(共36张PPT)
Unit 3 Animals Are Our Friends
Lesson 14: Amazing Animals
学习目标
Key words & phrases:
mouse; mice; lay; shake; avoid; be famous for; up to .
Key sentences:
1. With their long ears, they also remind people of rabbits.
2. Can you name some animals you have never seen before
3. Kiwis can be as big as chickens.
4. They are famous for their large noses.
To grasp some important sentence structures，understand the passage and the grammar points.
Words & Expressions
Let's read
long-eared
jerboa
mouse
kiwi
lay
long-nosed
adj. 长耳的
n. 跳鼠
n. 老鼠；鼠标 mouse-mice
n. 几维鸟
v. 产（卵）;放置 lay-laid-laid
adj. 长鼻子的
Words & Expressions
Let's read
eggplant
shake
flap
avoid
be famous for
up to
n. 茄子
v. 摇动；抖动 shook-shaken
v.鼓翼而飞;拍打 flapped-flapped
v.避开；躲避
因......出名
达到
Warming-up
Look at these pictures. Can you call out these animals’ names
Look and say
long-eared jerboas
Look and say
kiwi
Kiwis have no wings. Do you know why
Look and say
long-nosed monkey
Look and say
flying fish
Free talk
Have you ever seen these animals
What do you think of them
What animals do you think are amazing why
Presentation
Long- eared jerboas look like mice. With their long ears，they also remind people of rabbits . Their ears are much longer than their heads . They live in the deserts of Asia . On the sand，they jump like kangaroos！What a cute animal!
Kiwis are birds，but they can’t fly . Kiwis can be as big as chickens . Like all birds，they lay eggs—big eggs . People call them Kiwis because they make the sound：keee—weee . Kiwis live in New Zealand and are a national animal of the country . Do you like them
Long-nosed monkeys live in Southeast Asia . They are famous for their large noses . Their noses are as big as eggplants！When the monkeys are happy or excited，they shake their noses . That’s funny!
Can fish fly？Most people would say no . Look at this fish . It looks like a bird with its large wings . It can jump out of the water and flap its wings up to 70 times a second. You can see flying fish all over the world. It flies out of the water to avoid enemies.
Let’s Do It!
1. Listen to the passage and write true (T) or false (F)．
1. Jerboas have long ears and look like mice . ( )
2. Jerboas’ front legs are longer than their back legs . ( )
3. Jerboas are good at jumping . ( )
4. They live all over Europe . ( )
T
T
F
F
listening material
Have you heard of jerboas They are very interesting animals. They look like mice, but people don’t hate them. They have long ears like rabbits. Their ears are much longer than their heads. They are good at jumping because their back legs are longer than their front legs. They live in the deserts of Asia.
2. Fill in the blanks with the words in the box .
1．The ________didn’t see the cat nearby . It ran out the
cave and was caught by the cat .
2．In summer，he likes to go to the beach . He enjoys
walking on the ________．
mouse
sand
lay wings enemy avoid mouse sand
3．These days，more and more people are raising chickens，not only because chickens are great pets，but also because they ________eggs .
4．Birds use their ________to fly .
5．The driver had to stop suddenly to ________an accident .
6．Man has no greater ________than himself .
lay
wings
avoid
enemy
3. Suppose you are a zoologist and fill out the animal information cards .
Name：Long eared jerboas
Where do they live
______________________________
What makes them amazing
They look like________．
With their long ears，they also
remind people of________．
They live in the deserts of Asia .
mice
rabbits
Name：Long-nosed monkeys
Where do they live
_____________________________
What makes them amazing
_____________________________
They live in Southeast Asia.
Name：Kiwis
Where do they live
__________________________
What makes them amazing
They are birds，but they can’t fly . They ______ big eggs .
lay
Their large noses.
They live in New Zealand.
Name：Flying fish
Where do they live
______________________________________
What makes them amazing
_____________________________________
They look like birds with their large wings.
They live all over the world.
Language points
1. Long-eared jerboas look like mice. (教材P36)
e.g. Do you like the long-eared rabbit
你喜欢那只长耳朵的兔子吗？
“adj.+ 连字符+n.-ed”及“数字+ 连字符+n.+ 连字符+adj.”形式的复合形容词
long-eared 长耳朵的 blue-eyed 蓝眼睛的
kind-hearted热心肠的 30-year-old 30 岁的
5-kilometer-long 5 公里长的
mice /ma s/ n. 老鼠（复数）
e.g. There are ten mice in the hole. 那个洞里有十只老鼠。
不规则名词的复数形式还有：
child → children tooth → teeth
foot → feet man → men
woman → women goose → geese
2.With their long ears, they also remind people of rabbits.(教材P36)
remind sb. of sth. 使某人想起某事/ 物
e.g. These photos remind me of my childhood.
这些照片使我想起了我的童年。
Please remind me to join in the English party on Saturday.
请提醒我参加周六的英语聚会。
remind作及物动词，意为“使想起”。
remind sb.(not) to do sth. 提醒某人(不要) 做某事
He reminded me that I should do it at once.
他提醒我应该立刻去做这件事。
remind后也可接that从句。
3. Their ears are much longer than their heads. (教材P36)
much /m t / adv. 非常；很 adj. 大量的
much后接形容词或副词的比较级，表示“……很多”。
可修饰比较级的单词和词组还有rather, even，a bit，a little 等。
e.g. There’s much rain this year. 今年雨水多。
Tom is much taller than Jim. 汤姆比吉姆高很多。
4. Like all birds, they lay eggs—big eggs.(教材P36)
lay /le / v. 产( 卵)；放置
原形 过去式 过去分词 现在分词
lie v. 躺 lay lain lying
lay v. 放置；产(卵) laid laid laying
lie v. 说谎 lied lied lying
易错点： lie 与lay
e.g. Walter lay on the grass enjoying the sunshine.
沃尔特躺在草地上享受阳光。
They are laying a new carpet in the living room.
他们正在起居室里铺新地毯。
The hens don’t lay well during such cold weather.
在如此冷的天气中母鸡不好好下蛋。
He lied about his reasons for being late.
关于迟到的理由他说了谎。
5. When the monkeys are happy or excited, they shake their noses.(教材P36)
excited / k'sa t d/ adj. 激动的；兴奋的
excited 通常用来修饰人。be excited about/ at... 由于……而兴奋；对……感到兴奋
e.g. We were quite excited about/at the news of victory.
我们对胜利的消息感到非常兴奋。
shake / e k/ v. 摇动；抖动
常构成的短语有：
shake hands with sb. 与某人握手
shake one’s head 摇头
e.g. He took off his coat and shook it.
他脱下他的外套抖了抖。
Jane shook hands with her friends.
简和她的朋友们握手。
shake—shook—shaken
6. It can jump out of the water and flap its wings up to 70 times a second.(教材P36)
up to 达到；是……的职责；取决于……
be up to sb.是某人的责任；由某人来决定
e.g. The height of the tower is up to 100 meters.
塔的高度达到了100 米。
It’s up to you to make a decision. 由你来作决定。
7. It flies out of the water to avoid enemies.(教材P36)
avoid / 'v d/ v. 避免；避开
avoid sth. 避免某事 avoid doing sth.避免做某事
e.g. Learn from past mistakes to avoid future ones. 惩前毖后。
8. It ran out the cave and was caught by the cat. (教材P37)
was caught 被抓住
“be+动词的过去分词”为英语中的被动语态结构。被动语态表示主语是动作的承受者。
e.g. These machines were made in their factory last year.
这些机器是去年在他们的工厂里制造的。
Exercises
一、单项选择
1．—The song Where did the time go ________ the old days and the love of our family.
—Sure. It's my favourite song.
A．helps us out B．reminds us of
C．lets us down D．regards us as
B
2．—What________ news! The Chinese Women's Badminton Team
won the Uber Cup again.
—Really That's great！
A．interesting B．interested C．exciting D．excited
3．Jane has become much ________ than before. She can express herself in public now.
A．brave B．braver C．lazy D．lazier
C
B
Homework
Preview the passage Lesson 15.
Do the exercises in students’ book.
Thank you!
