1、 Zootopia Do you like the movie?Which animals in this movie do you like best?What else movies about animals have you seen?rabbitrabbitred foxsloth hamshamsterterAfrican buffalo郑州大学出国留学培训中心郑州大学出国留学培训中心 What is the definition of a pet?What are the most popular pets in China?Why?Do you have a pet?Whats
2、 your favorite pet？Why?Why do people like to keep pets?Can you talk about its pros and cons?the Definition of a PetThe basic meaning of pet is an animal we keep for emotional rather than economic reasons.A pet is an animal that you keep in your home to give you company and pleasure.the Kinds of Pets
3、:1.mammals:Dog,Cat,Mice,Hedgehog,Rabbit.2.birds:parrot,canary(金丝雀)lark(百灵)Reptiles:(爬行类)snake,turtle,lizard Fish:goldfish,piranha(食人鱼)Insects:butterfly,dragonfly,silkworm(桑蚕),antCatCharacters:friendly wayward(任性的)clean naughty cute/lovely/adorable Cats have their own language.miaow/mew/purrCats will
4、 use sound to meet the owner,to discuss food,interest,Dogs藏獒 Tibentan Mastiff 哈士奇 husky 泰迪 Teddy Bear拉布拉多 Labrador萨摩犬Samoyed吉娃娃Chihuahua 金毛寻回犬:Golden Retriever The Folden Retriver is a breed of dog,historically developed as a gundog to retrieve shot waterfowl such as upland game birds and ducks duri
5、ng hunting and shooting parties.They have an instincive love of water and are easy to train to basic or advanced obedience standards.Because of their intelligence and versatility,they are often employed in a variety of roles,including being a guide dog for the blind and a detection dog to detect ill
6、egal drug.Their friendly and gentle temperament and patient demeanours make them popular family dogs.Do you have a pet?If not,what kind of animal would you like to keep?Why?1.Yes/no2.Yes,what it is3.how you get it4.what it is like5.your experience or story with your pet Yes,I have raised a dog for t
7、wo years.Actually my history with dogs started when I was still a very small child.I just remembered that one day my mother suddenly brought in a medium-sized yellow cross-breed dog and named him Great Strength,literally in Chinese meaning that he has very great power.I dont know why he is called th
8、at name but then the The funny thing is whenever we opened the door,Great Strength just dashed out and quickly disappeared and we couldnt find him and its only when hes getting tired or he felt very hungry that he would know his way back home.No,I havent raised any pets.But if I ever decide to buy a
9、 pet,I would buy a dog.There are lots of reasons.First of all,dogs are said to be one of the brainiest animals in the world.They can help people in many ways.They can lead the blind,sniff out drugs and even rescue accident victims.Helpful as they are,most of the dogs are not very big.Oftentimes,dogs
10、 I see stand no more than a metre and weigh no more than 200 pounds.In addition,dogs can usually read the emotions of their owners.They can telll whether their owners are happy or upset just by judging from the owners voice.Last but not least,dogs are very loyal to their owners.So I think the dog is
11、 the best choice as a pet.Why do people like to keep pets?(1)A pet animal is kept as a companion,and we all need companions to keep us feeling happy.But pets offer us more than mere companionship;they invite us to love and be loved.Many owners feel their pets understand them,for animals are quick to
12、 sense anger and sorrow.Often a cat or dog can comfort us at times when human words dont help.(2)We feel loved,too,by the way pets depent on us for home,for food and drink.Dogs especially,look up to their owners,which makes them feel important and needed.Well,it depends.I think it all depends.Well,c
13、hoices are divided.You know,China has a large population,so we cannot be too generalized.It may sound too absolute if I dont go into classification.（1）按年轻人和老年人分类 For most young people,they like rock or pop music.But for most old people,they like opera or folk music.（2）按男人和女人分类 For most men,they like
14、 basketball or football.But for most women,they like table tennis or badminton.（3）按大人和小孩分类 For children,birthday is everything,and they enjoy celebrating it.But for some adults,they think birthday is just a normal day and dont like to celebrate it any more.For Children Enhance immunity;Feel happy wh
15、en play with pets;Know how to take care of others;Have more love and compassion(同情心);Inspire childrens active,curious,nature and responsibilityFor young people Expand their social circle;Train sense of responsibility as parents;Help them look after the house;Regulate mood;Reduce stressFor old people
16、Pets can make them who live alone happy,and even alleviate sufferingIt is good for their mental and physical health.Reduce the number of visiting doctors;Dispel their loneliness the Pros and Cons advantages/merits/pros 1.The basic meaning of“pet”is an animal we keep for emotional rather than economi
17、c reasons.A pet animal keeps us company and reduces our stress and loneliness.But pets offer us more than just companionship;they provide us the opportunity to love and be loved.2.Pets can calm us and bring us out of a funk when human words dont help.3.When pets depend on us for food and shelter,the
18、y make us feel needed and important.4.Keeping a pet around means young kids have the access to the more natural world in this“Plastic Age”,and learning to care for a pet helps a child to grow into a loving adult who feels responsible for those who depend on them and towards the society that needs th
19、eir contribution for a better world too.5.Animals can communicate with human beings,for theyre quite sensitive to anger and sorrow.6.A pet dog brings its master a sense of confidence from the faithfulness it brings to the owner.disadvantages/demerits/cons 1.Keeping pets is just a waste of time,energ
20、y,and resources.2.Pets and children often fight over care and love in the family.Its ridiculous and degrading to see children jealous of pets.And to make things worse,people nowadays are so crazy about pets that they even neglect caring for their own children.3.A campaign should be launched by the g
21、overnment to put overpopulation of pets in urban area under control.Plus,the ever-growing number of pets has caused serious hygiene problem that cannot be solved in a short time.4.Pet dogs and cats of both sexes should be sterilized because the animals themselves are in danger of becoming the first
22、victims for the simple reason that their owners dont have enough time for too many of them.5.Not all that keep pets are responsible,instead they often abandon their pets when they go away on holiday and are unable to take the pets along with them.6.Its a shame that many animals eat much better food
23、than some of us human do,and we should use that money on the impoverished people in the under-developed countries.7.Pets are often humanized by those who keep pets.Owing to their need for a home,for food and drink,pets are tamed and idealized by their owners.8.Its really against nature to cage birds
24、,chain dogs and keep cats within the house.各种动物的叫声：bark 狗叫 chirp 鸟叫 唧唧叫 coo 鸽子，斑鸠叫 grunt/oink（猪等）咕噜噜 hiss(蛇）嘶嘶声 twitter（鸟）吱吱声 关于动物的有趣表达：lucky dog eager beaver 干劲十足的人 big bug 大人物 early bird 早起或者早到者 black sheep 害群之马 movie bug 电影迷 spring chicken 年轻的少女 iron horse 自行车 sea wolf 海盗 saw horse 锯木架 spelling b
25、ee 拼字竞赛 sitting duck 容易攻击的对象 fighting cock 好斗的人 willing horse 自愿工作的人 monkey business 不法或不道德的行为 flea market 旧货市场 rocodile tears 假慈悲 lion heart 勇士 calf love 少年时代的恋爱 chicken-hearted 胆小的 hen-pecked 妻管严的 dog-tired 疲劳的 as brave as a lion 勇猛如虎 as timid as a hare 胆小如鼠 as hungry as a hawk 如同饿狼 as mute as a fish 噤若寒蝉
