Unit 8 Pets
Task
My favourite pet
Discuss:
Which is yourfavourite pet ?
Can you tell me why ?
How do you look after your pet?
Studying aims
1.To master some important words and short phrases.
2.To knows how to write an article about your favourite pet.
3.To write an article about your favourite pet.
Task 1:Talk about your favourite pet in groups
1.What is its size? Is it big or small ?
2.What about its colour (eyes, fur, paws)?
3.Is it clever (friendly, lazy, noisy)?
4.What does it eat?
5.What does it like/dislike?
Poppy the cat (Listening)
How old is Poppy?
What colour is her fur? how much does she weigh ?
3. What’s her personality(性格)?
4. What is her favourite food?
5. Where does she sleep?
Answer the questions:
1
My favourite pet is a ______ .
2
She has ____,_____fur and _____ paws. Her eyes are ______ .She is _____ and weighs only ___kilograms.
3
She eats ____ food ,but she likes ___ best. She drinks warm____ .
4
She is friendly and ______ . She sleeps in a _____ and plays with a _____.
5
Amy feeds her every ____ , and gives her clean_____ ,she also likes to brush her ______.
6
She is ______ sometimes and she never ________ .
Fill in the blanks
Poppy the cat
cat
long
grey
white
green
small
2
quiet
cat
fish
milk
basket
ball
day
water
fur
lazy
worries
Task 2:Plan of presentation
Introduction
Main body
Conclusion
Say what kind of animal it is . (Para. 1)
Describe its appearance . (Para. 2~5)
Describe its personality .
Write about its food , its home , its likes and dislikes.
Write about how you look after it .
Say why your favourite animal is special . (Para. 6)
Read it carefully and fill in the blanks.
Poppy
My pet
Appearance
She has _____, _____ fur and _____ paws. Her eyes are _____. She is quite _____ and weighs about _____ kilograms.
long
grey
white
green
small
two
What does it look like?
Poppy
My pet
Personality
She is __________ and _____.
friendly
quiet
2. He/She is ______. ( clever/ friendly/ happy/ kind/ lazy/ noisy/ quiet)
Poppy
My pet
Lifestyle
She eats _____, _____, but she likes_______ best . She drinks______ ______. She likes___________ in he basket and ___________ with a ball. When she is __________, she will _____.
cat food
fish
warm milk
sleeping
playing
hungry
miaow
3. His/ her lifestyle
Poppy
My pet
How does Amy look after Poppy?
Amy feeds her _____ _____ and gives her _____ _____, and _________ her fur sometimes.
every day
clean water
brushes
4. How do you look after him/her?
Poppy
My pet
Why does Amy like Poppy?
She is a good friend and never _____.
worries
5. What is special about your pet?
Task 3 walk brush keep teach put clean change take
You must _______ the dog once a day if you want it to be healthy.
You should _______ the dog’s fur.
You should _____ the fish tank clean three times a week.
You must _______ the water for the goldfish once a week.
You should _______your parrot to speak.
You mustn’t ______ the goldfish out of the tank.
walk
brush
keep
change
teach
take
1.请再喂金鱼一些鱼食。
2.你应当保持鸟笼的干净。
3.你必须要确保这洞不能太大也不能太小。
4.不要在雨中遛狗。
5.你应当买一本有关介绍正确照顾宠物方法的书。
Please feed the goldfish some more fish food.
You should keep the cage clean.
You must make sure the hole can not be too big or too small.
Don’t walk the dog in the rain.
You should buy a book on/about the right way to look after pets.
6.如果你有充分的时间,你应该每天至少带她出去到公园两次。
7.不要在桌边喂狗是很重要的。
8.大多数的时候,我的猫喜欢睡在篮子里,否则它会制造很多噪音
If you have enough time, you should take her out to the park at least twice a day.
It’s very important not to feed the dog at the table.
Most of the time, my cat likes sleeping in the basket, or she’ll make much noise.
How to write an article about your favourite pet
Task 4:Writing
My favourite pet…His/Her name is …
He/ She looks like…
He/ She is always very friendly/quiet/ happy/noisy.
Usually He/ She eats…
He/ She lives / sits/ lies in /on …
He/ She likes/ doesn’t like …
He/ She needs …
We usually/ sometimes…
Useful expressions:
Name
mouse
goldfish
parrot
Appearance
Personality
Lifestyle
fur; a tail; paws; ears; eyes; small; soft
be shy/quiet;
be afraid of…
like eating rice
run very fast
fin; a tail; eyes
be quiet/shy
bubble;
swim around;
sleep with eyes open ;
live in a fish tank
colourful feathers; wings; a tail
be friendly/
clever/happy
repeat; speak like people; sing happily
Name
cat
dog
rabbit
Appearance
Personality
Lifestyle
paws; fur;
a tail; eyes
be friendly/ lazy/clean
sleep anywhere; chase and catch a ball ;
clean itself ;
like to fight
fur; paws;
a tail
be noisy/kind/ friendly/clever/ brave
do wonderful tricks; bark a lot; make a lot of noise; chase and catch a ball; like to fight;bite
eyes; ears;
a tail; fur
be shy/kind
/quiet
be afraid of …
run very fast;
need a rabbit hutch;
eat vegetables
Group work
Work in groups. Each group chooses one of the animals above and say something about it.
Write your own passage.
My favourite pet