(共21张PPT)
Unit 4
What’s the best movie theater
Section A (2d-3c)
Yao Ming is___ _______of the three.
Liu Xiang is tall.
Yi Jianlian is Liu Xiang.
taller than
the tallest
This apple is big.
This apple is_______ ____ that one.
This apple is______ ________ ____ _______.
bigger than
the biggest
of all
It is_______.
It is ______. /w s/
It is ___ _____.
40
60
He is the worst __ ___ _______.
bad
worse
the worst
of the three
This car is______________________.
good
better
the best of the three
Wang Lin is ________ (tall) of the three.
This theater is _________ (cheap) in the town.
the tallest
the cheapest
Lily Hotel is one of __________ (big) hotels in our city.
the biggest
Wednesday is her _______ (busy) day.
busiest
The Yellow River is the second
___________ (long) river in China.
longest
2d.Follow the tape and then answer the questions.
Where can you buy the freshest food in town
Which cinema has the biggest seats in town
What does Greg think of the new place
Greg is ____ in town. He doesn’t know his way _______. Helen is telling him some information now: The ____ supermarket is on Center Street. You can by ___ _______ food there. The ______ cinema around here is Sun Cinema. You can sit ___ ____ ___________ because they have ___ ______ seats.
Fill in the blanks According to the conversation.
new
around
best
the freshest
newest
the most
comfortably
the biggest
2d
Role-play the conversation.
Greg: Hi,I'm Greg. I'm new in town.
Helen:Hi, I'm Helen.Welcome to the neighborhood! How do you like it so far
Greg: It's fantastic, but I still don't really the know my way around.
Helen:Well, the best supermarket is on Center Street.You can buythe
freshest food there.
Greg: Oh,great. Is there a cinema around here I love watching movies.
Helen:Yes, Sun Cinema is the newest one. You can sit the most
comfortably because they have the biggest seats.
Greg: Thanks for telling me.
Helen:No problem.
在镇上
迄今为止
Thanks for doing sth.感谢某人做某事
不客气；不用谢
how do you like... = what do you think of... 你认为...怎么样？
so far意为“到目前为止；迄今为止”，相当于by now。
So far so good. 到目前为止，一切都好。
so far还可以表示“（距离）如此远；（程度）如此深”。
I’m not sure to walk so far.
我没有把握能步行这么远。
My feet are very sore from walking so far.
走了这么远的路，我的脚非常痛。
My mother lives so far away that we hardly ever see her.
我母亲住得那么远，我们很少见到她。
thanks for与thanks to
thanks for
thanks to
意为“多亏;由于;幸亏”，并无当面感谢的意思，有时可与with the help of互换。
Thanks to the help of the teacher, I passed the exam.
多亏老师的帮助，我通过了考试。
意为“因……而感谢”，后接名词、代词或动名词，表示感谢的原因。
Thanks for helping me with my French.
多谢你帮我学习法语。
Grammar Focus
哪个电影院是最好的去处？
What’s the best movie theater to go to
城镇电影院。它离家最近。并且你可以在那儿最快地买到票。
Town Cinema. It’s the closest to home. And you can buy tickets the most quickly there.
哪个是城镇里最差的服装店？
Which is the worst clothes store in town
梦之衣服装店。它比蓝月亮服装店差。它有最差的服务。
Dream Clothes. It’s worse than Blue Moon. It has the worst service.
你觉得970AM怎么样？
What do you think of 970 AM
我认为970AM很差。它有最差的音乐。
I think 970 AM is pretty bad. It has the worst music.
Translate these sentences
学习理解类活动
形容词、副词的最高级
1. Why do we use superlatives
She’s the kindest person in my class.
She’s the friendliest person in the school.
To compare three or more people, places or things.
To show the extremes.
how many
形容词、副词的最高级用于________________的人或事物之间的比较，常用_________来说明比较的范围。
形容词最高级前要加_________，副词最高级前的the_______。
定义
特点
三个或三个以上
of / in短语
定冠词the
可省略
She is the best student in her class.
主语
谓语
最高级
表示范围的短语
二、形容词、副词比较级/最高级的构成：
①直接在词尾加-er/-est。
②以不发音的字母e结尾的词，直接在词尾加-r/-st。
③以“辅音字母+y”结尾的词，变“y”为“i”，再加-er/-est。
④以重读闭音节结尾且末尾只有一个辅音字母，双写该字母再
加-er/-est。
long —longer— longest
fast —faster— fastest
nice — nicer—nicest
late —later— latest
heavy —heavier— heaviest
early —earlier— earliest
big —bigger— biggest
hot —hotter—hottest
⑤多音节和部分双音节词在其前加more/most。
interesting —more intersting— most interesting
⑥不规则变化。
good/well —better— best
much/many —more— most
little —less— least
bad/badly —worse— worst
old
oldest
eldest
far
farthest
furthest
学习理解类活动
最高级的常见标志语
1. one of
e.g. Tianjin is one of the biggest cities in China.
2.甲、乙or丙
3. 序数词 “……在…… 中是第几……的……”。
e.g.Who is the tallest, Tom, Kate or Bill
e.g.Which city do you like best, Beijing, Shanghai or Guangzhou
e.g.The Yellow River is the second longest river in China.
写出下列形容词的比较级和最高级:
big _______ _________
cheap _______ _________
funny _______ _________
new ______ _________
close ______ _________
bigger biggest
cheaper cheapest
funnier funniest
newer newest
closer closest
6. friendly _________ _________
7. comfortable ____________ ______________
8. popular ____________ _____________
9. good ______ _________
10. bad ______ _________
more popular most popular
friendlier friendliest
better best
worse worst
more comfortable most comfortable
11. many/much ___ ___
more most
热湿大红胖瘦伤心 (hot wet big red fat thin sad)
1.比较级 + and +比较级 越来越…
2.the+比较级 , the + 比较级 越…, 越 …
3._______________you are, _________mistakes you
will make. (你越仔细，做错的题目就越少）
4. __________you eat, _________you’ll be.
(你吃得越多,就越胖)
5. Alice writes well. Mary writes _________________
than her. (甚至更好）
The more careful
the fewer
The more
the fatter
1.The girl becomes ______________________.
(越来越漂亮）
more and more beautiful
2. The weather is getting _________________.
(越来越槽糕）
worse and worse
even / still better
Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in brackets.
1.We went to the _____ (bad) restaurant in town last night . The menu had only 10 dishes and the service was not good at all !
2.Blue Moon is ____(good), but Miller’s is _______ (good) in town .
3.The Big Screen is ______________(expensive) than most cinemas , but Cinema City is __________________(expensive) .
4.Movie City has the _______(bad) service , but we can sit the ________________(comfortably) there.
5.Tom acted the ______(well) in that movie . I think he’s much _____ (good) than other actors .He can always find the ________________ (interesting) roles to play .
the best
worst
good
more expensive
the most expensive
worst
most comfortably
best
better
most interesting
3a
有表示范围的词，一般用最高级
3b
Think of three stores that sell similar things in your town and fill in the chart. Then write six sentences using the information in the chart.
Service best: worst:
Quality best: worst:
Prices cheapest: most expensive:
A: For me, Great World has the best service.
B: In my opinion, Cool House has the worst quality.
3c
Think of three restaurants for lunch near your home. Fill in the chart. Then talk in your group and choose the best one.Unit 4 What's the best movie theater
Language Goal【语言目标】 Discuss preferences and make comparisons：in this unit，students learn to understand and use superlatives with －(i)est，the most and irregular comparisons good，better，best，bad，worse，worst. They also learn to talk and read about shows.
Knowledge Goals【知识目标】 Key Words theater，comfortable，seat，screen，close，ticket，worst，cheaply，song，choose，carefully，reporter，fresh，comfortably，worse，service，pretty，menu，act，meal，talent，common，beautifully，role，winner，prize，everybody，example，poor，seriously，give，crowded
Key Phrases movie theater，radio station，clothes store，talent show，so far，no problem，have...in common，all kinds of，be up to，play a role，make up，for example，take...seriously，come true
Key Sentences 1. What's the best movie theater 2．But I think Moon Theater has the most comfortable seats.3．You can sit the most comfortably because they have the biggest seats.4．Talent shows are getting more and more popular.
Key Grammar 1. Superlatives with －(i)est，the most.2．Irregular comparisons：good，better，best，bad，worse，worst
Ability Goals【能力目标】 1. Through the learning to discuss preferences and make comparisons.2．Be able to use the superlative forms of adjectives and adverbs to talk about your preferences.
Moral Goals【情感目标】 To be the best，to be the core.
Teaching Time【课时】 Five periods Period 1 Section A(1a－2d)
Period 2 Section A(Grammar Focus－3c)
Period 3 Section B(1a－1e)
Period 4 Section B (2a－2e)
Period 5 Section B (3a－Self Check)
我们在第三单元学习了形容词比较级的构成，本单元进行复习并学习它的最高级构成。
第一课时 Section A(1a－2d)
Teaching Goals
Key words：comfortable，seat，theater，screen，close，ticket，worst，cheaply，song，choose，carefully，reporter，fresh，comfortably
Key phrases： movie theater，clothes store，radio station，so far，no problem
Key sentences：
1. What's the best movie theater
2．It has the most comfortable seats.
3．You can sit the most comfortably because they have the biggest seats.
Teaching Key Points
The vocabulary：theater，comfortable，seat，screen，close，movie theater Target language：What's the best movie theater？But I think Moon Theater has the most comfortable seats. You can sit the most comfortably because they have the biggest seats.
Teaching Difficult Points
1. Target language above.
2．The comparative and superlative forms of the special adjectives.
3．Use the superlatives to make comparisons and talk about preferences.
Teaching Aids An English textbook，a tape recorder，CAI or courseware.
Step 1 Leading in
Revise the comparative forms and superlative forms of some adjectives.
Step 2 Pre－task 1a.
1．Ask Ss to explain what the words or phrases mean in their own words.
2．Then ask Ss to decide which of the things are important or unimportant.
Step 3 While－task 1b.
1．Ask some Ss to read the sentences，then play the recording.
2．Correct the answers.
Step 4 Post－task 2a & 2b.
1．Ask some Ss to read the phrases and sentences.
2．Play the recording，Ss listen and write down their answers.
3．Check the answers.
Step 5 Role play 2c & 2d.
1．Have Ss work in pairs. Check the progress and offering help as needed.
2．Ask some pairs to say their conversations to the class.
Step 6 Homework
1．Preview the grammar box.
2．P1 in U4.
第二课时 Section A(GF－3c)
Teaching Goals
Key words：worse，service，pretty，menu，act，meal
Key sentences：
1.What's the best movie theater to go to？Town Cinema. It's the closest to home. And you can buy tickets the most quickly there.
2．Which is the worst clothes store in town？Dream Clothes. It's worse than Blue Moon. It has the worst service.
3．What do you think of 970AM？I think 970AM is pretty bad. It has the worst music.
Teaching Key Points
The vocabulary：worse，service，pretty，menu，meal，act
Target language：What's the best movie theater to go to？Town Cinema. It's the closest to home. And you can buy tickets the most quickly there.
The menu had only 10 dishes and the service was not good at all!
How far is it from your home
Teaching Difficult Points Grammar Focus.
Teaching Aids An English textbook，CAI or courseware.
Step 1 Leading in
Ask a student to say something about the comparative and superlative forms of adjectives.
Step 2 Pre－task Grammar Focus.
1．Ask a student to read the sentences to the class. Say，These sentences show different grammar points.
2．Explain the two grammar points. Answer questions the Ss might have.
Step 3 While－task 3a.
Make students complete the task in 3a.Ask Ss to give their answers. Then check the answers.
Step 4 Post－task 3c.
1．Ask the class for the names of three restaurants for lunch near your home and write them on the board.
2．Divide the class into small groups. Ask them to choose three restaurants and fill in the chart.
Step 5 Homework
1．happy，late，good，bad，beautiful，heavy，big，wet，small，much
2．P2 in U4.
第三课时 Section B(1a－1e)
Teaching Goals creative，performer，most creative，the best performer
Key sentences：
1.Who was the best performer？Eliza was the best performer.
2．My cousin Li Jing is the funniest person I know.
Teaching Key Points
The vocabulary：creative，performer
Target language：My cousin Li Jing is the funniest person I know. Who was the best performer？Eliza was the best performer.
Teaching Difficult Points Target language above.
Teaching Steps
Step 1 Leading in Check the homework.
Step 2 Pre－task 1a.
1．Point to the sample answer in the chart and ask a student to read the pair of words to the class.
2．Ask Ss to complete Activity 1a on their own.
3．Correct the answers.
Page 28，1b.
1．Ss work in pairs to talk about the people they know.
2．Ask several Ss to say their sentences to the class.
Step 3 While－task 1c.
1．Ask Ss what a “talent show” is and ask Ss to tell what at a talent show.
2．Point to the five pictures. Ask different Ss to sayare doing in each picture.
3．Play the recording. Ss listen and match the pictures with the performers.
4．Check the answers.
Step 4 Post－task 1e.
1．Ask two Ss to read the sample conversation to the class.
2．Then Ss work in pairs.
Step 5 Homework
1．Ask Ss to write their questions and answers in Activity 1e in the exercise books.
2．P3 in U4.
第四课时 Section B(2a－2e)
Teaching Goals
Key words： talent，common，beautifully，role，winner，prize，everybody，example，poor，seriously，give
Key phrases： talent show，have...in common，look for，and so on，all kinds of，be up to，play a role，make up，take...seriously，for example，come true
Key sentences：
1.It's always interesting to watch other people show their talents.
2．Talent shows are getting more and more popular.
3．When people watch the show，they usually play a role in deciding the winner.
4．But if you don't take these shows too seriously，they are fun to watch.
Teaching Key Points
The vocabulary： talent，common，beautifully，role，example，seriously，have...in common，take...seriously，for example，all kinds of，be up to，play a role，make up
Target language：Talent shows are getting more and more popular. When people watch the show，they usually play a role in deciding the winner. And the winner always gets a very good prize. However，if you don't take these shows too seriously，they are fun to watch. And one great thing about them is that they give people a way to make their dreams come true.
Teaching Difficult Points The vocabulary and target language above.
Teaching Aids An English textbook，CAI or courseware.
Step 1 Leading in
1．Greetings.
2．T：Who is the most talented person you know
S：I think...is the most talented person.
T：What can he/she do
S：He/She...
Step 2 Pre－task 2b.
1．Project some pictures about some popular shows in our country，such as China's Got Talent. Ask Ss to talk about them.
2．Project these new words on the screen or write them on the board and teach the new words. Ask students to repeat them. And make sure everyone knows the meanings.
Step 3 While－task 2c & 2d.
1．Make students read the passage again. Say，While reading，underline all the superlatives in the passage.
2．Students complete the tasks in 2c & 2d according to the passage.
★Step 4 Homework
1．Revise the passage on Page 29.
2．P4 in U4.
第五课时 Section B(3a－Self Check)
Teaching Goals
Key words & phrases：crowded，street performer
Key sentences：1.Greenwood Park is the best place to go to on weekends.
2．I think Qingdao is the best city in China because it is the most beautiful. But I think Beijing is the most popular city for visitors.
Teaching Key Points
The vocabulary：crowded，street performer
Target language： Greenwood Park is the best place to go to on weekends. There is something for everyone at Greenwood Park. I think Qingdao is the best city in China because it is the most beautiful. But I think Beijing is the most popular city for visitors.
Teaching Difficult Points Write about your town and the best things.
Teaching Aids An English textbook，CAI or courseware.
Step 1 Leading in
Say，Yesterday we have talked about talent shows. Today we'll center on the article about Greenwood Park. Before that，Let's first learn a new word “crowded” we will use.(Show the word on the screen or write it on board and explain its meaning and usage.)
Step 2 Pre－task 3a.
1．Look at the box. And think their superlative forms.
2．Fill in the blanks in the article.
3．Check the answers.
4．Practice reading.
Step 3 While－task 3b & 3c.
1．Complete the task in 3b.Write down the answers.
2．Choose one student to say his or her answers. Begin like this：The best middle school in my town is No.1 Middle School. Because it is the most beautiful school in my town.
3．Writing practice. Write about your town and the best places/things there.
4．Choose 2 or 3 students to read their compositions.
5．Correct the mistakes.
Step 4 Post－task Part 4.
Work in pairs discussing the towns/cities in China. Tell your partner which town/city you think is the best. Use the sentences in the box.
Step 5 Exercise Self Check.
1．Students complete the tasks individually.
2．Check the answers.
Step 6 Homework
1．Review the Grammar Focus on Page 27.
2．P5 in U4.
