7下Unit 5 Amazing things Integrated skills ＆ Speak up

课件22张PPT。Unit 5Unit 5 Amazing thingsIntegrated skills
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Speak upElephants can help people do farm work.
There are no bones in the back of elephants’ feet---only fat.Talk about amazing things.Butterfly---can change its colour to protect itself.Fish sleep with
their eyes open.
Some goldfish can only remember things for three minutes.Tortoise can live up to 150 years old.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. b dc1324A2 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.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 wellsevenmonthswatersmellA3 Suzy is not afraid of animals 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 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 boneseat little or nothingcan live without watercan smell things wellkeep our house clean
not…any more
the other day
hear of
What about…?
at the same time
travel by bicycle 使我们的家干净
不再……
前几天，那天
听说
……怎么样？
同时
骑自行车旅游Useful expressions 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.Language points 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. 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. 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 / learn 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?Speak upThe students are talking about amazing things in the world. Listen to the conversation and answer the questions.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.Work in groups and talk about the amazing things about you know. You can follow the model.Group workA: Do you know anything unusual about the camels?
B: Yes. Each of theirs eyes has three eyelids.
A: That’s interesting. What about the dodo?
B: It is a kind of strange bird. The last dodo died in 1681.
A: How amazing!