Unit 5
Why do you like pandas ?
Language Goals : Describe animals ; Express preferences .
panda
pandas
[`pændə]
zoo
[`zu: ]
tiger
[`taigə]
tigers
elephant
[`elifənt]
elephants
an elephant
koala
Ⅰ.Know the animals:
[kəu`a:lə]
koalas
lion
[`laiən]
lions
giraffe
[dჳi`ra:f]
giraffes
animal
[`ænI məl]
1. tiger ______
2. elephant _____
3. koala _____
4. panda _____
5. lion _____
6. giraffe _____
a
d
b
e
f
c
Match the words with the animals.
1a
Section
A
Unit 5 Why do you like pandas?
1b. Listen and check √ the  animals in 1a you hear.
√
√
√
panda
giraffe
koala
cute
lazy
smart
beautiful
scary
interesting
fun
friendly
Do you know the adjectives?
可爱的；机灵的
懒散的；懒惰的
聪明的
美丽的；美好的
吓人的；恐怖的
有趣的
令人愉快的
友好的
1C
Practice the conversation. Then make conversations about the other animals in 1a. Use the words in the box.
cute interesting
fun smart
lazy beautiful
A: Let’s see the lions.

B: Why do you want to see them?

A: Because they’re interesting.
Let + 人称代词宾格 + V动词原型 让某人做某事
Where are these animals from?
North America
South America
Europe
Asia
Africa
Oceania
South Pole
Australia
North Pole
South Africa
China
They are from
Where are the pandas from?
Where are the koalas from?
They are from
They are from
Where are the giraffes from?
China .
South Africa .
Australia .
China
Listen and write the animals you hear. Draw a line from the animals to the description words and the countries they are from.
pandas
lions
koalas
2a
Listen again and complete the
conversation with the words in
the box.
Julie: Let’s see the _________________.
John: Why do you like them?
Julie: Because they’re ____________ interesting.
John: Where are they from?
Julie: They’re from _____________.
pandas
kind of
China
2b
1. -- Why do you like pandas?
-- Because they’re kind of interesting.
对于why开头的特殊疑问句询问原因的话，回答要用because ….
-- Where are lions from?
-- They’re from South Africa.
对于where开头的特殊疑问句询问地点的话，应该回答的句子要出现应该的地点状语或名词。
2. China n. 中国
Africa n. 非洲
China 和Africa都是专有名词, 首字母都应该大写, 而且一般和介词in连用。
如：
There are many pandas in China. 在中国有很多熊猫 。
There are many tigers in Africa. 在非洲有许多老虎。
Summary
Summary
3. kind的用法
1) kind of 有点儿, 有几分, 稍微, “kind of + 形容词”
如: Koala bears are kind of shy. 考拉有点害羞。
kind of difficult 有点儿难
kind of cute 有点可爱
kind of cold 有点冷
2) kind 还有“种类”的意思，如：
各种各样的 all kinds of
如： We have all kinds of beautiful flowers in our school. 我们学校有各种美丽的花。
3) in kind 用实物 (支付)
如： Farmers often like to pay their bills in kind. 农民往往愿用实物抵账。
4. very + 形容词. 很/非常……
very beautiful 很美/非常漂亮
very cool 很酷
( )1.Why ____ she ____ tigers?
A. is, like B. does, likes C. does, like D. don’t like
( )2. Pandas eat_____.
A. leaves B. trees C. rice D. bamboo（竹子）
( )3. – Why do you like English ? – Because _____ is interesting .
A. it B. its C. they D. their
( )4. Let’s the giraffes.
A. sees B. seeing C. see D. to see
( )5. – Where ____ lions from? – They are from Africa.
A. do, are B. does, come C. are, come D. are, comes
( )6.-- ____ animals do you like? --Koalas.
A. Which B. What C. Who D. Whose
( )7. There are 8 koalas in the zoo. The koalas are ______ ugly.
A. kinds B. kind of C. kinds of D. kind
Ⅴ. Exercise 2 :Choose
C
D
A
C
C
B
B
Jenny: Your dog is really cute, Peter!
Peter: He’s my new pet, Dingding. He’s very smart.
Jenny: Really? What can he do?
Peter: He can walk on two legs. He can dance, too.
Jenny: Wow!
Peter: Does your family have a pet?
Jenny: My mom has a big cat, but I don’t like her.
Peter: Why don’t you like the cat?
Jenny: Well, because she’s kind of boring. She sleeps
all day, and her name is Lazy.
Peter: Haha, then that’s a good name for her!
2d. Role-play the conversation.
Grammar Focus
A: ________are lions from?
B: ________ from South Africa. Do you ____
lions.?
A: No, I don’t.
B: Why _______ you like lions?
A: Because they’re really scary. But I like giraffes.
B: Really? ______ do you like giraffes?
A: Well, _______ they’re kind of interesting. Do you like pandas?
B: Yes, I do. But I like tigers a lot.
A: Tigers? Why _____ you like tigers?
B: They’re really _____!
3a. Fill in the blanks and practice.
Where
They’re
like
don’t
Why
because
do
cool
I like ________ because they’re cute.
3b. Write names of animals.
I like ________ because they’re smart.
I like ________ because they’re interesting.
I don’t like ________ because they’re lazy.
koalas
giraffes
elephants
lions
A: Is this animal big?
B: Yes, it is.
A: Where’s the animal from?
B: It’s from China.
A: Is it black and white?
B: Yes, it is.
A: It’s a panda!
B: Yes, you’re right!
3c. Guess animals.
It’s quiet and gentle.
It’s spotted.
It has very long neck.
It’s strong and big.
It looks like the cat.
It runs fast.
It eats meat.
It’s the king of the forest.