Unit 5
Why do you
like pandas?
Unit 5
Section A
1a-2d

zoo
lion
elephant
tiger
giraffe
panda
cat
koala
No, I’m a pet.
We’re all animals.
dolphin
pig
penguin
cute
beautiful
lazy
scary
smart
Australia
leg
Africa
south
sleep
kind
Match the words with the animals in the picture.
tiger ___
elephant ___
koala ___
panda ____
lion ____
giraffe ____
e
1a
c
f
a
d
b
tiger ___
elephant ___
koala ___
panda ____
lion ____
giraffe _____
1b
Listen and check the (√) the animals you hear in 1a.
√
√
√
It’s a panda.
Guess what animal it is.

It’s an elephant.

It’s a lion.

It’s a tiger.

It’s a koala.

Why do you like pandas?
Because they’re …
Why do you like koalas?
Because they’re …
Why do you like tigers?
Because they’re …
Why does she like pigs?
Because they’re …
Why does he like giraffes?
Because they’re …
Why do they like cats?
Because they’re …
Why don’t you like …?
Because they’re …
Why do you like dogs?
Because they’re friendly.
Where are lions from?
They’re from South Africa.
1c
Practice the conversation with your partner. Then make conversations about the other animals in 1a. Use the words in the box.
cute interesting fun smart lazy beautiful
Why do you want to see them?
Let’s see the pandas first.
Because they’re very cute.
cute interesting fun smart lazy beautiful
Why do you want to see them?
Let’s see the ________ first.
Because they’re very __________.
beautiful
giraffes
cute interesting fun smart lazy beautiful
Why do you want to see them?
Let’s see the ______ first.
Because they’re very _________.
interesting
koalas
cute interesting fun smart lazy beautiful
Why do you want to see them?
Let’s see the _________ first.
Because they’re very _______.
smart
elephants
cute interesting fun smart lazy beautiful
Where are lions from?
They’re form .
South Africa
Where are pandas from?
They’re form .
China
Where are elephants from?
They’re form .
South Africa
Where are koalas from?
They’re form .
Australia
2a
Listen and write the animals you hear. Draw a line from the animals to the description words and the countries they are from.
Listening
pandas
koalas
lions
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
Listen again. Complete the conversation with the words in 2a.
Listening
2c
Talk about the other two animals in 2a with a partner. Do John and Julie like them? Do you like them? Why or why not?
Why do you like them?
Well, I like koalas.
Because they’re very cute and they are from Australia.
Why don’t you like them?
Well, I don’t like lions.
Because they’re really scary.
Where are they from?
Most of them are from South Africa.
Does Peter have a pet?
______________________________
2. What can Dingding do?
_______________________________
_______________________________
Read the conversation in 2d and answer the questions.
Yes, he does.
2d
Reading
He can walk on two legs. He can dance, too.
3. What pet does Jenny’s mom have?
________________________________
4. Does Jenny like the cat? Why?
___________________
___________________
She has a cat.
No, she doesn’t. Because it’s very lazy.
2d
Role-play the conversation.
Role-play
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 you 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!
1. Why don’t you like her? 你为什么不喜欢她呢？
另外，Why don’t you + 动词原形，还 是 一种提建议的句型。 意为“为什么 不……呢？” 例如：
Why don’t you take a walk?  你为什么不去散步呢？
Language points
Why don’t you drink some tea?为什么不喝点茶呢？
“Why don’t you + 动词原形” 的同义句可以说：
Let’s … 例如：
Let’s take a walk. 让我们去散步吧。
Let’s drink some tea. 让我们喝点茶吧。
1. Let’s play volleyball after school. (改 为同义句)
_____ _____ you play volleyball after school?
2. Let’s join the music club. (改为同义 句)
____ ______ you join the music club?
小试身手
Why don’t
Why don’t
2. kind of 有几分…… 相当于一个副词， 后面多跟形容词 。例如：
They’re kind of scary. 他们有点可怕。
The pandas are kind of cute. 熊猫有点可爱。
【拓展】
kind 作名词意为“种类” a kind of … 一种……
What kind of bread do you like? 你喜欢哪种面包？
我不喜欢看电影，因为它有点无聊。
________________________________ ________________________________
2. 他们有两种类型的书包。
________________________________
3. 杰克有点懒惰。
________________________________
I don’t like movies, because it’s kind of boring.
Jack is kind of lazy.
They have two kinds of schoolbags.
小试身手
1. 让我们先去看老虎吧。
____________________________
2. 那些大象来自哪里？
____________________________
Let’s see the tigers first.
Where are the elephants from?
将下列句子译成英语。
3. 你为什么不喜欢牛奶？
____________________________
那只懒猫整天睡觉 。
____________________________
因为狮子有点吓人。
____________________________
Why don’t you like milk?
The lazy cat sleeps all day.
Because lions are kind of scary.
总结所学过的动物的名称，用英语写出来。
缩写一个小对话来讨论一下你所喜欢的动物及原因。
Homework