Leonardo Da Vinci

Mona Lisahear of 听说

One --- , the other---

Italy 意大利

read (read) a piece of news about a man

阅读关于 ------

the other day

前几天

write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time （同时）

There are no

bones in the back

of elephants’

feet---only fat.

Fish sleep withtheir eyes open.Some goldfish can only remember things for three minutes.

Giraffes have long necks.

A giraffe has only 7 bones in its long neck.

be surprised to know this

Camels live in dry places.

They can live without food or water for a long time.

camels

Snakes live on the ground, in trees or in water.

They can eat little or nothing for months in cold winter.snakes

Ants can carry heavy things.

Ants can smell things well.

So we need to keep our house clean.

Now I do not eat snacks any more. ( 不再 )

ants

Butterflies can change their colours to protect （保护） themselves.

How amazing!

butterflies

A1 Mr Wu is showing Suzy some p

ictures of animals. Listen to th

eir conversation and put the pi

ctures in the right order. Write

the numbers 1-4 in the boxes.

a b

dc

1 3

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A2 Suzy is afraid of animals. Mr

Wu want to help her. He is te

lling her some interesting th

ings about animals. Listen t

o their conversation and hel

p Suzy complete her notes.

a giraffe—has a very long neck only (1) _____ bones in its long necka snake— lives on the ground, in trees or in water eats little or nothing for (2) ______ in cold wintercamels — live in very dry places can live without (3) _____ for a long timeants — can (4) ______ things well

seven

months

water

smell

A3 Suzy is not afraid of animals any more 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

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

The students are talking about

amazing things in the world.

Listen to the conversation and

answer the questions.

1. How did the young man travel around over 80 countries?

By bicycle.2. What can the man do with two hands

at the same time? He can write with one hand and draw

with the other at the same time.3. What can an artist do with chalk? He can draw 3-D pictures with chalk.

Work in pairs and talk about the

amazing things about you know. You

can follow the model.

A: Do you know anything amazing?B: Yes. ------A: That’s surprising. B: Do you know any fun facts about---?A: Sure.------B: How amazing!

( 用所给单词的正确形式填空 ) ：

1. I _____ (hear) of this strange man last week.

2. He _____ (read) about a famous ______(art) just now.

3. Tom _______ (learn) a lot about ______ (China) history two days ago.

4. We can’t sneeze( 打喷嚏 ) with our eyes ______(open) at the ______(different) time.

5. Now Lucy _____ (not be) afraid of _______(walk) alone at night any more.

6. Andy ______ (be) _______(surprise) _______(meet)

me here three days later.

7. Can people _____ (live)_______ (with) air? No.

heard

read artist

learnt/ed China’s

open

same

isn’t walking

was surprised to meet

live without

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.

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.

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.

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 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?

Tortoise can live up to 150 years

old.

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