Unit 5

Why do you like pandas?

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leopard

snake

frog

goat

rabbit

zebra

kangaroo

elephant

koala

tiger

giraffe

panda

dolphin

Why do you like these animals?

Let’s go to the zoo!

1a Match the words with the animals in the picture.

1.tiger___ 2. elephant___

3. koala ____ 4. panda ____

5. lion___ 6. giraffe___

a f

c e

d b

1b Listen and check (√) the animals you hear in 1a.

1.tiger___ 2. elephant___

3. koala ____ 4. panda ____

5. lion___ 6. giraffe___

√ √

√

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

boy beautiful

A: Let’s see the lions.

B: Why do you want to see

them?

A: Because they’re interesting.

2a Listen and write the animals you hear. Draw a line from the animals to the description words and the countries they are from.

Animals Description words

Countries

1. __________ really scary Australia

2. __________ kind of interesting South Africa

3. __________ very cute China

koalas

lions

pandas

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 ___________ .

2b Listen again. Complete the conversation with the words in 2a.

pandas

kind of

China

I like dolphins.I think dolphins are cute and nice.

I like dolphins because they are cute and nice.

I like ___________.

I think ______ are ____.

I like _____ because they are____.

What animals do you like?What other animals do you like?

I like …, too. Because I think they’re ….

I like …, too. Because I think they’re ….

lion panda koala

South Africa

Pictures Name Country

kangaroo Australia

panda China

lion South Africa

elephant India

3a Fill in the blanks with the words from the box. Then practice the conversation.

because they’re

do don’t

cool like

why where

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?

Where

They’re like

don’t

Why

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 ______!

because

do

cool

3b Write names of animals in the blanks to make sentences that are true for you.

I like __________,because they’re cute.

I like __________,because they’re smart.

I like __________,because they’re interesting.

I like __________,because they’re lazy.

koalas

giraffes

elephants

lions

3c Think of an animal. Ask and answer questions with your partner to guess each other’s animal.

A: Is the 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.

1a Match the description words with the animals.

1.smart ______ 2. friendly _____

3.beautiful ______ 4. cute _____

5. lazy _____ 6. scary____

7. small _____ 8. shy _____

d f

b e

c a

f e

1b Listen and circle the description words you hear in 1a.

1.smart ______ 2. friendly _____

3.beautiful ______ 4. cute _____

5. lazy _____ 6. scary____

7. small _____ 8. shy _____

Animals Mary’s words Tony ’s words

elephants

pandas

1c Listen again. What words do they use to describe the animals? Fill in the chart.

interesting, really smart lazy

beautiful, kind of shy

kind of cute

1d Talk about the animals you know with your partner.

A: What animals do you like?

B: I like elephants. They’re cute. I like dogs, too.

A: Why?

B: Because they’re friendly and smart.

2a Check (√) the animals you think are in great danger.

_____lions ______ elephants _____ pandas

_____giraffes ______ koalas _____ tigers

√ √

√

2b Read this website article and check (√) the best title for it.

______ What Is an Elephant?

______ Come to Thailand

______ Let’s Save the Elephants

______ Elephants Are Good Pets

√

2c Read the article again and complete the mind map.

ELEPHANTS

Importance in Thailand

first flag had __________

symbol of ________

Facts and figurespeople_______ many treespeople kill them for ______today there are ________(over__________ before)

Abilitiescan play_______can also ______wellcan ________placeswith food and water

How to save themdon’t cut down so many_______don’t ______things made of ivory________is Thai Elephants Day

a white elephant on it

good luck

soccer or music

drawremember

cut downivory

about 3,000 in Thailand

100,000

treesbuy

March 13th

1. one of … …… 中的之一 One of the apples is bad. 其中的一个苹果坏了。2. forget to do sth. 忘记要做的事情 forget doing sth. 忘记做了某事I forgot to bring my dictionary. 我忘了带我的字典了。3. (be) in danger 表示“在危险中”。 Firefighters are often in great danger. 消防员常常处于很危险的境地。 英语中，常用形容词 big 或 great 与 danger 搭配，表示“巨大

的危险”。 (be) out of danger, 表示“脱离危险”。 The doctors say he’s now out of danger. 大夫们说现在他脱离了危险。

Do you know this table __________

( 由……制成 ) bamboo?

is made of