1. Unit 8 Pets
Grammar
By Chen Yuan
from Bian Cang Middle School

2. This is Jacky!

3. Let’s have a guess!

4. It’s red ，blue and yellow…. It’s colourful./ It’s a colourful bird.
Free talk
1. What is it?
2. What colour is it?
3. What do you think of it?
It’s a parrot.
It’s red ，blue and yellow….
It’s colourful./ It’s a colourful bird.
I think it’s very beautiful/clever…./ It’s a beautiful/clever …parrot.

5. Work in pairs, choose one pet to describe:
1. What is it?
2. What colour is it?/…
3. What do you think of it?...
You can also ask other questions!

6. Task1 azy ong ice ute adjectives + noun（名词） Rabbits has l _____ ears.
A l_____ cat is sleeping on the sofa.
The bird can make n____
sounds.
ice
There is a c_____ dog on the sofa.
ute
adjectives
+ noun（名词）

7. azy The fish smell b____. ad ute linking verbs（系动词）
The cat on the sofa is l ____.
The music sounds b_____.
eautiful
The dog on the sofa looks c ____.
The fish smell b____. ad
ute
linking verbs（系动词）

8. e.g. This song sounds (well ).
Do you know other Linking verbs?
become feel
get grow keep
seem
taste turn be
+ adjective
look
smell
sound
e.g. This song sounds (well ).
The soup tastes (badly).
She looks (beautifully).
You should keep (health).
good
Part Five Rule out (1.5min)
T: （示PPT11）Yes, we often use adjectives after these linking verbs. Let’s read them together!
（对了，我们经常在这些系动词后面加上形容词。让我们一起来读一读吧！）
T&Ss: be, become, feel, get, grow, keep, look, seem, smell, sound, taste, turn
bad
beautiful
healthy

9. Conclusion1
We use adjectives to describe someone or something. We can put an adjective ______ a noun (名词) or ______ a linking verb (系动词).
before
after

10. A:What pet do you want to keep? B: I want to keep a … A: Why ?
Task2
Exercises for consolidation:
Do you want to keep a pet? Jacky will give you some advice . (P 97) A1
About pets
Make up a dialogue:
A:What pet do you want to keep?
B: I want to keep a …
A: Why ?
B: Because …
make/Birds/sounds/nice
are/clever/Dogs/and/friendly
and/quiet/Goldfish/look after/to/are/easy
Birds make nice sounds.
Dogs are clever and friendly.
Goldfish are quiet and easy to look after.

11. About pets A2 black clever happy hungry special tired
Daniel also wants to keep one pet, but he can’t decide which one to keep, he found two passages about pets on the website. (P 97) A2
About pets
black
clever
happy
hungry
special
tired
I have a cat. She likes to run after balls. When she gets , she sleeps anywhere. She miaows when she is
My parrot is a friend of mine. He is very , and he can repeat my words. He says “Hello!” when I come back home. He is all the time.

12. indefinite pronouns （不定代词） Task3
I know someone in our class keeps a parrot as a pet.
I know he feeds his parrot something to eat every day.
indefinite pronouns
（不定代词）

13. Create words as many as possible：
indefinite pronouns（Group work）
Create words as many as possible：
some one any no thing body every

14. 指人： 指物： somebody、someone 某人，有人 anybody、anyone 任何人
everybody、everyone 每个人，人人
nobody、no one 没有人
指物：
something 某物，某事
anything 任何事物
everything 每件事物，一切
nothing 没有东西，没有事情

15. Task4 Translation : I saw someone/somebody in the house.
How to use indefinite pronouns?
Translation :
1、我看到有人在房子里。
2、有个东西在房子里。
I saw someone/somebody in the house.
There is something in the house.
We use ,
and in positive sentences（肯定句）.
someone/ somebody
something

16. I did not see _________________（有人）in the house. anybody (=anyone)
There is not ________（某个东西）in the house.
anything
anything
Did you see ________（某物）in the house？
We use / and in negative sentences（否定句） or in questions（问句）.
anybody
anyone
anything

17. There is ________________（没人）in the living room.
nobody (= no one)
I saw _______（没东西）in the fridge.
nothing
We use nobody, no one and nothing to refer to （涉及） ‘ ’ and ‘ ’.
not anyone
not anything

18. Is _________________ (每个人) here today?
__________ (每样东西) is ready.
everybody/everyone
Everything
We use , and to refer to ‘all people’ and ‘all things’.
everybody
everyone
everything

19. We use someone/somebody and something in positive sentences.
We use anyone/anybody and anything in negative sentences or in questions .
We use no one, nobody and nothing to refer to “not anyone” and “not anything”.
We use everyone/everybody and everything to refer to “all people” and “all things”.
Conclusion2

20. indefinite pronouns Let’s learn more about indefinite pronouns! B A DC D

21. Let’s learn more about indefinite pronouns!
1.Would you like ________ to drink?
----Yes ,please.
anything
something
Note:
表示请求、建议等委婉说法的疑问句中，或期望
得到肯定答复的疑问句中 ，常用含有some的不定代词 。

22. Let’s learn more about indefinite pronouns!
1._________ (任何人）who can answer this question doesn't have to do his homework today! A
Someone
Anyone
Note:
anyone/anybody用在肯定句中表示“任何人”, anything表示“任何事”。

23. Let’s learn more about indefinite pronouns!
1.Look, someone _____ in danger now. I have to go to save him. C am
are is
begins
2.Everything ________ (begin) to
grow in spring.
Note:
不定代词当单数。

24. Let’s learn more about indefinite pronouns!
1.I have _______ ________ （有趣的事情）to tell you. B
something interesting
interesting something
2. The book didn't tell us
________ _________（一些有用的东西)
A. something useful B.
anything useful
C. useful something
D. useful something
Note:
修饰词放在不定代词的后面。

25. How many notes have you known?
Conclusion3
Note1.表示请求、建议等委婉说法的疑问句，或期望得到肯定答复的疑问句中 ，常用含有some的不定代词 。
Note2. anyone/anybody用在肯定句中表示“任何人”, anything表示“任何事”。
Note3. 不定代词当单数。
Note4.修饰词放在不定代词的后面。
How many notes have you known?

26. Mr. Wu: Millie, I know you have a dog. What do you feed him?
Keeping a pet at home
（ Group work ）
Mr Wu is asking the students about their pets. Complete their conversation with the correct indefinite pronouns.
Mr. Wu: Millie, I know you have a dog. What do you feed him?
Millie: We usually give him dog food.
Mr. Wu: Do you feed him ________ else?
Millie: Yes. Sometimes we give him some meat. He likes it.
Mr. Wu: I see. Does ________________ have a cat?
Amy: Yes, I have a cat. She's nice to ________________.
Mr. Wu: Good. I know ___________________ has goldfish, right?
anything
anyone (anybody)
everybody(everyone)
somebody(someone)

27. Peter: 　Yes, I do. Goldfish are easy to look after.
Mr. Wu: That's true. Does _______________ have a snake?
Kitty: No. _______________ wants a snake, I think.
Daniel: I don't agree. There’s _______ wrong with keeping a snake if you like it.
anyone(anybody)
Nobody (no one)
nothing

28. Let's protect animals!
When the buying stops, the killing can too.

29. Love animals,
love our world!

30. Task5 Make a report! Try to use adjectives as many as possible!
(Group work)
提示：这是我最喜欢的影视明星，他有一头黑色的短发和一双黑色的小眼睛。他也有一张圆脸，带有笑意的嘴巴和雪白的牙齿，他不高，但我认为他很……
Try to use adjectives as many as possible!

31. Task5
Make a report!
提示：这是我最喜欢的影视明星，他有一头黑色的短发和一双黑色的小眼睛。他也有一张圆脸，带有笑意的嘴巴和雪白的牙齿，他不高，但我认为他很……
This is my favorite film star. He has short black hair and small black eyes. He also has a round face, a smiling mouth and white teeth. He is not tall. I think he is very friendly and helpful.

32. Remember the use of adjectives and the indefinite pronouns.
Preview the new words in the next lesson.

33. Thank you!