2. Section B 八年级人教新目标下册 Unit 8 Why don’t you get her a scarf?

3. dog

4. cat

5. goldfish

6. rabbit

7. turtle

8. mouse mice

9. hamster 仓鼠

10. parrot

11. pot-bellied pig

12. spider

13. snake

14. 1a. What animals do you think can be pets? Which would be good pets? And which would be bad pets? good pet not sure dog bad pet

15. 1b. Groupwork A: Cats are the most popular pets. B: Parrots are the most popular pets.

16. PetsComments __ hamster __ snake __ goldfish __ dog __ cat not friendly enough too boring short hair nice hair is too long easy to take care of too scary friendly interesting beautiful 1 2 5 2a. Listen and number the pets in the order. 3 4

17. hamster short hair nice friendly snake too scary interesting 2b. Listen again and draw lines to match the pets with the comments.

18. goldfish too boring easy to take care of dog hair is too long beautiful cat not friendly enough nice

19. PeoplePetsWhy a 6-year-old childgoldfisheasy to take care of an 80-year-old grandmother hamsternice friendly a 16-year-old boy A: I think a dog is a good pet for a 6-year-old child. B: Really? I don’t agree. Dogs are too difficult to take care of. A: How about a goldfish? B: It’s easy to take care of. 2c. Pairwork

20. The trendiest kind of pet these days is the pot-bellied pig. David Smith of North London has a pot-bellied pig named Connie. “Pot-bellied pigs make the best pets,” said David. “She watches TV on the sofa with me every night. She’s my best friend.” However, life with a pig isn’t always perfect. “When I got my pig, she was small,” said David, “but she eats a lot. Now she’s too big to sleep in the house, so I made her a special pig house. Also, pigs need a lot of love. Sometimes I don’t have enough time to spend with her.” trendy—trendier—trendiest adj. 流行的 perfect adj. 完美的 ; 理想的 3a. Read the article and answer the question.

21. 1. Why do you think pot-bellied pigs are popular? 2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of keeping such a pet? Pot-bellied pigs make good friends. The advantages are that they can watch TV on the sofa when they are small. The disadvantages are that they get too big to sleep in the house and they need a lot of love. 大肚子的猪 n. 优点 n. 缺点

22. 3b. Look at these notes about hamsters and write an article about them. hamsters are popular, quiet, clean easy to take care of cheaper than rabbits or cats small sometimes noisy at night sleep all day

23. Hamsters are popular pets. People like them because they are quiet and clean. People think they are easy to take care of and they are cheaper than rabbits or cats. They are very small so people don’t need to have a special room. Though sometimes they are noisy at night, most of the time they just sleep all day. They are very lovely.

24. 3c. What kind of animal do you like? Write a magazine article about the animal, but don’t say what the animal is. This pet is unusual. It’s easy to take care of and it talks. It’s a kind of bird. It usually lives in a cage. Do you know what it is?

25. 4. GROUPWORK Disadvantages good company can be noisy interesting beautiful dirty terrible n. 伙伴 AdvantagesDisvantages can be noisy

26. My pets Do you have a pet? If you do, do you like it and why? Write your own presentation on your favorite pet. My pet is a cat. It’s yellow. I have kept it since it was two months old. It likes eating fish. When it was small, it could catch the mouse well. It always keeps clean. If it feels hungry, it always calls “Miao”. When it catches the mice, it’s very brave. I like it very much.

27. 1. company n. 同伴 ; 陪伴 ; 公司 如 : I had no company on the journey. 我在旅行中没有同伴。 Two's company, three's none. 两人成伴三人不欢。 A man is known by the company he keeps. ( 谚 ) 观友见其人 ; 近朱者赤, 近墨者黑。 Language Points

28. 2. Dogs are too difficult to take care of. too…to… 这个短语虽然是肯定的形式, 但是 表达的是否定的意思, “ 太 … 以至于 ( 不能 )…” 。 e.g. George is too young to go to school. 乔治还太小, 不能上学。 这一句型可用 so…that… 代替, 而 that 后的从句 多用否定句。上面两个句子可换成： George is so young that he can’t go to school.

29. 1. The dictionary ________ me $20. A. paid B. spent C. took D. cost 2. Mr. Lee was _______ tired that he couldn't keep his eyes _______. A. too, open B. so, closed C. too, closed D. so, open 3. --May I go now? --No. You _____ let the teacher know first. A. need B. must C. can D. may Ⅰ. 单项选择 D D B

30. 4. --I called you at about half past eight last night ， but nobody answered. --Oh, I ____ in my office at that time. A. will work B. was working C. worked D. had worked 5. --Why not come and join us in the game? --____. But I must go to meet Mr Smith at the airport. A. I’d like to B. Let’s go C. Yes, please D. It's a pleasure 6. --Would you like some tea? --Yes. Just _____. A. little B. a little C. few D. a few B A B

31. 7. Mr. Smith ______ an hour on this work. A. spent B. took C. used D. paid 8. The teacher tells the students ____ in class. A. don‘t make faces B. not make faces C. not to make faces D. to not make faces 9. --I have finished my homework. --When ____ you ____ it? A. have; finished B. do; finish C. will; finish D. did; finish 10. What ____ good idea it is! A. a B. an C. the D. 不填 A C D A

32. 1. She is so upset that he can't believe anyone. ( 同义 ) She's ____ _____ ____ _______ anyone. 2. We were too tired to go anywhere.( 同义 ) We were ___ _____ ____ we ______ go anywhere. 3. 在他六岁生日的时候, 他收到一份特别的礼品。 ( 翻译 ) He ______ a _______ present ____ his ______ birthday. Ⅲ. 按要求完成句子 too upset to believe so tired thatdon’t getspecial onsixth

33. Ⅳ. Translate( 翻译 ) 1. 我该为我父亲买什么生日礼物呢？ What should I get my father for his birthday? 2. 你为什么不买一块手表呢？ Why don’t you buy a watch? 3. 那太贵了。 That’s too expensive. 4. 一些书怎么样？ What/How about some books?

34. Ⅴ. Correct ( 改错 ) 1. What should I get my mom to her birthday? (for) 2. Why not buying a camera? (buy) 3. --How about a book? --Sound good. (Sounds) 4. How about give him a surprise? (giving)

35. problems I’m very cold. I have too much homework. My clothes are out of style. I have a day-off. suggestions Why not buy some new clothes? How about doing it quickly? What about going out to play? Why don’t you close the door? Ⅵ. Match

36. 妈妈终于同意 Lily 养一个宠物了, 但她为养什 么而发愁 ? 你能给她提些建议, 供她参考吗？ 请阅读 Lily 的信, 并给她写封回信。 Dear friend, I have a good news. My mother agreed that I could have a pet. But I don’t know what kind of pet is easy to keep. Could you give me some suggestions? Thank you. Homework Your, Lily

37. Dear Lily, I’m glad to hear that you can keep a pet. Sounds great. I’ve kept different kinds of pets before. So I’d like to give you some suggestions. _________________________ ____________________________________ love, ____

38. Dear Lily, I’m glad to hear that you can keep a pet. Sounds great. I’ve kept different kinds of pets before. So I’d like to give you some suggestions. Maybe you can keep some goldfish. Fish are easy to take care of. They are quiet and beautiful. But they are a little boring. If you want to have a good company, you can keep a cat. But cats are not friendly enough. In my opinion, I think you can keep a parrot. It’s beautiful. And also you can teach it how to speak. Isn’t that interesting? Love, Ted A sample