(共21张PPT)
Unit 4
Topic 1 What’s the strongest animal on the farm
Section B
本节课通过Wang Wei, Michael, Jane, Kangkang之间的对话，引出谈论动植物的话题。在这部分内容的学习中，教师可以借助图片对比的方式培养学生爱护动植物的意识。通过动物、植物更喜欢哪个的表述，继续学习形容词的比较级和最高级。
1. 通过本课学习，在口语表达的时候能根据意群或逗号适当地停顿。
2. 能在老师的引导下，听出 /r/ /l/ 之间的区别。
3. 能正确拼读并运用单词表中的黑体单词如：rose, 以及一些形容词的比较级、最高级形式。
4. 能掌握形容词的比较级和最高级的用法。
5. 能运用本课所学语言，对某些事物进行比较。
1. 能听懂有关通过比较级、最高级来评价某个事物的话题，能根据停顿听出句子的意群。
2. 能正确地口头表达有关通过比较级、最高级来评价某个事物的话题。
3. 能正确朗读课本的文本材料，准确把握语音、语调及停顿。
4. 能正确运用比较级和最高级进行书面表达。
通过对Section B的学习，要求学生明白动植物能带给我们欢乐，使我们的世界更加美丽，保护动植物，让我们和花鸟鱼虫和谐生存。
知识目标
技能目标
情感目标
Look at the pictures, make sentences according to the examples.
horse pig cow cat sheep mouse
hen goose duck
dog rabbit
The hens are smaller than the dogs.
The mice are smaller than the hens.
The mice are the smallest of all.
A: Which do you like better, … or …
B: I like … better. I think it’s (cute)
than the dog.
the dog
cuter
the rabbit
A: Which do you like better, … or …
B: I like … better. I think it’s (strong)
than the pig.
the pig
stronger
the cow
A: Which do you like better, plants or animals
B: I like … better. I think animals are (friendly).
plants
friendlier
animals
Which does Michael like better, plants or animals
Which does Wang Wei like better, plants or animals
1a
rose
玫瑰花
Listen to 1a and answer the questions.
Wang Wei dogs cuter
Michael birds friendlier
Jane roses beautiful
Maria cats the nicest of all
Listen to 1a and match the people with the things they like and their reasons.
1b
Read 1a and fill in the blanks.
Wang Wei likes ______ better and he thinks the 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
1c
1a
Watch the video and imitate.
Watch 1a, imitate and practice in pairs.
Act out the conversation in class.
1a
Work in pairs and make up conversations about animals or plants you like. The expressions in 1a may help you.
Pair work
2
Look at the pictures and write down the words according to the sounds. Then listen and check the vowels and stress.
/ fr g /
______
/ ' nsekt /
_______
/ sne k /
_______
frog
insect
snake
3
/ f ks /
______
/ gu:s /
_______
/ ka /
_______
/ i:p/
_______
fox
goose
cow
sheep
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
4a
Read the conversations and pay attention to the pause in each sentence. Then read after the tape and imitate.
1. 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.
4b
Language points:
1. Which do you like better, ... or ...
2. keep a pet dog
3. make us happy (make sb. + adj.)
4. play with sb.
5. As we know, they are …
6. be important to sb.
7. share the same world with sb.
1. Animals can ______ _____ _______.
动物使我们快乐。
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。
As we know
are both important to
make us happy
are cuter than
4. Which do you ____ _____, cycling or skating
你更喜欢哪一项，骑自行车还是滑冰？
5. The tigers ___ _______ _____ other animals.
老虎比其他动物更强壮。
6. We ______ the same world ______ them.
我们和它们共同拥有这个世界。
are stronger than
like better
share with
Summary:
Talk about plants and animals in nature.
Which do you like better, plants or animals I like … better.
Why Because they are cuter than other animals. I think ... are the nicest of all the flowers.
2. Useful expressions:
like better, like best
make us happy, sing to us
share … with …, be important to
Homework:
1. Read and recite 1a.
2. Make sentences with “like better, like best”.
3. Prepare for the learning of Section C.
