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课件网) Unit 5 Into the wild In this lesson, you will: 1. learn some idioms about animals by reading; 2. learn the situation on pets in the UK by watching a video; 3. think about the relationship between humans and animals by listening and debating. Animal idioms butterflies in one’s stomach 1. as busy as a(n) _____ 2. kill two _____ with one stone 3. When the cat’s away, the _____ will play. bee birds mice Look at the pictures and complete the idioms with animal names. 4. hold your _____ 5. It’s raining _____ and _____. horses cats dogs English idioms are a way of adding colour to the language. For example, instead of saying “It’s raining heavily”, you could say “_____”. Another reason to use idioms is that they are concise. For example, to describe someone who is always working or busy doing something, we can say they are _____. It’s raining cats and dogs as busy as a bee Complete the paragraph with the animal idioms above. If they’re rushing into something and should wait and be patient, you could say “_____”. Learning idioms can be fun, especially when we compare them to Chinese equivalents. Take, for example, “_____ ” (people do what they want and have fun when someone in authority is absent) and “_____” (solve two problems with one action) – are there corresponding idioms in Chinese hold your horses When the cat’s away, the mice will play kill two birds with one stone Match the relationships. pet owner and pet blind people and guide dog horseman and horse owner and livestock （家畜） Watch and answer What are the most popular pets in the UK 2. What’s the most important animal charity in the UK The most popular pets in the UK are cats and dogs. The most popular animal charity in the UK is the RSPCA (the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals). Preview Page 50-52.
