Why don’t you get her a scarf?

Section B 3a-4

Task 1 Say the animals you know.

What are they?

Step 1

pre-reading

Task 2 Say it as quickly as Task 2 Say it as quickly as possible.possible.

pig

Step 2

While-reading

1. Why do you think pot-bellied pigs are popular?

2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of keeping such a pet?

Task 1 Listen and read the article then answer the Task 1 Listen and read the article then answer the following questions. following questions.

优点缺点

1. Why do you think pot-bellied pigs are popular? Because pot-bellied pigs make good pets.2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of keeping such a pet?The advantages :⑴Pot-bellied pigs make good friends.⑵They can watch TV on the sofa when they are small. The disadvantages :⑴They eat a lot.⑵They get too big to sleep in the house .⑶They need a lot of love.

5.make her a special pig house

4.have some time to spend with her

2.a pot-bellied pig named Connie

1.the trendiest pet

3.make the best pet

为它做一个特殊的猪舍

是最好的宠物

有时间陪她

最流行的宠物一只名叫康妮的大肚猪

Task 2 Read again then work in groups and find neTask 2 Read again then work in groups and find new phrasesw phrases （小组合作找新词组）

1. Pot-bellied pigs make the best pets.

2. Now she’s too big to sleep in the house , so I made

her a special pig house.

3. 然而，和一头猪一起的生活并不总是完美的。4. 有时，我没有足够的时间和它一起度过。

Task 3 Translate the sentences in groups. （小组翻译句子）

1. Pot-bellied pigs make the best pets.

2. Now she’s too big to sleep in the house , so I

made her a special pig house.

大肚猪是最好的宠物！

现在它太大了而不能再睡在房子里了，因此我为它建了一所专门的猪舍。

too … to … 太……而不能……so … that+ 否定句 如此……以致不能

3. 然而，和一头猪一起的生活并不总是完美的。

4. 有时，我没有足够的时间和它一起度过。

However, life with a pig isn’t always perfect.

Sometimes I don’ have enough time to spend with her.

Step 3

Post-reading

Task 1 Write an article about hamsters

popularquiet clean small

easy to take care ofcheaper than rabbits or cats sometimes noisy at night

sleep all day

1. One student says the characters of a pet .

2. One student acts them out.

3. Other groups guess what it is.

The best description:

The best performer:

Now more and more people keep pets in the city. As a middle school student, what do you think of it?

Advantages （优点）

Disadvantages （缺点）

good company can be noisy

…

interesting

beautiful

dirty and eat a lot

take too much time

Task 3 Make a survey in groups.

Now more and more people keep pets in the city. As a middle school student, what do you think of it?

Advantages （优点）

Disadvantages （缺点）

good company can be noisy

…

Homework Make a survey in groups.

On the meaning of life, we are equal.

Humans are animals!

Thank you !