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课件网) Unit 8 Section 1 Reading Pets and us 沪教版2024英语（八年级上） 学习目标 I can provide reasons for or against keeping pets. express my opinion on what animal makes the perfect pet. describe the history of keeping pets. understand the relationship between humans and pets. 01 新 课 导 入 03 应 用 实 践 06 回 顾 总 结 07 随 堂 小 练 02 学 习 理 解 04 迁 移 创 新 05 考 点 速 递 学习内容 新课导入 1 Do you love keeping pets What pets do you or your families keep Different kinds of pets Different kinds of pets Do you love keeping pets What pets do you or your families keep Discussion: look and say Do you like keeping a dog What are the advantages of having a pet cute hold it in your arm It’s really cute and makes a great playmate. It’s nice to hold them in our arms. faithful, bring us joy Help, become responsible The dog is faithful to people and it can bring lots of joy. Looking after the dog can help us become responsible. Do you like keeping a dog What are the advantages of having a pet Why don’t you like keeping a dog Give your reason. Pet dogs leave their hair on the floor and need to be washed often. need open spaces Some pet dogs even attack people. attack Keeping dogs needs fresh air and open spaces. 学习理解 02 What are the advantages and disadvantages of having a pet Think Before you read 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. attack cute feed fur noisy quiet tail walk bark faithful friendly hair play run train wash Things that dogs do Characteristics of dogs Physical appearance of dogs Things people do with / for their dogs bark at strangers run in the park play with toys attack people cute and lovely noisy when excited quiet when sleeping faithful to owners friendly to kids soft fur wagging tail shiny hair feed dog food train to sit walk dogs in the morning wash dogs with shampoo 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. Well, some dogs can be really cute. Why do you think dogs are so popular Why do people like them That’s true. I guess people also like dogs because they are faithful. Read the opinion column from an online teen magazine and decide whose opinion you agree with. HEAD TO HEAD Is it a good idea to keep dogs as pets Li Li and Wang Meng give their opinions on this matter. “Keeping pet dogs is a good idea,” says Li Li. “Having a dog is a good idea. There are lots of reasons for this. First, dogs are really cute and make great playmates. It’s nice to hold them in our arms and play games with them. It’s also wonderful to see them grow up. Second, we can learn responsibility from keeping dogs. We have to feed them, train them and play with them. According to my mum, this helps us become more responsible peopl ... ...
