Unit 4 Topic 1 Which do you like better, plants or animals？
学习目标：
1.复习形容词、副词的比较级和最高级及其用法；
2.学习新单词：
southwest, b ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )amboo, less, land, sea, south, fur, bone, feature, feed on, in danger
学习过程：
一．自主学习
I.单词互译
1.陆地________2.海洋_ ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )________ 3.sound_________ 4.bamboo________ 5. south________
II.短语互译
1. 处于危险中____________ 2. 最大最重的动物___________3. 越来越少___________ 4. 以...为食______________ 5. kill ... for... _____________________________
III.选词填空
small, live on , think of , in danger , such as
1) The rabbit did ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) not see the tiger behind, It was 2) The number of some animals is getting __________ and _________at the moment.
3) Mr Lee kno ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ws several languages, English,Japanese and Chinese.
4) Kate often her parents when she looked at the photo.
5) Elephants land,but fish live in water.
二．合作交流
语言点导学：（language points）
1. Pandas live in the forests and mountains of Southwest China.
Southwest China = the southwest of China 中国西南部
2. Now they are in danger because some humans kill whales and make the ocean water dirtier.
be + in +名词，用来表示“处于…之中” in danger处于危险状态
3. They are the oldest type of tigers living in the world.
它们是生活在当今世界上的最古老的虎种。
现在分词短语可放所修饰的名词后，作后置定语，相当于定语从句 (that are) living in the world.
Eg: 你认识正在和我们英语老师谈话的那个男孩吗？
Do you know the boy talking to our English teacher
4. They feed on bamboo. 他们以竹子为食。
feed 动词 “喂，养” feed on “以...为食”
三．探究展示
单项选择
( ) 1.I think real cards are______ than e-cards.
A. nice B. nicer C. nicest D. the nicest
( ) 2.—John, is Henry your twin brother
—Yes, he is twenty minutes _________ than me.
A. heavier B. elder C. taller D. older
( ) 3. —How are you today, Bob
—I’m even _____ now. I don’t think the medicine is good for me
A. better B. worse C. happier D. unluckier
( ) 4. —Who’s that boy
—He is the of all the boys in our class.
A. taller B. tallest C. excellent D. more excellent
( ) 5. Many people ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )think it’s very important ____us ______learn English well.
A. for, to B. to , to C. with, for D. for, for
( ) 6. Suzhou i ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s_____ most beautiful tourist city and I believe I’ll come for_____ second time.
A. the, a B. a; a C. the; the D. a; the
( ) 7. you practice , it becomes.
A. more easier B. The more the easier
C. The more easier D. More the easier
( ) 8. He is of the two.
A. tall B. taller C. the tallest D. the taller
四．拓展训练
完形填空
Now in some ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )places of our country, many people are cutting down(砍伐) the trees in the forests. They need more 1 to build houses and more farmland to grow crops and so on. The areas of forests are getting 2 . Some scientists say that there 3 no big forests in 20 or 30 years. It is really a(n) 4 thing. 5 the forests, we will have sandstorms(沙尘暴) often. The weather will get 6 . The earth will become a big desert(沙漠). A lot of plants and animals will 7 . Crops will not grow anywhere. Life will be 8 for everyone.
So we should do ou ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )r best 9 our living environment and keep our mountains
10 , the water clean, and the sky blue.Unit 4 Topic 1 Which do you like better, plants or animals？
学习目标：
1. 学习并掌握形容词、副词的比较级和最高级及其用法；
2. 会用比较级形式比较动物和植物的区别，从而理解动物和植物都是重要的，我们都应该珍惜;
3. 学习新的句型:
1) Which do you like better, plants or animals
2) ---Why do you think so
---Because animals are our friends.They make us happy.
3) I think roses are the nicest of all the flowers.
学习过程：
一．自主学习
I.读课本1a,翻译以下词组。
1.和某人谈论…__________________2. 饲养一只宠物狗________________
3.使我们高兴____________________4.我更喜欢动物___________________
5.和… 玩_______________________6.我最喜欢猫_____________________
7唱歌给我们听__________________8.其他的动物_____________________
9.两者都… _____________________10.众所周知______________________
11.和…分享…___________________12.在所有的花儿中________________
II. 根据句意和汉语提示填写单词
1. Most people in the world think that _________（ 玫瑰花）stand for love.
2.Li Hua often _________ ___________（谈论）the movies .
3.Sun Shuo is taller than __________ __________（ 其他的男孩）in our class.
4.I prefer dogs to cats. I think they are ____________（更友好）.
5._________ _________ __________（众说周知）, the weather in Beijing is colder than that in Guangzhou.
二．合作交流
语言点导学：（language points）
1. Which do you like better , plants or animals 动物和植物你更喜欢哪一个？
better good/well 的比较级 最高级为 best
几个特殊的比较级和最高级“好、坏、多、少、远”。
good/well better best bad/ill worse worst many/much more most
little less ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) least ; far farther/further farthest/furthest;
2. I like both animals and plants.
both “两者都” 位置放在实前be后。
Eg：We both like animals 我们都喜欢动物。
They are both teachers 他们都是老师。
Both he and I are going to Beijing tomorrow. 他和我明天都要去北京。
三．探究展示
I. 单项选择
( ) 1. It would be very dangerous to _________ fire.
A. get with B. play with C. play on D. get on
( ) 2. ---I think ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) the elephants are _________ of all the animals on land.
--- Yes, you’re right.
A. bigger ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) B. the biggest C. smaller D. the smallest
( ) 3. You should ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )share your happiness _____ your friends. It’s important ______ them.
A. with; of B. with; to C. to; with D. and; for
( ) 4. ---Which do you like ________, cats ______ dogs --- Cats.
A. well; and B. better; and C. better; or D. best; or
( ) 5. I keep animals at home . Animals are _______ than plants.
A. interesting B. more interesting C. most interesting
II. 用适当的介词填空
1. As we know, plants and animals are important _________ us.
2. If there is no water, what will our world be _________
3. They are talking _________ plants and animals.
4. Snakes are the most dangerous __________ all.
5. Look! A little boy is playing __________ a pet dog.
四．拓展练习
I. 按要求转换句型
1. His father is 42, and my father is 40. （同义句转换）
His father is _______ _______ ________ than __________.
2. I think tigers are the most dangerous because they attack people.
（对划线部分提问）
________ _______ you think tigers are the most dangerous
3. I prefer coffee with milk. （同义句转换）
I ________ coffee with milk __________.
4. How do you like the goose （同义句转换）
________ do you __________ of the goose
II.根据汉语提示完成句子
( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )Unit 4 Topic 1 Which do you like better, plants or animals？
学习目标：
1.学习新单词：sky , river ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ), clear , beauty , nature , horse , sheep , cow , thin
2.学习并掌握形容词、副词的比较级和最高级及其用法；
学习过程：
一．自主学习
I.读课本1a翻译以下词组
1. 考虑____________2. 欣赏自然美景________________ 3. 在农场___________
4. 和….闲聊__________5. 追赶_____________ 6. 过着更好的生活___________
II.写出下列形容词的比较级和最高级形式
1. strong _____________2. fat _________ 3. ugly ___________4.thin___________
5. lazy ______________6. brave _______ 7.noisy ___________8.well___________
二．合作交流
语言点导学：（language points）
1. ---Hey, Wang Wei. What are you thinking about
---Oh, I am thinking about life in the countryside.
in the countryside 在乡下 think about 考虑，思考
think over 仔细考虑 think of 想起，认为，想到
2. People can enjoy the beauty of nature. 享受自然之美
3. That must be fun.
must “一定 ” 表猜测 表示对否定的推测用can’t
Eg: This book must be Mary’s. Her name is on the cover of the book.
The man can’t be our English teacher , he has gone to Hainan.
4. sheep 的单复数一样 。 foot---feet goose----geese mouse---mice
5. Look! The hens are ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) much/ a little smaller than the cows/geese. The mice are the
smallest of all. “than”是比较级的标志
Eg: Yao Ming is a little taller than Yi Jianlian.
Yao Ming is much taller than Pan Changjiang.
much/ a little 可以修饰比较级 … of all /in the… 这些是最高级的标志
小试牛刀：
Lucy is ______(thin) than me . Tom is ________ (heavy) in our class
三．探究展示
I. 单项选择
( ) 1. — Wh ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )at are you doing — I’m life in the countryside.
A. think over B. thinking over C. thinking about
( ) 2. Water is very important all living things. We must _____ every
drop of water.
A. for; leave B. for; keep C. to; save
( ) 3. There were __________ animals in the forest many years ago.
A. thousand of B. thousands of C. three thousand of
( ) 4. Yao Ming is one of in the world.
A. best play ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ers B. the best player C. the best players
( ) 5. — Our teacher told us that these exercises were __________.
— Really
A. far more easy B. much easier C. even more easy
( ) 6. The Changjiang River is ___________ rive in China.
A. the longest B. long C. longer
II.用所给单词的适当形式填空
1. I am __________(think ) about the life in the big city.
2. The vegetables ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) in this market is much_______(fresh) than those in that one.
3.Of all the students in Class 6 , Wei Qunli is _______________ （tall）
4. Yang Wei is __________ (short) than Yao Ming.
5. The water in Lihe River is _________(clear) than that in Shahe River.
6. The students a ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )re________(quiet) in math classes than in English classes.
7. The boy is ______________ (strong) in Class One.
8. He plays the piano _________(well) than I do.
9.There are so many_________（mouse）in the old house.
10. Seven __________(sheep) are on the grass.
四．拓展训练
完形填空
We know that trees are ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) useful in our everyday life. They 1 us many things, such as wood, oxygen(氧气), rubber（橡胶）, medicines(药材) and many other things. They can
2 tell us a lot about our climate. The following are the reasons. If you 3 a tree, you can see that it has many rings. Most trees grow one new ring 4 year. Because of the reason, we know 5 a tree is. A tree over a hundred years old means that it has more than a hundred 6 . When the climate is dry or very cold, the trees do not grow very much and their rings are usually 7 . When it is wet and warm, the rings are much thicker. If the rings are suddenly very thin or suddenly very thick, this means that the
8 changed suddenly. If we look at the rings on this tree, we can learn about the 9 for a hundred years. We can see 10 our climate is changing today.
( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )Unit 4 Topic 1 Which do you like better, plants or animals？
学习目标：
1.继续学习并掌握形容词、副词的比较级和最高级及其用法；
2.学习了解热带雨林的一些知识从而懂得热带雨林的重要性并且懂得保护热带雨林;
3.学会利用已有信息去猜短文的内容的阅读技巧。
学习过程：
一．自主学习
I. 读课本1a，翻译以下单词和词组。
rainforest_________thick________ground__________cover________surface_______
provide__________ lung ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) ________ control________ climate________ nature _______
灭绝_______________ 茂密的森林 ____________ 地球的表面 _______________
成千上万 ___________________ 在某事中起重要作用_______________________
II. 预习课本1a , 完成1b。然后，根据1b 完成1c 。
二．合作交流
语言点导学：（language points ）
1. Rainforests cover 6％ of the earth’s surface.热带雨林占地球表面的6％。
句中的 cover用作动词，意思是“覆盖，遮盖”
earth’s surface =the surface of the earth. 意思是“地球的表面”
Water covers most parts of the earth’s surface. 水覆盖了地球表面的大部分。
2. They provide places to live for thousands of plants and animals
它们为成千上万的动植物提供了栖息地。
thousands of …… “成千上万的，好几千的 ”
Eg: There are thousands of books in our National Library.
国家图书馆里有成千上万本图书。
hundreds of , thousands of 是一种固定用法，表示不确定的数目，前面不能出现表示具体数目的词。
Eg：There are three thousand students in our school. 我们学校有3000名学生。
3. They play an important part in controlling the climate.
它们在调节气候方面起着重要的作用。
play a/an …part in … 意思是“在…方面起着…作用” “在…中扮演…角色，后接名词、代词、动词的ing形式。如：
Eg: Computers play an important part in our life.
电脑在我们生活中起着很重要的作用。
control 用作动词，意思是“控制，调节”
Eg: The man was so angry that he couldn’t control himself.
那个人是那么生气以至于无法控制自己。
三．探究展示
I. 根据句意及中文提示完成下列句子
1. Look, There is a wallet on the __________（地面）.
2. The mountains are covered with ________（厚的）snow.
3. It is usually very cold and ________(潮湿的) in London in winter.
4. The little pet dog ________（死）and it made her very sad.
5. We have only one_________ （地球）we must protect it well.
6. __________ __________ （成千上万）people come to China to visit the Great Wall.
7. Do you know how many plants there are on the ______ _______（地球表面）
8. If we don’t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) protect animals, they will ______ ________（灭绝） some day.
9. I think math is _______ _______（更有用）than others subjects.
10. You should learn to _______ _______ （控制自己）
II.阅读下面短文，选择方框中所给的单词并用恰当形式填空。
die both food thousand oneself
As we know, plants are very important living things. There are 1 of plants in the world. If there were no plants on the earth, men and animals would 2 . This is because plants can make 3 from air, water and sunlight, which provide food for men and animals. Animals and men cannot make food by 4 . Animals get their food by eating plants and other animals. Men get their food by eating plants and animals, too. So
5 animals a ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )nd men need plants to live. Life can’t go on without plants.
四．拓展练习
阅读短文
Kangaroos（袋鼠）live in ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )Australia . They can’t run and they can’t walk. But they can jump more than nine meters at a time. They can jump very fast — thirty kilometers an hour. Baby kangaroos are very small — only 3cm long. They can’t jump and they can’t see. A young kangaroo is always in its mother’s pouch for the first six months. They can see when they’re nine weeks old. They can jump when they’re eight months old.
The biggest animal on the earth is the blue whale（鲸）. It weighs about 80 tons — more than 24 elephants . It’s more than 30 meters long. A new born baby whale weighs the same as a big elephant.
A cat won’t die when it falls from a very high place. This is because it can turn itself up the right way to keep its body safe. One cat fell from the 32 nd floor onto the street, but was just hurt a little.
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