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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 talk about problems caused by pets and how to solve them; use word linking correctly to improve my speaking skills. Learning objectives 学习目标 At the end of the class, I’ll be able to: cause /k z/ v. 引起；造成；导致 *complain /k m ple n/ v. 抱怨；投诉 complain about 抱怨 New words and phrase What trouble can pets cause and what animal makes the perfect pet Lead in They may make a mess. Some pets are noisy. They need time and money to look after. What trouble can pets cause They are easy to take care of. They are quiet and gentle. They are clean. The Perfect Pet (Cats as an Example) Speaking Solving problems caused by pets Pets may sometimes cause problems. Role-play the situations below in pairs. You may use your own situations. A dog scared your younger sister when she walked past it. You are going to talk to the dog owner. You have a pet dog. It is usually quiet, but recently it started barking at night. One of your neighbours is unhappy and comes to you to complain about it. S1: Excuse me. I want to complain about your dog. S2: What’s the problem S1: Your dog scared my younger sister the other day. S2: Oh, I’m very sorry about that! My dog is usually friendly. Can you tell me what happened S1: My younger sister walked past your dog. It suddenly barked very loudly at her. S2: I’m sorry. I hope your sister is OK now. I promise this won’t happen again. Improving your pronunciation We were both young when I first saw you I close my eyes and the flashback starts I’m standing there on a balcony in summer air See the lights, see the party, the ball gowns See you make your way through the crowd And say hello, little did I know That you were Romeo, you were throwing pebbles And my daddy said stay away from Juliet And I was crying on the staircase, begging you please don’t go And I said Romeo take me somewhere we can be alone I’ll be waiting, all there’s left to do is run You’ll be the prince and I’ll be this princess It’s a love story Baby, just say yes Love Story —Taylor Swift Word linking In spoken English, the consonant at the end of a word often links up with the vowel at the start of the next word. Listen and repeat. Link the words where indicated, and pay attention to the loss of plosion. Say it aloud look at it pick up the book stand up not at all turn on the light take off your coat I don’t know what to do about it. Could you pass me a cup of tea She has a lot of friends in New York. We are going to take a trip next week. What are you looking for I’m looking for my keys. Language points 1. Pets may sometimes cause problems. cause /k z/ v. 引起；造成；导致 搭配类型 具体搭配 例句 直接接宾语 cause + 名词/代词 The heavy rain caused the flood. 接复合宾语 cause + sb. + sth. The noise caused me a headache. 接不定式补语 cause + sb. + to do ... ...
