1、Lesson 14 Amazing Animals冀教版 八年级下册Brain-teasersWhy are dogs afraid of sunbath?They dont want to be hot dogs.2Brain-teasersWhat letter is an animal?The letter B.Brain-teasersWhat weather do mice fear?When its raining cats and dogs.a mousemiceThis kind of bird laystwo eggs at once.Chinese people often
2、 shake hands when they meet each other.Why does Mr.Bean keep shaking his head?Hurry up.Lets run to avoid the danger!Bees can flap their wings as fast as 11,000 times per second.Eggplant is a kind of vegetable.Many people like it.Rabbits are long-eared animals.They are famous for their long ears.Gira
3、ffes are _ animals.Elephants are long-nosed.They are famous for their long noses.long-neckedThey are famous for their long necks.A naughty boy broke the information bands in the zoo.Can you help to put the fragments back?Name:OstrichesThe tallest and heaviest birds on earth.Ostriches cannot fly.They
4、 the biggest eggs in the world.Found only in Africa,Ostrich can weigh as much as 287 pounds.They can run as fast as 43 miles an hour to the.Name:HummingbirdsHummingbirds their shape.They are among the smallest of birds.They hover(盘旋)in mid-air by rapidly wings up to1280 times per second.The smallest
5、 species of hummingbirds weigh less than a penny.Name:OwlsMany owls feed mainly on furry animals such as,squirrels,and rabbits.They often swallow the smaller animals whole.Owls can kill animals as large as they are or even larger.layavoidenemiesare famous forflappingmice1、Jerboashavelongearsandlookl
6、ikemice.()2、Kiwisarebirdsandtheycanflyhigh.()3、Long-nosedmonkeysarefamousfortheirlargenoses.()4、Thispassagetalksaboutthreekindsofamazinganimals.()TFbuttheycantflyTF Listen to the passage and write true(T)or false(F).fourRead the passage and answer the following questions.1、Whatdolong-earedjerboasrem
7、indpeopleof?2、Whatdokiwisdo,likeallbirds?3、Whatdolong-nosedmonkeysdowhentheyarehappyorexcited?4、Howmanytimescanthisflyingfishflapitswingspersecond?5、Whydoestheflyingfishflyoutofwater?Read the passage and answer the following questions.1、Whatdolong-earedjerboasremindpeopleof?2、Whatdokiwisdo,likeallbi
8、rds?3、Whatdolong-nosedmonkeysdowhentheyarehappyorexcited?Theyremindpeopleofrabbits.Theylayeggs-bigeggs.Theyshaketheirnoses.Read the passage and answer the following questions.4、Howmanytimescanthisflyingfishflapitswingspersecond?5、Whydoestheflyingfishflyoutofwater?Itcanflapitswingsupto70timesasecond.
9、Itfliesoutofthewatertoavoidenemies.Suppose you are a zoologist and fill out the animal information cards.Name:Long-eared jerboasWhere do they live?.What makes them amazing?They look like .With their long ears,they also remind people of .They live in the desert of AsiamicerabbitsName:Long-nosed monke
10、ysWhere do they live?.What makes them amazing?.Name:KiwisWhere do they live?.What makes them amazing?They are birds,but they cant fly.They big eggs.Name:Flying fishWhere do they live?.What makes them amazing?.They live in Southeast Asia.They are famous for their large noses.Their noses are as big as
11、 eggplants!When the monkeys are happy or excited,they shake their noses.They live in New Zealand.layAll over the world.It looks like a bird with its wings Pumas are the largest animal in the cat family and are between three to six feet long.Their heads are small.Most pumas are black or brown in colo
12、r.They have a thick coat of fur to keep them warm in the cold winters.They live in the mountains in South and North America.Pumas have an amazing ability to jump.They can jump up to ten meters.What is the name of the animal?What does it look like?Where does it live?What makes it amazing?Introduce an
13、 animal which is amazing or interesting in some way.Your information should answer the following questions:What is the name of the animal?Where does it live?What does it look like?What makes it amazing?Amazing animalsSuppose you were a wild animal.There would be a talk show on TV.You were preparing to introduce yourself to the audience.You were expected to talk about your name as an animal、your living environment、your appearance and your living habits.Write your speech(演讲稿)and have fun!19
