Unit 4

(A)

Do you know anything amazing

about animals?

live up to 70 years ( 直到 )

walk on tiptoe

Fish sleep with their eyes open.

no eyelids

ants camels

tortoise giraffes

Do you know anything unusual about them?

giraffe

________ neck is long.

Its

How many bones are there in its long neck?

tortoise______ can live many years.It

How many years can it live up to?

ant

smell things very well

a kind of insects

　　　　 ( 昆虫）

camel________ usually live in desert: very dry and dusty places.

They

How many eyelids does a camel have?

an ant Ants like sweet things.

How do ants know that there is something sweet?

insect

They can smell things as well as dogs can.

Listen to the tape, then finish A2 on your English book.

A giraffe----has only _____bones in its long neck

A tortoise-----can live up to_________years old

Camels-----each of their eyes has________eyelids

Ants-----can_______things as well as________can

seven150

3

smell dogs

Fill in the blanks:

Dear Mr Wu

Thank you for your help.Now , I know more about animals. I can see that they can be very pretty and lovely. I told my friends that a ______ has seven bones in its long ______ .My friends found it interesting too. I still remember your words about tortoises. I still cannot believe that a_______ can live up to ___ years. It is really amazing .

giraffe

neck

tortoise

150

• It is also interesting to know that each eye of a _____ has ____ eyelids. I now understand why my mother always tells me to clean the table after a meal ---I know ants can _____ things as well as _______ can .

• Now .I am not afraid of animals any more. I want to learn more about them.

• Suzy

camel 3

smelldogs

True or false ?1. Suzy is not afraid of small animals.

2. Suzy likes going to the park very much.

3. A camel has three eyelids to keep eyes clean.

4. Suzy must keep her house clean because she doesn’t want to see dogs.

F

F

T

T

Speak up:

talking about amazing things

Goldfish can only remember things for_________seconds.They don’t know what ____ _

____

them three seconds ago.

We eat about _____ ____ kilos of food during our lives.That’s ______ ___ about six elephants.

:

27,000

threehappened to

the weight of

Thank you for your help

during our lives

learn more about

remember one’s words

long neck

find ants interesting

• 谢谢你的帮助• 在我们一生中• 知道的更多• 记住某人的话• 长的脖子• 发现蚂蚁很有趣

• 活到 150 岁• 它们的每只眼睛• 和…一样好• 持续三秒钟• 三秒种之前

live up to 150 years old

each of their eyes

as well as

for three seconds

three seconds ago

• 1. 我奶奶能活到 90 岁 .

My grandma can ____ ___ ____ 90 years old.

• 2. 我的足球踢得和我爸爸一样好 .

I can play football ____ ___ ___ my dad can.

• 3. 那个小女孩害怕蛇 .

The little girl ___ _____ ____ snakes

• 4. 当我有孩子的时候 , 我对父母懂得更多 .

When I have my own child, I can understand ______ ____ my parents.

• 5. 你记住你妈妈的话了吗 ?

Do you ____________ the _____ of your mother?

live up to

as well as

is afraid of

more about

remember words

1. 我前天在家。（肯，否，疑，划线）

A) I was at home the day before yesterday.

B) I wasn’t at home the day before yesterday.

C) Were you at home the day before yesterday?

D) When were you at home ?

2. 我昨晚在学校做了作业。（肯，否，疑，划线）

A) I did my homework at school last night.

B) I didn’t do my homework at school last night.

C) Did you do your homework at school last night?

D) Where did you do your homework last night?

1. He __________(not find) a little cat in the bushes.

2. _______ you _______(make) a sound like a whisper just now?

3. He ______(take) something to eat to Si Chuan later that day.

4. Lucy _______(not get ) an-email from her e-friend in Si Chuan three days ago.

5. ______one of his classmates ______(run) home every day?

6. Look! Each of us _______(have) a new bike.

7. ______he __________ (listen) to the news tonight?

No, he isn’t.

didn’t find

Did make

took

didn’t get

Does run

has

Is going to listen

1. Tortoises can live up to 150 years old. up to: 直到

Read up to page 100.

读到第 100 页。Count up to ten slowly.

慢慢地数到 10 。2.each of their eyes has three eyelids.

Each of us ______ (like) English very much.

likes

3.Ants can smell things as well as dogs can.

蚂蚁的嗅觉和狗一样灵敏。

4.I understand more about animals. 　　　更多

I understand a lot about animals.

　　　　　　很多

5.I can see that they can be very pretty and lovely.

See: 明白，领会，理解 , 认识6.My friends found it interesting .

我发现英语很有趣也很容易 .

I find English interesting and easy.

我发现她是一个好女孩 .

We found her a nice girl.

find sth./sb. +adj./n.

7.It’s also interesting to know that each eye of a camel has three eyelids.

把英语学好很重要 .

It’s very important to study English well.

It’s +adj. to do sth.

很容易就能找到那个邮局。It’s very easy to find the post office.

Unit 4

Yi Yuan Middle School

(B)

Listen and answer:

How many kinds of animals are Mr Wu and Suzy talking about? What are they?

1. I am not ____________ ___ tigers ____ _________( 不再害怕 ).

2. It’s _____________ ( 令人惊讶的 )that his grandpa can _____ ___ ___ （活到） 110.

3. He speaks English __ ____ __ （一样好） an Englishman.

4. It ___ ___ ________ （非常有趣） to know ________________ ( 一些有趣的事 ) about animals.

is very interesting

something interesting

afraid /frightened of any

moreamazing /surprising

live up to

as well as

8.It says that goldfish can only remember things for three seconds.

It says that 据说It says that we are going to have a two-day holiday this week.

It says that you came first in the exam.

9.They don’t know what happened to them three seconds ago.

What happened to you just now?

Something terrible happened to the little girl.

Sth. happen to sb. 某人出了某事。你知道那小男孩出了什么事吗？Do you know what happened to the little boy?

10.during our lives.(during ： prep. 在…期间）

during her/his life

during the summer

1

2

3

4

分四组竞赛 ( 一分钟准备)

若该组同学在规定时间回答不出 ,

其他组可抢答得分 .

PK

Play the guessing game: What is it?

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6

giraffe

It has seven bones in its long neck.

•Ants can smell things as well as dogs can .

ant

goldfish

Goldfish can only remember things for three seconds.

They don’t know what happened to them three seconds ago.

camel

It lives in the desert. Each of its eyes has three eyelids.

tortoise

It can live up to 150 years.

peoplePeople eat about 27,000 kilos of food during our lives.

That’s the weight of about six elephants.

1. 上周天气很好。（肯，否，疑，划线）

A) The weather was fine last week.

B) The weather wasn’t fine last week.

C) Was the weather fine last week.?

D) How was the weather last week?

2. 他上周六想要开电视。（肯，否，疑，划线）

A) He wanted to turn on the TV last Saturday.

B) He didn’t want to turn on the TV last Saturday.

C) Did he want to turn on the TV last Saturday?

D) What did he want to do last Saturday?

1.1. 上周天气很好。

A) The 1. My goldfish is good at ____________(swim).

2. When Eddie _______(see) a strange man, he often _______(bark).

3. I ______(live) in Naijing the year before last year. My mother with me always _______(visit) some interesting places.

4.There _________(be) an exciting sports meeting this summer.

5. We _______(become) good friends two years ago.

6. The first class ________(begin) at 8:00 this morning. We often ______ class at 7 ： 30.

7. We ______(have) two parents’ meetings this term. We _________ three parents’ meetings next term.

swimming

seesbarks

lived

visits

will be

became

began

begin

hadwill have

Unit 4 Amazing things

Pronunciation

• Saying ‘-ed’ endings Most verbs in the simple past tense form have ‘-ed’ endings . However,

we pronounce these endings differently: /t/, /d/ or /id/ .

/ t / / d / / id /1 danced

2 helped

3 talked

4 shopped

5 played

6 lived

7 answered

8 carried

9 hated

10 needed

11 visited

12 shouted

How do you pronounce the following ending ? Listen carefully and repeat these words .

How do you pronounce the ending of these words ? Listen carefully and write / t / , / d / or / id / in the blanks .

1 listened _____________ 2 liked ____________ 3 wanted _____________ 4 hoped ______________ 5 started _____________ 6 chatted____________ 7 finished ____________ 8 organized ___________ 9 stopped _____________ 10 raised______________

11 walked _____________ 12 turned _____________

/ d /

/ d // d // d /

/ id / / t // t /

/ t // t /

/ id // id /

/ t /

Millie and Kitty met up with Sandy outside a museum .Listen to their conversation. Pay attention to the pronunciation of the ‘-ed’ endings .

Millie : Hello, Sandy . You’re late . The museum is closed .

Sandy :Sorry . My grandma visited us this morning , so I stayed at home and talked to her .

Kitty : That’s OK .

Sandy : I hope you enjoyed your day . What did you do ?

Millie : We watched a short film about the amazing things in the world . We listened to the guide carefully and we also asked some questions .

Kitty : We decided to go there again next time .

Sandy : Let me go with you then !

Write an article about amazing animals .

(70-80 words)

Recite the pronunciation of the “-ed” endings .

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