Unit 4 Our World
Topic1 What's the strongest animal on the farm?
Section A 1a-2a Listening & Speaking
My grandma has a farm in the countryside.
Would you like to go with me?
Hello! I’m Wang Wei.
Nice to meet you!
Have you ever been to a farm?
A cow is ______ than a horse.
horse
cow
short or tall
/h??s/
/ka?/
A cow is _____.
A horse is ____.
short
A horse is _____ than a cow.
tall
shorter
taller
A chicken __ _______ than a hen..
A hen __ _____ than a chicken.
small or large
/ hen /
A chicken is _____.
A hen is _____.
small
large
smaller
larger
is
is
hen
chicken
/ 't??k?n /
heavy or thin
sheep
/?i?p/
pig
A sheep is ____.
A pig is _____.
A pig __ ______ ____ __ _____..
thinner
/'θ?n? /
/p?g/
thin
heavy
is
A sheep __ _______ ____ __ ___..
is
heavier
than
than
a
a
sheep
pig
I invited four of my friends to visit the farm
last week.
They talked about the animals on the farm happily.
Yokio
Helen
Sally
Kangkang
Listen to the conversation and circle the words you hear.
taller
Listening:
shorter
cuter
nicer
stronger
better
fatter
lazier
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taller shorter cuter stronger nicer better
Yokio: Kangkang, what's the strongest animal on the farm?
Kangkang: Horses. But 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.
Yokio: 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! They are swimming and chatting with the hens and ducks.
Kangkang: The cat is running after a mouse and the dog is playing with the rabbit.
Helen: Look! the cows and the sheep are eating. All the animals are living in a ________ life on the farm.
taller
stronger
shorter
nicer
cuter
better
Why do the animals live a better life in the countryside?
The sky is…
The river is…
The air is…
I think life in the countryside is…
Listen and fill in the blanks :
Michael: Hey, Wang Wei,what are you
thinking about?
Wang wei:Oh,_______.
Michael:Do you like countryside?
Wang wei: Yes, I like it very much because
________, and the sky is bluer and
_______there.
Michael:I think ________, too. People can
enjoy the beauty of nature there.
Wang wei: My grandma lives in the
countryside and I go there for my summer
holiday every year.
Michael:That must be fun!
A. I'm thinking about
the life in the countryside
B. the countryside is
much quieter than the city
C. the rivers are clearer
D. the air is fresher
A
D
C
B
/’kwa??t?/ 安静的
清澈的 /'kl??r?/
清新的/?fre??(r)/
Life in the countryside
The air is ______.
The sky is ____.
The rivers are ______.
The environment is ____________.
fresher
clearer
bluer
quieter/better
busier
taller
noisier
Life in the city
The ______ are ______.
The ______ are ______.
The ______ _ are _____.
The ___ is _____.
noiser
streets
bigger
buildings
city
people
busier
taller
Do you like the life in the city or the countryside?
Protect the animals and environment!
Enjoy the beauty of nature.
Homework: You can choose one of them to do.
Try to conclude the changing rules of the comparative
degree.
Finish the comparative part in 2b on page 82 and
preview the superlative degree.
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