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Lesson 67
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UNIT 34 NATURE (I) ANIMAL WORLD
Lesson 67
Part I Warming-up Exercises
Spot Dictation: Animals
Unlike most plants, animals are living ____ that have the ability to move ____ in search of food.
Scientists divide ____ into two groups. The animals in ____ first group are those with backbones ____ the second group includes those without ____.
Birds, fish and mammals belong to ____ first group. Among them, mammals are ____ the most complex animals. Mammals have ____ or fur. They nurse their young. ____ people use the word "animal?when ____ are talking about mammals such as ____ dog, cat, cow, horse, rabbit or ____.
Most animals of the second group ____ in water because the pull of ____ makes it difficult for them to _____about on land.
The largest animal ____ earth is the blue whale. A ____ often grows more than 30 meters ____and weighs more than 100 tons. ____ elephant is the largest land animal ____ the ostrich is the largest bird. Score: ____.
Part Ⅱ Short Dialogues
(for practice in drawing inferences)
Exercises:
Ⅰ. (Verse-reading)
______ excitement ______ disbelief
______joy _____ sadness
Ⅱ. (Dialogue 1)
1. Speaker B thinks the air fare to Tokyo is ?
a. cheap. b. expensive. c. reasonable.
2. When Speaker B learns about the air fare he is ?
a. frightened. b. pleased. c. surprised.
3. Speaker B's tone of voice at the end of the dialogue shows that he is ?br />
a. a bit annoyed. b. frustrated. c. sad.
Ⅲ. (Dialogue 2)
1. The woman's tone of voice is ?
a. threatening. b. joking. c. comforting.
2. The man ?her.
a. challenges b. disagrees with c. obeys
Part Ⅲ Man's Best Friend
Exercises:
Ⅰ.1. _________________________________
2. ____________________________________
3. ____________________________________
4. ____________________________________
5. ____________________________________
6. ____________________________________
7. ____________________________________
8. ____________________________________
9. ____________________________________
10. ___________________________________
11. ___________________________________
Ⅱ. Retell the stories by using your own words.
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