Unit4

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1. Which animals are common pets? 2. Which pets would you not like in your house? Say why. 3. Why do you think people keep pets?
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remarkable：
worth noticing or unusual; exceptional
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creature：
living being, esp. an animal
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permit：
to allow
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hide：
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folly：
foolishness; lack of wisdom
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abroad damage *circus missing bark identification tag in service *shelter owner *hamster
adv. vt. n. adj. vi. n. n.
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Just then the gardener’s little son happened by. “Mouse!” he exclaimed, “Aha, I know something much stronger than a mouse, I mean the cat who catches the mouse and eats him up.” At this Frank realized his folly. And from then on he called the animal by the most beautiful name—the name of Cat.
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Listen to the story and fill in the blanks with words you hear on the tape. traveling abroad in a small red A man was __________ car. One day he left the car and went _________. shopping When he came ________, its roof was badly back damaged. Some boys told him that an __________ elephant had damaged it. The man did not believe __________ them, but they took him to a circus which was near there.
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I have many pets at home. Every pet has his own favorite place. The monkey likes to stay on the bed. The dog likes to stand behind the sofa. The cat likes to sleep in the sofa. The rabbit likes to play with the turtle under the bed. The goldfish is always in the tank near the window. The parrot likes to sing for me in my hand. The hamster likes to walk on the coffee table.
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owner The __________ of the elephant said, “I am sorry very _______ ! My elephant has a big, round, chair red __________. He thought that your car was his chair, and he sat on it!” Then he gave letter the man a __________, in which he said that pay he was sorry and that he would __________ for all the damage.
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Байду номын сангаас
sound：
to give a specific impression when heard
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identification：
means of proving who one is; official papers that do this
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The Cat and Its Six Names Frank had a pet cat, and he loved it very much. He was so proud of the cat and he thought it was such a remarkable creature that he decided to name it Sky. One day, a friend said to him, “Permit me to point out to you that there is something stronger than sky. I mean the clouds, for they hide the sky.” “You are right,” replied Frank, “and from now on, I’m going to give my most remarkable cat the name Cloud.”
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But a week had not passed when the mayor of the town, whom Frank had invited to his house, noticed this quite remarkable cat. “Wind?” he asked. “There is something stronger than the wind. I mean the wall that it cannot blow through.” “Ah, so,” said the owner of the cat, “my most beloved pet will be called Wall.” A little later, a scholar remarked to him, “There is something that can conquer even a wall—the mouse that nibbles a hole through it.” “That is true,” said Frank.“I will name my most remarkable cat Mouse.”
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Tom: Poor baby. Where did you come from? Sally: Look at the dog’s identification tag. It says her name is Gemma, and she belongs to Mr. and Mrs. Wilson. Tom: Is there a telephone number? Sally: Yes. It’s 66668558. Tom: Shall we call them, and tell the Wilsons that we’ve found their pet dog?
owner
person who possesses sth.
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Put the pictures at the correct places.
fish parrot dog monkey rabbit turtle cat hamster
Please refer to the textbook for pictures.
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Sally: OK. (several minutes later) The number is no longer in service. Tom: What shall we do then? Sally: Let’s take Gemma to the Animal Shelter. They’ll take good care of it, and find the owner.
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Sometime later, another friend was drinking tea at Frank’s house. “Why is it,” he asked, “that you call this most remarkable creature Cloud? For there is something much stronger than the clouds. I mean the wind, for it can blow the clouds away.” So from then on his master called the cat by the name of Wind.
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B
I have many pets in the garden. Just now the
dog is chasing the cat around the tree. The cat is chasing the hamster around the tree. The monkey is catching the goldfish from the tank. The parrot is singing in the tree. The rabbit is eating cabbage near the car. The turtle is walking on the path.