Unit 5 Amazing thingsIntegrated skillsStep One Show Studying Aims (目标展示)To learn more knowledge about the animals To get related(相关的）information from the listening materials（材料） To use information presented(提供） in text and pictures to infer（推断） general（主要的） meaning To have proper respond（正确的反应） to the surprising thingsLearning aimsStep Two Check the Preview(预习检查)There are no bones in the back of elephants’ feet---only fat.Talk about amazing things.Fish sleep with their eyes open. Some goldfish can only remember things for three seconds.Butterfly---can change its ____________to protect itself.colourHow long can a snail live without eating? A. four days B. four weeks C. four months D. four yearsD. four yearssnailHow many stomachs (胃) does a cow have? A. one B. two C. three D. fourD. fourcowTortoises can live up to(活到)____ years old.150 tortoisea long neckthe tallest animal on land（陆地上）neckHow many bones are there in its long neck?giraffesnakeIt lives on the ground, in trees or in water. How much food does it eat in cold winter?camelsThey live in very dry(干燥的） places . Do they often need to drink a lot of water?ships of the desert 沙漠之舟hump(s) 驼峰When camels can not find food , the fat will give them energy . fatan antAnts like sweet things.How do ants know that there is something sweet?1. _________(蚂蚁) like eating sugar . 2. Camels live in very _______(干燥的)places. 3. Look ,there is a __________(蛇)on the road . 4. Our English teacher likes using the yellow ________(粉笔) to write words on the blackboard . 5. He often goes to school ___________(没有 ) breakfast .without Ants drysnakechalk根据所给中文或句意与首字母填空6. Do you h__________ of that famous singer from the USA? 7. Be quick ! We have l_______ time left . 8. G__________ have long necks and they are very tall. 9. My mother is ill. I have to take c _________ of her at home. 10. I saw a s______________ animal with an eye and three legs.strange hearlittleGiraffescareStep Three Cooperative inquiry (合作探究) Task 1Listen and answerMr Wu is showing Suzy some pictures of animals .Listen to their conversation and tell me which animals they’re talking about . giraffe , ant , snake , camel Mr. Wu SuzyTask 1 Finish Part A1 Listen to their conversation again and put the pictures in the correct order . b dc1324Task 2Free talkShould we be afraid of all animals ? ? ? ? Animals are our friends. Task 2 A discussionTask 3Listen and answerTalking about animalsSuzy, one of the Class 1, Grade 7 students, is afraid of animals. Mr Wu wants to help her. He is telling her some interesting things about animals. Listen and help her complete the notes.Mr. Wu SuzyA giraffe has a long neck ,but there are only _______ bones in its long neck.sevenA snake eats little or nothing for __________in cold winter.monthsCamels live in very dry places , they can live without ______for a long time.Ants can _________things well.watersmellTask 3 Finish Part A2Task 4A thank-you letter 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 well1.How many bones are there in its long neck?2.How much food does it eat in cold winter?3.Do they often need to drink a lot of water?4.How do ants know that there is something sweet?Seven.It eats little or nothing.No, they don’t.They can smell things well.Task 5Discussion We have learned a lot of amazing things about the animals .There are also a lot of amazing things in the world ,do you want to know ? 1. What amazing things does Simon know? Read and answer.He heard of a young man. He travelled around over 80 countries by bicycle.She read about a man. He can write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.2. What amazing things does Millie know? He learnt about an artist. He can draw 3-D pictures with chalk.3. What amazing things does Peter know? A: 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!A:Do you know about any amazing things ,××× ?/Do you know anything amazing about the giraffes/ants/camels…, ×××? B:Yes.______________________________________. A:That’s cool .What amazing things do you know , ×××? C:_________________________________________. B:That’s really amazing! What about you , ×××? D:_________________________________________. B:That’s interesting ./That’s really great . Task 5 :Work in groups and talk about some amazing things you know .Use the conversation below as a model . That\'s really amazing!1.A giraffe has a very long neck , but there are only seven bones in its long neck . 2. A snake eats little or nothing for months in cold winter . 3. Camels can live without water for a long time . 4. Ants can smell things well. 5. Fish sleep with their eyes open 6.Our eyes are the same size from birth ,but our nose and ears. 7.The Sun is about 1300000 times larger than the earth . 8. There are no bones in the back of elephants’ feet –only fat. 9.Wolves are amazing animals .They live in a family and they are friendly to each other . 10. Dogs are our true friend .A dog in England helped a child out of danger. 11. An artist can draw pictures with sand(沙子)The world is full of amazing things. Everyone has something amazing.Love life. Love nature.Step Four Personalized display (个性展示) 用所给词的适当形式填空。 1. Millie ____________ (be) ill yesterday. 2. When I was a child, I ____________ (enjoy) watching cartoon films. 3. Yesterday, my father _____________ (give) me a beautiful present. 4. This morning, I _____________ (eat) two eggs and a glass of milk. 5. Sandy _____________ (wake) up at five o’clock this morning.enjoyedwaswoke ategave6. I _____________ (make) three model plane last month. 7. The rain _____________ (stop) an hour ago. 8. She ______________ (chat) happily with her friends on the Internet just now. 9. Where _________she_________ (go) last week? 10. Andy _____________(not come) to school last Monday. didn’t come made stoppedchatteddid go11.Can’t you listen to your teacher __________ (careful) in class? 12.They could not find __________(something) ______________(usual). 13.We are ___________ in the ____________ books now. (interest) 14.--What time____ you _____(meet) yesterday? -- At half past six in the evening. 15.I_________ (turn) around but I couldn\'t see anything.did meet carefully anythingunusualinterestedinterestingturned 16.--Can you remember __________(read) your English book? --Yes, I can. 17.I found it easy ______________(learn) English well. 18.It____________ (take) us 3 hours to finish the work yesterday. 19.I will go to the library ____________(read) some books about animals. 20.Listen! Someone ___________(sing) Beijing opera in the next room.is singing to read to learntookto read21.Thank you for _____________(write) to me. 22. –Who_________ (buy) you this dictionary? -- My father did. 23.The interesting story makes the little boy _____________(laugh). 24.I spend _________ (little) than an hour reading English every day. 25.She got up late and went to school without _________(have) breakfast.having writing boughtlaughless单项选择。 1. – I’ve the story. – Me, too. It funny. A heard, looks B heard of, sounds C listened, feels D listened to, is sounded 2. Come on, Sue! Here is about the football match. A something useful B anything special C nothing exciting D useful everything 3. At the foot of the hill you could hear nothing but the of the running water. A shout B noise C voice D sound 4. She parked her car outside the window ,but the next morning she found it missing. A as usual B at least C so far D at all5. On their way , they met their old teacher. A to home B home C go to home D to the home 6. Please help me the housework. A with B in C to D on 7. This question is too difficult, so ____ of them can work it out. A. a few B. a little C, few D. little 8. There is ______ food in the fridge and you must go to the supermarket to buy some . A. few B. a little C, few D. littleStep Five Integration of the Promotion (整合提升) 整合 1The important phrases and useful expressionsbe afraid of not ---any more =no more the other day at the same time a minute ago =a moment ago hear of---- eat nothing for months害怕 不再…… 前几天 同时 刚才 听说 几个月不吃smell things well a thank-you letter travel around--- need to do keep our house clean in cold winter in dry places eat little嗅觉好 一封感谢信 游遍…… 需要做 保持我们房子清洁 在寒冷的冬天 在干燥的地方 吃得少整合 2The important language points.1.be afraid of sth. / doing sth. 害怕(做)某事 2. be afraid to do sth.害怕做某事 3. be afraid that从句. 恐怕/害怕……有些女孩儿害怕蛇。 Some girls _________________snakes. 2. 他从不害怕在全班面前唱歌。 He is ____________________ in front of the class. 3. 我害怕爬这座山。 I am ______________ the hill.never afraid of singingare afraid of snakes.afraid to climb4. 他害怕晚上独自一人出去。 He is _________________ alone at night. 5. 恐怕要下雨了。 I’m _____ it is ___________ . 6. 我恐怕他赢不了这场比赛。 I am ______ he __________ the match.afraid to go outafraidgoing to rainafraidwon’t win1.hear of--- 听说，知道 = hear about--- 一般接名词或代词或者相当于名词或代词的短语作宾语 2.hear---- 听说 一般接从句做宾语你听说过这个故事吗？ Have you ___________ the story? 2. 我听说他下周从美国回来。 I hear he ____________________ the USA next week.will come back from heard of not…any more 不再，再也不 =no more 1.Suzy再也不怕蛇了。 Suzy ______________________________. 2.他不再是个孩子了。 He ____________a child___________. 3.我下决心再也不玩游戏了。 I have decided that I ________________________________.won’t play games any more isn’t afraid of snakes any more isn’t any more need to do sth 需要做某事 ，need是行为动词，有 人称、时态和单复数的变化。 need sth 需要……后接名词或代词我的数学需要帮助。 I need _____________________ my maths. 2. 课堂上你需要认真听讲。 You need ___________________________ in class.to listen carefully some help with 1. keep sth/ sb adj. 使某人/物保持某种状态 2. keep sb doing 让某人一直做某事 3. keep adj. 保持某种状态 4. keep doing 一直做某事我们应该保持教室干净。 We should ___________________________. 2. 她每天锻炼来保持健康。 She does exercise _____________________ every day. 3. 他坚持每天锻炼半小时。 He _____________________ for half an hour every day. 4. 昨天因为迟到，老师让他站了半小时。 The teacher _____________________ for half an hour because of being late. kept him standing keep our classroom clean to keep healthykeeps taking exercisea little ,a few , little, few a little 一点儿, 修饰不可数名词, 表示肯定 little 少 修饰不可数名词，表示否定 a few 一点儿，几个，修饰可数名词，表示肯定 few 少 修饰可数名词，表示否定用little, a little ,few ,a few 填空。1.They are very tired , but _______ wants to stop to have a rest. 2.Before he told me, I knew ______ about that . 3.Don’t hurry(匆忙), we have _______ time left. 4.The question is very difficult, ______ of us can work it out. 5.I am not English ,but I know ______ about England. 6.Though (虽然) there are some new words in the passage , _______ of us can understand it.fewlittlea littlefewa littlea few用所给词组完成句子：1 People cannot __________ air. 2 Most children ___________ snakes. 3 Children want to _______________ animals in Science class. 4 I will ___ be late for class ________.live withoutare afraid ofknow more aboutnot any moreStep Six consolidation and improvement (巩固与提高) 用所給词的适当形式填空。 1. I tired yesterday. you tired too? (be) 2. The sun is shining (bright). 3. The (follow) Sunday means the next Sunday. 4. I’m (surprise) at his (amaze) words. 5. My mother is an (usually) woman.6. There (be) a party tomorrow evening. 7. Andy (find) a little cat in the bushes that day. 8. They were afraid of (fly). 9. Tell me what (happen) to you on your way here. 10. Listen! Her voice (sound) like the singing of the birds.完成句子。你不能做作业的同时看电视。 You can’t do your homework and watch TV _____ _____ ______ ______. 蛇在寒冷的冬天吃得很少甚至不吃。 Snakes eat _______ _____ ______ _____ in cold winter. 听了我的话他一声不响地走了。 After ______ my words, he left _______ ______ ________ _________. 这小女孩害怕蚂蚁。 The little girl _____ ________ __________ ants. 他说他以后再也不玩电脑游戏了。 He says he ________ ______ computer games ______ __________ . 完成课课练和创新练习。 2. 复习本课的单词与短语。 3. 预习生词与短语。Thank you!Goodbye 根据句意及提示完成单词 1. Mr. Green left without ________ (say) a word. 2. A c__________ is called “the ship of the desert”. It can live in very d_________ places. 3. I’m afraid of s________. 4. He went to school w________ breakfast this morning. 5. Teachers usually use c________ to write words on the blackboard. 6. _______ (蚂蚁) can smell things _______ (good). 7. It’s time to go to bed. Please stop _______ (watch) TV.Class exercise sayingamelrynakeithouthalkwatchingAntswell句型转换 1. The little cat in the box was ill. (就划线部分提问)? ?? ______ little cat ______ ill? 2 .The children have a good time in the park.(用last Sunday改写) The children ______ a good time in the park ______ ________. 3. That bag is the same size as this one.(同义句) That bag is as ______ as this one. 4. After that Lily was no more afraid. (同义句) After that Lily_______ afraid_______ _______. 5. When my sister reads books, I do my homework.(同义句) My sister reads books and I do my homework________ _________ __________ _________. 6. Thank you for your help. (同义句) Thanks for _______ _______. 7. I couldn’t go swimming in the lake. I was very afraid. (改为同义句) I was very _______ _______ _______ swimming in the lake. Class exercise Class exercise 单项选择 ( )1. ---_______ you afraid of animals before？ --- Yes, but now I ________ a dog as my pet. A. Are, keep B. Do, have C. Were, keep D. Did, keep ( )2. When I was young, I enjoyed ________ up early . But now, I _______. A. got, don’t B. getting, don’t C. getting, didn’t D. got, didn’t ( )3. Now I am not afraid of ________ snakes. I would like _______ more about them. A. seeing, to learn B. seeing, learning C. to see, learning D. see, learn( )4. We can’t live on the earth ________ water and air. A. without B. with C. in D. about ( )5. ---Did you________ the screen carefully?---Yes. But we didn’t_____ anything unusual. A. look at, see B. see, look at C. see, see D. look at, look at ( )6. It is very ________ that ants can smell things _______. A. interesting, good B. interested, good C. interesting, well D. interested, well ( )7. ---Will you come to the party next Sunday? ---_______. I will visit my grandparents with my parents. A. I think so B. I’m afraid I can’t C. I’d like to D. I’m afraid so. ( )8. The students are _______ to know that elephants can walk quietly on tiptoe. A. surprising B. surprised C. interesing D. afraid
