Unit 3 Be strong, be brave C Grammaring 教学设计 2025-2026学年沪外教版（2024）八年级英语上册

Unit 3 Be strong, be brave-C Grammaring This part of "Unit 3 Be strong, be brave - C Grammaring" mainly focuses on the grammar points related to the description of characters, especially the usage of comparative and superlative degrees of adjectives. It aims to help students master how to use these grammar forms to compare people's qualities, such as being stronger, braver, and more determined. Through various examples and exercises, students will learn to express differences and similarities in a more accurate and vivid way when talking about characters in stories or real - life situations. 教学目标 A. Knowledge Objectives Students will be able to understand the concept and formation rules of comparative and superlative degrees of adjectives. They can distinguish between regular and irregular adjectives in terms of their comparative and superlative forms. For example, for regular adjectives like "strong", the comparative is "stronger" and the superlative is "strongest", while for irregular adjectives such as "good", the comparative is "better" and the superlative is "best". Students will master the usage of comparative and superlative degrees of adjectives in sentences. They can correctly use these grammar forms to make comparisons, such as "Tom is braver than Jack." (comparative) and "Lucy is the most hard - working student in our class." (superlative). B. Ability Objectives Students will be able to use comparative and superlative degrees of adjectives accurately in oral communication. They can describe people around them or characters in stories, comparing their qualities fluently. For instance, in a group discussion about famous heroes, students can say, "Superman is more powerful than Batman in terms of physical strength." Students will be able to write sentences and short paragraphs using comparative and superlative degrees of adjectives to express their opinions about characters. In a writing task about their role models, they can write, "My father is the kindest person I have ever known. He always helps others without hesitation." C. Emotional Objectives By comparing the qualities of different characters, students will be inspired to learn from the positive qualities of others and strive to improve themselves. When discussing the bravery of historical figures, students may be motivated to be braver in facing difficulties in their own lives. Students will develop an interest in English grammar learning through interesting examples and activities related to character description. 教学重难点 A. Key Points The formation rules of comparative and superlative degrees of adjectives, including regular and irregular changes. Regular changes involve adding "-er" for the comparative and "-est" for the superlative for most one - syllable adjectives, and using "more" and "most" for multi - syllable adjectives. Teachers need to emphasize these rules clearly with plenty of examples. The correct usage of comparative and superlative degrees of adjectives in different sentence patterns, such as making comparisons between two people or things, and indicating the highest degree among a group. B. Difficult Points Helping students correctly use irregular adjectives in their comparative and superlative forms. Irregular adjectives like "bad - worse - worst", "far - farther/further - farthest/furthest" often cause confusion. Teachers need to design more exercises and memory - aiding methods to help students master them. Guiding students to use comparative and superlative degrees of adjectives appropriately in complex sentence structures and real - life communication, considering the context and logic. A. Formation of Comparative and Superlative Degrees of Adjectives Regular Adjectives One - syllable Adjectives: Comparative: Add "-er" to the end of the adjective. For example, "tall - taller", "short - shorter", "fast - faster". Superlative: Add "-est" to the end of the adjective. For example, "tall - tallest", "short - shortest", "fast - fastest". Two - syllable Adjectives Ending with -y: Comparative: Change "y" to "i" and add "-er". For example, "happy - happier", "easy - easier", "busy - busier". Superlative: Change "y" to "i" and add "-est". For example, "happy - happiest", "easy - easiest", "busy - busiest". Other Two - syllable Adjectives and Multi - syllable Adjectives: Comparative: Use "more" before the adjective. For example, "beautiful - more beautiful", "interesting - more interesting", "important - more important". Superlative: Use "most" before the adjective. For example, "beautiful - most beautiful", "interesting - most interesting", "important - most important". Irregular Adjectives "good - better - best" "bad - worse - worst" "many/much - more - most" "little - less - least" "far - farther/further - farthest/furthest" B. Usage in Sentence Patterns Comparative Degree Comparing Two People or Things: Use the structure "A + be + adjective (comparative) + than + B". For example, "This book is more interesting than that one." Expressing a Progressive Increase or Decrease: Use the structure "比较级 + and + 比较级". For example, "Our city is getting more and more beautiful." The Structure "The + Comparative, the + Comparative": It means "the more... the more...". For example, "The more you read, the more knowledge you will get." Superlative Degree Indicating the Highest Degree Among a Group: Use the structure "A + be + the + adjective (superlative) + in/of...". For example, "She is the tallest girl in our class." or "This is the most delicious food of all the dishes." 教学过程 A. Lead - in (5 minutes) Show some pictures of famous heroes, such as Spiderman, Wonder Woman, and Batman. Ask students to describe these characters in one word, like "brave", "strong", "intelligent". T: "Look at these pictures. Who are they? Can you describe them with one word?" Ss: "Spiderman is brave." "Wonder Woman is strong." Then write these adjectives on the blackboard and ask students if they know how to compare the qualities of these heroes. For example, "Who is braver, Spiderman or Batman?" Lead to the topic of comparative and superlative degrees of adjectives. B. Presentation (12 minutes) Explain the formation rules of comparative and superlative degrees of regular adjectives. Write some one - syllable adjectives on the blackboard, like "big", "small", "fast". Show students how to form their comparative and superlative forms step by step, and explain the pronunciation changes at the same time. T: "Look at the word 'big'. To form its comparative, we add '-er', so it becomes 'bigger'. The pronunciation of '-er' here is /ə(r)/. And for the superlative, we add '-est', so it's 'biggest', pronounced as /ɪst/." Do the same for two - syllable adjectives ending with "-y" and other multi - syllable adjectives, using more examples like "happy", "interesting", "important". Introduce the irregular adjectives. Write the common irregular adjectives and their forms on the blackboard, and give some simple sentences to illustrate their usage. T: "Now, let's look at some special adjectives. 'Good' has an irregular comparative form 'better' and superlative form 'best'. For example, 'This movie is better than the one we saw yesterday.' And 'This is the best cake I have ever eaten.'" Ask students to read after the teacher several times to help them remember. C. Practice (15 minutes) Oral Practice Divide students into pairs. Give each pair a set of cards with different adjectives (both regular and irregular). One student chooses a card and makes a comparison sentence using the adjective, and the other student responds with a sentence using the superlative form of the same adjective. For example, Student A: "My brother is taller than me." Student B: "But my father is the tallest in my family." Walk around the classroom to monitor and provide guidance when necessary. Written Practice Distribute a worksheet with a series of exercises. The exercises include filling in the blanks with the correct form of adjectives (comparative or superlative), making sentences according to the given prompts, and choosing the correct answer from multiple - choice questions. For example: Fill in the blanks: Tom is ______ (clever) than his sister. Make a sentence: Use "good" to compare two books. Multiple - choice: Which is ______ (big), the sun or the moon? A. big B. bigger C. biggest Let students work on the worksheet individually first, and then check the answers together as a class. D. Production (8 minutes) Group Work Divide students into groups of four. Each group is given a topic, such as "The Best Student in Our Group", "The Most Interesting Animal in the Zoo", or "The Strongest Athlete in Our School". Students in each group need to discuss and write a short passage using comparative and superlative degrees of adjectives to describe the topic. For example, if the topic is "The Best Student in Our Group": "In our group, everyone is hard - working. But Lucy is the most hard - working one. She always finishes her homework earlier than the rest of us. And she is better at math than any other student in the group. Her test scores are usually the highest." Each group selects a representative to read out their passage in front of the class. Class Discussion After each group presents, have a class discussion. Other students can ask questions or give their opinions about the passage, especially focusing on the correct usage of comparative and superlative degrees of adjectives. E. Summary and Homework (5 minutes) Summary Summarize the key points of this class, including the formation rules and usage of comparative and superlative degrees of adjectives. Ask students to recall the main content and invite some students to share their understanding. T: "Today, we learned about comparative and superlative degrees of adjectives. Who can tell me how to form the comparative of a one - syllable adjective?" Ss: "Add '-er' to the end." Then summarize the usage in different sentence patterns again. Homework Ask students to write a short composition about their favorite character in a movie or a book, using at least three comparative and three superlative sentences to describe the character's qualities. Encourage students to find more examples of comparative and superlative degrees of adjectives in English articles or movies they watch at home. 教学反思 After this class, I found that students showed great interest in the topic of comparing characters' qualities, which made the lead - in quite successful. During the presentation of grammar rules, most students were able to follow the explanation, but some students still had trouble remembering the irregular forms of adjectives. In the practice part, the oral practice effectively improved students' speaking ability, but a few students were a bit shy to speak in pairs. The written practice helped students consolidate the grammar knowledge, yet some students made careless mistakes in the exercises. For the production part, group work promoted students' cooperation and creativity. However, in the class discussion, some students were not very active in expressing their opinions. In future teaching, I will design more activities to help students remember irregular adjectives, such as games or memory - based exercises. I will also encourage more students to participate actively in class discussion by creating a more relaxed and inclusive atmosphere. Additionally, I will provide more individual guidance to students who have difficulties in grammar learning to ensure they can keep up with the teaching progress. 2 / 37 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $