2. Unit 7 What ’ s the highest mountain in the world?

3. Section B Period One

4. Elephant - is 350 cm tall - weighs 5,000 kilos - eats 150 kilos of food a day Try to describe the elephant using the information above.

5. Panda - is 150 cm tall (standing on two legs) - weighs 100 kilos - eats 10 kilos of food a day Try to describe the panda using the information above.

6. cm(=centimeter) weigh birth at birth up to adult 厘米 v. 重量是 …… ；称 …… 的 重量 n. 出生；诞生 出生时 到达 ( 某数量、程度等 ) adj. 成年的；成人的 n. 成人；成年动物 Words review

7. To learn to compare facts about elephants and pandas To learn new words: weigh, birth, adult…

8. Compare facts about these two animals. Use the language in the box to help you make sentences. (1a) Example sentence: This elephant weighs many times more than this panda. (200 cm taller / shorter, weigh much more / less, eat much more / less, eat many times more.) This panda is 200 cm shorter than this elephant. This elephant eats much more than this panda.

9. Listen and check ( ) the numbers you hear. _____ 100 ______ 16 _______ 20 _____ 20 ______ 50 ______ 120 _____ 0.1 ______ 0.2 _______ 150 1b √ √ √ √ √ √

10. Listen again and complete the sentences. 1.At birth, a baby panda is about ___ to ___ kilos. 2.At birth, a baby panda is about ____ cm long. 3.A baby panda is not black. It is ____ and it has no _____. 4.A panda can live up to ___ to ___ years. 1c 0.2 0.1 pink 15 20 teeth 30

11. 1d Take turns telling your classmates about pandas. A: A baby panda cannot see. B: An adult panda weighs many times more than a baby panda. Pairwork

13. Practise An adult panda weighs many times more than a baby panda. “ 倍数 + 比较级 +than…” ，表示 “…… 比 ……( 大 / 小 / 长 / 短 ……) 几倍 ” 。 这个盒子比那个字大三倍。 This box is three times bigger than that one.

14. 课时重点回顾 倍数 + 比较级 +than… This elephant weighs many times more than this panda. An adult panda weighs many times more than a baby panda.

15. Now 2 mins to test your spelling. 1. English-Chinese ocean, the Pacific Ocean, cm, birth, adult 2. Chinese-English 称 …… 的重量；出生时；到达 ( 某数 量、程度等 ) When finished, exchange your papers to see who does the best.

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17. 根据提示填写单词。 1. I can take _____ ( 至多有 ) four people in my car. 2. _______ ( 出生时 ), most babies weigh between 6 and 8 pounds. 3. ______ ( 称 ) that loaf of bread on the balance, please. 4. Children must be accompanied by an a______. up to At birth Weigh dult

18. 合并句子。 1.I’m thirteen. Jim is fourteen. (old) 2.Mr. Green is 1.75m. Mr. Smith is 1.70m. (short) 3.The red box is 2kg. The yellow box is 4kg. (heavy) 4. My hat is 20 yuan. Alice’s hat is 30 yuan. Lucy’s hat is 50 yuan. (cheap) I’m older than Jim. Mr. Smith is shorter than Green. The yellow box is heavier than the red box. My hat is cheaper than Alice’s hat and Lucy’s hat.

19. 1. Jim is very ______. Li Lei is _________ than Jim. (hungry) 2. Kate’s mooncakes are ________ of all. (nice) 3. Your box is _______ than mine. But his is ___________ of the three (heavy). 4. Unit 2 is quite _____. Unit 3 is ______ than Unit 2. It’s __________ in Module 1.(hard) hungryhungrier the nicest heavier the heaviest hardharder the hardest Complete the sentences with the right forms of the words.

20. 5. This TV play is _____ than that one. (good) 6. My mother is very ______. She is __________ in my family. (busy) 7. Lingling gets to school ______ than the others. (early) 8. She speaks English _____ in our class. (well) better busy the busiest earlier best

21. 9. I think English is as _________ as Chinese. (important) 10. This picture is ________________ of the four. (beautiful) 11. Lucy did _____ than Lily. (bad) important the most beautiful worse

22. 翻译下列句子。 1. 刚出生时，熊猫宝宝大约有 15 公分长。 2. 大象比这个熊猫要重许多倍。 3. 我的苹果要比妹妹的多三倍。 At birth, a baby panda is about 15 cm long. The elephant weighs many times more than this panda. My apples are three times more than my sister’s.

23. Homework 1. Review the new words and expressions. 2. Using the languages in the box of 1a to make comparisons (at least 10 sentences).

24. To preview the article in 2b To preview the new words and expressions