Unit 5

Why do you like pandas?

Section A

Can you feel the love tonight? Can you feel the love tonight? The peace the evening

brings. The world for once, in perfect harmony, with

all its living things.

So many things to tell her. But how to make her see?

The truth about my past? Impossible! She’d turn away

from me.

He’s holding back. He’s hiding. But what I can

decide? Why won’t he be the king I know he is, the

king I see him inside?

Can you feel the love tonight? You needn't look too

far. Stealing through the night's uncertainties, love is

where they are.

And if he falls in love tonight, it can be assumed. His

carefree days with us are history. In short, our pal is

doomed.

panda

Do you know these animals?

Koala

lion

bear

tiger

elephant

giraffe

dolphin

penguin

What animals do you want to see? Why?

1. tiger ______

2. elephant _____

3. koala _____

4. panda _____

5. lion _____

6. giraffe _____

a

d

b

e

f

c

1a. Match the words with the animals.

1b. Listen and check √ the animals in 1a you hear.

√√

√

Panada

Giraffe

Koala

A: Let’s see the pandas.

B: Why do you want to see them?

A: Because they are interesting.

1c. Pairwork

cute interesting

fun smart

lazy beauiful

A: Let’s see the koalas.

B: Why do you want to see them?

A: Because they are lovely.

beautiful

fun interesting

friendly lovely

golden monkey

intelligent fun

beautiful interesting

friendly cute

giraffe

cute friendly

fun beautiful

tiger

beautiful

smart

scary

elephant

cute beautiful

fun interesting

lovely

cute

scary

beautiful

lion

smart beautiful

interesting

scary lovely

bear

beautiful lovely

fun interesting

friendly cute

dolphin

beautiful

fun cute

friendly

shy

penguin

2a. Listen and write the animals you hear and match the followings.

Animals Description Words Countries

1.__________

2.__________

3.__________

panadas

lions

really scary

kind of interesting

very cute

Australia

South Africa

Chinakoalas

2b. Listen again and complete the conversation with the words in the box.

Julie: Let’s see the _________________.

John: Why do you like them?

Julie: Because they’re ____________ interesting.

John: Where are they from?

Julie: They’re from _____________.

pandas

kind of

China

2c. Talk about the other two animalsin 2a.

Julie: Let’s see the _________________.

John: Why do you like them?

Julie: Because they’re ____________.

John: Where are they from?

Julie: They’re from _____________.

lionskoalas

koalas

very cute

Australia

kind of big very big

= a little big

The animals and the countries

Where are these animals from?

They come from …

North America

South America

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

South Pole

Australia

North Pole

Country Animals

China panda Asia

Australia koalas Oceania

South Africa lions Africa

India elephant Asia

polar bears North Pole

penguins South Pole

Jenny: Your dog is really cute, Peter!

Peter: He’s my new pet, Dingding. He’s very smart.

Jenny: Really? What can he do?

Peter: He can walk on two legs. He can dance, too.

Jenny: Wow!

Peter: Does your family have a pet?

Jenny: My mom has a big cat, but I don’t like her.

Peter: Why don’t you like the cat?

Jenny: Well, because she’s kind of boring. She sleeps

all day, and her name is Lazy.

Peter: Haha, then that’s a good name for her!

2d. Role-play the conversation.

Questions Answers

Why do you like panadas?Because they’re kind of interesting.

Why does John like Koalas? Because they’re very cute.

Why don’t you like tigers? Because they’re really scary.

Where are lion from? They’re from South Africa.

Grammar FocusGrammar Focus

A: ________are lions from?B: ________ from South Africa. Do you ____lions.?A: No, I don’t.B: Why _______ you like lions?A: Because they’re really scary. But I like giraffes.B: Really? ______ do you like giraffes?A: Well, _______ they’re kind of interesting. Do y

ou like pandas?B: Yes, I do. But I like tigers a lot.A: Tigers? Why _____ you like tigers?B: They’re really _____!

3a. Fill in the blanks and practice. Where

They’re like

don’t

Why

because

do

cool

I like ________ because they’re cute.

3b. Write names of animals.

I like ________ because they’re smart.

I like ________ because they’re interesting.

I don’t like ________ because they’re lazy.

koalas

giraffes

elephants

lions

A: Is this animal big?

B: Yes, it is.

A: Where’s the animal from?

B: It’s from China.

A: Is it black and white?

B: Yes, it is.

A: It’s a panda!

B: Yes, you’re right!

3c. Guess animals.

It’s quiet and gentle.

It’s spotted.

It has very long neck.

It’s strong and big.

It looks like the cat.

It runs fast.

It eats meat.

It’s the king of the forest.

ugly friendly small / little shy

难看的 友好的 小的 害羞的

quiet smart fun interesting

安静的 精明的 乐趣 有趣的

clever beautiful cute scary

聪明的 美丽的 小巧玲珑的 令人恐慌的

本课须掌握的形容词

Explanation 1. kind 的用法

1) kind of 有点儿 , 有几分 , 稍微 , “kind of + a.”

如 : Koala bears are kind of shy.

考拉有点害羞。

kind of difficult 有点儿难

kind of cute 有点可爱

kind of cold 有点冷

2) kind 还有“种类”的意思，如：各种各样的 all kinds of

We have all kinds of beautiful flowers in

our school.

3) in kind 用实物 ( 支付 ) 如：Farmers often like to pay their bills in ki

nd.

农民往往愿用实物抵账。

2. very + adj. 很 / 非常…… very beautiful 很美 / 非常漂亮 very cool 很酷3. China n. 中国 Africa n. 非洲 China 和 Africa 都是专有名词 , 首字母都应该 大写 , 而且和介词 in 连用。如： There are many kinds of tigers in China.

There are many kinds of scary animals

in Africa.

4. -- Why do you like pandas?

--Because they’re kind of interesting.

对于 why 开头的特殊疑问句询问原因的话，回答要用 because ….

-- Where are lions from?

-- They’re from South Africa.

对于 where 开头的特殊疑问句询问地点的话，应该回答的句子要出现应该的地点状语或名

词。

Ⅰ. 根据英语意思写出动物名称。

1.a very large, grey animal with big

ears and a very long nose: _________

2.an Australia animal like a small bear

with grey fur which lives in trees and

eats leaves: _______

penguin, koala, elephant, panda, giraffe

elephant

koala

3. a large, black and white animal that

lives in forests in China: _______

4. a large African animal with a very

long neck and long, thin, legs: _______

5. a large, black and white sea bird that

swims and cannot fly: _________

panda

giraffe

penguin

1. --What animals are from Australia? -- _____?

A. Lions B. Pandas C. Koalas D. Dolphins

2. --Are ____ from China? --Yes, they are.

A. lions B. pandas C. koalas D. dolphins

3. --Do you like giraffe? -- _____ .

A. Yes, I am B. Yes, I do C. Yes, I can

D. Yes, I will

Ⅱ. 单项选择。C

B

B

4. --Why do you like pandas?

--Because they’re ____.

A. sorry B. tired C. quiet D. cute

5. --Where are the lions from? --_____.

A. China B. Australia C. South Africa

D. USA

6. Let’s _____ during the day.

A. sleeps B. to sleep C. sleeping D.

sleep

D

C

D

7. --What other animals do you like?

--I like ______.

A. dogs B. books C. bikes D. red

8. She likes _____ during the day.

A. to sleeping B. sleeping C. sleep D. to sleeps

9. There are ______ hours in a day.

A. seven B. twelve C. twenty-four

D. forty– eight

A

B

C

1. Koalas are kind ____ interesting.

2. She likes to play _____ her friends.

3. Bill gets up _____ nine.

4. Lingling sleeps _______ the day.

5. Lions are ______ the South Africa.

6. We’re in USA now, but we’re ______ China.

of

with

at

from

from

Ⅲ. 用适当的介词填空。

during

7. There’s a chair _____ your left.

8. I know that you will arrive ____ Beijing

next Sunday.

9. --Where’s the post office?

--It’s across ______ the bank.

10. There are many animals ____ the zoo.

on

in

from

in

1. Why are dogs afraid to sunbathe?

Because they don’t want to be hot-dog.

2. Where can a dog get another tail?

At a retail store.

脑筋急转弯

3. What animals can jump as high as a tree.

All animals, for no trees can jump.

4. Lucky mouse fell off a 1000-step stair, and was not hurt, why?

He fell off the last step.

5. Why do giraffes have long neck?

Their heads are far from their bodies.

6. Why is peacock the best story-teller?

Because it always has a beautiful tail (tale).

7. Which animal eats with its tail?

All animals. No one takes off its tail while eating.

8. Which is the strongest creature in the world?

Snail. It carries its house on its back.

10. What kind of animal will become larger when its head is cut off?

fox ox

9. Why do lions eat raw meat?

They don’t know how to cook.

Homework

1. Remember the new words.

2. Practice the conversations with your classmates.

Animals are our friends.

We live( 居住 )in the same

( 相同 )small world( 世界 ).

To Love animals is to love

ourselves( 我们自己 ).

Protecting animals means protecting ourselves.

Protecting animals means protecting ourselves.

Protecting animals means protecting ourselves.

Protecting animals means protecting ourselves.

Don’t kill animals.

Don’t hurt animals.

Don’t eat animals.

Don’t kill animals. Don’t hurt animals. Don’t eat animals.