1. Reading Reading the passage carefully and complete the form below.(within 3 words) for Senior 2 12-13 学年第 17 期 Smarter than you thought (P5)

2. Which animals do you think are the smartest in the world? And why?

3. Fast Reading Questions: 1. What word has the same meaning as the word “smart”? 2. What animals are considered to be really smart in spite of their stupid appearance in Sally Boysen’s opinion? Intelligent Crow, monitor Lizard, squirrel

4. Careful Reading

5. 1. This article is mainly about ______. A. why monkeys and dolphins are the cleverest animals B. the amazing intelligence of some animals that people don’t think of as smart C. the creative ways that animals get food D. how animals trick their enemies

6. 2. Which of the following statements about crows is TRUE according to the article? A. They are considered unlucky animals in many countries. B. They can solve more puzzles than 5-year- old children. C. They learn quickly from other animals. D. They are creative tool makers.

7. 3. According to the article, both monitor lizards and squirrels ______. A. are good at counting numbers B. prefer to work as a team C. know how to trick potential enemies D. bury their food deep to prepare for winter

8. 4. The underlined word “lure” in the article probably means ______. 5. What does “overlook” mean in the second paragraph? A attract B confuse C attack D drive A look carefully B look over C ignore D stress

9. Key phrases 1 the most intelligent 2 fail to do 3 consider sth./sb. to be/as 4 appear to be 5 a wide variety of 6 bend…into… 7 tend to 8 adapt to 9 under threat 10 hunt for food 11 search for 12 remaining snails 最聪明的 没有做 … 认为 … 是 … 似乎，显得 … 各种各样 把 … 弯成 … 倾向于 … 适应 … 处于威胁中 猎食 搜寻 剩下的蜗牛

10. Sentence structure When given only three snails, the lizards continued to search for the remaining snail when they had finished the first three. 当给予蜥蜴仅仅三只蜗牛时，这些蜥蜴在吃完了这三只后， 继续寻找剩下的蜗牛。 “When given” 实际为 “When they are given”, 此处省去了 they are 。当状语从句中的主语和主句的主语一致时，可以同时省去 从句的主语和 be 动词，直接用 “ 连接词 + 分词形式 ” 做状语。 如：不收到邀请我是绝对不会去参加他们的聚会的。 I will not attend their party unless invited. （ unless I am invited. ）

11. Questions 1. Are there any other examples that show the amazing intelligence of animals? (give me some examples) 2. Are humans more or less intelligent than animals? Why?

12. Discussion Are there any other examples that show the amazing intelligence of animals? Are humans more or less intelligent than animals? Why?

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