Unit4AmazingPlantsandAnimals

SectionA,1band1c

Conversation1

Emma:Hi,Yaming.Whatareyoudoing?

Yaming:Hi,Emma.Imstartingtotestonanimalsandplants.

Emma:Soundsfun.Letstakeittogether.

Yaming:OK.Firstquestion.Whatsthelargestanimalintheworld?

Emma:Itsthebluewhale,right?

Yaming:Right.Itsalsotheheaviestanimalonearth.Nextquestion.

Whichanimalrunsthefastest?

Emma:Ohwait!Ijustreadaboutit.Thecheetahrunsthefastest.

Yaming:Rightagain!AndIthinkitsthemostbeautifulanimalinthe

world.

Emma:Icompletelyagreewithyou.

Conversation2

Yaming:Nowletsanswerthequestionsaboutplants.Whatistheoldestplantintheworld?

Emma:Hmm,Imnotsure.Doyouhaveanyidea?

Yaming:Well,Ithinkmossisoneoftheoldestplants.Itappearedoneartharound470millionyearsago...Oh,lookhere.Imcorrect!

Emma:Interesting!Letsgoon!

Yaming:Whichkindoftreeisthetallestintheworld?

Emma:Theredwoodtree,right?

Yaming:Yes!IhopeIcanseesomesomeday.

SectionA,2aand2d

Ella:Oh,whatsthat,ChenJie?Itssobeautiful!

ChenJie:Thanks.Itsafoldingfan.Iboughtitlastyear.

Ella:Oh!Ithasapaintingofbambooonit.

ChenJie:Yeah.Bambooisoneofthemostpopularsubjectsin

Chinesepaintings.ItsasymbolofgoodnessinChinese

culture.

Ella:Ididntknowthatbefore.So,wheredidyougetthatfan?

ChenJie:AttheBambooSeainSichuan,thelargestandoldest

bambooforestinChina.Ilearntlotsofinterestingthings

whenIwasthere.

Ella:Really?Likewhat?

ChenJie:Well,bambooisoneofthefastest-growingplants.Some

bamboocangrowalmostonemetreinoneday.Also,itsoneofthemostusefulplantsintheworld.Peoplecanuse

ittobuildhousesandmaketoolsandinstruments.

Ella:Oh,thatsinteresting.Irememberpandaslovetoeatbambootoo,rig