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: What a lucky guy! v. 收到;接受 v. give—gave n. 家伙;人 What’s the best gift he / she has ever received? When did he / she receive it? Who gave it to him / her? Joe 6th birthday Maria pet dog brother Tom When he left school Vera wallet sister bike parents guitar grandparents Christmas 12th birthday 3b PAIRWORK Ask your partner about the best gift he or she has ever received. Then ask who gave the gift and when your partner got it. A: What’s the best gift you have ever received? B: A watch. A: Who gave it to you? B: My mother. A: And when did you get it? B: On my tenth birthday. 4 GROUPWORK Tell the class what you are going to do for someone’s birthday. The class tries to guess the person. A: I’m going to make a special meal. B: Is it someone in your family? A: Yes, it is. C: Is it your mother? A: No, it isn’t! 1a Which of these animals would be good pets? Which would be bad pets? Write them in the diagram and pare your choices with your classmates. turtle goldfish cat dog parrot mouse snake spider hamster 海龜 金魚 貓 狗 鸚鵡 老鼠 復(fù)數(shù) mice 蛇 蜘蛛 倉鼠 good pet not sure bad pet dog 1b GROUPWORK Make a list of the pets you have. What’s the most popular pet? What’s the most unusual pet? Tell the class. A: Cats are the most popular pets. B: Parrots are the most unusual pets. 2a Listen and number the pets in the order you hear them. Write the numbers on the lines in the chart. Pets Comments hamster snake goldfish dog cat not friendly enough too boring short hair nice hair is too long easy to take care of too scary friendly interesting beautiful 1 2 3 4 5 2b Listen again and draw lines to match the pets with the ments. Pets Comments hamster snake goldfish dog cat not friendly enough too boring short hair nice hair is too long easy to take care of too scary friendly interesting beautiful 2c PAIRWORK What do you think is the best pet for these people? Fill in the chart. Then talk about your own choices. People Pets Why a 6yearold child goldfish easy to take care of an 80yearold grandmother a 16yearold boy A: I think a dog is a good pet for a 6yearold child. B: Really? I don’t agree. Dogs are too difficult to take care of. A: How about a goldfish? B: … too+adj.+to do sth. 太 … 而不能做某事 take care of 照顧;照看 3a Read the article and answer these questions. 1. Why do you think potbellied pigs are popular? 2. What ar