(共24张PPT)
Unit 4 Our World
Section B
Topic 1 What’s the strongest animal on the farm
Learning objects
What will do today
Learn some new words.
Go on learning comparative and superlative degrees of adjective.
Talk about our likes and reasons.
Try to find out the beauty of nature.
Look and learn
Look at the pictures and learn some new words.
There are kinds of flowers in the world.
Many people like roses best of all the flowers.
Because they stand for love in most countries.
Do you love roses
Look and learn
Look at the pictures and learn some new words.
On the other hand, there are kinds of animals, too.
What animals do you know
Do you know what it is
Yes, it’s a frog.
Look and write
Look at the pictures and write down the words. Then listen and check.
/ fr g /
______
/ ' nsekt/
_______
/ sneik /
______
frog
insect
snake
/ f ks /
______
/ gu:s /
_______
/ kau /
_______
/ i:p /
_______
fox
goose
cow
sheep
Pair work
A: Which do you like better, animals or plants
B: I like ________ better.
A: Why do you think so
B: Because they are ________.
Pair work
A: Which do you like best, dogs, cats or birds
B: I like ________ best of them.
A: Why do you think so
B: Because they are ________.
Free talk
Which do you like better, animals or plants
Listen and match
Listen to 1a and match the people with the things they like and their reasons.
the nicest of all
cuter
beautiful
friendlier
Listen and fill
Listen to 1a again and fill in the blanks.
Michael likes animals better. He thinks animals are __________.
Wang Wei likes plants better. He thinks roses are _____ ______of the flowers.
Maria likes birds. She thinks they are and they can to us.
Jane likes cats best. Because they are __________than other animals.
Kangkang likes plants and animals. Because they are both ___________to us.
friendlier
the nicest
sing
cuter
important
Read and fill
Read 1a and fill in the blanks. Then report the passage to your partner.
Wang Wei likes ______ better and he thinks roses are the ______ of all the flowers. Michael likes ______ better because he thinks they are _________. They make us happy. Jane likes _____ best because they are _____ than other animals. Maria likes ______ because they are __________ and they can _____ to us. Kangkang likes both ______ and _______ because they are both _________ to us. We _______ the same world with them.
plants
nicest
animals
friendlier
cats
birds
beautiful
sing
plants
animals
important
share
cuter
Key points
As we know, plants and animals are important to us.
as we know 众所周知
be important to sb. 对某人重要
We share the same world with them.
share … with … 与……分享……
E.g.: They are sharing a piece of bread.
They often share beautiful music with each other.
Group work
Make a conversation similar to 1a.
Which do you like better, … or …
Why do you think so
I like … better, because I think …
As we know, …
Group work
Choose one topic from the following, make a conversation to talk about your likes.
Try to use the expressions in this lesson as many as possible.
MUSIC
SUBJECTS
FOOD
SPORTS
Today’s Saying
Loving people live in a loving world.
We have a wonderful world.
Exercises
Fill in the blanks.
1.Animals can _______ _______ _______.
动物给我们带来快乐。
2.The cats _______ _______ ______ other animals.
猫比其他动物更可爱。
3. ____ ____ ____, they ____ ______ _______ ____ us.
正如我们所知,它们俩对我们很重要。
4.We _______ the same world ______ them.
我们和它们共同拥有这个世界。
are cuter than
As we know are both important to
share with
make us happy
Summary
We learn:
some words and expressions: rose, frog, make
us happy, share … with …, of all the …, as we
know.
Irregular forms of adjective’s comparative
and superlative degrees.
We can:
Talk about our likes using comparative and superlative degrees of adjective.
Homework
Read 1a and 1c aloud and fluently and finish the workbook. ( Levels A, B & C)
Write a short passage about your likes about animals and plants. ( Levels A & B )
List more names of animals and plants. (Level A)
Optional:
Enjoy a song: We are the world.
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We are the world
Read and learn
Read the pairs of words and pay attention to the difference between / r / and / l / .
/r/ - /l/
poor — pull door — doll
or — all here — hill
Read and imitate
Read the conversations and pay attention to the pause in each sentence. Then read after the tape and imitate.
A: Which kind of animal do you like better, / frogs or snakes
B: I like frogs better / because they are more useful.
2.A: What about you, / Maria
B: I like birds./ They are beautiful, / and they can sing to us.
3. A: Do you like the countryside
B: Yes, / I like it very much / because / the air is fresher, the sky is bluer/ and the rivers are clearer there.