1. 1. start ______ 2. love _________ 3. play ______ 4. plan ______ 9. leave _____ 10. tell _____ 11. stand _____ 12. bring ______ 5. reply _____ 6. say ________ 7. meet _____ 8. hear ______ started played loved planned said repliedleft met stood told heardbrought

3. Elephants can help people do farm work. There are no bones in the back of elephants’ feet-- -only fat.

4. Butterfly--- can change its colour to protect itself.

5. Fish sleep with their eyes open. Some goldfish can only remember things for three seconds.

6. Tortoise can live up to 150 years old.

7. Listen and put the pictures in the right order. a b dc 1 3 24 giraffe snake camel ant

8. a giraffe—has a very long neck only (1) _____ bones in its long neck a snake— lives on the ground, in trees or in water eats little or nothing for (2) ______ in cold winter camels — live in very dry places can live without (3) _____ for a long time ants — can (4) ______ things well Listen and fill in the blanks. seven months water smell

9. Suzy is not afraid of animals now. She is writing a thank-you letter to Mr Wu. Help her finish the letter. Use the notes in Part A2 on page 63 to help you. Dear Mr Wu, Thank you for your help. I know more about animals now. Some animals are really interesting. The giraffe has a very long neck, but I was

10. surprised to know that there are (1) ________________ in it. It is also amazing that a snake (2) _________________ in cold winter. Camels live in very dry places, and it is interesting that they (3) __________________ for a long time. I also know that we need to keep our house clean— ants (4) ____________________. Now I am not afraid of animals any more. I would like to learn more about them. Suzy only seven bones eat little or nothing can live without water can smell things well

11. 1. How many bones does a giraffe have in its long neck? 2. What do snakes do in winter? 3. How long can camels live without water? 4. What are ants good at? There are only seven bones in it. They sleep all the time and eat little or nothing in winter. They can live for a long time. They smell things well.

12. Talk about the amazing things about the animals you have learned with your partner. You can follow the model.

13. 1.How did the young man travel around over 80 countries? 2.What can the man do with two hands at the same time? By bicycle. He can write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.

14. A: Do you know anything unusual about the camels? B: Yes. Each of theirs eyes has three eyelids. A: That’s interesting. What about the dodo? B: It is a kind of strange bird. The last dodo died in 1681. A: How amazing!

15. Make up a new conversation Do you know about…? I heard of/ read about/ learn about… That’s really cool/ amazing/ wonderful/ strange/ interesting/ great/ funny? Do you know any amazing/ wonderful/ strange/ interesting/ great/ funny things?

16. keep our house clean not…any more the other day hear of What about…? at the same time travel by bicycle 1. 使我们的家干净 2. 不再 …… 3. 前几天，那天 4. 听说 5. …… 怎么样？ 6. 同时 7. 骑自行车旅游 Useful expressions

17. 1. be + afraid +of sth. / doing sth. 害怕 ( 做 ) 某事 e.g. 有些女孩儿害怕蛇。 Some girls are afraid of snakes. 他从不害怕在全班面前唱歌。 He is never afraid of singing songs in front of the whole class.

18. be + afraid +to do sth. 害怕做某事 e.g. 我害怕爬这座山。 I am afraid to climb this hill. 他害怕晚上独自一人出去。 He is afraid to go out alone at night.

19. be + afraid +that 从句. 恐怕 / 害怕 …… e.g. 恐怕要下雨了。 I am afraid that it is going to rain. 我父母亲担心我赢不了这场比赛。 My parents are afraid that I won’t win the match.

20. 2. know about / learn about/ read about 知道、了解或读过有关某事物的情况 e.g. 这个人的情况我一点也不知道。 I know / learn nothing about the man. 前几天你读过有关令人吃惊的动物故 事吗？ Did you read about any amazing things about animals the other day?