1. start ______ 2. love _________ 3. play ______ 4. plan ______ 9. leave _____ 10. tell _____ 11....

1. start ______

2. love _________

3. play ______

4. plan ______

9. leave _____

10. tell _____

11. stand _____

12. bring ______

5. reply _____

6. say ________

7. meet _____

8. hear ______

started

played

loved

planned

said

replied left

met stood

told

heard brought

Elephants can

help people do

farm work.

There are no

bones in the back

of elephants’

feet---only fat.

Butterfly---ca

n change its c

olour to prote

ct itself.

Fish sleep withtheir eyes open.

Some goldfish can only remember things for three seconds.

Tortoise can live up to 150 years

old.

Listen and put the pictures in the right order.

a b

dc

1 3

24

giraffe snake

camel ant

a giraffe—has a very long neck only (1) _____ bones in its long necka snake— lives on the ground, in trees or in water eats little or nothing for (2) ______ in cold wintercamels — live in very dry places can live without (3) _____ for a long timeants — can (4) ______ things well

Listen and fill in the blanks.

seven

months

water

smell

Suzy is not afraid of animals now. She is writing a thank-you letter to Mr Wu. Help her finish the letter. Use the notes in Part A2 on page 63 to help you.

Dear Mr Wu,Thank you for your help.I know more about animals now. Some animals are really interesting. The giraffe has a very long neck, but I was

surprised to know that there are (1) ________________ in it. It is also amazing that a snake (2) _________________ in cold winter. Camels live in very dry places, and it is interesting that they (3) __________________ for a long time. I also know that we need to keep our house clean—ants (4) ____________________.Now I am not afraid of animals any more. I would like to learn more about them.Suzy

only seven bones

eat little or nothing

can live without water

can smell things well

1. How many bones does a giraffe have in its long neck?

2. What do snakes do in winter?

3. How long can camels live without water?

4. What are ants good at?

There are only seven bones in it.

They sleep all the time and eat little or nothing in winter.

They can live for a long time.

They smell things well.

Talk about the amazing things about

the animals you have learned with your

partner. You can follow the model.

1. How did the young man travel around over 80 countries?

2. What can the man do with two hands at the same time?

By bicycle.

He can write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.

A: Do you know anything unusual about the camels?

B: Yes. Each of theirs eyes has three eyelids.

A: That’s interesting. What about the dodo?

B: It is a kind of strange bird. The last dodo died in 1681.

A: How amazing!

Make up a new conversation

• Do you know about…?

• I heard of/ read about/ learn about…

• That’s really cool/ amazing/ wonderful/ strange/ interesting/ great/ funny?

• Do you know any amazing/ wonderful/ strange/ interesting/ great/ funny things?

keep our house clean

not…any more

the other day

hear of

What about…?

at the same time

travel by bicycle

1. 使我们的家干净2. 不再……

3. 前几天，那天4. 听说5. …… 怎么样？6. 同时7. 骑自行车旅游

Useful expressions

1. be + afraid +of sth. / doing sth.

害怕 ( 做 ) 某事 e.g. 有些女孩儿害怕蛇。 Some girls are afraid of snakes.

他从不害怕在全班面前唱歌。 He is never afraid of singing

songs in front of the whole class.

be + afraid +to do sth. 害怕做某事e.g. 我害怕爬这座山。 I am afraid to climb this hill.

他害怕晚上独自一人出去。 He is afraid to go out alone at

night.

be + afraid +that 从句 . 恐怕 / 害怕…

…e.g. 恐怕要下雨了。 I am afraid that it is going to rain.

我父母亲担心我赢不了这场比赛。 My parents are afraid that I won’t

win the match.

2. know about / learn about/ read about

知道、了解或读过有关某事物的情况 e.g. 这个人的情况我一点也不知道。 I know / learn nothing about the man.

前几天你读过有关令人吃惊的动物故 事吗？ Did you read about any amazing

things about animals the other day?