(共20张PPT)
Topic 1 What’s the strongest animal on the farm
plant n. 植物
v. 种植,播种
Look and learn.
rose n.玫瑰花
snake n. 蛇
fox n. 狐狸
(pl.) foxes
insect n.昆虫
frog n. 青蛙
Look and learn.
Check your sounds
Look at the pictures and write down the words . Then check the vowels and stress.
/ frDg /
______
/ ‘Insekt /
_______
/ sneik /
_______
frog
insect
snake
3
/ fDks /
______
/ gu:s /
_______
/ kau /
_______
/ i:p /
_______
fox
goose
cow
sheep
Which do you like better, animals or plants
Wang Wei took some photos about animals and plants. He is talking about the beautiful photos with his friends.
What does each of them like better Now finish 1b.
1a
the nicest of all
cuter
beautiful
Match the people with the things they like and their reasons.
1b
friendlier
1c
Read 1a and fill in the blanks. Then report the passage to your partner.
Wang Wei likes ______ better and he thinks 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
As we know, plants and animals are important to us.
be important to sb.
众所周知
We share the same world with them.
share … with … 与……分享……
Eg: They are sharing a piece of long bread.
They often share beautiful music with each other.
Which do you like better, plants or animals
like … better
更喜欢……
I like apples better.
I like cats best.
like … best
最喜欢……
I like bananas best.
Work in pairs and make up conversations about animals or plants you like. The expressions in 1a may help you.
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
Read the conversations and pay attention to the pause in each sentence. Then readand imitate.
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.
You often pause when you see a comma or finish a sense group.
Discuss the following questions about animals and plants in groups, then report the results to the class.
1. Do you know the importance of
plants and animals to us
2. What should we do to protect
plants and animals
Talk about plants and animals in nature.
2. Useful expressions:
like better
like best
share … with …; give … joy
feed on; be important to
How many kinds of animals do you know Write them down and draw a picture to show their relations.