人。
(2) “up to 达到（某数量、程度等），至多有”，后常跟数词。
live up to表示“活到……（岁）
e.g. —Mom,which club should I choose, the art club or the science club
妈妈，我应该选择哪个俱乐部，美术俱乐部还是科学俱乐部？
—It’s up to you. Just follow your heart. 你自己决定吧。
遵从你的内心就好。
拓展： be up to sb.是……的职责；由……决定
3. They can lift things 50 times their own weight.
他们能举起50倍于自身重量的东西。
(1) “lift /l ft/ v.举起”，相当于lift up。
e.g. The suitcase is so heavy that she can’t lift it up.
这个手提箱太重了，她提不起来。
拓展：lift的其他用法
［可数名词］电梯 take the lift 乘电梯
e.g. His office is on the 24th floor. We’d better take the lift.
他的办公室在24楼。我们最好乘电梯。
［可数名词］搭便车 give sb. a lift让某人搭便车
e.g. Can you give me a lift after work 下班后我能搭你的车吗？
(2) “数字 + times+ 比较的对象”
e.g. This box is three times the size of that one.
这个盒子是那个盒子大小的三倍。
拓展：time的其他用法
a. 作 “次数” 讲
e.g. I have been to Beijing three times.
我去过北京三次。
b. 作 “时期” 讲
e.g. In ancient times, people lived a simple life.在古代，人们过着简单的生活。
c. 在数学运算中，“times” 常用于乘法表达。
e.g. 3 times 4 equals 12. 3 乘以 4 等于 12。
(3) “weight /we t/ n.重量”，作可数名词和不可数名词均可。
the weight of ……的重量
lose weight减肥
put on/gain weight体重增加
e.g. Lisa is trying to lose weight. But I think she should put on weight, because she is so thin that she can’t bear the weight of a small package. 莉萨正在努力减肥。但是我认为她应该增肥，因为她太瘦了，以至于承受不了一个小包裹的重量。
拓展：“……有多重？”的表达方式
What’s the weight of...
How heavy is/are...
How much do/does...weigh
e.g. What’s the weight of the little pig =How heavy is the little pig
=How much does the little pig weigh 这头小猪有多重？
weigh v. 有……重；称重量
e.g. The baby elephant weighs 230 pounds.这头小象重230磅。
Do you know the story of Cao Chong Weighs the Elephant
你知道《曹冲称象》的故事吗？
e.g. Plants take in carbon dioxide and release oxygen.
植物吸收二氧化碳并释放氧气。
take in “吸收；摄取”（指吸收物质、知识、信息等）
4. 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。
拓展：take in的其他用法
a. “理解；领会”
e.g. I had to read the instructions twice before I could take in what it meant. 我得把说明书读两遍才能明白它的意思。
b. “欺骗；使上当”
e.g. Don't be taken in by his promises.不要被他的承诺所欺骗。
c. “收留；收容”
e.g. The kind-hearted woman took in the homeless child.
这位好心的妇女收留了这个无家可归的孩子。
Homework
Search on the internet for more information about fun facts about animals.
Preview Reading on Pages 58-60.

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