SectionB1aWhichoftheseanimalswouldbegoodpets?Whichwouldbebadpets?Writetheminthediagramandcompareyourchoiceswithyourclassmates.turtlegoldfishcatdogparrotmousesnakespiderhamster海龜金魚(yú)貓狗鸚鵡老鼠復(fù)數(shù)mice蛇蜘蛛倉(cāng)鼠goodpetnotsurebadpetdog1bGROUPWORKMakealistofthepetsyouhave.What’sthemostpopularpet?What’sthemostunusualpet?Telltheclass.A:Catsarethemostpopularpets.B:Parrotsarethemostunusualpets.2aListenandnumberthepetsintheorderyouhearthem.Writethenumbersonthelinesinthechart.PetsComments

hamster

snake

goldfish

dog

catnotfriendlyenoughtooboringshorthairnicehairistoolongeasytotakecareoftooscaryfriendlyinterestingbeautiful123452bListenagainanddrawlinestomatchthepetswiththecomments.PetsCommentshamstersnakegoldfishdogcatnotfriendlyenoughtooboringshorthairnicehairistoolongeasytotakecareoftooscaryfriendlyinterestingbeautiful2cPAIRWORKWhatdoyouthinkisthebestpetforthesepeople?Fillinthechart.Thentalkaboutyourownchoices.PeoplePetsWhya6-year-oldchildgoldfisheasytotakecareofan80-year-oldgrandmothera16-year-oldboyA:Ithinkadogisagoodpetfora6-year-oldchild.B:Really?Idon’tagree.Dogsaretoodifficultto

takecareof.A:Howaboutagoldfish?B:…too+adj.+todosth.太…而不能做某事takecareof照顧；照看3aReadthearticleandanswerthesequestions.Whydoyouthinkpot-bellied

pigsarepopular?2.Whataretheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofkeepingsuchapet?Pot-belliedpigsmakegoodfriends.TheadvantagesarethattheycanwatchTVonthesofawhentheyaresmall.Thedisadvantagesarethattheygettoobigtosleepinthehouseandtheyneedalotoflove.大肚子的豬n.優(yōu)點(diǎn)n.缺點(diǎn)Thetrendiestkindofpetthesedaysisthepot-belliedpig.DavidSmithofNorthLondonhasapot-belliedpignamedConnie.“Pot-belliedpigsmakethebestpets,”saidDavid.“ShewatchesTVonthesofawithmeeverynight.She’smybestfriend.”However,lifewithapigisn’talwaysperfect.“WhenIgotmypig,shewassmall,”saidDavid,“butsheeatsalot.Nowshe’stoobigtosleepinthehouse,soImadeheraspecialpighouse.Also,pigsneedalotoflove.SometimesIdon’haveenoughtimetospendwithher.”trendy—trendier—trendiestadj.

流行的perfectadj.完美的；抱負(fù)的3bLookatthesenotesabouthamstersandwriteanarticleaboutthem.hamstersarepopular,quiet,cleaneasytotakecareofcheaperthanrabbitsorcatssmallsometimesnoisyatnightsleepalldayHamstersarepopularpets.Peoplelikethembecausetheyarequietandclean.Peoplethinktheyareeasytotakecareofandtheyarecheaperthanrabbitsorcats.Theyareverysmallsopeopledon’tneedtohaveaspecialroom.Thoughsometimestheyarenoisyatnight,mostofthetimetheyjustsleepallday.Theyareverylovely.n.兔；野兔adj.清潔的干凈的3cWhatkindofanimaldoyoulike?Writeamagazinearticleabouttheanimal,butdon’tsaywhattheanimalis.Thispetisunusual.It’seasytotakecareofandittalks.It’sakindofbird.Itusuallylivesinacage.Doyouknowwhatitis?4GROUPWORKTalkabouttheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofkeepingpetsinanapartment,andfillinthetable.AdvantagesDisadvantagesgoodcompanycanbenoisyinterestingbeautifuldirtyterriblen.伙伴SelfCheck1Fillintheblankswiththewordsgiven.expensiveboringcheapspecialinteresting1.TodayisJim’sbirthday.Hismotherisgoingtomakea

mealforhim.2.Myshoeswerereally

.Theyonlycost$5.3.Myaunttookusouttodinneratan

restaurant,butthefoodwasnotgoodatall.4.Themoviewas

.Ifellasleephalfwaythroughit.5.It’simportanttochoosesubjectsthatyoufind

.specialcheapexpensiveboringinterestingadj.睡著的入睡v.選擇2Readthepassagesandthenwriteaboutthemostpopulargiftsamongyourfriendsandfamily.Everyonelikesgifts.Somelittlekidsthinktheydon’tgetenoughgifts.Someoldpeoplethinktheygettoomanygifts.Differentpeoplelikedifferentkindsofgifts.Somepresentsarenevertoosmall.Alittlechildmaygivehismotheraleaffromatree.Itisenoughtomakeherveryhappy.present

n.禮物makesb./sth.+形容詞使某人/某事…Whathesaysmakesmeratherangry.他所說(shuō)的話讓我非常憤怒。Theflowersmadethehousebeautiful.鮮花讓房子美麗。Giftgivingisdifferentindifferentcountries.InJapan,peoplesometimesgivespecialgifts.Buttheyarenotopened.Later,thesamegiftmaybegivenawaytosomeoneelse.Manypeoplehaveenoughthingsanddon’twanttoomanygiftsthemselves.InCanada,manypeoplewillnotgivebiggiftstosomeoneelse.Theywillpayforaparkbenchoratreetohelprememberaperson.IntheUSA,somepeopleasktheirfamiliesandfriendstogivemoneytocharityrather

thanbuythemgifts.InSweden,doingsomethingforsomeoneisthebestgift.Peopledon’tneedtospendtoomuchmoney.Instead,makingamealisenough.open

v.開(kāi)；打開(kāi)giveaway贈(zèng)予give—gave—givenbench

n.長(zhǎng)凳；長(zhǎng)椅ratherthan勝于Sweden瑞典insteadadv.替代；而不是Ifyoudon’twanttogo,Iwillgoinstead.Helpingdosomehomeworkisthebestgiftformymother.Thebestgiftformyfatherismygoodmark.Mysisterlikesthedollsbest,andmyfriendlikestheinterestingbooksbest.Writeaboutthemostpopulargiftsamongyourfriendsandfamily.HowcansingingEnglishsongshelpyourEnglish?Makealist.1.Wecanlearnsomenewwords.2.WecanbecomemoreinterestedinEnglish.3.Wecanimprovetheabilityoflisteningandspeaking.Whydon'tyoulearntosingChinawillbethehostforthe2008Olympics,andsomanyChinesepeopletrytoimprovetheirEnglishindifferentways.Forexample,twenty-fouryoungsingersfromacrossChina

enteredacontestbysingingpopularEnglishsongs.Nearlyallthesingerssangveryclearly,andlookedcomfortableonstage.SomeofthesesingerswereabletosingEnglishsongsjustaswellasnativespeakers.TheOlympics=theOlympicGames奧林匹克運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)enter

v.參加；進(jìn)入nearly

adv.幾乎sing—sangclearly

adv.明朗地；明顯地stage

n.舞臺(tái)native

adj.本地的；本國(guó)的fromacrossChina=fromalloverChina來(lái)自全中國(guó)by+名詞/動(dòng)詞-ing通過(guò)；以as+形容詞或副詞原形+as像…同樣Thesingersreallycamefromallagegroups,andfromalloverChina.Thewinnerofthemen’scompetitionwasa40-year-oldmanfromXi’an,andthewinnerofthewomen’scompetitionwasa19-year-oldgirlfromDalian.Bothwinnerswereverymodest,andsaidthattheydidn’tthinktheywerebetterthantheothersingers.JiangMei,thewinnerofthewomen’scompetition,saidstudyingEnglishhelpedherwintheprize.Sixmonthsearlier,shefeltherEnglishwasnotgoodenough,soshehadtostudyhard.ShealsosaidthatsingingEnglishsongsmadehermoreinterestedinlearningEnglish.winner

n.勝利者modestadj.謙虛的；忍讓的earlieradj.早的；早期的interestedadj.感愛(ài)好的ThiskindofcontestencouragespeopleinChinatospeakEnglish.“ChinesepeopleshouldtrytospeakEnglishmore.Weshouldtrytomake

progressbeforetheOlympics,”saidaspokespersonfromthe

OlympicCommittee.Heagreesthatitisagoodidea

tohavefunwithEnglish.encouragev.激勵(lì)encouragesb.todosth.激勵(lì)某人做某事progressn.進(jìn)步；邁進(jìn)makeprogress獲得進(jìn)步spokespersonn.講話人；代言人theOlympicCommittee奧委會(huì)It’s+名詞+todosth.做某事是如何havefunwithsth.在…中獲得樂(lè)趣HaveyoueverheardoftheBeijingSpeaksEnglishprogram?Ifnot,whydon’tyoufindoutaboutit?ItsuggestswaysforBeijingerstotakeaninterestinlearningEnglish.BesidessingingEnglishsongs,therearemanyotherfunwaystolearnEnglish.WhataboutwatchingEnglishmovies,orreadingEnglishbooks?MaybeyoucouldevenmakefriendswithanativespeakerofEnglish.Ifyoulookhardenough,you’llfindagoodwaytolearnEnglishbetter.hearof據(jù)說(shuō)suggestv.建議；建議takeaninterestedin對(duì)…感愛(ài)好besidesprep.并且；除…之外makefriendswith與…交友findout找出；發(fā)現(xiàn)Arethesestatementstrue,false,ornotmentionedinthereading?StatementsTrueFalseNotmentionedThreegoodwaysofimprovingEn