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U7 What’s the highest mountain in the world
B 1a-1d
What's your favorite wild animals
Why do you like them
It’s quite big and heavy.
It has the longest teeth and nose.
It’s black and white.
It’s cute and friendly.
It’s strong and scary.
It’s tall and friendly.
Elephant
Panda
Tiger
Giraffe
Warm-up
How to describe wild animals
height(高度)
living place
weight(重量)
ability(能力)
food
protection
importance
It is 350 cm tall.
It weighs 5,000 kilos.
It eats 150 kilos of food a day.
It can help people do a lot of work.
Elephant
weigh v. 重量是……；称……的重量
weight n. 重量
cm (=centimeter) n. 厘米
读作350 centimeters
Pre-listening
Panda
birth n. 出生；诞生 at birth 出生时
adj. 成年的；成人的 n. 成人；成年动物
It is 150 cm tall (standing on two legs)
At birth, it is only about 0.1 to 0.2 kilos, but an adult one weighs 100 kilos.
It eats 10 kilos of food a day.
It is a symbol of our country.
Pre-listening
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
the height
the weight
the food
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
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)
The elephant is 200 cm taller than the panda.
The panda is 200 cm shorter than the elephant.
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
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)
The elephant eats much more than the panda.
The elephant eats many times more than the panda.
The panda eats much less than the elephant.
倍数的表达
“A比B……多少倍”
“A+谓语动词+倍数+形容词/副词的比较级+than +B”
例：大象比熊猫重好多倍。
An elephant weighs ______ ______ _______ ______a panda.
many times more than
例：这只狗比那只猫重5倍。
This dog weighs _______ ________ _______ _______ that cat.
five times more than
例：他跑得比他弟弟快三倍。
He runs _______ ________ _______ _______ his brother.
three times faster than
Pre-listening
On height/weight/food/other facts you know:
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Now make more sentences.
This panda is 200 cm shorter than this elephant.
This elephant eats much more than this panda.
…
Pre-listening
Language points
倍数 + 比较级 + than
Point2
This elephant weighs many times more than this panda.
该结构意为“是……（长/宽等）多少倍”，表示倍数。
This table is three times longer than that one.
【拓展延伸】① “倍数 + as + 形容词/副词原级 + as”也表示倍数，意为“是……的几倍”。
This table is three times as long as that one.
② “倍数 + the size/length/height + of …”意为“……是……的几倍大/长/高”。
This table is three times the length of that one.
Pre-listening
0.1
0.2
16
20
50
100
120
150
zero point one
zero point two
sixteen
twenty
fifty
one hundred
one hundred and twenty
one hundred and fifty
Read the following number.
Listen and check(√) the numbers you hear.
1b
____ 100 ____ 16 ____ 20 ____ 50
____ 120 ____ 0.1 ____ 0.2 ____ 150
√
√
√
√
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
1c
live up to…years old
活到…岁
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.
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 around 100 kilos.
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 1： 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 1： How long can pandas live
Teacher：They can live up to 20 to 30 years.
1d
Post-listening
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.
Exercises
用所给单词的适当形式填空。
1
2
3
4
5
This elephant_________(重量是) many times more than this panda.
His wife gave ____________(birthday) to a baby boy yesterday．
Many ____________(adult) also like playing computer games．
The elephant weighs many times __________ (much) than the koala．
Town Cinema is ____________(cheap) than Screen City．
The size of our school is____________ (two) bigger than theirs.
weighs
birth
adults
more
cheaper
twice
6
Exercises
三、根据汉语意思补全句子
1
那个婴儿生下来重七磅。
That baby weighed seven pounds__________ __________ ．
一只熊猫能活20到30年。
A panda can _________ _________ _________ 20 to 30 years．
这头大象的重量比这头熊猫重许多倍。
This elephant weighs __________ __________ more than this panda．
2
3
at birth
live up to
many times
1
2
3
4
双腿站立.
A比B重好多倍
5000千克重
活到...岁
Useful expressions
standing on two legs.
weigh 5000 kilos
A weighs many times more than B
live up to ... years
Summary
New words
Expressions
cm weigh(v.i &v.t) birth adult
Comparisons
up to at birth
= centimeter
weight
to make comparisons about the elephant and the panda
how to modify comparatives
Homework
Find out some facts about 3 other animals, and make comparisons among them.
Preview the new words and phrases in Section B (P 54-55).
THANK YOU
