Section B Which of these animals would

Section B

Which of these animals would be good pets? Which would be bad pets? turtle

goldfish

cat

dog

parrot

snake

mouse

spider

hamster

hamsters

Who Pet like why not like why your friend A: B: What pets do you like to keep? I like to keep ____ because they are ____ What pets don’t you want to keep? I don’t like to keep ___ because they are ____.

Write a passage I like to keep a ____ as a pet because it’s ____ and ____. I don’t like to keep a ____ as a pet because it is ____ and ____. My friend ____ likes to keep a ____ as a pet because it’s ____ and ____. He / She doesn’t like to keep a ____ as a pet because it’s ____ and ____.

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Treat your pets as your children! Many people like to keep little animals as their pets, like birds, cats and dogs, because they are friendly and cute. But after some time, they begin to get bored with taking care of them. They even throw them out on the street. It is too cruel (残忍 ). The poor cats may be put in a box and thrown in the river. Or people will hang (吊挂) them on the tree and let them die slowly. Some poor dogs are even eaten as food in some countries. So, if you want to keep pets, please be sure to treat them kind, or you don’t keep them. After all, your pets are like your children. You have to take good care of them.

Choose a right answer 1. Why do people have their pets at first? (A) Because people are cruel. (B) Because people don’t have kids. (C) Because pets are cute. (D) Because people don’t like to study. 2. Why do people throw the pets out on the street? (A) The pets don’t like to live in the house. (B) People get bored with them. (C) People need food. (D) People like to run after them on the street. 3. How should we treat our pets? (A) We treat them as our kids. (B) We treat them as our food. (C ) We treat them cruel. (D) We need them to take care of us.

People or animals? • • • a lucky dog 幸运儿 a clever dog 聪明小孩 gay (jolly) dog 快活的人 work like a dog 拼命作 Every dog has his / its day. 凡人皆有得意日。 catwalk 猫步 old cat 脾气坏的老太婆 barber’s cat 面有病容饥色的人 copy cat 看样学样的人 as sick as a cat 某人病得很厉害 like a cat on hot bricks 像热锅上的蚂蚁 When the cat’s away，the mouse will play. 山中无老虎，猴子称霸王. • a little bird 消息灵通的人 • birds of a feather 志趣相投的人

• personal 私人的；个人的 That’s too personal! • special 特别的，特殊的；专门的 That’s not special enough. • receive 收到；接受 He received a book today. • gave 动词give的过去式 Who gave it to you?

• mouse 老鼠（pl. mice） She is a cute mouse. • snake 蛇 I don’t like snakes. They are too scary. • child 孩子(pl. children) Lily is Lucy’s child.

• pig 猪 I have a pig called Ali. • rabbit 兔子 What a cute rabbit! • company 伙伴 I want to have a company like Cathy. • cost 价值(若干)；花(多少钱) This T-shirt cost me 70 yuan.

• asleep 睡着的 My mom is asleep now. • choose 选择 I want to choose to do my homework. • present 礼物 She bought a present for me. • open 打开 You must open it.

• given 动词give的过去分词 It may be given away to someone else. • rather than 而不是 I like a dog rather than a cat. • instead 而不是；代替 I don’t want to do my homework. Instead I want to go to a movie.

• enter 参加；进入 He entered the meeting this morning. • nearly 几乎 Nearly all of us did it well. • sang 动词sing的过去式 She sang very well yesterday.

• clearly 清楚地；明显的 Sally can sing songs clearly. • winner 胜利者 Andy is the winner of the competition. • interested 感兴趣的 I am interested in playing the piano.

• encourage 鼓励；激励 My mom often encourages me to talk with others. • progress 进步 We should make progress every year. • suggest 建议；提议 It suggests ways for us to study.

• besides 而且；除……之外 We are all here besides Sandra. • mention 提起，说起 Don’t mention it. • drive 开车；驾驶 He likes to drive the car very much.

• get sb. sth. 送某人某物 Why don’t you get her a scarf? • buy sb. sth. 给某人买某物 Why don’t buy him a watch? • buy sth. for sb. 给某人买某物 I want to buy a dress for her. • Instead of 　　代替 I want to do the dishes instead of running.

• give sb. sth. 给某人某物 I want to give him a CD. • give sth. to sb. 给某人某物 You could give a book to him. • easy to take care of 容易照顾 Cats are easy to take care of.

• named 叫…… I have a pig named Davy. • called 叫…… He has a hamster called James. • with the name of 叫……名字 I like the cat with the name of Mary.

• make sb. adj. 使某人…… That makes me very happy. • make sb. sth. 给某人做某物 She made me a beautiful bag. • make sb. do sth. 让某人做某事 My dad made me do my homework yesterday evening.

• take sb. out to dinner 带某人出去吃饭 My aunt took us out to dinner yesterday afternoon. • fall asleep 入睡 She didn’t fall asleep until ten o’ clock yesterday.

• half way through it 过去一半的时候；中途 He went out half way through it. • give away 赠送；分发 It may be given away to someone else.

• adj. enough 足够…… Jim is creative enough to do this job. • enough sth. 足够的…… I have enough money. • ask sb. to do sth. 要求某人做某事 He asked me to wash the car. • rather than do sth. 而不是做某事 I want you to read books rather than play basketball.

• help do sth. 帮助做某事 Please help sweep the floor. • help sb. to do sth. 帮助某人做某事 Could you help me to do it? • help sb. do sth. 帮助某人做某事 She helped me make my bed. • help sb. with sth. 帮助某人做某事 Jonny helps me with the housework.

• learn to do sth. 学做某事 Why don’t you learn to sing songs? • be interested in doing sth. 对……感兴趣 Rita is interested in playing the guitar. • encourage sb. to do sth. 鼓励……做…… Mary encourages me to study hard. • try to do sth. 设法做某事 She tries to speak English better.

• make progress 取得进步 We should make progress these days. • hear of 听说 Have you ever heard of it? • take an interest in 对……感兴趣 I am taking an interest in learning English. • make friends with 和……交朋友 I want to make friends with you.

• What should I get my sister? • Why don’t you get her a camera? • That’s too expensive. • How about some tennis balls? • They‘re too cheap. • What about a watch? • That’s not interesting enough. • Why not buy a scarf? • That’s a good idea. She’ll like it.

• too … to … 太……而不能…… She is too young to drive a car. • enough to do sth. 足够……做…… He is old enough to go to school. • so … that … 太……以致于…… It is so heavy that I can’t carry it.

• cost 主语是物 It cost me 10 yuan. • spend 主语是人 1) 人 + spend + 钱 + on + 物 I spent 99 yuan on this jacket. 2) 人 + spend + 时间 + in + doing sth. I spend 2 hours in doing my homework every day. • pay for 主语是人 I paid 66 yuan for his gift.

• 你朋友Sandra的生日快要到了，给你的另一个朋友Alice写一封信询问意见，其中要包括别人给你的意见，和你认为不好的原因。写一篇80词左右的文章。

单词 personal 私人的；个人的 That’s too personal. special 特别的；特殊的；专门的 That’s not special enough. receive 收到；接受 What’s the best gift Joe has ever received?

gave 动词give的过去式 Who gave it to him? mouse 老鼠（pl. mice） Mice are cute. snake 蛇 Snakes are too scary. child 孩子（pl. children） I think a dog is a good pet for a 6 -year-old child.

pig 猪 The trendiest kind of pet these days is the pot-bellied pig. rabbit 兔；野兔 Hamsters are cheaper than rabbits or cats. company 伙伴 The cat is a good company.

cost 价值（若干）；花（多少钱） They only cost five dollars. asleep 睡着的 I fell asleep half way through it. choose 选择 It’s important to choose subjects that you find interesting. present 礼物 Some presents are never too small.

open 打开 But they are not opened. given 动词give的过去分词 Later, the same gift may be given away to someone else. rather than 而不是 In the USA, some people ask their families and friends to give money to charity rather than buy them gifts.

instead 代替；而不是 Instead, making a meal is enough. enter 参加；进入 For example, twenty-four young singers from across China entered a contest by singing popular English songs.

nearly 几乎；sang 动词sing的过去式 ; clearly 清楚地；明显地　Nearly all the singers sang very clearly and looked comfortable on stage. winner 胜利者 The winner of the men’s competition was a forty-year-old man from Dalian.

interested 感兴趣的 She also said that singing English songs made her more interested in learning English. encourage 鼓励；激励 This kind of contest encourages people in China to speak English.

progress 进步；进展 We should try to make progress before the Olympics. suggest 建议；提议 It suggests ways for Beijingers to take an interest in learning English.

besides 而且；除……之外 Besides singing English songs, there are many other fun ways to learn English. mention 提及；说起 Have you ever tried improving your English using any of the ways mentioned in the reading?

drive 开车；驾驶 I want to drive a bus for the athletes.

短语 show / give sb. sth. = show / give sth. to sb. 给某人某物（注意：give / show it / them to sb. ） Who gave it to you? I want to show her some photos of my families.

too … to … 太……而不能 He is too young to go to school. so … that … 太……而不能 He is so young that he can’t go to school not enough to do sth. 太……而不能 He is not old enough to go to school.

give away 分配；分送；赠送 The old man gave away all his money to charity. too much 太多（修饰不可数名词） He eats too much food every day.

rather than do sth. 而不是…… Let’s make a meal for her rather than buy her gifts. fall asleep 入睡 While I was reading, he was asleep.

How about …? 怎么样？ How about fishing? What about …? 怎么样？ What about going to the movies? different kinds of 各种各样的 Different people like different kinds of gifts.

make sb. adj. 使某人怎样 It is enough to make her happy. take an interest in doing sth. 对某事感兴趣 It suggests ways for Beijingers to take an interest in learning English.

make friends with 和……交朋友 I want to make friends with you. encourage sb. to do sth. 鼓励某人做某事 My mother encourages me to do exercise every day.

重点句型 Why don’t you get her a watch? Why not get her a watch? That’s too personal. That’s not special enough. That’s a good idea. That’s OK.

What should I get my sister? How about some tennis balls? They’re too expensive. What about a scarf? That’s not creative enough. It is a good idea to have fun with English.

作文 Mary: It’s Sam’s birthday next week. What should I get for him? Mom: Oh, what about some flowers? Mary: No, that’s too boring. Dad: How about a soccer ball? I know he likes to play soccer. Mary: That’s not creative enough. I want to show him that I really think he’s a great friend.

Dad: Maybe you could give him a camera. Mary: That’s too expensive. Mom: I’ve got it. Why don’t you get him a photo album with photos of your classmates? Mary: Yeah! That’s a good idea.

Dear Alice , How’s it going? Did you have fun skating? I have something to ask you. Next week is my friend Sandra’s birthday. But I don’t know what I should get her. She likes music. So my mom said I could buy a CD for her, but I think that’s not creative enough.

My father thought the dress was beautiful, but I think it’s too personal. My sister said I could give a camera to her. However, it’s too expensive for me to buy. I want to get her a dictionary, but perhaps it’s too boring. I want to buy a special gift for her. What do you think? Write soon. Love, Marta

memory game ?

Part 1 vocabulary Part 2 structure Part 4 accumulation Part 3 writing

vocabulary 2. comments on 1. gifts gift giving vocabulary 3. gifts animals 4. description comments words on animals

vocabulary word focus 1. The watch is much too expensive. 2. He’s got too many questions to ask you! 3. You shouldn’t spend too much gifts comments time playing computer games!

What can you see in the picture? gifts comments

structures Why don’t you …? How about …? What about …? That’s too expensive. That’s too cheap. That’s too personal. suggestions comments

structures extra structures You’d better get her a scarf. Why not get her a scarf? Let’s get her a scarf. You can / may get her a scarf. I suggest you to get her a scarf. If I were you, I would get her a scarf.

Who can give us a home?

Little Paw Project

structures Being a member of the club, what can we do to help them?

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What do they remind you of?

8 writing What do you think we can do to help people in the quake-hit area?

What has the disaster brought us?

Instead of being defeated by the disaster, we’re witnessing the unprecedented national unity! 7775. 4

China will be the host for the 2008 Olympics, and so many Chinese people try to improve their English in different ways. For example, twenty-four young singers from across China entered a contest by singing popular English songs. Nearly all the singers sang very clearly, and looked comfortable on stage. Some of these singers were able to sing English songs just as well as native speakers. 参加通过唱英文流行歌曲和本国人一样好几乎所有的歌手都唱得很清晰，在台上看起来很自如。

The singers really came from all age groups, and from all over China. The winner of the men’s competition was a 40 -year-old man from Xi’an and the winner of the women’s competition was a 19 -year-old girl from Dalian. Both winners were very modest and said that they didn’t think they were better than the other singers. Jiang Mei, the winner of the women’s competition, said studying English helped her win the prize. Six months earlier, she felt her English was not good enough, so she had to study hard. She also said that singing English songs made her more interested in learning English. 两个赢家都很谦虚，说他们不认为他们唱得比其他歌手好。唱英文歌让她对英语学习更感兴趣。

Section 2 While You Read This kind of contest encourages people in China to speak English. “Chinese people should try to speak English more. We should try to make progress before the Olympics, ” said a spokesperson from the Olympic Committee. He agrees that it is a good idea to have fun with English. 鼓励奥委会

Section 2 While You Read Have you ever heard of the Beijing speaks English program? If not, why don’t you find out about it? It suggests ways for Beijingers to take an interest in learning English. Besides singing English songs, there are many other fun ways to learn English. What about watching English movies, or reading English books? Maybe you could even make friends with a native speaker of English. If you look hard enough, you’ll find a good way to learn English better. 北京说英语它给北京人提供很多对英语感兴趣的方法。交朋友足够努力

3 c Close your books. Write a summary of the reading using no more than 100 words. Because China will be the host for the 2008 Olympics, many Chinese people are trying to improve their English in different ways. Singing English songs is one way. Singers from across China entered a contest by singing English songs. Some of them were able to sing English songs just as well as native speakers. A winner said singing English songs made her more interested in learning English. So this kind of contest encourages people in China to speak English. And it is a good idea to have fun with English. Besides singing English songs, there are many other fun ways to learn English, like watching English movies and reading English books.