Unit 8 Why dont you get her a scarf ? 八年级英语（下）No.11 Middle School of Changsha cityPeriod 4pot-bellied pig1. Why do you think pot-bellied pigs are popular?2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of keeping such a pet?Pot-bellied pigs make good friends.The advantages are that they can watch TV on the sofa when they are small. The disadvantages are that they get too big to sleep in the house and they need a lot of love.1. The most popular pets these days are dogs.2. The name of David Smiths pet is Jerry.3. Life with a pig is always perfect.4. The pig eat little food when she was small.5. David made the pig a special house because she is too big to sleep in the house now.The trendiest kind of pet these days is the pot-bellied pig. David Smith of North London has a pot-bellied pig named Connie. “Pot-bellied pigs make the best pets,” said David. “She watches TV on the sofa with me every night. Shes my best friend.” However, life with a pig isnt always perfect. “When I got my pig, she was small,” said David, “but she eats a lot. Now shes too big to sleep in the house, so I made her a special pig house. Also, pigs need a lot of love. Sometimes I don have enough time to spend with her.”trendytrendiertrendiest adj. 流行的perfect adj. 完美的；理想的3b Look at these notes about hamsters and write an article about them.hamsters are popular, quiet, clean easy to take care ofcheaper than rabbits or cats smallsometimes noisy at night sleep all dayn.兔；野兔adj. 清洁的干净的rabbitrabbits sHamsters are popular pets. People like them because they are quiet and clean.People think they are easy to take care of and they are cheaper than rabbits or cats. They are very small so people dont need to have a special room. Though sometimes they are noisy at night, most of the time they just sleep all day. They are very lovely.3c What kind of animal do you like? Write a magazine article about the animal, but dont say what the animal is. This pet is unusual. Its a kind of bird. It usually lives in a cage. Its easy to take care of. It looks very beautiful with a long mouth and colorful feather. It likes to talk following a man. And it is sometimes noisy because it likes to talk too much!Its white and black. It likes eating fish. It always keeps clean. If it feels hungry, it always calls “Miao”. When it is small, it can catch the mouse well. When it catches the mice, its very brave. Nowadays, the pet are very popular to many people. Someone thinks keeping pets in an apartment is good . However, someone disagrees. Whats your opinion?Fill in the blanks with the words given. expensive boring cheap special interesting1. Today is Jims birthday. His mother is going to make a _ meal for him.specialSelf Check2. My shoes were really _. They only cost $5.3. My aunt took us out to dinner at an _ restaurant, but the food was not good at all.4. The movie was _. I fell asleep half way through it.cheapexpensiveboring5. Its important to choose subjects that you find _.interesting2 Read the passages and then write about the most popular gifts among your friends and family.Everyone likes gifts. Some little kids think they dont get enough gifts. Some old people think they get too many gifts. Different people like different kinds of gifts. Some presents are never too small. A little child may give his mother a leaf from a tree. It is enough to make her very happy. present n. 礼物 make sb. / sth. + 形容词 使某人/某事 What he says makes me rather angry. 他所说的话让我非常生气。 The flowers made the house beautiful. 鲜花让房子美丽。Gift giving is different in different countries. In Japan, people sometimes give special gifts. But they are not opened. Later, the same gift may be given away to someone else. Many people have enough things and dont want too many gifts themselves. In Canada, many people will not give big gifts to someone else. They will pay for a park bench or a tree to help remember a person. In the USA, some people ask their families and friends to give money to charity rather than buy them gifts. In Sweden, doing something for someone is the best gift. People dont need to spend too much money. Instead, making a meal is enough.open v. 开；打开give away 赠送 givegavegiven bench n. 长凳；长椅rather than 胜于Sweden 瑞典instead adv. 代替；而不是 If you dont want to go, I will go instead.Helping do some housework is the best gift for my mother. The best gift for my father is my good mark. My sister likes the dolls best, and my friend likes the interesting books best. Write about the most popular gifts among your friends and family.My pet is a cat. Its white and black. I have kept it since it was two months old. It likes eating fish. When it was small, it could catch the mouse well. It always keeps clean. If