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Friendship Between Animals

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Animals Are Our Friends

Lesson 18: Friendship Between Animals

THINK ABOUT

IT

Dear Li Ming,

This week we learned about some interesting animals.

I used to think only the same animals live together. But yesterday I learned that sometimes different animals live together. Do you know about the rhino? It is big and strong. But it always lets a small bird, an egret, sit on its back.

Are they having fun together? Maybe, but mainly they are helping each other.

The egret helps the rhino stay healthy by cleaning its skin. It also makes noise to warn the rhino about coming danger. The rhino helps the

egret get food easily. How? It scares small insects hiding in the grass, and the egret eats them.

Isn’t that interesting?

Danny

Dear Danny,

What a beautiful relationship they have! Sometimes different animals get together not just to survive, but also for friendship. Have you heard the story of Owen and Mzee? Last week we read that story in class.

It’s a very sad story, but it has a very happy ending. Owen, a baby hippo, lost his parents in a big storm. Mzee is a 130-year-old tortoise. The two found each other and became good friends. They ate, slept and swam together.

That’s a true story of friendship! It touched many people’s hearts.

“How do they understand each other?” I asked Ms. Liu. She said, “Good friends can show they care without words.”

She’s right. Friendship truly has no boundaries.

Listen and fill in the blanks.

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Let’s Do It!

This week Danny learned about ________. He learned about the relationship between the egret and the rhino. The rhino is big and ________. But it lets a small bird called an egret sit on its ________. They help each other. The egret helps to ________ the rhino’s skin. It also makes noise to ________ the rhino about coming danger. The rhino helps the egret get food more ________.

Read the lesson and answer the questions.

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Read the lesson again and fill in the blanks.

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When Owen was a baby ________, he lost his parents in a big ________.

He felt very sad and lonely. But everything changed when he met Mzee, a 130-year-old ________. They built a good ________. They ate, slept and swam ________. Owen felt happy again.

Look at the two pictures below. What do you think the animals are saying to each other? Fill in the bubbles and act out the dialogues.

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1. What is the relationship between the egret and the rhino?

2. Who is Owen? Who is Mzee?

3. How did people feel when they heard the story of friendship between Owen and Mzee?

4. Do good friends need to say something to show they care?

Unit Review

Building Your Vocabulary

Read the passage and fill in the blanks. The first letter is given.

You probably know that elephants are the largest land a________. They are big and s________. They live in groups. They have a l________ life, just like human beings. They are usually friendly to people. They eat grass, and people can ride on their backs. But when they feel scared or they get angry, they become d________. They can knock down trees and carry them out of the f________.

Grammar in Use

Complete the dialogue with “some” or “any”.

A: What are you doing, Jim?

B: I’m drawing ________ pictures. What about you?

A: Me too. But I don’t have ________ pink markers. Do you have ________?

B: Yes, I do.

A: May I borrow ________?

B: Sure. Here you are.

A: Thank you.

Listening and Speaking

II. Listen to the passage and tick the correct answers.

1. What do bears mainly feed on?

I. Listen and repeat.

1. But there are only a few thousand tigers in the wild today.

2. Kiwis can be as big as chickens.

3. They ate, slept and swam together.

4. That’s a true story of friendship!

2. Where do bears live?

Only in Asia. In Asia, Africa and America.

3. When are bears dangerous?

When they feel scared. Any time.

4. In cold places, how long do bears sleep?

Nearly four months. Almost seven months.

III. Complete the dialogue with the sentences in the box. Then work in pairs and talk about other animals.

Tera: ________________________

Bob: Yes. I know some interesting facts about monkeys.

Tera: ________________________

Bob: Some monkeys have long noses. Their noses can be as big as eggplants.

Tera: Ha! That’s really big! ___________

Bob: Some monkeys are clever. They are able to do simple maths.

Tera: Wow! Is that true?

Bob: Yeah! Some monkeys even have a better memory than humans. They can remember colours and shapes.

Tera: Cool! __________________

A. What else do you know?

B. What do you know about them?

C. Have you heard of any amazing animals?

D. Monkeys really are amazing animals.

Putting It All Together

Pandas are mammals. They are black and white. They can grow to be between 1.2 to 1.9 metres tall. Bamboo is their main source of food. Wild pandas live in China. Their average life span is about 20 years. The average weight of a panda is about 80 to 130 kilograms. They are so cute that people all over the world love them.

I. Read this introduction about pandas. Then fill out the table.

Self-Evaluation

I. Talking about Animals

When animals are scared, they can be dangerous.

I can talk about animals in English.

Find more examples from this unit. Then mark your stars.

II. Indefinite Pronouns: some, any I have some donuts for you.

I don’t have any donuts today.

I can use indefinite pronouns properly.

Stand So Still

I’m at the zoo watching all the animals, I want to make friends with one today.

Throw some food to the ducks by the water, Stand so still while they waddle my way.

I’m at the zoo watching all the animals, I want to make friends with one today.

Toss a fish to the seal in his pool, Stand so still while it swims my way.

I’m at the zoo watching all the animals, I want to make friends with one today.

Hold some grass towards the camel,

Facts about Pandas

Type mammal Food Home

Life Span Size Weight

II. Writing

Share an interesting story about animals with your classmates. Then write it down.

Lessons 19 ~ 24

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