Module3AnimalsUnit6Petsvocabularyreading廣州牛津版八年級下冊

Lead-inNowadaysmanypeoplekeepanimalsastheirpets.1.Catscantastesweets. (T/F)2.Chocolatecanmakedogssick. (T/F)3.Dolphinssleepwithbotheyesclosed. (T/F)4.Whenarabbitishappy,itclicksitsteeth. (T/F)5.Dogsmayfeelunhappyiftheyarenottakenoutforawalk. (T/F) Doyouknowanyfunfactsaboutanimals?DecidewhetherthefollowingsentencesareT(True)ofF(False).AWhatdoyouknowabout…?n.巧克力n.海豚

v.使發(fā)出咔噠聲Morefunfactsaboutpets.Whycan’tcatstastesweet?Ther______

isgeneticmutation(基因突變).Thegenethatcodesforthesweet-tastereceptorisnon-functionalinthem.reason

n.原因；理由Whycan’tdogseatchocolate?Evenasmallamountofchocolatecanc_____symptoms(癥狀)includingvomiting,diarrhea,rapidbreathingandevenheart

attack.causev.造成；引起n.心臟病發(fā)作Aredolphinsclosetohuman?Dolphinsarehighlyintelligentanimalswithastrongdesirefor

a_______.attentionn.注意力；留心Accordingtoanimalexperts,whenarabbitclicksitsteeth,itisexpressinghappiness.However,iftherabbitisgrindingitsteethinanoisyway,itiscommunicatingstressandanger.prep.據(jù)（……所說）adj.吵鬧的Dodogsandcatshavedifferentbehaviours?Dogsliketo________;whilecatspreferto_____onthe______.runfreeliesofan.長沙發(fā)（動(dòng)物）四處自由走動(dòng)；自由自在v.(lay,lain)躺Canparrotscommunicatewithhuman?Parrotscanr_______tohumanspeechbymimickingwordsandphrases.respondv.（口頭或書面）回答；回應(yīng)Whatdohamsterseat?feedon以...為食Hamstersfeedonamixofseeds,grains,andsmallpiecesoffruitsandvegetables.Thisbalanceddiethelpsthemstayhealthyandactive.v.(fed,fed)給（人或動(dòng)物）食物；喂養(yǎng)Howfastcanslothmove?Slothsmoveincrediblyslowly.Whencrawlingontheground,theycanmovenearlyonly3metersperhour.adv.幾乎；差不多Doyoulikeguineapigs?Guineapigscan“dieof”curiosity.They'lleagerlyexploreeverycorneroftheircage,sniffingandnibblingatanythingnewtheyfind.死于A2Inpairs,discussthefollowingquestions.1Doyouhaveapet?Whatisit?Whatisitlike?2Ifyoudonothaveapet,doyouwantone?Whyorwhynot?3Whydopeoplekeeppets?DiscussionTheylook______.Peoplekeeppetsformanyreasons.cuteWecanlearnhowtoc_____f___others.careforWecanalsolearnr___________.responsibilityadj.可愛的n.責(zé)任照顧；照料Peoplekeeppetsformanyreasons:Animalsarebelievedtobe_______totheirowners.Theyarehelpful.e.g.Dogscank____strangersf______enteringtheirhome.

keepfrom

faithful阻止（或防止、阻礙）某人做某事v.相信

對……忠誠的

faithfullyadv.忠實(shí)地；忠誠地n.陌生人Itis________forpeopletokeeppets.Butsometimesyoumayreceivesomec_______.Forexample,theymays_____children.Problemsofkeepingapet:commoncomplaintsscareadj.常見的；通常的；普遍的n.投訴；抱怨v.使害怕；使恐懼Onceyoukeepapet,youhavenochoicebuttokeeponkeepingituntilitdies.Themostimportantthing...繼續(xù)

conj.到……時(shí)；直到……為止除了……別無選擇Fillinthecorrectwordswhichthecapitallettersaregiven.1.Oh,lookatthatdog!He’ssoc_____.2.Paya_________,stopattheredlightsanddon’tridetoofast.3.Weshouldc_____foroldpeople.4.Youhavenoc_______buttoanswerthisquestionfirst.5.Weallb_______thatyoucandothenewjobwell.6.Don’topenyourdoortothes________whenyouarealoneathome.7.Ipreferthequietcountrysidetothen______cities.8.Myfatherhopesmetolearnther___________bykeepingapet.9.Iaskedhimhisname,buthedidn’tr______.10.A________totheweatherreport,itwillraintomorrow.elievetrangersoisyesponsibilityespondccordinghoiceutettentionarePractice

1.Whatdoyouthinkthearticleisabout?A.Dog’sheads.B.Emma’sandMatt’sdogs.C.Opinionsonkeepingpetdogs.2.Wholikeskeepingapetdogandwhodoesnot?3.Genre?(體裁)Argumentation議論文opinionA.針鋒相對B.頭對頭reasonsSkimmingEmmalikeskeepingapetdogandMattdoesnot.針鋒相對,辯論勢均力敵EmmaWhydoesEmmathinkdogsarecute?A.It’snicetoholdtheminourarms.B.It’sconvenienttoletthemcarrythings.C.It’swonderfultoseethemgrowup.supportingdetailEmmaIstheiranysupportingdetailforthisreason?feedtrainplayEmmaCanyouaddasupportingdetailforthisreason?e.g.Whenthedogissick...Ifthedogisnottakenoutforawalk...EmmaHachi:ADog'sTale《忠犬八公的故事》EmmaOpinionReason1(supportingdetail)Reason2(supportingdetail)Reason3Reason4Opinionwell-structuredMattHowdoesMattdevelophisopinion?Scanning——strategyopinion

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reason1.Accordingtomymum,thishelpsusbecomemoreresponsiblepeople2.Adogwillloveyoufaithfullyandbringyoulotsofhappinessformanyyears.3.Nearlyalldogsbarkatstrangers.4.KeepingpetdogsisnotagoodideaD1ReadthefollowingstatementsanddecidewhethertheyareF(Facts)orO(Opinions).ComprehensionFOOOFurtherThinkingDiscussionWhoseopinionsandreasonsdoyouagreemore?Why?FurtherThinkingGroupDiscussionKeepingadogisagoodidea.Makekidshappy.Actascompanionsfortheold.Helpblindpeopleintheirdailylife.Keepingadogisnotagoodidea.Bitepeople.Messthehouseup.Walkdogswithdogchainsornot?fromdogattackstohumanconflictsWhatshouldwedoifwekeepapetdog?Howtokeeppetdogsinaproperway?Don’tkeepdogsthatarenotallowedbythelaw.Walkthedogswithaleashshorterthan1metre.Don’tletyourdogattackpeopleorotherpets.Vaccinate(打疫苗)yourdogtokeppitsafe.Keeptheenvironmentclean.Don’tbringyourdogtopublicplaces.Civilized!Responsible!Safe!Importantphrases1.take…outforawalk2.headtohead3.giveone'sopinionsonsth.4.reasonsfor…5.hold....inone'sarms6.seesb.