1. Unit3 Animals Are Our Friends
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Unit3 Animals Are Our Friends

2. English Sayings Every dog has his day. Love me, love my dog.
All the cats are grey in the dark.
Go to the sea, if you would fish well.

3. Lesson13 Danny’s Big Scare

4. Many people like dogs because they are loyal animals.

5. Gentle rabbits often seize the hearts of children.

6. See the cat on the sofa?
How comfortable!

7. This animal is so tiny. It’s smaller than a man’s fingernail.

8. Betty is screaming. What’s happening?

9. What scares you, baby? What are you afraid of?

10. Listen to the story and write true (T) or false (F).
Brian has been to the zoo in Edmonton yet. ( )
Aunt Jane and her family went on a vacation. ( )
Zoe is gentle and noisy. ( ) F S
Brian hasn’t been to the zoo in Edmonton yet. T F
Zoe is gentle and quiet.

11. Read the story and answer the questions.
Why did Danny scream?
What did Aunt Jane ask Jenny to do?
What pet would Danny like to have? Why?
Because he sat on Aunt Jane’s cat---Zoe.
She asked Jenny to take care of Zoe.
He’d like to have a pet dog.
Because dogs are friendly and loyal.

12. Practice with the words and phrases in the box.
gentle, scream, scare, sofa, doorbell, on a vacation, be afraid of
Last Saturday, I had a big _____ in my neighbour Joe’s house. I rang Joe’s _______. He welcomed me. We talked happily on the ____. Suddenly, I _________. A big dog ran to me and shouted to me. I was scared and jumped up. Joe smiled and said, “Don’t __________ it. It’s my friend Victor’s dog—Hobo. Victor went ___________. So I look after it. It shouts to strangers. But it is ______ to friends. ”
scare
doorbell
sofa
screamed
be afraid of
on a vacation
gentle

13. Read in roles

14. Role play

15. Dogs are friendly and loyal.
Find out the sentences that describe pets.
Example:
Zoe likes to eat fish.
It doesn’t like donuts.
She’s gentle and quiet.
Dogs are friendly and loyal.
They even help people sometimes.

16. List the most popular pets in the world and the reasons why people might have them as pets.
quiet
kind
loyal
lovely
cute
helpful
useful
cool
good companions
in fashion ……
cats
dogs
fish
birds
rabbits
horses
tortoises
snakes
hamsters ……

17. My Pet Dog
I have a pet dog. I call it Jim. It is two years old. It looks pretty with short legs, big ears and short tail. It is smart and active. It loves playing with the ball and both of us spend a lot of time. I throw the ball. It runs after it and brings it back holding it in its mouth.
I take great care of it. I feed it milk and bread. Sometimes I give it meat and bones, too. I walk him twice a day. It is a member of my family.
＊What kind of animal is my pet?
＊What is its name?
＊What does it look like?
＊What does it like doing?
＊What does it eat?
＊How do I look after it?

18. Guess my pet
Introduce your pet to your friends. You can talk about anything about it except what kind of animal it is. Let others guess.
＊What does it look like?
＊What does it like doing?
＊What does it eat?
＊How do you look after it?

19. Interview your group members about their pets.
Make an interview
Interview your group members about their pets.
Do you have a pet? If yes, what is it? If no, what pet would you like to have? Can you describe your pet? ＊What kind of animal is your pet? ＊ What is its name? ＊What does it look like? ＊ What does it like/dislike doing? ＊What does it eat? ＊ How do you look after it?

20. homework Write down your interview you have made in class.
Search some other English sayings about animals .

21. Thank you.
Bye-bye.