Unit 5 Why do you like pandas? Self check. Look at the animals and write about them. 1. This is Koko. She can play with a ball. She can stand up and “walk”

Unit 5

Why do you like pandas?

Self check

Look at the animals and write about them.

1. This is Koko. She can play with a ball.

She can stand up and “walk” on water!

She is very friendly to people. She is the

most interesting animal in the zoo. I like

to see her playing in a pool. I think she

likes water very much.

dolphin

2. This is Peter. He’s smart. He’s from

Africa. He can run fast. He catches and

eats small animals. Now he’s in a zoo.

He eats a lot of meat. My good friends

Lily and Lucy like to see him.

tiger

3. It has very strong legs. It is grey. It can jump

high. It is very good at looking after her baby.

A mother has a pouch in front. There, the

babies are warm and safe. It lives in Australia.

kangaroo

1. Add more words in the chart. Then write at least five sentences using the words.

Animals Description words

tiger

…

really,kind of

…

scary

…

I don’t like tigers because they’re really scary.

2. Match the questions and answers to make a conversation.

Questions Answers

What animals do you like? They’re from Africa.

Why do you like lions? I like lions.

Where are they from? Because they’re big and beautiful.

I. 选择填空。1. _____ pandas from China?

A. Are B. Is C. Do

2.--Why do you like koala bears?

--_____ they are cute and smart.

A. And B. For C. Because

3. ______ is the biggest animal on the earth.

A. An elephant B. A koala bear C. A giraffe

A

C

A

4. Students ______ nine hours a day.

A. sleeps B. sleep C. are sleep

5. People usually think lions are _____ scary.

A. kinds of B. kind C. kind of

6.--Which kind of animals have long legs and neck?

--_______.

A. Pandas B. Penguins C. Giraffes

B

C

C

7. Tigers like _____ meat.

A. eat B. eats C. eating

8. Koala bears sleep _____.

A. at night B. during the day C. at noon

9. Do you ever play _____ pandas?

A. with B. to C. and

10. Foxes can count numbers. So people think they are _____.

A. scary B. interesting C. clever

C

B

A

C

favorite do are does animals let let’s come

1. -- What kind of ________ do you think are

the biggest on the earth?

-- Elephants.

Ⅱ. Fill in the blanks.

animals

2. Why ______ Maria like small animals?

3. Is your ________ pet panda?

4. Where do lions ______ from?

5. ______ go to see the new teacher in our

school.

does

Let’s

favorite

come

Ⅲ. 句型转换。1. I want to see the lions. （对划线部分提问）

_____ _____ you want _____ _____ ？

解析 : 对“动作”提问用“ What...do?” ，

want to do sth. 表示“想要干某事”。

What do to do

2. Can you tell me how I can get to the airport ？ ( 同义句转换 )

Can you tell me _____ _____ _____ the

airport?

解析 : the way to 表示“去……的路”，这是复合句与简单句的转换。

the way to

3. Mary wants to go to the zoo with her friends.

( 同义句转换 )

Mary _______ _____ to go to the zoo with her

friends.

解析 : want to do sth. 其同义词为 would like

to do sth. “ 想要干某事” ; want 有人称和数的变化 , 而 would 则没有。

would like

4. His brother likes dolphins. ( 对划线部分提问 )

______ _______ ______his brother _____?

解析 : 对动物提问用 What animals 或What animal, 句中 dolphins 为复数形式。

What animals does like

5. Let’s see the pandas first. ( 同义句转换 )

______ _______ seeing the pandas first ？

解析 : Let’s... 是表示建议的句型 , 此句型还有 What/How about doing sth?

Shall we do sth? Would you like to do sth?

What about

IV. 用所给单词的适当形式填空。1.The animal usually ______ (sleep) and

_______ (relax) 20 hours every day.

解析 : usually 为一般现在时的标志词 , 主语the animal 为单数形式 , 故动词应该用第三人称单数形式。

sleeps

relaxes

2. Koalas like to eat _______. (leaf)

3. Why not _____ (take) a taxi to go home ？

解析 : 按常理“树袋熊要吃很多叶子”，故用 leaf 的复数形式 leaves 。

解析 : 固定句型 Why not do sth?

leaves

take

4. The dolphins are very _______ to us.

They are our _______. (friend)

解析 : be friendly to sb. 对某人友好；

主语“ the dolphins” 为复数形式。

friendly

friends

5. What other ________ (animal) ______ Tom

______ (like)?

解析 : what other animals 意思为“其他的

动物” ; 主语 Tom 为单数形式。

animals does

like

Homework

Make a survey and write an article.

1. What animals are very rare( 稀少 )?

2. Where do they live?

3. What can we do for them?