Unit4AmazingPlantsandAnimals

SectionA,lband1c

Conversation1

Emma:Hi,Yarning.Whatareyoudoing?

Yarning:Hi,Emma.Imstartingtotestonanimalsandplants.

Emma:Soundsfun.Let5staeittogether.

Yarning:OK.Firstquestion.Whafsthelargestanimalintheworld?

Emma:lt5sthebluewhale,right?

Yarning:Right.Itsalsotheheaviestanimalonearth.Nextquestion.

Whichanimalrunsthefastest?

Emma:Ohwait!Ijustreadaboutit.Thecheetahrunsthefastest.

Yarning:Rightagain!AndIthinifsthemostbeautifulanimalinthe

world.

Emma:Icompletelyagreewithyou.

Conversation2

Yarning:Nowletsanswerthequestionsaboutplants.Whatisthe

oldestplantintheworld?

Emma:Hmm,Imnotsure.Doyouhaveanyidea?

Yarning:Well,Ithinmossisoneoftheoldestplants.It

appearedoneartharound470

millionyearsago...Oh,loohere.Imcorrect!

Emma:Interesting!LeVsgoon!

Yaming:Whichindoftreeisthetallestintheworld?

Emma:Theredwoodtree,right?

Yarning:Yes!IhopeIcanseesomesomeday.

SectionA,2aand2d

Ella:Oh,whafsthat,ChenJie?It5ssobeautiful!

ChenJie:Thans.Itsafoldingfan.Iboughtitlastyear.

Ella:Oh!Ithasapaintingofbambooonit.

ChenJie:Yeah.Bambooisoneofthemostpopularsubjectsin

Chinesepaintings.It5sasymbolofgoodnessinChinese

culture.

Ella:Ididn5tnowthatbefore.So,wheredidyougetthatfan?

ChenJie:AttheBambooSeainSichuan,thelargestandoldest

bambooforestinChina.Ilearntlotsofinterestingthings

whenIwasthere.

Ella:Really?Liewhat?

ChenJie:Well,bambooisoneofthefastest-growingplants.Some

bamboocangrowalmostonemetreinoneday.Also,it5s

oneofthemostusefulplantsintheworld.Peoplecanuse

ittobuildhouses