Unit4AmazingPlantsandAnimals

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Conversation1

Emma:Hi,Yaming.Whatareyoudoing?

Yaming:Hi,Emma.I’mstartingtotestonanimalsandplants.

Emma:Soundsfun.Let’stakeittogether.

Yaming:OK.Firstquestion.What’sthelargestanimalintheworld?

Emma:It’sthebluewhale,right?

Yaming:Right.It’salsotheheaviestanimalonearth.Nextquestion.Whichanimalrunsthefastest?

Emma:Ohwait!Ijustreadaboutit.Thecheetahrunsthefastest.

Yaming:Rightagain!AndIthinkit’sthemostbeautifulanimalintheworld.

Emma:Icompletelyagreewithyou.

Conversation2

Yaming:Nowlet’sanswerthequestionsaboutplants.Whatistheoldestplantintheworld?

Emma:Hmm,I’mnotsure.Doyouhaveanyidea?

Yaming:Well,Ithinkmossisoneoftheoldestplants.Itappearedoneartharound470million?years?ago?...?Oh,?look?here.?Im?correct!

?Emma:?Interesting!?Lets?go?on!

Yaming:Which?kind?of?tree?is?the?tallest?in?the?world??

?Emma:The?redwood?tree,?right?

Yaming:?Yes!?I?hope?I?can?see?some?someday.

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Ella:Oh,what’sthat,ChenJie?It’ssobeautiful!

ChenJie:Thanks.It’safoldingfan.Iboughtitlastyear.

Ella:Oh!Ithasapaintingofbambooonit.

ChenJie:Yeah.BambooisoneofthemostpopularsubjectsinChinesepaintings.It’sasymbolofgoodnessinChineseculture.

Ella:Ididn’tknowthatbefore.So,wheredidyougetthatfan?

ChenJie:AttheBambooSeainSichuan,thelargestandoldestbambooforestinChina.IlearntlotsofinterestingthingswhenIwasthere.

Ella:Really?Likewhat?

ChenJie:Well,bambooisoneofthefastest-growingplants.Somebamboocangrowalmostonemetreinoneday.Also,it’soneofthemostusefulplantsintheworld.Peoplecanuseittobuildhousesandmaketoolsandinstruments.

Ella:Oh,that’sinteresting.Irememberpandaslovetoeatbambootoo,right?

ChenJie:Exactly!Actually,weeatbambooshootstoo.T