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课件网) Unit 8 Pets and us 主题范畴： 人与自然 主题群： 自然生态 子主题： 热爱与敬畏自然，与自然和谐共生 Key question Why do people keep pets learn new words and expressions about keeping pets; understood the details of the article through skimming and scanning; learn about the advantages and disadvantages of great inventions. Learning objectives 学习目标 At the end of the class, I’ll be able to: New words and phrases Reading attack / t k/ v. 袭击；攻击 *faithful / fe θfl/ adj. 忠实的；忠诚的 hold /h ld/ v. 抱着；拿着 responsible /r sp ns bl/ adj. 可信任的；可信赖的 awake / we k/ adj. 醒着 flat /fl t/ n. 公寓 choice /t s/ n. 选择 advise / d va z/ v. 劝告；建议 grow up 长大；成熟 care for 照顾；照料 in short 总之；简言之 have no choice but to do 别无选择；只能…… run free 四处自由走动 Look at the mind map and think about the questions. First thoughts Cats Dogs Fish Hamsters Rabbits Dogs Food Living space Health care Advantages: companionship; fun; teach responsibility Disadvantages: time; expensive; messy hat are the advantages and disadvantages of having a pet What kinds of pets do people usually keep What trouble can pets cause and what animal makes the perfect pet How did people start to keep pets Pre-reading 1 Use the words below to make some phrases about dogs. Then write the phrases under the correct headings in the boxes. Some of your phrases may fit under more than one heading. bark run play attack cute noisy quiet faithful friendly fur tail hair feed walk train wash 2 Why are dogs popular pets Why do people like dogs, and what do they usually do with them Discuss in pairs. Use the words and phrases in Exercise 1 to help you. While-reading What’s the genre (体裁) of this article A. argumentation (议论文) B. exposition (说明文) C. narration (记叙文) 1. What do you think the article is about 2. Who likes keeping a pet dog and who does not 3. Why is keeping a pet dog a good idea 4. Why is keeping a pet dog a bad idea Look at the title, the introduction and the sub-headings of the article on page 117. Then answer the questions. 1. What do you think the article is about 2. Who likes keeping a pet dog and who does not *3. Why is keeping a pet dog a good idea *4. Why is keeping a pet dog a bad idea It is about keeping pet dogs. Li Li likes keeping a pet dog and Wang Meng does not. Check your answers. (Possible answer) Because dogs are cute and faithful. People can learn responsibility and how to care for others by keeping them. (Possible answer) Because dogs are dirty and noisy. Some dogs are dangerous. They attack people. Owning pet dogs can be expensive. cute responsible faithful We can learn responsibility from keeping dogs. A dog will love you faithfully and is always pleased to see you. Dogs are really cute. Read what Li Li says about keeping pet dogs. What adjectives does she use to describe pet dogs Find supporting details from the article. Task 1 Dogs are really _____. We can le ... ...
