3.Guessing game: Show the pictures of the pets’ parts and guess what it is. Learn new words and find out the special plural form of “ goldfish” and “ mouse”.

1　 such as a cat, a dog, a rabbit, a goldfish, a mouse, a parrot, etc.

2　 Talk with students:

1).T: What is it?

S: It is a rabbit.

T: Do you like it?

S: Yes, I like it very much．

T: Why do you like it?

S: Because it is lovely．It has two long ears．It often jumps and runs here and there．I can feed it carrots when it is hungry．That will be interesting．

2)　 T: What’s this?

S: It’s a parrot.

T: Why do you like it?

S: It can speak and sing like a person．That’s wonderful! I feel happy when it is with me．And I can teach it to speak.

3)　 T: What do you think about the mouse?

S: Oh, it is small and soft．

T: I can hold it in my hand．Maybe some people don’t like it，but I think it is smart and lovely

4)　 T: I like goldfish very much，and you?

S: I like watching it swim around．Its tail is so beautiful when it is swimming．How happy and free it is in water!

5)　 T：Girls usually like cats，but one of my friends doesn’t．

S：Why?

T：It often likes to sleep on her lap，so she can’t do anything．

2.Talk about whether they like pets or not. What pets do they like?

Step I　 Leading-in

1.Sing　 a　 song　 ‘Mary　 had　 a　 little　 lamb’.

A tape recorder, PPT

To identify names of animals and typical features

4.To　 use　 the　 comic　 strip　 to　 introduce　 the　 function　 of　 giving　 instructions---‘

bring　 me…’　 and　 ‘should’.

3.To understand differences in animal features

2.To identify names of animals and typical features

1.To introduce students to the world of pets

2.Recite the poem