Unit 8 Pets
Welcome to the unit
Teaching Aims
1. Learn some names of animals and their appearances and lifestyles. 2. Arouse the students’ interests in talking about animals. Step 1. Lead-in
Ask Ss: How many animals do you know? What are they?
Encourage Ss to think out animals in English as many as possible. Step 2. Presentation
1. Show some pictures to learn some words about this lesson: pet n. 宠物 rude adj. 粗鲁的
goldfish n. (pl. goldfish) 金鱼 mouse n. (pl. mice) 老鼠，耗子 …
2. Then read aloud the new words. Step 3. Look and guess
Show some pictures of animals covered some part, then ask for Ss to guess the names of the animals. Then ask Ss to complete Parts A and B on page 93. Step 4. Practice
Show some pictures about animals and let them choose which is their favourite animal and why.
Step 5. Learn to the conversation
1. Listen to Eddie and Hobo’s conversation once and answer: Is Eddie happy with his pet?
2. Listen again and answer three more questions: 1) What does Eddie want?
2) What does Hobo think of Eddie? 3) Which dog do you like? Why?
3. Act out the conversation Step 6. Explanation
1. bring sb. sth. = bring sth. to sb. 给某人拿来某物
Will you please bring me some dog food? take sth. to sb. 把某物带（去）给某人
Jim will not come home for lunch today. Please take this lunch box to him. 2. something to eat 一些吃的东西 something to drink 一些喝的东西
注：something 常用于肯定句以及表示请求建议的问句中；而在否定句和疑问句中则
要用anything。如:
There isn’t ________ to eat in the fridge. Would you like ___________ to drink？ 3. watch them swim around 看他们游来游去
watch sb. do sth. 看某人做某事（不能用to do,即必须省略to) Every day the old man watches the children _________(play) games. 4. sleep on my knees 睡在我的大腿面上 5. feed her carrots 给她喂胡萝卜 6. teach him _______ 教他说话 Step 7. Exercises
一、 根据Eddie和Hobo的对话填空。
Eddie is hungry. He asks his pet dog Hobo _______ him _________ to eat. Hobo
doesn’t bring him _________ because the pet thinks his master is ________. Eddie has to say it with ‘please’. Eddie thinks he needs _______ a new pet. 二、翻译
1. 你想吃点什么吗？
Would you like __________________?
2. 我们不能把狗带到这来。
We can’t _______________________. 3. 我喜欢看孩子们跳舞。
I like _____________________ dance. 4. 格林先生常在课后教学生打篮球。
Mr Green often _________________________ after class. Homework
1. Remember the new words and language points in this lesson. 2. Preview the new words in Reading.
Reading I
Teaching Aims
1. Learn some new words about talking about pets.
2. Enjoy the beauty and rhymes by reading aloud the two poems. Step 1. Presentation
Present the new words with pictures and read them aloud. poem n. 诗歌 wide adv. 充分地
hunt vi. & vt. 寻找，搜寻；打猎 hide vi. & vt. 藏，隐藏 build vt. 建造，建筑 camp n. 营地；阵营 stick n. 树枝，枝条；棍 …
Step 2. Lead-in
Enjoy a poem ‘Millions of snowflakes’ to lead in this lesson. One little snowflake falls on my nose, It makes me shiver from my head to my toes. Two little snowflakes get in my eyes, Blink! Blink! What a surprise!
Three little snowflakes melt on my tongue, I eat them up, yum, yum, yum! …
Step 3. Reading
1. Listen to the first poem and fill in the blanks.
The writer likes his ________ very much. He thinks he is the _________ animal
of all and he is his best _______. He’ll _______ ______ him till the end. 2. Read aloud after the tape recorder then answer some questions. 1) Can his dog do wonderful tricks? 2) Why does he hold sticks in his mouth?
3) How long does the writer take care of him? 3. Complete B2
4. Listen to the second poem and fill in the blanks.
The writer’s pet is the ________. He thinks she is a __________ pet. She isn’t any _________. She just _______.
5. Read aloud the second poem and fill in the blanks. A goldfish isn’t any ________. It doesn’t _________. It doesn’t ________.
We don’t need to _________ it much. It doesn’t need a gentle __________. Just bubbles, bubbles, bubbles. Step 4. Pair work
Tell each other about what kind pet you like and why you like it. Homework
1. Read aloud the two poems.
2. Remember the new words in this lesson.
Reading II
Teaching Aims
1. Learn to find out the beauty and rhymes by reading aloud.
2. Learn some specific information about the two pets and learn some useful expressions. Step 1. Revision
1.Read aloud the first poem and then answer some questions. 1) Is the writer’s dog the cleverest animal of all?
2) Does he just chase and catch a ball?
3) Does he do wonderful tricks?
4) Will the writer look after him?
2. Read aloud the second poem and then discuss the questions about a goldfish. 1) Does a goldfish hide?
2) Does a goldfish bark? 3) Does a goldfish fight? 4) Does a goldfish bite? 5) Does a goldfish need a bed? 6)Does a goldfish run after another？ 7)Does a goldfish need a gentle touch? 8)Does a goldfish miaow? 3. Complete B1 & B4. Step 2. Explanation
1. the cleverest animal of all 在所有动物中最聪明 2. run after … 追赶……
3. do wonderful tricks 做精彩的特技
4. build me camps out of sticks 用树枝给我建营地 building n. 建筑物，大楼
5. trouble n. (通常作为可数名词） make trouble 捣乱，制造麻烦
6. look around for sth. 四处寻找某物 Step 3. Writing
Write about your favourite pet with at least five sentences. Then read it to your partner. Step 4. Exercises
一、用所给词的适当形式填空。
1. The dog is _______ (hunt) for the cat.