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rabbits * Unit 8 Why don’t you get her a scarf ? 八年级英语（下） No.11 Middle School of Changsha city Period 4 pot-bellied pig Why do you think pot-bellied pigs are popular? 2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of keeping such a pet? Pot-bellied pigs make good friends. The advantages are that they can watch TV on the sofa when they are small. The disadvantages are that they get too big to sleep in the house and they need a lot of love. 1. The most popular pets these days are dogs. 2. The name of David Smith’s pet is Jerry. 3. Life with a pig is always perfect. 4. The pig eat little food when she was small. 5. David made the pig a special house because she is too big to sleep in the house now. The trendiest kind of pet these days is the pot-bellied pig. David Smith of North London has a pot-bellied pig named Connie. “Pot-bellied pigs make the best pets,” said David. “She watches TV on the sofa with me every night. She’s my best friend.” However, life with a pig isn’t always perfect. “When I got my pig, she was small,” said David, “but she eats a lot. Now she’s too big to sleep in the house, so I made her a special pig house. Also, pigs need a lot of love. Sometimes I don’ have enough time to spend with her.” trendy—trendier—trendiest adj. 流行的 perfect adj. 完美的；理想的 3b Look at these notes about hamsters and write an article about them. hamsters are popular, quiet, clean easy to take care of cheaper than rabbits or cats small sometimes noisy at night sleep all day n.兔；野兔 adj. 清洁的干净的 Hamsters are popular pets. People like them because they are quiet and clean. People think they are easy to take care of and they are cheaper than rabbits or cats. They are very small so people don’t need to have a special room. Though sometimes they are noisy at night, most of the time they just sleep all day. They are very lovely. 3c What kind of animal do you like? Write a magazine article about the animal, bu