6. How about the zoo? 动物园怎么样？
New Words新单词
bird (n.)
读音：[bɜ:d]
释义：鸟
snake (n.)
读音：[sneɪk]
释义：蛇
green (adj.+n.)
读音：[gri:n]
释义：绿色的；绿色
tell (v.)
读音：[tel]
释义：告诉
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Now, it is Tuesday afternoon and the children are in their classroom. They are speaking and writing about all the things they can remember from the zoo.
现在是星期二下午，孩子们在教室里。他们在讨论和书写他们能记住的动物园里的所有事情。
Some of the children are writing, and the teacher is asking some of the other children questions. She is asking them questions about the zoo. The teacher wants the children to tell her what they can remember from the zoo.
有些孩子在写作，老师在向其他孩子提问。她在问他们有关动物园的问题。老师想让孩子们告诉她他们能记住动物园的什么事情。
Can you remember some of the things at the zoo? Can you remember all the animals? Can you remember what the big elephant likes to eat? Can you remember Pat’s questions to the man who works in the zoo? That man was very kind to the children, wasn’t he?
你还记得动物园里的一些事情吗？你还记得所有动物吗？你还记得大象喜欢吃什么吗？你还记得佩特向动物园的工作人员提的问题吗？那个工作人员对孩子们很友善，不是吗？
What animals were there in the zoo? There were monkeys, tigers and elephants. One of the elephants was very big. That elephant is nine years old. There were a lot of snakes and other animals, too.
动物园里有什么动物？那里有猴子、老虎和大象。其中一头大象非常高大，那头大象九岁了。那里还有很多蛇和其他动物。
Some of the snakes were big, and some of them were small. There were a lot of birds, too. There were white birds, black birds and green birds. Some birds were black and white. Some birds were red, black and green and other birds were many other colors.
那里有大蛇，有小蛇。那里还有很多鸟，有白色的鸟、黑色的鸟和绿色的鸟。有些鸟黑白相间，有些鸟是红色、黑色或绿色，还有鸟是很多别的颜色。
The teacher wants the children to finish their writing. After the children finish their writing, the teacher will look at their books. She will look to see if their writing is correct, or not.
老师想让孩子们完成他们的作文。孩子们写完作文后，老师会检查他们的作业本。她会看看他们的作文是否正确。
If Pat’s writing is correct, Pat can read it to the other children in the class. After that, at four o’clock, she will go home. She will go home and tell Mommy about all the things in the zoo.
如果佩特的作文是正确的，佩特可以把作文读给班里的其他孩子听。在那之后，她就会在四点钟回家。她会回家告诉妈妈有关动物园的一切。
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Mommy and Pat are speaking about Pat’s day.
妈妈和佩特在讨论佩特的一天
Mommy
Hello, Pat. How about your afternoon at the zoo? Was it good?
Pat
Oh, yes. It was very good. There were lots of animals in the zoo, and there were some kind people who work there, too.
Mommy
Tell me something about the zoo. Tell me about some of the animals.
Pat
There were monkeys, tigers, elephants, birds, snakes and a lot of other animals, too.
Mommy
Snakes? Tell me about the snakes. Were they big?
Pat
Some of them were big. Some of them were very big. Some of the other snakes were small. A lot of the snakes were green, and one snake was black, red, green and white.
Mommy
I don’t like snakes. What about you, Pat? Do you like snakes?
Pat
Not very much. But Lee does. Lee says he’s going to ask Daddy to get him a big snake. He says he wants to look after it in his room.
Mommy
What? Oh, no! Where is Lee now? Is he in the house?
Pat
No, he isn’t. He’s outside in the garden. He’s in the garden playing with Tom.
Mommy
Well, please go and tell him to come into the house. I want to speak to him.
Pat
What do you want to speak to him about?
Mommy
I want to tell him not to ask Daddy to get him a snake! I want to tell him that he can’t have a snake. I don’t like snakes, and I will not have one in the house! Now, go and tell Lee to come in here. Go on! Go on, now!
妈妈
你好，佩特。你下午在动物园怎么样?今天过得好吗？
佩特
喔，是的，非常好。动物园里有很多动物，还有一些工作人员。
妈妈
告诉我一些关于动物园的事，跟我讲讲其中的一些动物。
佩特
那儿有猴子、老虎、大象、鸟、蛇和许多其他动物。
妈妈
蛇？告诉我有关蛇的事情，有大蛇吗？
佩特
有大蛇，有小蛇，还有很小的蛇。许多蛇是绿色的，有一条蛇黑白红绿四色相间。
妈妈
我不喜欢蛇。佩特，你呢？你喜欢蛇吗？
佩特
并不是很喜欢，但是李喜欢。李说他要请爸爸给他弄一条大蛇。他说他想在他的房间里照看蛇。
妈妈
什么？噢，不！李现在在哪里？他在房子里吗？
佩特
不,他不在。他在花园里，他在花园里和汤姆一起玩。
妈妈
好吧，请去叫他到房子里来，我想和他谈谈。
佩特
你想跟他谈些什么？
妈妈
我要告诉他不要让他爸爸给他弄一条蛇！我要告诉他，他不可能养蛇。我不喜欢蛇，我的家里也不会有蛇！现在去叫李来这里。去吧！现在就去！
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1. What does the teacher want the children to tell her?
2. Was there a big elephant in the zoo?
3. Were there any snakes?
4. What about birds?
5. Were there any chickens?
6. How about the people who work in the zoo? Were they kind?
7. What does Mommy want to tell Lee?
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