(共25张PPT)
Do you know these animals
lion
tiger
whale
polar bear
elephant
camel
bear
panda
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)
Compare facts about these two animals. Using the language in the box to help you make sentences.
1a
This panda is 200 cm shorter than this elephant.
This elephant eats much more than this panda.
大象是现存世界最大的陆栖动物，主要外部特征为柔韧而肌肉发达的长鼻和扇大的耳朵，具缠卷的功能，是象自卫和取食的有利工具。象肩高约2米，体重3～7吨。非洲象耳大，体型较大，体重较重。亚洲象耳小，身体较小，体重较轻。
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
teeth
20
30
大熊猫最奇特的一点是新生儿在出生时相当的不成熟，体重仅是它母亲体重的0.1%，平均为145克左右，约为成年的千分之一。照顾孩子是一项非常艰巨的任务，通常历时18个月，有时长达两年，直到她的下一个孩子出生。
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.
Koala
— is 75 cm tall
— weighs 10 kilos
— eats leaves
— sleeps 20 hours a day
Here are some facts about koala, using the information below to make sentences.
kangaroo
— is 2.6 m tall
— weighs 50 kilos
— eats plants
— jumps 4 meters high
Here are some facts about kangaroo, using the information below to make sentences.
Language points
1. This elephant weighs many times than this panda.
weigh v. 重量是……；称……的重量
He weighs 60 kilos.
他体重60公斤。
How much do you weigh
你的体重是多少
You always weigh less in the morning.
早晨体重总是会轻一些。
weight n. 重量； 体重
It is about 50 kilos in weight.
这东西重约50千克。
What is your weight
你的体重是多少
He has put on weight since I last saw him.
自从我上次见到他以来，他又长胖了。
Our notebook computer ______ 5 pounds and costs about $2,000. (weigh)
weighs
2. At birth, a baby panda is about …
birth n. 出生；诞生
at birth 出生时
The birth of his grandchildren gave him greatest pleasure.
孙子孙女的出生给他带来了极大的快乐。
She weighed 3.5 kilos at birth.
她出生时体重3.5公斤。
give birth to… 生（孩子）；产生
My aunt gave birth to a baby girl yesterday.
昨天我婶婶生下一个小女孩。
3. A panda can live up to …
up to 到达（数量，程度等）；不多于
In some area of Africa, children get educated up to 12 years old.
在非洲的一些地区，孩子最多受教育到12岁。
I can take up to four people in my car.
我的汽车最多能坐四个人。
一、合并句子。
I’m thirteen. Jim is fourteen. (old)
Mr. Green is 1.75m. Mr. Smith is 1.70m. (short)
Jim is older than I.
Mr. Smith is shorter than Mr. Green.
3. The red box is 2kg. The yellow box is 4kg. (heavy)
4. My hat is 20 yuan. Alice’s hat is 30 yuan. Lucy’s hat is 50 yuan. (cheap)
The yellow box is heavier than the red box.
My hat is cheaper than Alice’s hat and Lucy’s hat.
1. Jim is very _______. Li Lei is _________ than Jim. (hungry)
2. Kate’s moon cakes are ___________ of all. (nice)
hungry
hungrier
the nicest
二、用所给词的正确形式完成句子。
3. Your box is ________ than mine, but his is ___________ of the three (heavy).
4. Unit 2 is quite _____. Unit 3 is _______ than Unit 2. It’s ___________ in Module 1. (hard)
heavier
the heaviest
hard
harder
the hardest
5. This TV play is _______ than that one. (good)
6. My mother is very ______. She is __________ in my family. (busy)
7. Lingling gets to school ________ than the others. (early)
8. She speaks English _____ in our class. (well)
9. Lucy jumped quite _____. (far)
better
busy
the busiest
earlier
best
far
10. I think English is as ___________ as Chinese. (important)
11. This picture is _____________________ of the four. (beautiful)
12. Lucy did _______ than Lily. (bad)
important
the most beautiful
worse
三、根据汉语意思完成下列句子。
13．那头大象大约有350厘米高。
The elephant is about ____________________．
14．它每天吃十公斤的食物。
It eats ________________________food a day.
15．一只大熊猫能够活到20到30岁。
A panda can _______________________20 to 30 years.
350 cm tall
ten kilos of
live up to
16．我刚出生时有60厘米长。
_____________,_I was 60 cm long.
17．这所学校比那所学校大两倍。
This school is __________________than that one.
At birth
twice bigger
