Unit 5 Does your best friend have four legs?

1. 新视野大学英语 视听说教程 2 Unit 5 Does your best friend have four legs?

2. Aims • Identifying special quantities • Giving short responses; praising; making recommendations • Talking about animal and other theme-related topics

3. Warming up • Do you keep pets?

5. Why do you keep pets?

6. cute /lovely

7. useful keep us company make us appear fashionable

8. I can sing songs!

9. Listening in (1)Task 3 (NHII, P63) Word Tips • yell • freezer Question • Why did the parrot suddenly change his attitude?

10. Now listen to the first part of the passage again and fill in the blanks with the missing information. • A young man named John received a parrot as a gift. The parrot had __________ and an even worse vocabulary. Every word out of this bird’s mouth was _______. John tried every method to change the bird’s attitude by constantly saying polite words, playing ________, and anything he could think of to ______________.Nothing worked. Finally, John got fed up and he yelled at the parrot. And the bird ________. John shook the parrot, and the bird got angrier and _________. Finally, in a moment of _________, John put the bird in the refrigerator ______. a bad attitude rude soft music set a good example yelled back ruder desperation freezer

11. Why don’t you keep pets?

12. Garfield • You are not just my ________; you’re my primary _________...

13. You are not just my ________; you’re my primary _________... owner caregiver

14. Listening in (2) 1. Task 2 (NHII, P62) Put the cat out! 2. Task 2 (NHII, P72)100 percent polar bear

15. Listen to the passage and arrange the following events in the order they happened. (P62) ___ The husband went back to chase the cat out because he did not want their cat to have free run of the house. ___ The couple was going to celebrate the wife’s birthday. ___ The cat shot back into the house when the couple was going to the taxi. ___ The wife told the driver a lie. ___ The husband put the cat out. ___ The husband got into the car. 1. Put the cat out

16. What would the driver probably think about the wife’s mother?

17. 2. 100 percent polar bear Listen to the passage and mark the statements T (true) or F (false). (P72) • __ The son polar bear wanted to know whether he was 100 percent polar bear. • __ The father said that he himself was 1 percent brown bear. • __ The son bear would feel hurt if he should be told that he was not a pure polar bear. • __ After the son asked the same question three times, the father lost patience. • __ The son cannot possibly be a 100 percent polar bear because he was afraid of cold.

18. Viewing & Listening Rachel Phoebe Joey Chandler Monica Ross

19. Question • Is Chandler fond of dogs? Why or why not? • Word tips • needy • jumpy • scare • allergic (allergy) Chandler

21. needy jumpy They are _________, they are ________, and you can’t tell __________________, and that _________ me a little bit. what they are thinking scares

22. Speaking • Student A: You want to keep a pet. Try to persuade your mother /father into buying you one. • Student B: You don’t like keeping pets. Explain to your kid why you don’t want him/her to keep the pet.

23. cute /lovely entertaining useful keep us company make us appear fashionable Disadvantages Advantages • time-consuming • needy • jumpy • scary • cause allergy symptoms

24. I’d like to… / I want to… I think it’s a good /great /fantastic idea to … I think we’d better…. There are more advantages than disadvantages. I’m against the idea. I don’t agree with you. / I don’t think so. I think we’d better not … There are more disadvantages than advantages. Yes No

25. Getting further • How to talk to your dog? (Video-watching & Questions & Retelling) • Animal testing • (Video-watching & Questions & Presentation)

26. How to talk to your dog? Hi, there!

27. Word tips • coo • Fido • increment • doleful • plea • apprehensive • sniff • on all fours

28. Questions • What do you need if you want to talk to your dog? • How many tips are mentioned? What are they about?

29. Consistency and a basic knowledge of dog body language. • What do we need? • How many steps are mentioned? What are they about? 1.Be consistent. 2.Give one-word commands. 3.Watch your body language. 4.Learn how to read your dog. 5.Watch your tone. 6.Speak his language.

30. Now watch the video clip again

31. Chances are, when you’re cooing to Fido, all he’s hearing is, “Blah, blah, blah.” Stop annoying everyone around you—and learn to speak his language. Step 1: Be consistent Be consistent with the meaning you want to ＿＿＿＿to the word you use. For example, when you say, “Fido, down,” decide in advance if it’s going to mean, “Get off Aunt Ethel,” or, “Lie down.” Step 2:  Give __________ commands Give commands one at a time, in one-word increments, such as “Come,” “Sit,” and “Down.” If you say, “Fido, come sit down,” he’s not going to know what the heck you want him to do.

32. Step 3:  Watch your body language Watch your body language, because your dog will ＿＿＿＿ that message, not what you’re saying. If you’re visibly tense, it won’t matter if you’re saying, “I love you.” Fido will ＿＿＿＿you’re troubled and he’ll become anxious, too. Step 4:  Learn how to read your dog Learn how to read your dog. It’s a common ＿＿＿＿＿＿that a dog’s doleful stare is a sign of adoration or a plea for food. Actually, it’s an act of aggression. Fido’s not begging for food; he’s demanding it!

33. Step 5:  Watch your tone Watch your tone when speaking to your dog. For example, use your high-pitched, “What fun we’re going to have!” voice when you’re entering the vet’s office. If you sound apprehensive, you’ll just ＿＿＿＿him, no matter how nurturing your words. Step 6:  Speak his language Speak to your dog in his language. To say “hello,” ______ toward his nose. To bid adieu, swish your hand downward and turn your back. Tell him it’s time to play by getting on all fours and patting the ground.

34. Chances are, when you’re cooing to Fido, all he’s hearing is, “Blah, blah, blah.” Stop annoying everyone around you—and learn to speak his language. Step 1: Be consistent Be consistent with the meaning you want to ＿＿＿＿to the word you use. For example, when you say, “Fido, down,” decide in advance if it’s going to mean, “Get off Aunt Ethel,” or, “Lie down.” attach Step 2:  Give __________ commands Give commands one at a time, in one-word increments, such as “Come,” “Sit,” and “Down.” If you say, “Fido, come sit down,” he’s not going to know what the heck you want him to do. one-word

35. Step 3:  Watch your body language Watch your body language, because your dog will ＿＿＿＿ that message, not what you’re saying. If you’re visibly tense, it won’t matter if you’re saying, “I love you.” Fido will ＿＿＿＿you’re troubled and he’ll become anxious, too. process sense Step 4:  Learn how to read your dog Learn how to read your dog. It’s a common ＿＿＿＿＿＿that a dog’s doleful stare is a sign of adoration or a pleafor food. Actually, it’s an act of aggression. Fido’s not begging for food; he’s demanding it! misconception

36. Step 5:  Watch your tone Watch your tone when speaking to your dog. For example, use your high-pitched, “What fun we’re going to have!” voice when you’re entering the vet’s office. If you sound apprehensive, you’ll just ＿＿＿＿him, no matter how nurturing your words. scare Step 6:  Speak his language Speak to your dog in his language. To say “hello,” ______toward his nose. To bid adieu, swishyour hand downward and turn your back. Tell him it’s time to play by getting on all fours and patting the ground. sniff

37. Retelling Based on the video clip, now please give an oral summary on how to talk to dogs.

38. ANIMAL TESTING

39. antibiotics vaccination CT scan MRI

40. What are the speakers’ viewpoints on animal testing?

41. Video watching

43. Is it acceptable to have animal testing? Further thinking

44. Presentation • Get prepared for an oral presentation on the topic of animal testing. Your presentation should include the following aspects: • how you feel about animal testing • why animal testing should be stopped /kept

45. Assignments • Listening skills (NHII, P60) • Further listening and speaking (NHII, P71-P73)

46. Thank you