(共30张PPT)
Unit 8 Pets
Comic strip & Welcome to the unit
根据句意和所给汉语写出单词
1. Today many people like to keep dogs or cats as _____(宠物).
2. People hate _______ (老鼠)but like Mickey Mouse.
3. Look, the baby is sleeping on her mother’s ______(膝盖).
4. Tom, don’t always ______(拿着)your mouse in your hand.
5. It’s time for Mr Black to ______(喂养)his dog.
mouse
feed
hold
pets
knees
Teaching aims and learning objectives
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
1. learn the names and behaviour of pets;
2. talk about different kinds of pets briefly.
Lead-in
Guessing game:
(1) I am black and white. I like eating bamboo.
panda
(2) I am colourful, but I can't live without water.
goldfish
(3) I am a bird but I can speak.
parrot
(4) I am afraid of cats. Cats like eating me.
mouse
(5) I like eating carrots, and my eyes are red.
rabbit
It's Pets Week at Sunshine Middle School. The Class 1, Grade 7 students are learning about different pets.
Pet
n.宠物
pets
Different pets
The students drew some pictures of their pets. Look at the parts of the pictures and write the names of the animals under them.
Do the exercise of Part A on Page 93.
goldfish
dog
rabbit
cat
mouse
parrot
People like different animals and keep some as their pets. Let’s learn more about them.
Parrot n.鹦鹉
Parrots
are wonderful pets.
have colourful feathers.
live long, up to 70 years old.
Some people teach them to speak.
teach, taught vt. 教
teach sb. 教某人
teach sb. sth. 教某人某事
teach sb. to do sth. 教某人做某事
teach oneself 自学
= learn…by oneself teacher n.老师
Rabbit
Rabbits
are quiet.
are easy to care for.
We can feed them vegetables, such as carrots.
feed, fed vt. 喂,喂养
feed on 以……为食
feed sth. to sb./sth. 给某人/某物喂食……
= feed sb./sth.(on) sth.
羊以草为食。
Sheep feed on grass.
一些孩子在拿面包喂鸭子。
Some children are feeding bread to the ducks.
= Some children are feeding the ducks (on) bread.
Dog
Dogs
are “man’s best friends”.
are clever and faithful(忠实的).
许多人喜欢在公园里遛宠物狗。
Many people like walking their pet dogs in the park.
Mouse n. 老鼠,耗子
Mice
are small and soft.
Even a little girl can hold them in her hands.
hold, held vt. 握住,拿
hold sth. in one’s hand 把某物拿在某人手里
那名运动员手持奥运火炬绕着城市跑。
The player held the Olympic torch(奥运火炬)in his hand and run around the city.
Cat
Cats
are curious about new or exciting things around the home.
often sleep during the daytime.
Some cats love to sleep on their masters’ knees.
knee n. 膝,膝盖 on one’s knees 在某人的膝盖/腿上
Goldfish n.金鱼
Goldfish
are beautiful and quiet .
never make any noise.
People like watching them swim around.
swim around 四处游动;游来游去
= swim here and there
fish
鱼肉
two fish
两条鱼
two fishes
两种鱼
What kind of animals do you want to keep as a pet Why
……
The students are talking about why they like their pets. Match the two parts to make correct sentences. Write the correct letters in the blanks.
Do the exercise of Part B on Page 93.
f
d
a
c
e
b
Pair work:
Which pet would you like to have Why
Discuss the topic and report the answers to the class.
A: What is your favourite pet
B: I like my goldfish because I like watching it swim around. What about you
A: ……
Eddie has a pet. Listen to the tape and answer the following questions:
What does Eddie want Hobo to do
He wants Hobo to bring him something to eat.
(2) Is Hobo happy Why
No, he isn’t. Because he thinks that Eddie is very rude.
(3) Why does Eddie want a new pet
Because Eddie doesn’t think Hobo is a good pet.
Read after the tape
rude adj. 粗鲁的,不礼貌的
be rude to sb.
对某人粗鲁;对某人无礼
That’s it. 这就对啦。
(表示赞同)对,就是这样。
(表示反感或失望)得了,行了,够了。
something to eat
吃的东西
a pet dog
一只宠物狗
a pet shop
一家宠物店
Fill in the blanks
Eddie asks Hobo to _____ him something to eat. But Hobo thinks Eddie is too ____ without saying “please”. So Eddie asks him for help again in a _____ way. But Eddie is not happy with Hobo. He wants a new ___.
rude
bring
polite
pet
Act it out
Group work:
Discussion: If Eddie really wants a new pet,
what will be a good choice Why
Summary
With pets, we are more relaxed and less lonely.
They are our good friends.
Homework
Tomorrow, our “Pet week” will begin. Choose one animal as your pet and give us more information about it;
2. Recite comic strip.