2. Welcome to the unit

3. a UFO Unidentified Flying Object bright

4. Answer questions: 1. What does Eddie think the thing is? 2. What does Hobo think the thing is? A plane A UFO

8. tiptoe Elephants walk on tiptoe.

9. A man in the USA was 2.72 metres tall.

10. sneeze You cannot sneeze and keep your eyes open at the same time.

11. plants lightning There is no plant life without lightning.

12. the moon Earth It takes about three days to traveltravel from Earth to the moon by spaceship.Earthspaceship.

13. Fish sleep with their eyes open.

14. There is no plant life without lightning. It takes 3 days to travel from Earth to the Moon by spaceship. You cannot sneeze and keep your eyes open at the same time.

15. A man in the USA was 2.72metres tall. Elephants walk on tiptoe. Fish sleep with their eyes open.

16. （ tell the amazing things to your friends ） : A: Do you know that fish sleep with their eyes open? B: Oh, really? A: Isn’t that interesting? B: Yes, it is. Do you know that elephants walk on tiptoe? A: That’s funny. amazing funny great interesting strange wonderful

18. Dodo is a kind of bird that cannot fly or run fast.

19. A tortoise can live up to 150 years old.

20. Ants can smell things like dogs.

21. A giraffe has only 7 bones( 骨头 ) in its long neck.

22. Blue whale is the biggest animal in the world.

23. A snake in Indonesia is 14.85 metres long.

26. 1. Read the dialogue between Eddie and Hobo for five times. 2. Recite the new words and phrases.

28. Tell us at least six amazing things.

29. takesfromto by Isn’tfunny keepwarm without 1. 坐飞机从北京到上海要两个小时。 It _____ two hours to travel_____ Beijing____ Shanghai____ plane. ２. 这只小狗难道不滑稽吗？ _____ this dog _____ ？ ３. 在冬天，厚实的衣服可以使我们保暖。 In winter ， the thick clothes can _____ us ______. 4. 没有你的帮助，他们无法同时完成工作。 They can’t finish the work ________ your help.

30. 1. 令人惊奇的东西 2. 从地球到月球的旅行 3. 睁着眼睛 4. sleep with one’s eyes open 5. walk on tiptoe 6. by spaceship 1. amazing things 2. travel from Earth to the moon 3. keep one’s eyes open 4. 睁着眼睛睡觉 5. 踮着脚走路 6. 乘宇宙飞船

31. 1.The story is _________ (interest) and we all like it. 2.I hope you will have a _________ (wonder) time in the park. 3.The boy is _____ (fun) and he likes playing tricks on other children. 4.There’re many ________(amaze) things in the zoo. 5. Do you _____(real) enjoy the trip to London? 6.Would you like _______(travel) with me in Beijing? interesting wonderful funny amazing really to travel

32. Do you know that the tallest man in the world? The tallest man in history( 历史 ) was from the USA. He was born on 22nd February 1918 and died on 15th July 1940. He was 2.72 metres tall. 1.Where was the tallest man from? 2.How tall was he ? 3.When was he born? 4.When was he die?

33. Do you know that the tallest man in the world? The tallest man in history( 历史 ) was from the USA. He was born on 22nd February 1918 and died on 15th July 1940. He was 2.72 metres tall.

35. travel