Unit4AmazingPlantsandAnimals

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Conversation1

Emma:Hi,Yaming.Whatareyoudoing?

Yaming:Hi,Emma.I’mstartingtotestonanimalsandplants.

Emma:Soundsfun.Let’stakeittogether.

Yaming:OK.Firstquestion.What’sthelargestanimalinthe

world?

Emma:It’sthebluewhale,right?

Yaming:Right.It’salsotheheaviestanimalonearth.Next

question.Whichanimalrunsthefastest?

Emma:Ohwait!Ijustreadaboutit.Thecheetahrunsthe

fastest.

Yaming:Rightagain!AndIthinkit’sthemostbeautifulanimal

intheworld.

Emma:Icompletelyagreewithyou.

Conversation2

Yaming:Nowlet’sanswerthequestionsaboutplants.Whatis

theoldestplantintheworld?

Emma:Hmm,I’mnotsure.Doyouhaveanyidea?

Yaming:Well,Ithinkmossisoneoftheoldestplants.

Itappearedoneartharound470

millionyearsago...Oh,lookhere.Imcorrect!

Emma:Interesting!Letsgoon!

Yaming:Whichkindoftreeisthetallestinthewo

rld?

Emma:Theredwoodtree,right?

Yaming:Yes!IhopeIcanseesomesomeday.

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

ChenJie:Thanks.It’safoldingfan.Iboughtitlastyear.

Ella:Oh!Ithasapaintingofbambooonit.

ChenJie:Yeah.Bambooisoneofthemostpopularsubjectsin

Chinesepaintings.It’sasymbolofgoodnessin

Chineseculture.

Ella:Ididn’tknowthatbefore.So,wheredidyougetthat

fan?

ChenJie:AttheBambooSeainSichuan,thelargestandoldest

bambooforestinChina.Ilearntlotsofinteresting

thingswhenIwasthere.

Ella:Really?Likewhat?

ChenJie:Well,bambooisoneofthefastest-growingplants.

Somebamboocangrowalmostonemetreinoneday.Also,

it’soneofthemostusefulpla