on the farm

Unit Four

(revision)

Comparison of adjectives and adverbs:

Model: fast faster fastest

round rounder roundest

big

bigger biggest

far farther farthest

heavy

heavier heaviest

beautiful

more beautiful , the most beautiful

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important more important ， the most important

slow slower slowest

safe safer safest

exciting more exciting ， the most exciting

good better best

quick quicker quickest

happy happier happiest

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healthy healthier healthiest

fat fatter fattest

expensive

more expensive ， the most expensive

thirsty thirstier thirstiest

bad worse worst

hungry hungrier hungriest

friendly

more friendly , the most friendly

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strong

Li Mei Lily

Kate

beautiful

fast

big

Language points:

1. 你得干什么？

What do you have to do?

e.g. 人必须吃东西 . Men have to eat.

妈妈病了，我得去照顾她。Mother is ill, I have to look after her.

(1) have to do sth. “ 不得不做某事”

(2) must ( 主观上认为 )“ 应该做某事”

e.g. 我们应该努力学习英语。

We must study English hard.

Language points:

2. 我的工作将会更有趣。

My work is going to be more interesting.

3. 我有个朋友会帮助我的。I have a friend to help me.

e.g. 我有一些重要的事情要告诉你。I have something important to tell you.他有很多家庭作业要做。He has a lot of homework to do.

Language points:

4. 他们不再用动物来做农活。

They don’t use animals to do farm work any more.

not … any more “ 不再”

e.g. 他再也吃不下了。He can’t eat any more.

我不能再等他了。

I can’t wait for him any more.

5. 我的工作也是喂牲畜家禽 .

My job is to feed the animals, too.

e.g. 他们的工作是清扫操场。

Their work is to clean the playground.我们的任务是修理桌椅。

Our task is to mend the desks and chairs.

Language points:

6. 在农场，你可以听到鸟儿唱歌，羊儿欢叫。On the farm, you can hear birds singing and sheep bleating.

hear sb. doing sth. 听到某人在做某事 e.g. 我听到有人敲门。

I can hear somebody knocking at the door.

see sb. doing sth. 看见某人在做某事

e.g. 我经常看见他在那儿唱歌。

Language points:

I often see him singing there.

7. 我认为住在城镇要比住在乡村更令人兴奋。I think living in town is more exciting than living in the country.

e.g. 我认为坐这儿比站那儿好。

I think sitting here is better than standing there. 我认为笑比哭好。

I think laughing is better than crying.

Language points:

1. 在农场劳动 2. 帮助他们喂牲口

3. 和我们一起吃饭 4. 长稻米和小麦

5. 仰望蓝天和比来的山丘 6. 同意某人的观点

7. 和小狗一起玩耍 8. 读书读到深夜

9. 上大学 10. 更多地了解农业

Some phrases in Unit 4:

1. What does Ji Wei have to do today?2. How long is it going to take him?3. What work does Katy have to do?4. What is Katy going to do before dinner?5. What is the food going to be like?

Listening Test:Listening Test:Listen to the dialogue and answer the following questions:

1.This picture is ________ than the one on the desk.(good)

2.They are walking home after ________ corn.(pick)

3.Stop, somebody __________________ us. (follow)

4.My book is _____________________ of all. (useful)

5.Whose shirt is ___________, Kate’s, Tom’s or yours? (white)

Fill in the Fill in the blanks:blanks:

better picking

is following

the most usefulthe whitest

6.The baby is crying. It’s time to f_______ her some food.

7. W______ a minute. I’m coming.

8. It’s quite far. You can get there by t_________.

9. I can’t hear you. Please speak s_________.

10. He h_______ to find another place.

Fill in the Fill in the blanks:blanks:

eedait

rain

lowly

as

the Changjiang River

the Yellow River

Guilin

the Great Wall

_______ is my favourite season.

Good, better,best,Good, better,best,

Good, better, best,Good, better, best,

Never let it rest,Never let it rest,

Till good is better, Till good is better,

And better is best.And better is best.

RhymRhyme:e:

Thank you! Goodbye!