Unit4 Topic 1 What's the strongest animal on the farm? Section A课件（39张PPT）

Unit 4 Our World



Section A
Topic 1 What’s the strongest
animal on the farm?
一、掌握以下单词和短语：
sky, river, clear, beauty, nature, horse, sheep, hen, cow, thin, rose. think about, live in, on the farm, over there, chat with, run after, play with.
Learning Objectives:
二、掌握形容词的比较级和最高级
的变化规律。
三、能用比较级描述住在城乡的
差异。
Pre-listening
Did you go to the countryside?
You can enjoy the beauty of nature there.
New words
/?bju:t?/
n. 美丽；美人
/?ne?t??/
n. 自然；性质
The sky is blue.
The river is clear.
New words
/ska?/
n. 天，天空
/?r?v?/
n. 河，江
/kl??/
adj. 清澈的；明显的
v. 移走，清除
What animals can you see in the countryside?
New words
/h?:s/
n. 马
horse
New words
sheep
some sheep
pl.
/?i:p/
n. （绵）羊；
驯服者
New words
hen
thin
thinner
thinnest
/hen/
n. 母鸡
/θ?n/
adj. 瘦的；薄的；稀的
New words
cow
/ka?/
n. 母牛，奶牛
strong
stronger
strongest
形容词的比较等级
形容词有三个比较等级
原级（即原形）
比较级（表示“较......”/“更......一些”）
最高级
（表示“最......”）
表示两者的比较时用比较级；
表示三者及以上中“最......”时，用最高级。
Grammer
观察下列比较级和最高级的变化，总结其规则：
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比较级
最高级
great
greater
greatest
strong
stronger
strongest
brave
braver
bravest
fine
finer
finest
1. 一般在词尾加-er或-est。
2. 以不发音的字母e结尾的
在词尾加-r或-st。
观察下列比较级和最高级的变化，总结其规则：
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比较级
最高级
big
bigger
biggest
fat
fatter
fattest
happy
happier
happiest
lucky
luckier
luckiest
3. 以重读闭音节结尾且末尾只有一个辅音字母，先双写这个辅音字母，再加-er或-est。
4. 以辅音字母+y结尾的词，先变y为i，再加-er或-est。
观察下列比较级和最高级的变化，总结其规则：
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比较级
最高级
seriou
more serious
most serious
interesting
more interesting
most interesting
5. 多音节词和部分双音节词，在词前加more或most。
有些形容词的比较等级变化是不规则的，常见的有：
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比较级
最高级
good/well
better
best
bad/ill
worse
worst
many/much
more
most
little
less
least
far
farther/further
farthest/furthest
While-listening
countryside
city
Lead-in
It’s quiet in the countryside.
countryside
The air is fresh.
The sky is blue.
The trees are green.
The river is clear.
It’s noisy in the city.
city
The river is dirty.
The air is dirty.
The roads are wide.
The traffic is busy.
The air in the countryside is ________
The sky in the countryside is ________
The river in the countryside is ________
The trees in the countryside are _________ than those
in the city.
It’s ________ in the countryside than in the city.
than that
in the city.
fresher
bluer
clearer
greener
quieter
主语+谓语+adj/adv比较级+than+比较对象(注：比较对象要一致)
Does Wang Wei like the countryside or the city?
1a Listen, look and say
Let’s listen!
_____ fresher _____ busier _____ bluer
_____ taller _____ bigger _____ clearer

_____ nicer _____ quieter _____ noisier
1b Listen to 1a and check the words you hear.
1c Listen again and fill in the blanks. Then read it aloud.
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
1a Listen, look and say
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 countrside and I go there
for my summer holiday every year.
Michael: That must be fun.
表推测的情态动词：
must be “一定是”，
may, might “可能” ，用于肯定句中；can’t “不可能”，用于否定句。
1. What are you thinking about? 你在想什么？
考点：
think about 意为“考虑，思考”。与think相关的短语还有：
think of“想到、想起、认为"；think over“深思熟虑，仔细考虑”。
动副短语，代词作宾语需放在中间，名词可以放在中间，也可放在后面。
eg. They're thinking about buying a new car.他们正在考虑买一辆新车。
What do you think of my new dress?我的新裙子怎么样？
I thought of my grandma when I saw the old woman.
当我看见那个老太太的时候就想起了我的奶奶。
Think it over, and you'll find a way. 仔细思考它，你就会有办法。
Language points
1. What are you thinking about? 你在想什么？
及时练习：
1. There is no need for you to ______ ______（考虑） where to go.
2. Mike always ______ ______（想起）his own sister when he sees Maria.
3. You’d better ______ it ______（认真思考）before answering the question.
Language points
think about
thinks of
think over
考点：
(1)quieter than “比……更安静”。...比较级+than...用于两者之间进行比较。than后面的比较对象可以是一个单词，一个短语或者一个句子。
eg. Kangkang is taller than Maria. 康康比玛利亚高。
The weather in Chongqing is hotter than that inYunnan.重庆的天气比云南热。
(2)句中的much是用来修饰比较级quieter的，意为“安静得多”，表示比较的程度。常见的比较级的修饰语还有：
a lot……得多；a little一点儿；even甚至。
练习：1. Mr. Liu is _______ earlier than I. 刘老师比我早得多。
2. Fangfang is _______ fatter than Meimei. 比梅梅要胖点儿。
Language points
a lot
a little
2. I think the countryside is much quieter than the city, too.
我认为农村比城市也要安静得多。
考点：
(3) 比较的对象相同，为了避免重复，可用that/those代替第二个比较对象，单数名词或不可数名词用that代替，复数名词用those代替。
eg. The weather in Shanghai is better than that in Wuhan.
The texts in Book III are much easier than those in Book IV.
拓展：形容词最高级（三者及以上之间比较）
the + 最高级... of/in...
注意：最高级前面需加the；of/in用来表示比较的范围。
eg. Shanghai is the largest city in China.
Tim is the tallest boy of three.
Language points
2. I think the countryside is much quieter than the city, too.
我认为农村比城市也要安静得多。
2a 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?
Kk: Horses. 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! Thery are swimming and
chatting with the hens and ducks.
Kk: The cat is running after a mouse and the dog is playing with the rabit.
Helen: Look! The cows and the sheep are eating. All the animals are
living a ______ life on the farm.
taller
stronger
nicer
shorter
cuter
better
Post-listening
2b Study the rules carefully and complete the table.
Adjective
strong
tall
nice
brave
Comparative
stronger
nicer
Superlative
strongest
nicest
Adjective
big
fat
thin
lazy
ugly
Comparative
bigger
lazier
Superlative
biggest
laziest
taller
tallest
braver
bravest
fatter
fattest
thinner
thinnest
uglier
ugliest
small big
Practice
The mice are ______ _____ the hens.
The hens are ______ _____ the geese.
The mice are ____ _______ of all.
<
<
smaller than
smaller than
the smallest
small big
Practice
The geese are ______ _____ the hens.
The hens are ______ _____ the mice.
The geese are ____ _______ of all.
>
>
bigger than
bigger than
the biggest
thin much a little
Practice
The ducks are ______ ______ than the geese.
The ducks are ______ ______ than the pigs.
a little thinner
much thinner
<
<
3 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
( One day, the animals on the farm were talking.)
Dog : I’m the strongest on this farm.
Rabbit : I don’t think so. The pig is stronger than you .
Dog : Ha! Ha ! He is lazier than me .
…
( ) 1. Come here at Christmas! You can buy _____ in a year
A. the cheapest B. cheaper C. the worst D. worse
( ) 2. Debbie is growing fast. She is even _____ than her mother.
A. tall B. taller C. tallest D. the tallest
( ) 3. —Where do your grandparents live?
—My grandma lives _____ the countryside but my grandpa
lives _____ the farm.
A. in; in B. in; on C. on; on D. on; in
( ) 4. Her English is perfect. No one speaks English _____ him.
A. as beautiful as B. as badly as C. worse than D. better than
Choose the best answer.
Exercises
A
B
B
D
1. 今天比昨天更冷。
It’s ______ today ______ it was yesterday.
2. 重庆比贵阳更漂亮。
Chongqing is ______ ______ than Guiyang.
3. 他是他们班最高的一个。
He is ____ _______ ____ his class
4. 我认为英语是所有学科中最重要的。
I think English is ____ _____ ______ ____ all the subjects.
5. 我爷爷越来越老了。
My grandfather is _____ _____ _____.
Translate the sentences.
Exercises
colder than
more beautiful
the tallest in
the most important of
older and older
比较级+ and + 比较级
表示“越来越.......”
summary
Homework
1. Read 1a.
2. Recite the new words and expressions.
3. Finish Section A in your workbook.
4. Preview Section B.
Thank You