(共34张PPT)
Unit 5 Amazing things
Integrated skills
Elephants can help people do farm work.
There are no bones in the back of elephants’ feet---only fat.
Butterfly---can change its colour to protect itself.
Fish sleep with their eyes open.
Some goldfish can only remember things for three minutes.
Tortoises can live up to 150 years old.
Talking about animals
giraffe
ant
snake
camel
giraffe
It is quite tall.
(the tallest animal on land)
It has a long neck.
It likes eating tree leaves.
It lives on the ground, in trees or in water.
People are afraid of it because it’s poisonous (有毒的).
snake
/sne?k/
It lives in very dry (干燥的) places.
It can store (存储) food and water in its body.
People call it the ship of the desert (沙漠).
camel
/'k?ml/
They can carry the things several times heavier than themselves.
They are hard-working (勤劳的).
They like sweet things.
ant
/?nt/
Listen and put the pictures in the right order.
b
d
c
1
3
2
4
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 well
Listen and fill in the blanks.
seven
months
water
smell
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.
A: What do you know about …?
B: ……
A: That’s interesting / amazing …
B: Do you know anything about …?
A: ……
B: That’s great / wonderful …
Pair work
only seven bones
eats little or nothing
can live without water
can smell things well
Suzy
The students are talking about amazing things in the world.
Listen and complete.
by bicycle
write
draw
chalk
Simon
a young man
travel around over 80 countries __________
Millie
a man
______ with one hand and ______
with the other at the same time
Peter an artist
draw 3-D pictures with ______
A young man travelled around over 80 countries by bicycle.
That’s cool!
A man can write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.
That’s really amazing!
An artist can draw 3-D pictures with chalk.
That’s really great!
Read in groups.
Sultan
the tallest man
2.51 metres tall
Bahadur
the shortest man
54.6 centimetres tall
Guiness 60 Anniversary Celebration
(吉尼斯60周年庆典)
a flower the largest and smelliest (最臭的) in the world
a building like a Rubik’s cube (魔方) in the ice
a hamburger the tallest---1.6 metres tall
a car the longest---30.5 metres long with 26 wheels (轮子)
a fashion show clothes made of chocolate
…… ……
Work in groups and talk about some amazing things you know.
1. How many stomachs does a
cow have?
2. How tall is the tallest
hamburger?
3. How many wheels are
there in the longest car?
4. How long does a snake sleep without eating in cold winter?
5. How many years can a
tortoise (乌龟) live up to?
6. How tall is the tallest man
in the world?
7. How many bones are there in the giraffe’s long neck?
8. How long can a snail (蜗牛)
live without eating?
keep 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.
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?
Find more amazing things about animals or people from the Internet.
Make up a similar dialogue using Part B as a model.
Thank you
