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课件网) CHAPTER FOUR The African Ghost Fish Can you tell the names of the fish shark , goldfish, tuna, salmon, Sardine, herring, eel Do you know some sea creature dolphin, whale, seal, prawn, crab, squid, lobster, oyster, clam, octopus What do you know about… ( ) a. Fish cannot sleep. Fish do sleep, but with their eyes open, as they have no eyelids.(眼皮，眼睑） ( ) b. Fish cannot breathe. Fish do not breathe oxygen from the air in the same way as land creatures（陆地上的生物）, as they don’t have lungs, but they do breathe oxygen from the water through their gills（鳃）. F F ( ) c. Fish cannot feel pain. Fish have nervous systems(神经系统）, and so they do feel pain. 2. ( ) a. Some fish shoot insects for food. The archer-fish(射水鱼) shoots out a jet of water that knocks down flies. ( ) b. Some fish kill other fish with electric shocks. F T T Electric ells(电鳗） and electric rays（鳐鱼） can kill other fish with electric shocks。 ( ) c. Some fish fly. Flying fish can glide considerable distances (around 175 metres) through the air. T ( ) d. Some fish talk. Fish have many ways of communicating with one another, but sound is not a common means(方式), although some do use it. Many marine mammals(海洋哺乳动物), such as dolphins and whales, use sound to communicate. ( ) e. Some fish are invisible. There are no invisible fish, although some are transparent(透明的） and others are cleverly camouflaged（伪装，掩护）. F F ( ) f. Some fish build nests for their families. It’s extremely rare for fish to build nests, but the freshwater stickleback(刺鱼) is an example of one fish that does. ( ) 3. Dolphins and whales are not fish. Whales and dolphins are not fish but mammals that breathe air and nurse(哺乳) their young. T T CHAPTER FOUR The African Ghost Fish 6 Match the words n made a living n according to n departed for n satisfied n complaint n pleasure n claimed n as he / she said n pleased n earned money n happiness n said n a statement that you are unhappy with something n went away to Answer some questions 1.What did Happy do to make a living 2. What is the African Ghost Fish like according to Happy 3. Did his tanks of fish sell quickly 4. What did Happy do after the fish were sold out 5. Were his customers satisfied (Show us the evidences) 6. What did grandad advise the children to do when they asked him something more Read and think Why is a person who sees a female Ghost Fish lucky a. It is very beautiful. b. It is completely quiet. 2. Why did Happy go to another town after selling his fish He liked to travel. His customers were not satisfied. 5.Why did Grandad whisper, ‘Thank you,Happy.’ a. Happy’s fish would keep the children quiet so that Grandad could have a nap. b. The children might be able to see a female Ghost Fish. Complete the summary of the passage Grandad tells the children about his friend Happy Day who _____ around from town to town opening _____ shops and selling _____ G ... ...
