英语课件八年级英语下册unit8课件

why dont you get her a scarf? Period 3 Section B spider pot-bellied pig turtle hamster mouse(pl.mice) rabbit Do you like pets? Do you know these pets? gold fish snake parrot good petbad pet not sure 1a Which of these animals would be good pets? Which would be bad pets? Write them in the diagram and compare your choices with your classmates. 1b Think of as many animals as you can. Make a list of the pets. Whats the most beautiful /unusual /interesting/ pet? Tell the class. A: Cats are the most popular pets. B: Parrots are the most unusual pets. List interesting dog hamster comments Hamsters are very friendly and lovely. Sometimes they are noisy.They look nice and has short hair. Hes beautiful, but his hair is too long. You should clean up it s hair every day. dog 2a Listen and number the pets in the order you hear. 1 2 34 5 Petscomments _hamster _snake _goldfish _dog _cat not friendly enough too boring short hair nice too hairy easy to take care of too scary friendly interesting beautiful Listen again and draw lines to match the pets with the comments. 5 2 1 4 3 2c PAIRWORK What do you think is the best pet for these people? Fill in the chart. Then talk about your own choices. People PetsWhy a 6-year-old childgoldfisheasy to take care of A middle school student an 80-year-old grandmother A 50-year-old grandma A young lady A: I think a dog is a good pet for a 6-year-old child. B: Really? I dont agree. Dogs are too difficult to take care of. A: How about a goldfish? take care of 照顾；照看 B: too+adj.+to do sth. 太而不能做某事 Have you ever kept a pig as a pet? Do you like pigs? Why dont you like to keep a pig? It has an interesting name, its called a pot-bellied pig. Now, lets learn an article about this kind of interesting pet. Do you know in some foreign countries like Holland, Australia, pigs are the most popular pet.theres a kind of pig. 3a Read the article and answer these questions. 1. Why do you think pot-bellied pigs are popular? 2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of keeping such a pet? Pot-bellied pigs make good friends. The advantages are that they can watch TV on the sofa when they are small. The disadvantages are that they get too big to sleep in the house and they need a lot of love. 大肚子的猪 n.优点 n. 缺点 The trendiest kind of pet these days is the pot-bellied pig. David Smith of North London has a pot-bellied pig named Connie. “Pot-bellied pigs make the best pets,” said David. “She watches TV on the sofa with me every night. Shes my best friend.” However, life with a pig isnt always perfect. “When I got my pig, she was small,” said David, “but she eats a lot. Now shes too big to sleep in the house, so I made her a special pig house. Also, pigs need a lot of love. Sometimes I dont have enough time to spend with her.” trendytrendiertrendiest adj. 流行的 perfect adj. 完美的；理想的 No, it isnt. 1. Whats the trendiest kind of pet these days? 2. How long has Broward had a pot-bellied pig? 3. What does Connie do every night? 4. Is life with a pig always perfect? 5. Why did Broward make a special pig house for Connie? The pot-bellied pig is the trendiest kind of pet these days. The trendiest kind of pet these days is the pot-bellied pig. Broward has had a pot-bellied pig for three years. Broward has had a pot-bellied pig named Connie for three years. She watches TV on the sofa with Broward every night. Because Connie is too big to sleep in her old house. Read again. Please answer the following questions. Potbellied pigs are clean, highly intelligent and loving creatures. In fact, pigs in general are the fourth smartest animal in the world. Care of potbellied pigs is simple. Potbelly pigs and dogs are not friends If you get a pet pig and have a dog, NEVER leave them alone together. Sleep in bed. They like to have big pillows to lay on. This makes it easier for them to get up or roll from side to side. 知识拓展 3b Write an article about hamsters. Popular Cheap Small Clean and quiet Easy to take care of Sleep all day Sometimes noisy at night cheaper than rabbits or cats Hamsters are popular pets. People like them because they are quiet and clean. People think they are easy to take care of and they are cheaper than rabbits or cats. They are very small so people dont need to have a special room. Though sometimes they are noisy at night, most of the time they just sleep all day. They are very lovely. 3c What kind of animal do you like? Write a magazine article about the animal, but dont say what the animal is. This pet is unusual. Its a kind of bird. It usually lives in a cage. Its easy to take care of. It looks very beautiful with a long mouth and colorful feather. It likes to talk following a man. And it is sometimes noisy because it likes to talk too much! Its white and black. It likes eating fish. It always keeps clean. If it feels hungry, it always calls “Miao”. When it is small, it can catch the mouse well. When it catches the mice, its very brave. I have two long ears. I am small. I am soft. I am cute and furry(毛皮的). People think I eat carrots, but I really eat plants. Who am I? _ I am a small. I live in a hole. I am gray. I have a long tail. I eat seeds. I squeak发出吱吱声). Who am I? _ I have a shell on my back, so I look like a rock when I stand still. Who am I? _ I have 4 legs and I am green and I can jump. I live in ponds and lakes. Who am I? _ 4. Now more and more people keep pets in the city. As a middle school student, what do you think of it? Make a survey or have a debate. Name Advantages（优优点 ） Disadvantages（缺点 ） Jim good company (n.伙伴) can be noisy Ann David interesting beautiful dirty terrible keeping pets A: I think every kid should have a pet. Because one family has only one child. Pets can be good company. B: I dont think so. Animals usually are noisy and dirty. A: But you can clean it every day. B: Of course I can. But it takes too much time. A: Maybe you can ask your mother to help you. B: But thats my pet, not my mothers. A: Wow My pets Do you have a pet? If you do, do you like it and why? Write your own presentation on your favorite pet. My pet is a cat. Its white and black. I have kept it since it was two months old. It likes eating fish. When it was small, it could catch the mouse well. It always keeps clean.