(共19张PPT)
Unit 7 What’s the highest mountain in the world
Section B listening
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
Lead-in 课堂导入
e.g.
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)
Research 自主探究1
Read the examples. Then summarize the structures.
1. weighs 5,000 kilos 重5000千克
2. How much does it weigh 它多重？
3. He weighed the fruit. 他称了那些水果的重量。
4. What’s the weight of the little dog
那只小狗的重量是多少？
Do the exercise on Page 91
Conclusion:
1.weigh( )
做连系动词时，表示“__________”
做及物动词时，表示“__________”
2.weight( )，表示“重量”
3.对重量的提问：
_______________________________
_______________________________
v.
重（多少）
称……的重量
n.
How much do/does … weigh
What’s the weight of…
Task 1
1b Listen and check the numbers you hear.
100 16 20 50
120 0.1 0.2 150
Interaction
师生互动
Task 2.
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
Task 3. Pair work
Interaction 生生互动
Use the following information to make a conversation with your partners.
Koala
At birth: 2~3cm; 5.0~5.5k
Adult: 70~80cm; 8~11kg
Food: leaves
The following questions may help you:
How much does … weigh
How small is …
What else …
How long …
sleep for 18 hours a day,
no tail
live up to 10~15 years
Read the following words and phrases about whales. Put them in the correct place in the chart.
1. Humans catch whales for
meat, fat and oil
2. Eat small fish and other sea life
3. Jump high out of the water
4. Rules on whale protection
5. Huge
6. Water pollution
7. Live in the sea
8. Some kinds have teeth
9. Learn more about whales
10. Stop putting rubbish into the sea
11. Sing songs
12. Whale parts sold to make things
likes candles and soap
Research 自主探究2
What do they look like
Where do they live
What do they eat
What can they do
Why do some of them have to be protected
How can we protected them
5 8
7
2
3 11
1 6 12
4 9 10 11
Write a paragraph about whales and why they need to be protected. Use the information in 3a. Then make a poster.
Whales are… They live in… They eat… They can…
One interesting fact is… Another interesting fact is…
Some kinds of whales are in danger because…
We should protect whales
from…
I think people
should/shouldn’t…
Whales are huge. They live in the sea. They eat small fish and other sea life. They can sing songs. One interesting fact is that some kinds have teeth. Another interesting fact is that they jump high out of the water. Some kinds of whales are in danger because humans catch whales for meat, fat and oil, and put rubbish into the sea. We should protect whales from danger. I think people should make rules on whale protection.
One possible version
Be kind to animals
Extension
Language points:
1. weigh
2. 倍数的表达
Writing
Be kind to animals.
Summary 课堂小结
1. The biggest ______ in the world is the Sahara.
2. The river is too ______ to swim in.
3. China is one of __________ civilizations (文明) in the world.
4. The ______ of the fastest animal is 120 kilometers per hour.
5. －What ______ do you need for your coat
－I want a large one.
desert
dirty
the oldest
一、根据句意，用适当的词填空。
speed
size
Feedback 反馈练习
二、用括号内单词的适当形式填空。
1. Jim is very ______. Li Lei is _________ than
Jim. (hungry)
2. Kate’s mooncakes are _________ of all. (nice)
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)
5. This TV play is _____ than that one. (good)
hungry
hungrier
the nicest
heavier
the heaviest
hard
harder
the hardest
better
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)
10. I think English is as _________ as Chinese.
(important)
11. This picture is _______________ of the
four. (beautiful)
12. Lucy did _____ than Lily. (bad)
busy
the busiest
earlier
best
far
important
the most beautiful
worse
三、单项选择。
1. My brother is _____ more outgoing than me.
A. many B. little C. much
2. October 12th was one of ______ days in
2005. Shenzhou-VI was launched（发射）
successfully.
A. exciting B. more exciting
C. the most exciting
3. Which city is _____, Beijing, Shanghai or
Fuzhou
A. beautiful B. the most beautiful
C. more beautiful
4. _____ children there are in a family, _____
their life will be.
A. The less, the better B. Fewer, richer
C. The fewer, the better
5. Mobile phones are very popular now and
they are ______ than before.
A. cheap B. cheaper C. the cheapest
6. In our city, it’s _____ in July, but it’s even
___ in August.
A. hotter, hottest B. hot, hot C. hot, hotter
7. Jack’s handwriting is as ____ as Mike’s.
A. good B. better C. best
8. We can do the work better with ____
money and ______ people.
A. little, few B. less, fewer C. fewer, less
9. Jim is the tallest student in our class and
Tom is the second ______ one.
A. tall B. taller C. tallest
