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Fun Secrets of Farm Animals
Farm animals are cute and friendly. Do you know that they have some super fun secrets? Let's find them out right now!
Mother hens "talk" to their eggs
Listen carefully! "Cluck! Cluck!" Guess! Who is the mother hen talking to? Her eggs! And the chicks inside peep back. Amazing! This "talk" helps the chicks hatch safely around the same time.
Ducks stay dry in water
Brrr! The water looks so cold but the ducks are swimming happily. Why? They have a special gland near their tails that makes oil. They put oil on their feathers, so they stay dry and warm in water.
Horses can sleep standing up
Can you sleep while standing up? Of course not! But horses can. They have a special lock in their legs. In this way, they can have a shallow sleep while standing. However, they must lie down to get a deep sleep.
Sheep have super memories
Do you know that sheep have super memories? They can remember the faces of more than 50 other sheep for years! They can also remember the faces of the humans who take care of them. When a sheep remembers a face, its brain works like a human's. Isn't that clever?
Farm animals are so interesting! When we understand them better, we can look after them better too!
Exercises
Ⅰ. Read and choose. 读一读，为动物选择相应的特征。
A. It can sleep standing up.
B. It can stay dry in water.
C. It can "talk" to its eggs.
D. It has a super memory.
Ⅱ. Read and write. 读一读，填入正确的单词，帮助农场动物完成自我介绍。
1. I'm a mother
2. I'm a
3. I'm a
4. I'm a
Word bank
secret /ˈsiːkrət/ n. 秘密 hatch /hætʃ/ v. 孵化 gland /ɡlænd/ n. 腺 oil /ɔɪl/ n. 油
feather /ˈfeðə(r)/ n. 羽毛 dry /draɪ/ adj. 干燥的 lock /lɒk/ n. 锁
shallow /ˈʃæləʊ/ adj. 浅的 lie down 躺下 deep /diːp/ adj. 深的
memories /ˈmeməriz/ n. 记忆(memory的复数) human /ˈhjuːmən/ n. 人类
brain /breɪn/ n. 大脑
Fun Secrets of Farm Animals
Farm animals are cute and friendly. Do you know that they have some super fun secrets? Let's find them out right now!
Mother hens "talk" to their eggs
Listen carefully! "Cluck! Cluck!" Guess! Who is the mother hen talking to? Her eggs! And the chicks inside peep back. Amazing! This "talk" helps the chicks hatch safely around the same time.
Ducks stay dry in water
Brrr! The water looks so cold but the ducks are swimming happily. Why? They have a special gland near their tails that makes oil. They put oil on their feathers, so they stay dry and warm in water.
Horses can sleep standing up
Can you sleep while standing up? Of course not! But horses can. They have a special lock in their legs. In this way, they can have a shallow sleep while standing. However, they must lie down to get a deep sleep.
Sheep have super memories
Do you know that sheep have super memories? They can remember the faces of more than 50 other sheep for years! They can also remember the faces of the humans who take care of them. When a sheep remembers a face, its brain works like a human's. Isn't that clever?
Farm animals are so interesting! When we understand them better, we can look after them better too!
Exercises
Ⅰ. Read and choose. 读一读，为动物选择相应的特征。
A. It can sleep standing up.
B. It can stay dry in water.
C. It can "talk" to its eggs.
D. It has a super memory.
Ⅱ. Read and write. 读一读，填入正确的单词，帮助农场动物完成自我介绍。
1. I'm a mother
hen
. I talk to my eggs
so that my chicks can hatch safely.2. I'm a
duck
. I can stay dry in water because I have a special gland near my tail
.3. I'm a
horse
. I can sleep standing up because I have a special lock in my legs
.4. I'm a
sheep
. I have a super memory because my brain works like a human's when I remember faces
.Word bank
secret /ˈsiːkrət/ n. 秘密 hatch /hætʃ/ v. 孵化 gland /ɡlænd/ n. 腺 oil /ɔɪl/ n. 油
feather /ˈfeðə(r)/ n. 羽毛 dry /draɪ/ adj. 干燥的 lock /lɒk/ n. 锁
shallow /ˈʃæləʊ/ adj. 浅的 lie down 躺下 deep /diːp/ adj. 深的
memories /ˈmeməriz/ n. 记忆(memory的复数) human /ˈhjuːmən/ n. 人类
brain /breɪn/ n. 大脑
答案
P73 I. 1. B 2. C 3. A 4. D
II. 1. hen, eggs 2. duck, tail 3. horse, legs 4. sheep, faces
II. 1. hen, eggs 2. duck, tail 3. horse, legs 4. sheep, faces
