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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 know something about teaching the parrot to talk； learn to make a pet booklet. Learning objectives 学习目标 At the end of the class, I’ll be able to: Lead-in What song did the parrot sing Jingle Bells Cross-curricular connection| Biological science* Parrots are very intelligent birds, and they can even learn how to talk. Let’s find out how to train a parrot to say words. Parrots are popular pets. They are social and intelligent birds. They have the ability to mimic (模仿) human speech and we can teach them to talk! Training your parrot Put your parrot’s cage in a calm and quiet place. Hold a treat in front of the bird and begin with a simple word like “hello”. Look at your bird and say “hello” in a bright and positive voice. Repeat the same word multiple times. When your parrot starts making a sound like “hello”, give it lots of praise and a treat. Say the word back to it in an excited and loud voice. When your parrot can say “hello”, move on to teaching it the next new word! Read the article about how to teach parrots to talk and correct the statements. Teaching your parrot to talk Things to bear in mind Choose the right time to train your parrot. If the bird looks tired or not interested, leave it alone. Keep your training sessions short. When your parrot starts looking away from you or cleaning its feathers (羽毛), it is time to stop. Only give your parrot a treat when it makes a sound similar to the word you are trying to teach. Be patient. Give your parrot enough time to learn to say a word clearly. Teaching your parrot takes time. Don’t be disappointed if your parrot doesn’t speak at first. One day, it may surprise you with a bright and breezy (轻松愉快的) “Hello!” Read and fill in the blank. Training your parrot Put your parrot’s cage in a _____ place. Hold _____ in front of the bird and begin with a simple word like “hello”. Look at your bird and say “hello” in a bright and positive voice. Repeat the same word _____. When your parrot starts making a sound like “hello”, give it _____ and a treat. Say the word back to it in an excited and loud voice. When your parrot can say “hello”, move on to teaching it _____! calm and quiet a treat multiple times lots of praise the next new word Things to bear in mind Choose _____ to train your parrot. If the bird looks tired or not interested, _____. Keep your training sessions _____. When your parrot starts _____ or _____, it is time to stop. Only give your parrot a treat _____ similar to the word you are trying to teach. _____. Give your parrot enough time to learn to say a word clearly. leave it alone the right time short looking away from you cleaning its feathers when it makes a sound Be patient (1) Give your parrot a treat before you start to teach a simple word. Read the arti ... ...
