Topic 1 What’s the strongest animal on the farm?

南平九中 陈信飞

cow

countryside n. 农村，乡下

horsehen

What can we see in the countryside?

sheepsome sheepsome sheep

What can we see in the countryside?

goose

some geese

What can we see in the countryside?

mouse some micesome mice

What can we see in the countryside?

Some new words

• 天，天空• 江，河• 清澈的；晴朗的• 美丽，美人• 瘦的；薄的；稀的

sky

river

clear

beauty

thin

Do you like these animals ?

Yes, I do. Can you see them in the cities ?

No, I can’t.Where do you want to live ?I want to live

in …

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

1a

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

_____ fresher _____ busier _____ bluer

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

Now, look at the pictures and say something about the countryside and the city.

录音1a-P81

countrysidecountryside

The air is The air is freshfresh. . The sky is The sky is blueblue..

The trees The trees are are greengreen..

The river is The river is clearclear. .

It’s It’s quietquiet in in the the countryside.countryside.

The air is The air is dirtydirty..

The river is The river is dirtydirty..

citycity

The buildings are The buildings are talltall..

The roads are The roads are widewide..The traffic is The traffic is busybusy..

It’s It’s noisynoisy in the city. in the city.

The air in the countrysideThe air in the countryside is ______is ______The sky in the countrysideThe sky in the countryside is ______is ______The river in the countrysideThe river in the countryside is ______is ______The trees in the countryside are _______ than The trees in the countryside are _______ than thosethose in the city.in the city. It’s ________ in the countryside than in the city.It’s ________ in the countryside than in the city.

than than thatthat in in the city.the city.

greenergreener

quieter

fresherbluer

clearer

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

Listen again and fill in the blanks. Then read it aloud. 录音 1a-P81

Key words

• think about 考虑• fresher bluer clearer

• much quieter 安静的多• the beauty of nature 大自然的美丽• go there for my summer holiday

• must be fun

Grammar: 单音节及部分双音节形容词比较级（ - er ）和最高级（ - est ）的规则变化。

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

4.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)

Adjective strong tall nice brave

Comparative stronger nicer

Superlative strongest nicest

Adjective big fat thin lazy ugly

Comparative bigger lazier

Superlative biggest laziest

taller

tallest

braverbravest

fatter

fattest

thinnerthinnest

uglier

ugliest

2bStudy the rules carefully and complete the table.

Exercise: 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 ________ ______

shorter shortest smaller smallest

larger largest later latest

happier happiest easier easiest

hotter hottest harder hardest

cuter cutest dirtier dirtiest

Listen to the conversation and fill in the blanks.

2a

One day, the children were visiting a farm.

录音 2a-P81

Answers to 2a:

taller stronger

shorter nicer

cuter better

Let’s talk about the other animals on the farm.

small big

The mice are smaller than the hens.

The hens are smaller than the geese.

The mice are the smallest of all.

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The hens are bigger than the mice.

The geese are bigger than the hens.

The geese are the biggest of all.

small big

thin

The ducks are a littlea little thinner than the geese.

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The ducks are muchmuch thinner than the pigs.

<thin adj. 瘦的；薄的；稀的

Listen to an English song• Old MaoDonala had a farm• Old MacDonald had a farm, e i e i o

And on his farm he had some cows, e i e i owith a moo moo here and a moo moo therehere a moo there a mooeverywhere a moo mooOld MacDonald had a farm, e i e i oOld MacDonald had a farm, e i e i oAnd on this farm me had some ducks, e i e i owith a our our here and a our our therehere a our there a oureverywhere a our ourOld MacDonald had a farm, e i e i oOld MacDonald had a farm, e i e i oAnd on his farm he had some ducks, e i e i owith a quack quack here and a quack quack therehere a quack there a quackeverywhere a quack quackOld MacDonald had a farm, e i e i oOld MacDonald had a farm, e i e i oAnd on this farm me had some Cows, e i e i owith a mu mu here and a mu mu therehere a mu there a mueverywhere a mu muOld MacDonald had a farm, e i e i o

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music

Exercises• ( )1.Who is student in your class?

• Fang Jun is.

• A.tall B.taller C.the tallest

• ( )2.What are you doing?

• I’m the coming holiday.

• A.looking B.thinking about C.looking for

• ( )3.Do you know these animals in the picture?

• Yes.They are .

• A.pig B.dog C.sheep

• ( )4.I’m 60kg and you are 55kg.

• So I am than you.

• A.heavier B.heavy C.the heavier

C

B

C

A

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.

Draw a picture of your

hometown and write a

passage about it, using

adjectives and their

comparative and

superlative degrees.

Thank you !