Book Unit 8 Hummingbird Winter

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Unit 8 Hummingbird Winter
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Introduction of Hummingbird

• Hummingbirds are nature's little jewels. As the
  smallest of North American birds, they have long
  slender bills adapted for reaching deep into
  tubular flowers. Their wing beat is so rapid that
  it produces a humming sound. They feed while
  hovering and can also fly backward. Their throat
  feathers look black when light does not reflect
  the brilliant iridescent colours. They are
  fearless and pugnacious Males have a "pendulum"
  courting flight with distinctive patterns for
  some species. They migrate by day, flying low.
  Their eggs are small, and white. Few have a song
  however most of all have a rapid squeaky
  chipping or a clicking sound.

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Unit 8 Hummingbird Winter

• Part I Listening and Speaking Activities
• Brainstorming
• ( Extra activity Think of at least five words
  for the body parts of a certain animal and five
  appropriate adjectives to describe these
  animals.)

paw, tail, whisker... cute, docile,
clever... beak, wing. feather... loveable,
friendly... paw. tooth, fur... loyal,
clever...
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Expressions for reference 1. Expressions of
animal body parts fur, paw, feather,
plumage, claw, tail, beak, wing, fang, horn,
hoof, fin, trunk, hide, mane1 2.
Expressions of keeping pets walking dogs,
training, keeping the pigeons in the cage,
keeping a pet as a companion, feed, bath, spay
your pet2 , pat your pet3 , love your pet
3. Expressions of characteristics of animals
fierce, submissive, docile, clever,
understanding, dangerous, poisonous, loveable,
independent, loyal, playful, cute, friendly. 4.
Some common proverbs and sayings with animals.
love me, love my dog a black sheep4 meek
as sheep he works like a dog5 wily as a
fox6 1 the fine, soft, thick hair covering
the back of animal' neck, such as horses, lions,
etc. 2 removing the ovaries of an animal so
that the animal cannot reproduce 3 stroking an
animal's head and neck to express fondness 4 an
unsatisfactory member of a family, group,
etc 5 He's very hard-working. 6 crafty,
cunning
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2 Communication between man and animal Aims
Learning to understand vocabulary to express
communication between man and animal through
discussion, listening and task based
activities Listening Read the questions. Listen
to the recording twice to take notes Exchange the
notes in pairs before you give your answers.
Suggested Answers to the questions 1. c.
animals 2. A shark and a sea turtle will emerge
from the ocean just offshore, swimming together
in a circle for several minutes. 3. The two
women sacrificed themselves so the children could
have their portions of food 4. A giant whale
rose partly out of the water and frolicked about
for the next five minutes.
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Debate on animals Aims Practicing making ones
point about keeping pet in an argument

• Discuss the positive and negative aspects of pet
  ownership. Use the following questions to
  organize your ideas.
• Do you or did you have a pet?
• Do you see more people keeping pets than before?
• What animals are usually kept as pets?
• Will keeping a pet make people more friendly and
  caring?
• Can pets understand peoples emotion?
• Some people say that keeping pets is expensive
  and tiring, do you agree?

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Part II Reading Comprehension and Language
Activities

• Aims
• Learning to understand and communicate the
  concepts related to human-animal relationships
  through reading, writing, speaking and
  interactive activities
• Learning to use the expressions and phrases set
  forth in the objectives of this unit
• Pre-reading discussion
• Present the following questions for discussion.
• 1. In many cities, we can see birds in cages or
  parrots tied to bars. Do you think this is a
  sensible practice?
• Suggested points Sensible
• Men are lonely.
• They need the entertainment of birds.
• Mankind dominates the world.
• It is better than killing them.
• Animals will not have to search for food.
• Incorrect
• Man and animal are equal.
• Man is too selfish.
• The birds feel pain and boredom, and cannot live
  life as they are supposed to.
• Animals have rights.
• They may contribute more to the welfare of human
  beings if given freedom.

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Homework

• 1 Continue to discuss the positive and negative
  aspects of pet ownership. And compose the
  argument into a composition with150 words.
• 2 Search online to find some more information on
  hummingbird.
• http//public.fotki.com/seetruly/1/hummingbird-ban
  ding/page2.html
• http//www.photola.org/board/viewtopic.php?t1009
• 3 Prepare a story on the relationship between
  human and animals.