Animals 動物
BasicTheme words for animals.
- Animal words: cat, dog, bird, fish, rabbit, tiger, lion, panda.
- Singular uses has, plural uses have: The dog has... / The cats have...
- Say where animals live and what they eat: live in... and eat...
文體小知識：Learn theme words.
§Text Passage
1My class is doing a project about animals this month. Ken and I choose the panda because it is lovely and rare. Pandas live in the mountains of China and eat bamboo all day. Ben writes about strong animals like the tiger and the lion. Our school hall has a big fish tank with colourful fish swimming around.
2I keep a rabbit at home. It has long ears, a short tail and soft white fur. It eats carrots and green vegetables every day. My cousin has a dog and two cats. The dog is friendly, and the cats love to sleep in the sun. A little bird often sings outside our classroom window.
3Animals need clean water, food and a safe home. We must protect them because they are our friends. We should not throw rubbish into the sea or cut down forests. I am drawing a big poster for our project. I hope the panda, the tiger and the lion can live happily forever.
§Sentence-by-sentence translation Sentence-by-sentence translation
My class is doing a project about animals this month.
這個月我們班正在做一個關於動物的專題。
Ken and I choose the panda because it is lovely and rare.
我同 Ken 選了熊貓，因為他又可愛又珍貴。
Pandas live in the mountains of China and eat bamboo all day.
熊貓住在中國的山區，常常吃竹。
Ben writes about strong animals like the tiger and the lion.
Ben 寫的是老虎同獅子這些強壯的動物。
Our school hall has a big fish tank with colourful fish swimming around.
學校禮堂有一個大魚缸，裡面有色彩繽紛的魚游來游去。
I keep a rabbit at home.
我家養了一隻兔子。
It has long ears, a short tail and soft white fur.
他有長長的耳朵、短短的尾巴同軟綿綿的白毛。
It eats carrots and green vegetables every day.
他每日都吃紅蘿蔔同青菜。
My cousin has a dog and two cats.
我表哥養了一隻狗同兩隻貓。
The dog is friendly, and the cats love to sleep in the sun.
那隻狗很友善，兩隻貓就最喜歡在陽光下睡覺。
A little bird often sings outside our classroom window.
常常有隻小鳥在我們課室窗外面唱歌。
Animals need clean water, food and a safe home.
動物需要乾淨的水、食物同一個安全的家。
We must protect them because they are our friends.
我們一定要保護他們，因為他們是我們的朋友。
We should not throw rubbish into the sea or cut down forests.
我們不應該把垃圾丟進海裡，也不應該濫伐森林。
I am drawing a big poster for our project.
我現在正在畫一張大海報來做專題。
I hope the panda, the tiger and the lion can live happily forever.
我希望熊貓、老虎同獅子都可以開開心心地生活下去。
1Summary 重點摘要
Theme words for animals.
2Vocabulary cards Vocabulary
A small pet that says meow.
A pet that barks.
An animal with wings that flies.
An animal that lives in water.
A small animal with long ears.
A big striped wild cat.
A big wild cat with a mane.
A black and white bear from China.
3Step by step Steps
- Read the animal wordsRead cat, dog, bird, fish, rabbit, tiger, lion and panda, and act each animal out as you say it: hop for rabbit, flap your arms for bird. Movement links the word to your body, so it stays in memory. Then sort the animals into pets and wild animals as a quick second review.
- Describe featuresIt has long ears and a short tail. The frame is It has + feature: long ears, a short tail, black and white fur. One animal has; many animals have. Join two or three features with and for a richer description, and always check whether the subject is singular before you choose has.
- has or haveSingular takes has: The dog has a long tail. Plural takes have: The cats have soft fur. Look only at the subject: one animal or it takes has; two or more, or they, take have. Long sentences can fool you — The dog and the cat have... names two animals, so it needs have. Circle the subject first.
- Say where it lives and what it eatsPandas live in the mountains and eat bamboo. Rabbits eat carrots. Use live in + place for the home and eat + food for meals, then add actions: Birds fly in the sky. Fish swim in the sea. With a plural subject the verb stays in its base form; change the subject to The panda and live becomes lives.
- Say how to protect animalsWe must protect animals. We should not throw rubbish into the sea. must shows a duty and should not shows something wrong, and both are followed by the base verb. More ideas: never touch baby birds, never buy things made from endangered animals. One must and one should not make a balanced answer.
- Introduce your petI keep a rabbit at home. It is white and soft. It eats carrots every day. Three steps: what you keep (I keep...), what it looks like (It is...) and its habits (It eats...). A pet takes it, so the verbs are is and eats. Joined together, the three sentences make a complete pet paragraph for your writing.
5Worked example Example
Question: How do we introduce an animal in five sentences, from looks to feelings?
- Step 1: Say what it is — The panda is a lovely and rare animal. — with one adjective that captures its impression.
- Step 2: Describe its features — It has black and white fur. The subject is It, so the verb is has.
- Step 3: Say what it eats — It eats bamboo all day. Naming the main food makes the description concrete.
- Step 4: Say where it lives — It lives in the mountains of China. After It, lives takes s.
- Step 5: Close with a feeling — I love pandas because they are so cute. — and give the reason with because.
- Answer: Sample answer: The panda is a lovely and rare animal. It has black and white fur. It eats bamboo all day and lives in the mountains of China. I love pandas because they are so cute.
6Common mistakes Mistakes
7Quick check Quick check
Q1What is cat?
Q2What is dog?
Q3What is bird?
Q4What is fish?
Q5What is rabbit?
Q6What is tiger?
8Recap Recap
- Animal words: cat, dog, bird, fish, rabbit, tiger, lion, panda.
- Singular uses has, plural uses have: The dog has... / The cats have...
- Say where animals live and what they eat: live in... and eat...
- Some animal plurals are special: fish→fish, deer→deer, mouse→mice.
- Protect animals: We must protect them. Do not throw rubbish into the sea.