漳州三中 初二（ 2 ）班 郑艳晶

Unit 4 Topic 1 Which do you like better,

plants or animals?Section A

Task 1 Let's talk about the pictu

res by words

Guessing Words

big bigger biggest/ə/ /ist/

Guessing Words

tall taller tallest/ist//ə/

Guessing Words

strong stronger strongest/ə/ /ist/

Guessing Words

fat fatter fattest/ə/ /ist/

What are these?

原级big

tall

strong

fat

bigger

taller

stronger

fatter

biggest

tallest

strongest

fattest

比较级 最高级Comparative superlative

Task 2Study the rules

Can you find the rules?

long longer longesttall taller talleststrong stronger strongest

Group 1

一般情况，大多数形容词的比较级在单词末尾加 er ，最高级加 est

Can you find the rules?

Group 2thin thinner thinnestbig bigger biggestfat fatter fattest

重读闭音节的单词，且末尾只有一个辅音字母的单词，比较级先双写最后一个辅音字母，再加 er 。最高级先双写最后一个辅音字母，再加 est

nice nicer nicestGroup 3

Can you find the rules?

以不发音的 e 结尾的单词，比较级再加 r 。最高级加 st

cute cuter cutestbrave braver bravest

Can you find the rules?

happy happier happiestGroup 4

以辅音字母加 y 结尾的单词，比较级把 y 改为 i 加 er, 最高级把 y改为 i 加 est.

ugly uglier ugliestlazy lazier laziest

Task 3Let's talk about the farm

The animals on the farm

cow horse

duck

pig

rabbit

goosehen

mouse

sheep

The animals on the farm

The cat is fatter than the rabbit.The pig is fatter than the cat. The pig is the fattest .

rabbit cat pig< <

of all

Which is bigger?

The hen is bigger than the duck. The goose is bigger than the hen.The goose is the biggest of all.

duck hen goose

< <

How to use them?

Comparative 比较级

Superlative 最高级

两者比较

两者以上的比较

Summary

• 1. 形容词比较级句型 A + be 动词 + 比较级 than B• 2. 形容词最高级句型

A+ be 动词 +the+ 最高级 + 范围（ of all ）

Practice

Which is stronger?The sheep ______________ the dog.The horse______________ the sheep.Which is the strongest?

is stronger than is stronger thanThe horse is ______________of all.the strongest

Practice

Which are stronger?The sheep _________________ the dogs.The horses________________ the sheep.The horses __________________ of all.Which are the strongest?

are stronger thanare stronger thanare the strongest

Practice

Which are cuter?The ducks ______________ the geese.The rabbits ______________ the ducks.The rabbits ______________ of all.Which are the cutest?

are cuter thanare cuter thanare the cutest

Task 4Talk about the countryside an

d the city.

Which do you like better?

in the countryside in the city

The countryside is ______ _____ the city..

Which is quieter??quieter than

in the countryside in the city

The sky in the countryside is ________ ______ ______in the city..

Which is bluer??

bluer that

Which do you like better?

than

in the countryside in the city

The air in the countryside is _______ . _______ ______in the city.

Which is fresher??fresher

that

Which do you like better?

than

in the countryside in the city

The rivers in the countryside are _______ ______ ______in the city..

Which is clearer??

clearer those

Which do you like better?

than

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

1b Listen to 1a and check the words you hear.

_____ fresher _____ busier _____ bluer

_____ taller _____ bigger _____ clearer _____ nicer _____ quieter _____ noisier

录音1a-P81

Underline the key points

1.The air is fresher, the sky is bluer

and the rivers are cleaner there.

那儿空气更清新，天空更蓝，河水更清澈。2. much quieter 安静得多了 much+ 比较级 ……得多（表示程度） e.g much bigger 大得多了3. enjoy the beauty of nature

欣赏自然美景

Task 5 Let's practice the dialog

What we learnt today

Summary

1. 形容词的比较级和最高级。2. 比较级和最高级的句型。3. 用比较级和最高级描述农场、城市 和乡村。

Task 6 Writing

sheep, cow, stronger cat, mouse, bigger

goose, hen, nicer pig, duck,thinner

My Farm

Welcome to my farm. There are a lot of animals on it. The cows are stronger than the sheep. The cat is ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________They are the fattest on the farm. I love my farm and the animals.

Thank you ~

in the countryside in the city

The road in the city is ______ ______ ______in the countryside..

Which is wider?

that

Which do you like better?

wider than

in the countryside in the city

The buildings in the city are ______ ______ ______in the countryside..

Which are taller?

those

Which do you like better?

tallerthan

Wang Wei likes the countryside very much

because he thinks the air is _________, the sky is

_______ and the rivers _____ ________ there.

Michael thinks the countryside is ______ ________

than the city, too, so people can _______ the beauty

of ______. Wang Wei goes to the countryside every

year for his summer holiday.

fresher

bluer

clearer

quieter

Fill in the blanks and retell the dialog.

are

much

enjoy nature