Unit 4 Our World Topic 1 What's the strongest animal on the farm? Section A课件+内嵌音频

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Unit 4 Our World
Section A
Topic 1 What’s the strongest animal on the farm
Learning objects
What will do today
Learn some new words and expressions.
Learn comparative and superlative degrees of adjectives.
Compare things, people and places.
Look and learn
Look at the pictures and learn some new words and expressions.
Look and learn
Look at the pictures and learn some new words and expressions.
Which do you like better, the horse or the pig
I like the horse better.
Because I think it’s stronger than the pig.
Do you think so
Look and learn
Look at the pictures and learn some new words and expressions.
Which dog do you like better
I like the white dog better.
Because I think it’s cuter than the black one.
Do you agree with me
Look and learn
Look at the pictures and learn some new words and expressions.
Which apple do you want to have
I want the green one better.
Because I think it’s bigger than the red one.
Maybe some of you like the red one, because it’s fresher.
Think
How do we compare two animals, fruits, etc.
I think it’s stronger than the pig.
I think it’s cuter than the black one.
I think it’s bigger than the red one.
… because it’s fresher.
Study
Study the rules carefully and complete the table.
Adjective strong tall nice brave
Comparative stronger nicer
Adjective big fat thin lazy ugly
Comparative bigger lazier
taller
braver
fatter
thinner
uglier
Key points
形容词的比较级
一般在词尾直接加er: tall—taller
以e 结尾的单词去e加er: wide—wider
以辅音字母加y结尾的单词，把y改成i, 再加 er: busy—busier
以重读闭音节结尾，且末尾只有一个辅音字母的单词，双写末尾的辅音字母，再加er: big—bigger, (fat, thin, red, hot)
Free talk
Which do you like better in the following pairs of animals Why
Look and say
Look at the pictures and talk about it.
Look guess
Look at the picture and guess:
Which will they use, comparative degrees or superlative degrees Why
What may they talk about
Listen and check
Listen to 1a and check the words you hear.
_____ fresher _____ busier _____ bluer
_____ taller _____ bigger _____ clearer
_____ nicer _____ quieter _____ noisier
Listen and fill
Listen again and fill in the blanks.
Wang Wei likes the countryside very much because he thinks the air is _________, the sky is _______ and the rivers are ________ there. Michael thinks the countryside is much ________ than the city, too, so people can enjoy the beauties of nature. Wang Wei goes to the countryside every year for his summer holiday.
fresher
bluer
clearer
quieter
Read and think
Read 1a aloud and think of more about differences between cities and the countryside.
Michael: Hey, Wang Wei, what are you thinking about
Wang Wei: Oh, I'm thinking about life in the countryside.
Michael: Do you like the countryside
Wang Wei: Yes, I like it very much because the air is fresher, the sky is bluer and the rivers are clearer there.
Michael: I think the countryside is much quieter than the city, too. People can enjoy the beauty of nature there.
Wang Wei: My grandma lives in the countryside and I go there for my summer holiday every year.
Michael: That must be fun!
Group work
Discuss and list the advantages and disadvantages of cities or the countryside.
Countryside Cities
air
…
Look and learn
Look at the pictures and learn some new words and expressions.
Here are photos of three dogs.
Which dog do you like best
I like the one below best.
Because I think it’s the cleverest one of them.
And I think the first one is the laziest.
Look and learn
Look at the pictures and learn some new words and expressions.
I like China best of all the countries around the world.
I think it has the longest history and it’s the greatest country in the world. I’m proud of my homeland.
Think
How do we compare more than animals, fruits, etc.
I like the one below best.
I think it’s the cleverest one of them.
I think the first one is the laziest.
I think it has the longest history.
It’s the greatest country in the world.
Study
Study the rules carefully and complete the table.
Adjective strong tall nice brave
Superlative strongest nicest
Adjective big fat thin lazy ugly
Superlative biggest laziest
tallest
bravest
fattest
thinnest
ugliest
Key points
形容词的最高级
以e 结尾的单词去e加est: wide—widest
以辅音字母加y结尾的单词，把y改成i, 再加 est: busy—busiest
以重读闭音节结尾，且末尾只有一个辅音字母的单词，双写末尾的辅音字母，再加est: big—biggest, (fat, thin, red, hot)
Free talk
Which animal do you like best Why
Exercise
Small Big
The mice are smaller than the hens.
The hens are smaller than the geese.
The mice are the smallest of all.
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Exercise
Small Big
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The hens are bigger than the mice.
The geese are bigger than the hens.
The geese are the biggest of all.
Exercise
Thin
The ducks are a little thinner than the geese.
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The ducks are much thinner than the pigs.
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Practice
Listen to the conversation and fill in the blanks.
(One day, the children were visiting a farm.)
Yukio: Kangkang, what's the strongest animal on the farm
Kangkang: Horses. But I think the _______ horse over there is _______ than the ______ horse.
Sally: I think the sheep are the nicest of all.
Helen: But I think this cat is __________. He lets me hold him.
Yukio: The pigs must be the fattest and laziest animals on the farm. What do you think, Sally
Sally: But I think the pigs are_______. Look! They are swimming and chatting with the hens and ducks.
Kangkang: The cat is running after a mouse and the dog is playing with the rabbit.
Helen: Look! The cows and the sheep are eating. All the animals are living a ________ life on the farm.
taller
stronger
shorter
nicer
cuter
better
Practice
Write down the comparative degrees and superlative degrees of the following words.
short _______ _______ small ______ _______
large _______ ________ late _______ _______
happy ______ ________ easy ________ _______
hot _______ ________ hard ________ _______
cute ________ ________ dirty ________ ______
good ______ _______ many/much _________ ______
shorter shortest
larger largest
happier happiest
hotter hottest
cuter cutest
smaller smallest
later latest
easier easiest
harder hardest
dirtier dirtiest
better best
more most
Look and say
Look at the picture and choose the correct word for each animal. Then make conversations with the adjectives in 2b.
horse pig
cow cat
sheep mouse
hen goose
duck dog
rabbit
Exercises
Fill in the blanks.
Yang Wei is _______(short) than Yao Ming.
The water in Lihe River is ______(clear) than that in Shahe River.
The students are ______(quiet) in math classes than in English classes.
The boy is __________(fat) in Class one.
Changjiang is __________(long) river in China.
shorter
clearer
quieter
the fattest
the longest
Summary
We learn:
some words and expressions: think about,
the beauty of nature, sky, river, clear, horse,
sheep, thin, cow, hen …
Comparative and superlative degrees of adjectives
We can:
Compare things, people, places, etc.
Homework
Read 1a and 2a aloud and fluently and finish the workbook. ( Levels A, B & C)
Make a conversation similar to 1a. ( Levels A & B )
Compare the classmates in different ways. (Level A)
Optional:
Enjoy a song: Home is in your eyes
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Home is in your eyes