Unit 4 Our World Section A Topic 1 What’s the strongest animal on the farm? Section A

What can we see in the countryside? countryside n. 农村，乡下 horse hen cow

What can we see in the countryside? sheep some sheep

What can we see in the countryside? goose some geese

What can we see in the countryside? mouse some mice

Do you like these animals ? Where do you want to live ? Yes, I do. Can you see them in the cities ? No, I can’t. I want to live in …

Does Wang Wei like the countryside or the city Does Wang Wei like the countryside or the city? Now, watch the flash of 1a, and find out the answer. 1a 视频1a-P81

_____ fresher _____ busier _____ bluer Listen to 1a and check the words you hear. 录音1a-P81 _____ fresher _____ busier _____ bluer _____ taller _____ bigger _____ clearer _____ nicer _____ quieter _____ noisier Now, look at the pictures and say something about the countryside and the city.

Language points 1. think about, think of 和 think over 当表示“考虑”时，think about 和 think of 通常可以互换，其后可以接名词、代词或 V⁃ing 形式。当表示“想到，记起，有……的看法”时，只能用think of。

当表示“仔细考虑”时，用 think over，接名词作宾语时名词可以放在 over 前，也可以放在 over 后；当它接代词作宾语时，代词只能放在 over 前。

用think about, think of 或 think over 的适当形式填空。 1. My parents are __________________ buying a bigger house. 2. Tony ________ it ______ and he made a decision at last. 3. I’m sorry. I can’t _________ the name of the film. thinking of / about  thought over think of

2. clear adj. 清晰易懂的；明白清楚的；透明的；清澈的；晴朗的 e.g. Are these instructions clear enough? 这些说明够清楚了吗？ The water in this river is becoming clearer and clearer.  这条河里的水变得越来越清澈。

4. nature n. 大自然；性质 e.g. We enjoyed the beauty of nature. 我们欣赏大自然的美。 He knows nothing of the nature of my work. 他一点也不了解我的工作性质。

countryside The air is fresher. The sky is bluer. The trees are greener. It’s quieter in the countryside. The river is clearer.

city The air is dirty. It’s noisy in the city. The river is dirty. The roads are wide. The traffic is busy. The buildings are tall.

The air in the countryside is ______ The sky in the countryside is ______ The river in the countryside is ______ The trees in the countryside are _______ than those in the city. It’s ________ in the countryside than in the city. fresher than that in the city. bluer clearer greener quieter

Listen again and fill in the blanks. Then read it aloud.录音1a-P81 Wang Wei likes the countryside very much because he thinks the air is _________, the sky is _______ and the rivers are ________ there. Michael thinks the countryside is much ________ than the city, too, so people can enjoy the beauties of nature. Wang Wei goes to the countryside every year for his summer holiday. fresher bluer clearer quieter 所填单词有什么特点？

Comparative adjective biggest big bigger smallest smaller small

taller tallest tall shortest shorter short

Jim is tall. John is taller than Jim. Stephen is the tallest of them.

Lily has long hair. Anna’s hair is longer than Lily’s. Lisa’s hair is the longest of all.

2b Study the rules carefully and complete the table. Adjective strong tall nice brave Comparative stronger nicer Superlative strongest nicest Adjective big fat thin lazy ugly Comparative bigger lazier Superlative biggest laziest

1. 一般在词尾直接加er/est: tall—taller—tallest 2. 以e 结尾的单词去e加er/est: wide—wider—widest 3. 以辅音字母加y结尾的单词，把y改成i, 再加 er/est : busy—busier—busiest 以重读闭音节结尾，且末尾只有一个辅音字母的单 词，双写末尾的辅音字母，再加er/est : big—bigger—biggest , (fat, thin, red, hot)

2b Study the rules carefully and complete the table. Adjective strong tall nice brave Comparative stronger nicer Superlative strongest nicest braver taller tallest bravest Adjective big fat thin lazy ugly Comparative bigger lazier Superlative biggest laziest thinner uglier fatter fattest thinnest ugliest

写出下列形容词的比较级和最高级。 short _______ _______ small ______ _______ large _______ ________ late _______ _______ happy ______ ________ easy ________ _______ hot _______ ________ hard ________ _______ cute ________ ________ dirty ________ ______

Listen to the conversation and fill in the blanks. 录音2a-P81 One day, the children were visiting a farm.

Answers to 2a: taller stronger shorter nicer cuter better Let’s talk about the other animals on the farm.

< < small big ？ ？ The hens are smaller than the geese. The mice are smaller than the hens. The mice are the smallest of all. < <

> > small big ？ ？ The hens are bigger than the mice. The geese are bigger than the hens. The geese are the biggest of all. > >

< < thin ？ The ducks are a little thinner than the geese. The ducks are much thinner than the pigs. < thin adj. 瘦的；薄的；稀的

3 Pair work Look at the picture and choose the correct word for each animal. Then make conversations with the adjectives in 2b. horse pig cow cat sheep mouse hen goose duck dog rabbit

Example : Dog : I’m the strongest on this farm. ( One day, the animals on the farm were talking.) Dog : I’m the strongest on this farm. Rabbit : I don’t think so. The pig is stronger than you . Dog : Ha! Ha ! He is lazier than me . …

summary 1. The comparative and superlative degrees of adjective. 形容词比较级、最高级的规则变化 及用法。（-er/est） 2. Talking about animals and describing nature.

Homework Draw a picture of your hometown and write a passage about it, using adjectives and their comparative and superlative degrees.

Thank you !