Learning Individually
Recycling Time
（for reference)
Vocabulary about Animals: （from Word Learning Booster) emperor penguin, diet, female, male, chick,parenting, dinosaur, kangaroo, organ, tongue, butterfly, skin, adult, giant,whale, survival, breeding, breed, babysitter, childcare, feed, newborn, bat
Vocabulary about Plants: （from Word Learning Booster) bear, species, orchid, tropical, carnation, lily,desert, polar, region, root, bark, thorn
Learning Strategies:
Unit 5
1)Predicting based on the pictures and the sentences from the reading text
2)Distinguishing between opinions and facts
3)Constructing and using the lexical chunks for expressing scale or extent
4)Identifying a word’s different parts of speech in a sentence
5)Locating specific information while listening
6)Organising contents by using a colourful layered card while writing
7)Making use of connectors to make the writing more logical and united
8)Reflecting on the learning process under guidance
Unit 6
1)Summarising the theme of a reading material by using the key words
2)Using lexical chunks which have been learned newly in context
3)Intentionally summarising the grammatical rules and applying them
4)Searching for necessary information on the Internet while writing
5)Communicating a message by creating a poster
6)Understanding idioms and proverbs based on their cultural background
7)Reflecting on the learning process under guidance
Word Builder
1)dishonest:不诚实的
2)insect:昆虫
Reading Land
Before Reading
1.1)bee 2)horse 3)elephant 4)cat； mouse 5)dog(https://www.daowen.com)
2.ants:B cranes:D pigs:A tortoises:D
foxes:Edragons:Cchicken:Fparrots:G
Reading
1.image:形象
2.saying:谚语
3.sure:一定会胜利的（根据龟兔赛跑的故事)
4.knight:骑士
5.herd:group
6.subject:谚语里涉及的对象、谈及的话题和主题
After Reading
1.（Introduction) Topic sentence:Every language has words and expressions which describe the characteristics of some animals.
（Animal images)
Same: sheep who talks peace with a wolf （never beg for peace from your enemies)； a parrot who talks （one who can just repeat)； chicken （fearfulness)； bees and ants （busy)
Different: crane: long life （in Chinese culture)； no special meaning （in English culture)
fox: magic power （in Chinese culture)； dishonest （in English culture)
dragon: wise and power （in Chinese culture)； greedy and cruel （in English culture)
More examples: Omitted.
2.（for reference)
1)There are maybe quite a few reasons. ①The influence of geographical environment. As everybody knows that, Britain, as an island country, does not share any land border with any other countries except the Republic of Ireland. In history, its navigation industry has a special passion and lure for water. Animal in the sea is often used to apply in idioms. In English, animal idioms about fish constitute a large proportion,such as “have bigger fish to fry”, which means there are a lot of important and interesting things that need to be done. However, China is an ancient country that relies on agriculture. Cattle being as the main animal act an extremely vital role in ancient agricultural life. In Chinese idioms, people often describe a person who is working hard as “老黄牛”. People always compare industrious people with the good quality of bearing hardship without any complaint to oxen. ②The influence of religious belief. Religion, being as a kind of cultural phenomenon, takes great impact on the historical development of nations. Without exception, language on the other side mirrors the religious culture. English culture as a main system of European culture is greatly influenced by Christianity for a long time. The Bible is not only the classic item of Christianity, but also the vital book to research the ancient English culture. In daily life, people like to quote a lot from the Bible to instruct their lives and behaviours. For example, “A cat may look at a king.”（位卑之人也有权利), which means obscure characters also have the same rights. However, Chinese culture was deeply influenced by Taoism, Buddhism and Confucianism, which persuades people to bear with a kind-hearted mind and should not be allowed the thought of killing animal’s life. There is an example “佛口蛇心”, which means honeyed words but with the malicious intention. ③The influence of cultural custom and history. Old English is ruled by the authority—Pope and the King for hundreds of years, so many idioms such as “the king and pope, the lion and wolf” （国王教皇,狮子豺狼) are including the sense of outrage and feeling of rebellion. In China’s proverbs, there is an idiom to express the same meaning, such as the “Kings and bears often worry their keepers （伴君如伴虎)”. China is a time-honoured country which owns 5,000 years’ cultural history and tradition. In ancient China, the King is regarded as a dragon, and correspondingly, the Queen is considered as a phoenix, so there are some idioms such as “to hope one’s children will have a bright future”（望子成龙或望女成凤).
2)关于“狼”的俗语、谚语:舍不得孩子套不住狼；可怜狼的人要被狼吃掉；可怜狼的猎人,羊群不会增多
关于“马”的俗语、谚语:马后炮；一马当先；路遥知马力,日久见人心；一马不跨双鞍；人有错手,马有失蹄
关于“虎”的俗语、谚语:不入虎穴,焉得虎子；初生牛犊不怕虎；关门养虎,虎大伤人
3.1)Love me, love my dog
2)when the cat is away, the mouse will play
3)You can take a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink
4)as busy as a bee
5)a white elephant
6)He is a chicken