Unit 5 Amazing things
Integrated skills
Amazing things about cats
Let’s watch
What amazing things can cats do?
How much do you know about animals?
Let’s guess
Which animal has the
longest nose?
»elephan
t
What amazing things do you know
about elephants?
Let’s guess
Which animal lives only in water?
»fish
What amazing things do you
know about fish?
Let’s guess
Which animal has the longest neck?
»giraffe
What amazing things do you
know about giraffes?
Let’s guess
»snake
[sneIk]
What amazing things do you
know about snakes?What animal is it?
Do you know them? Let’s learn
They are small, but they can carry heavy things.
They move their houses before it rains.
ant
[ænt]
Do you know them?
They live in very dry places with a little
water for a long time.
They are called the ships of the desert.
Let’s learn
干燥的
沙漠之舟
camel
['kæml]
hump(s)驼峰
There is lots of fat in camels’ humps.
When they can not find food, the fat will
give them energy.
fat [hʌmp]
They are small, but they can
carry things.
They move their before
it rains.
ant(s)Let’s practice
heavy
houses
They live in very places
with a little for a long
time.
They are called the of
the desert.
camel(s)Let’s practice
dry
water
ships
There is lots of in camels’ humps.
When they can not find food, the fat will
give them .
fat
energy
camel
snake
ant
giraffe
Do you still remember their names ?
Let’s learn
Mr Wu is showing Suzy some pictures of
animals.
Let’s listen Task 1
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Listen & Put the pictures in the correct order.
a b
dc
1 3
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Let’s listen Task 1
Suzy is afraid of animals. Mr Wu wants to help
her. He is telling her some interesting things
about animals. Listen and help her complete the
notes.
Let’s listen Task 2
Listening strategy(听力策略):
Before listening, we need to :
1. read the text as fast as you can.
2. understand the meaning of each sentence.
3. guess/predict(预测) the words.
Let’s listen Task 2
a giraffe—has a very long neck
only (1) _____ bones in its long neck
a snake—lives on the ground, in trees or in water
eats little or nothing for (2) ______ in
cold winter
camels —live in very dry places
can live without (3) ____ for a long time
ants — can (4) ______ things well
seven
months
water
smell
Notes sentences
Let’s listen Task 2
a giraffe—has a very long neck
only (1) _____ bones in its long neck
a snake—lives on the ground, in trees or in water
eats little or nothing for (2) ______ in
cold winter
camels —live in very dry places
can live without (3) ____ for a long time
ants — can (4) ______ things well
seven
months
water
smell
Notes sentences
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1. Snakes eat a lot in cold winter. ( )
2. Camels can’t live without water for a long
time .( )
3.You should keep your house very clean if
you don’t want any ants there. ( )
4. Suzy isn’t afraid of animals now .( )
Listen & Write down True or False.
F
F
T
T
eat little
/nothing
can
Let’s listen
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
Suzy is not afraid of animals any more. She is writing a
thank-you letter to Mr Wu. Please use the information
above to help Suzy finish the letter .
only seven bones
eats little or nothing
can live without water
can smell things well
Let’s listen Task 3
Let’s practice Task 4
Talking about animals
Let’s practice Task 4
Talking about animals
A: Which animal do you like best /
are you afraid of?
B: I like… best./ I’m afraid of…
A: What amazing things do you know
about them?
B: …
What do you know about them?
Let’s product Task 5
We have learned a lot of amazing things
about the animals.
There are also a lot of amazing things about
people in the world.
Let’s learn
I heard of (听说) an artist. He can
draw 3-D pictures with a pencil.
Let’s learn
Let’s learn
What ’s the artist using to draw the picture ?He can draw the picture with chalk.
Listen and speak up:
Let’s learn
The students are talking about amazing
things in the world.
Listen and answer the questions.
Qusetions:
1) How did the young man travel around
over 80 countries?
By bike
2) What can the man do with two hands
at the same time?
He can write with one hand and draw
with the other at the same time.
Let’s learn
Let’s read
Read the conversation and pay attention to
the pronunciation(语音) and intonation(语调).
A: Do you know about any amazing things, Simon?
S: Yes. I heard of a young man. He travelled around over 80
countries by bicycle.
A: That's cool! What amazing things do you know, Millie?
M: I read about a man the other day. He can write with one
hand and draw with the other at the same time.
S: That's really amazing! What about you, Peter? Do you
know any amazing things?
P: I learnt about an artist. He can draw 3-D pictures with
chalk.
S: That's really great!
A Japanese can eat 54 hotdogs in 12 minutes.
Amazing things about people
Let’s learn
He has the longest
hair in the world-
6.8 metres.
Amazing things about people
The tallest man in
history was 3.19
metres tall.
Amazing things about people
Group work
Please list(列出) all the amazing things
that we have learnt(已学过的) !
You can write down while talking about the
amazing animals or people or fun facts.
Let’s practice
Amazing
animals:
…
Amazing
people:
…
Other fun
facts
…
Let’s product Show time
Talking about amazing things
A: Do you know any amazing things about animals?
B: Yes. …
A: That's … What amazing things about people do
you know?
B: I heard of…
A: That’s really amazing!
B:what about you? Do you know anything else?
A: I learnt about …
B: … You can add your own
words to make it more
interesting!
1.A giraffe has a very long neck , but there are only seven
bones in
its long neck .
2. A snake eats little or nothing for months in cold winter .
3. Camels can live without water for a long time .
4. Ants can smell things well.
5. Fish sleep with their eyes open
6.Our eyes are the same size from birth ,but our nose and
ears.
7.The Sun is about 1300000 times larger than the earth .
8. There are no bones in the back of elephants’ feet –only
fat.
9.Wolves are amazing animals .They live in a family and
they are friendly to each other .
10. Dogs are our true friend .A dog in England helped a
child out of danger.
11. An artist can draw pictures with sand(沙子)
…
Exercise Time (实战时刻)
A B C D
Homework
1. Remember the useful expression.
2. Recite the letter and Speak up
3. Talk about the amazing things after
class.
一.根据所给中文提示完成句子。
1. _________(蚂蚁) like eating sugar .
2 .Camels live in very _______(干燥的)places.
3. Look ,there is a __________(蛇)on the road .
1.4. Our English teacher likes using the yellow
2. ____(粉笔) to write words on the blackboard .
5. He often goes to school _______(没有 )
breakfast .
Ants
dry
snake
chalk
without
二.用所给词组完成句子:
1 People cannot __________ air.
2 Most children ___________ snakes.
3 Children want to _______________
animals in Science class.
4 I will ___ be late for class ________.not any more
not…any more
live without
be afraid of
know more about
are afraid of
三、用所给短语的适当形式造句
1. 我听说过一个年轻人。他骑自行车旅行了超过80
个国家。
2. 他能同时一只手写字一只手画画。
• 他能用粉笔画3-D 画。
I heard of a young man. He travelled around
over 80 countries by bicycle.
He can write with one hand and draw with
the other at the same time.
He can draw 3-D pictures with chalk.
Congratulations!
Your group can get one point
without answering any questions!