Lesson 21

horse

owl

goat

monkeyfoal

cow

elephant

rabbit

calf

tiger

Listen to the tape, then answer the questions:1:Who are the children?

2:What do you call a baby sheep in English?

3:What do you call a baby goat in English?

They are Gao Wei and Kate.

We call it a lamb.

We call it a kid.4. Is Gao Wei clever ?

Yes, he is.

Kate

Gao Weisheep

What’s this in English?

goat

What’s that in English?

[ʃip]

ship

sheep[ʃi:p]

What’s that in English?It’s a lamb.

What’s this in English?It’s a sheep.

[læm]

•n. 羔羊，小羊；羔羊肉

What’s this in English?It’s a kid.

What’s that in English?It’s a goat.

coat

[kid] n. 小孩；小山羊

vt. 欺骗；取笑；戏弄 vi. 欺骗；取笑；戏弄

adj. 小山羊皮制的；较年幼的

Practice:

What’s this in English?It’s a / an …

What’s that in English?It’s a / an …

Gao Wei: Excuse me, Kate. What’s this in English?Kate: It’s a sheep.Gao Wei: There is a baby sheep nearby.Kate: Well, we call it a lamb.Gao Wei: Is that a sheep over there?Kate: No, it isn’t.Gao Wei: What’s that in English then?Kate: It’s a goat.

Gao Wei: Look at that little goat. What do you call it?

Kate: We call it a kid.

Gao Wei: Now I see. A baby sheep is a lamb. A baby goat is kid.

Kate: You’re very clever ！

nearby (adj. 附近的，邻近的 adv. 在附近 prep. 在…附近 )

['niə'bai]

e.g. There is a Bank of America nearby.

[ðen]

them

then (adv. 然后；那么；于是；当时；此外 n. 那时 conj. 然后，当时 )

e.g. We can play with you then.我们就可以和你一起玩了。

[ðem]

(pron. 他们；它们；她们 )

e.g. I like them very much.

What do you call it?

We call it a / an …

1.A baby sheep is a ____________.

2.A baby horse is a ____________ .

3.A baby goat is a ____________.

4.A baby cow is a ____________ .

calf

lamb foal

kid

Fill in blanks: