(共25张PPT)
Unit 7 What's the highest mountain in the world
Section B 1a-1d
情景导入
Animals are friends of our humans.They share the same planet with us.So we should learn to protect them.
What's your favorite animal
Panda
单词展示
cm=centimeter/centimetre
厘米
n.出生；诞生
birth
adult
adj.成年人的；成人的
n.成人；成年动物
生成新知
1a
Compare facts about these two animals. Use the language in the box to help you make sentences.
Elephant
— is 350 cm tall
— weighs 5,000 kilos
— eats 150 kilos of food a day
Panda
is 150 cm tall (standing on two
legs)
weighs 100 kilos
eats 10 kilos of food
a day
Example sentence:
This elephant weighs many times more than this panda. (200 cm taller/shorter, weigh much more/less, eat much more/less, eat many times more)
For example:
Try to describe the elephant using the information above.
1. This elephant is 350 cm tall.
2. It weighs 5,000 kilos.
3. It eats 150 kilos of food a day.
Try to describe the panda using the information above.
For example:
The panda is 150 cm tall when it is standing on two legs.
2. It weighs 100 kilos.
3. It eats 10 kilos of food a day.
1b
Listen and check(√) the numbers you hear.
____ 100 ____ 16 ____ 20 ____ 50
____ 120 ____ 0.1 ____ 0.2 ____ 150
√
√
√
√
√
1c
Listen again and complete the sentences.
1. At birth, a baby panda is about _____ to _____ kilos.
2. At birth, a baby panda is about _____ cm long.
3. A baby panda is not black. It is ______ and it
has no _____.
4. A panda can live up to ______ to ______ years.
0.1
0.2
15
pink
20
30
teeth
Tapescripts
Teacher: Do you have any questions about baby
pandas
Boy 1: Are they much smaller than an adult panda
Teacher: Yes. When they’re born, they only weigh
about 0.1 to 0.2 kilos.
小很多
Boy 1: Wow, that’s small! I know an adult panda
weighs many times more than a baby.
Teacher: That’s right. And the adult pandas weigh
about 100 kilos.
……很多倍
Boy 2: What about the size of a baby panda
How small is it
Teacher: At birth, it’s only around 15 cm long, but
an adult panda is around 150 cm long.
Girl: Is a baby panda also black and white
Teacher: No, you would never guess! A baby panda is
pink and it cannot see. It also doesn’t have
any teeth.
Girl: How long can pandas live
Teacher: They can live up to 20 to 30 years.
长达……年
1d
Take turns telling your classmates about pandas.
A: A baby panda cannot see.
B: An adult panda weighs many times
more than a baby panda.
情景表演
A baby panda is pink and it doesn’t have any teeth.
At birth, a baby panda is only around 15 cm long.
The adult pandas weigh around 100 kilos.
Pandas can live up to 20 to 30 years.
问题探究
1．many times more than
(1)“A＋谓语动词＋倍数＋形容词/副词的比较级＋than＋B”表示“A比B……多少倍”。
例句：He runs three times faster than his brother.
他跑得比他弟弟快三倍。
many times more than 意为“比……多很多倍”，是倍数的表达方式之一。
英语中常用的倍数表达法：
(2)“A＋谓语动词＋倍数＋as＋形容词/副词的原级＋as＋B”表示“A是B的多少倍……”。
例句：His father is twice as tall as he.
他父亲的身高是他的两倍。
This tree is three times as tall as that one.
这棵树是那棵树的三倍高。
(3)“A＋谓语动词＋倍数＋the height/weight/length…＋of＋B”表示“A的高度/重量/长度……是B的多少倍。”
例句：This hill is four times the height of that small
one.
这座山的高度是那座小山的四倍。
2．up to
up to意为“到达(某数量、程度等)；至多有；不多于”，其中to为介词，后接名词作宾语。
例句：Up to ten people can sleep in this tent.
这个帐篷最多能睡十人。
Our football team played up to its best in the
last match.
我们的足球队在上次比赛中发挥了最高水平。
【拓展】
up to 还可表示 “(体力或智力上)能胜任；适于(做某事)”，后可接名词或动词作宾语。常用于否定句。
例句：He's not up to the monitor.
他无法胜任班长。
He's not really up to seeing any visitors.
他的身体不太适合见访客。
随堂练习
I.根据句意及汉语提示完成句子。
1．The _________(大象) is a friendly animal.
2．The _________(熊猫) in the park are so cute that many tourists take photos of them.
3．My little brother ________(重) 50 kilos.
4．At _______(出生)，the baby is only 50 cm long.
5．Tom has ________(更多) friends at school than any other student.
elephant
pandas
weighs
birth
more
II.完成句子。
1. He _________ ( weight) only 70 kilos now after
taking a balanced diet.
weighs
2. 他父亲的年纪有他两倍大。
His father is ______ ____ ____ as he.
twice as old
