Lesson 11 Don ’ t Fall, Danny! Don ’ t Fall, Danny!
Think about it! Danny wants to set a new world record. What is he doing now? Make a guess.
Read the first part and answer the questions: 1.What is Danny doing now? 2.What record does Danny want to set? 3.How does Danny feel? 4.What do they want to ask Jenny about? Why? 5.How long has Danny been standing on one foot? 6.What is the world record for standing on one foot? 7.How long will Danny have to stand if he wants to break the world record? 8.Is Danny going to break the record? Why? 9.What does Danny think of supper?
Think about it! 1.What’s the world’s largest animal? 2.What about the smallest one? 3.What’s the world’s oldest animal? 4.What about the fastest one?
the oldest animal in the world
the fastest animal in the world
the biggest animal in the world
Read the second part carefully and answer the questions: 1.How much does a blue whale weigh on average? 2.How much did the largest blue whale on record weigh? And how long was it? 3.How big is the average blue whale? 4.Which is the biggest land animal in the world? 5.How much does the bumblebee bat weigh? And how long is it? 6.Where does it live? 7.How old can giant tortoises live to be? 8.Where do they live? 9.How fast can a cheetah run? 10.Where do cheetahs live? ton Thailand centimetregram
Language notes: = Why not ask him? Why don’t you/we + 动词原形？ = Why not do sth.? 1. Why don’t we ask him? 2. I have been standing on one foot for more than three minutes. have/has been + v-ing 现在完成进行时 常常表示动作的延续性、重复性以及感情色彩等。
e.g. Mr Smith has been living in London since 史密斯先生自从１９９５年以 来一直住在伦敦． （延续性） Have you been meeting her recently? 你最近常常见到她吗？ （重复性）
3. In seven hours and 57 minutes, you’ll be the champion. ７小时５７分之后，你就会成为冠军． in 是介词，意思是 “ 在 ( 一段时间 ) 之后 ”. 常用于将来时．用在过去时，表示 “ 在 ( 一段时间 ) 之内 ” ．
e.g. Supper will be ready in 10 minutes. 十分钟之后，晚饭就会好了． She learnt to swim in two weeks. 她两周内学会了游泳．
Language notes: 4. The average blue whale is about four times as big as the biggest elephant. 倍数的表示方法有三种： A is … times as + adj./adv. + as B. = A is …times the size/width/depth/length of B. The room is twice as big as mine. = The room is twice the size of mine. The river is three times as deep as that one. =The river is three times the depth of that one. = The average blue whale is about four times the size of the biggest elephant.
Language notes: 5. Supper is more important than a record! important more important most important interesting more interesting most interesting delicious more delicious most delicious
Fill in each blank with the proper word from the brackets: 1.Look! The boy __________(stand) outside the door for over 2 hours. 2.Do you think English is _______________(important) than PE? 3.Zhou Jielun is one of ___________________(famous) singers in China now. 4._____ (a) average blue whale weighs more than 26 tons. 5.He invited ten teachers to his house, including______( I). 6.I will be the champion of _________(stand) on one foot! 7.Why not ________(ask) our teacher for help? 8.Lucy is four times as ________(old) as Lily. 9.I have three pieces of news for you. Which do you think is _________________(exciting)? 10. Danny will walk there on two ____(foot). is standing more important An the most famous me standing ask old the most exciting feet
Homework: Draw a picture of your animal and write a description.