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Unit1 Endearing animals Introduction to the unit The topic of this unit is about animal stories. Animals play an important role in our lives. They are humans’ friends. However, many animals are suffering from people’s maltreatment and ignorance. The living conditions of wild animals are greatly damaged by human activities. This unit is intended to arouse our awareness of protecting those endearing animals around us. The Reading section tells us a moving story between a cat and a dog. They two live in harmony and love and care about each other deeply. This story may lead us into deep thinking of how humans should treat people and animals around. The featured activities are in the Project and Extension sections. The Project asks students to design posters for animal protection. The Extension section provides an interesting story narrated by a cat. You will learn what we human beings are like in a cat’s eyes. Language focus Grammar: Gerunds and present participles Vocabulary building: British and American English Important words and phrases: curl up, dampen, declaw, diaper, endearing, from head to toe, gain and grow, littermate, nuzzle, routine, sole, starvation, stroke, trim, tuck, vet, whine 综合教程 教师用书致用英语 2 3 2 1 Around the topic Your ideas Divide students into groups of four or fi ve for the discussion. Read the instructions to the whole class, and provide some background information if necessary. Encourage students to express their own opinions. If there are confl icting opinions, you may ask them to debate. Make your class as lively as possible. Vocabulary Give students a few minutes to do the exercise fi rst. They may use dictionaries if necessary. The most important point is that students should know that grown-up animals and baby animals have different names. Below are the answers: 1. e 2. h 3. b 4. i 5. g 6. d 7. c 8. a 9. f Listening and speaking (1) Ask students to read the questions fi rst. Then play the recording and encour