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Unit 4 Amazing Plants and Animals
What can plants and animals do?
Section A
1a-Pronunciation
Lesson Objectives:
In this lesson, we will be able to:
1. master key words: moss, redwood, cheetah, blue whale and describe
them with adjectives like beautiful, heavy, large, tall, short.
2. improve listening skills to identify plants and animals and match them
with descriptive words.
3. use "What's amazing about...? It's..." to talk about plants and animals.
4. learn pronunciation rules of vowel combinations and stress in sentences.
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CONTENTS
目 录/
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Lead in
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Pre-listening
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While-listening
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Post-listening
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Pronunciation 1-2
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Exercise&Homework
神奇的动植物
In this unit, you will:
1. talk about some amazing plants and animals.
谈论一些神奇的动植物。
2. use superlatives to compare more than two
things.
使用最高级比较两个以上的事物。
3. discuss the connection between plants,
animals, and our lives.
讨论植物、动物和我们生活之间的联系。
4. explore why plants and animals are
important to us.
探讨为什么动植物对我们很重要。
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Big Question
Look and share
1. What do you see in the photo?
2. What do you think of when you see the
photo?
I can see two bees and some flowers.
I think of(想到) bees pollinating(授粉) flowers.
What makes plants and animals amazing?
什么使动植物神奇?
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Lean-in
Today, let's discover some amazing plants and animals around the world.
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Can you describe these animals?
Look! They’re _________. They’re very heavy and big. But they’re also very c_____ and beautiful. However,
they need our protection(保护).
pandas
ute
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Can you describe the plant?
This is a Ginkgo tree(银杏树) in China. It's extremely ________ (极其古老). Some are over 1,000 years old! It's a living fossil(活化石).
old
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Can you describe the animal?
This is a Tibetan Antelopes(藏羚羊).
It can run very f______ across the high mountains. It’s a symbol of __________ and never giving up
(力量和永不放弃的象征).
ast
strength
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Pre-listening
1a
Look at the plants and animals. Use the words in the box to talk about them.
beautiful big fast heavy large
long old small tall short
moss: _________
blue whale: _______
small
large
redwood tree: _______
cheetah: _________
tall
fast
/mɒs/ n.苔藓
redwood /'redwʊd/
n.红杉;红木
cheetah /'tʃiːtə/ n.猎豹
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1b
Listen to the conversations and number the plants and animals in 1a in the order you hear them.
While-listening
moss: _________
blue whale: _______
redwood tree: _______
cheetah: _________
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2
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1c
Listen again. Match the words with the plants and animals in 1a. Some have two answers.
A. heaviest B. largest C. most beautiful
D. oldest E. fastest F. tallest
moss: _________
blue whale: _______
redwood tree: ____
cheetah: _________
A. heaviest
B. largest
C. most beautiful
F. tallest
D. oldest
E. fastest
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Listening tasks
Listen and fill. Then follow and check.
Conversation 1
Emma: Hi, Yaming. What are you doing?
Yaming: Hi, Emma. I’m starting a test ____ ________ and ________.
Emma: Sounds fun. Let’s take it together.
Yaming: OK. First question. What’s the ________ animal in the world?
Emma: It’s the blue whale, right?
Yaming: Right. It’s also the _________ animal on earth. Next question.
Which animal runs the ________?
Emma: Oh wait! I just read about it. The _________ runs the fastest.
Yaming: Right again! And I think it’s the ______ beautiful animal in the world.
Emma: I completely agree with you.
on animals plants
largest
heaviest
fastest
cheetah
most
start a test on 开始一个关于...的测试
一起做
完全地;彻底地
agree with sb. 同意某人
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Listening tasks
Listen and fill. Then follow and check.
Conversation 2
Yaming: Now let’s answer the questions about plants. What is the ________
plant in the world?
Emma: Hmm, I’m not sure. Do you have any idea?
Yaming: Well, I think ______ is ______ ____ the oldest plants. It appeared
on earth around 470 million years ago ... Oh, look here. I’m _______!
Emma: Interesting! Let’s go on!
Yaming: Which kind of tree is the ________ in the world?
Emma: The __________ tree, right?
Yaming: Yes! I hope I can see some one day.
oldest
moss
one of
correct
tallest
redwood
appear 出现
on earth 在地球上
go on 继续
one day 有一天;
(过去或将来的)某一天
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Watch and follow
Conversation 1
Conversation 2
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Match the pictures with the correct descriptions.
one of the oldest plants on earth
the largest and heaviest animal on earth
the tallest tree in the world
runs the fastest on land
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Role-play the conversations.
Actors should:
✭✭✭Use correct language.
(使用正确语言)
✭✭Speak loudly and clearly with feelings.
(言语饱含热情,大声且清晰)
✭✭Correct tones and proper body language.
(正确语调和恰当的身体语言)
✭✭✭Without books.(脱离课本)
Group work
Actor 1: Emma
Actor 2: Yaming
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1d
Ask and answer questions about the plants and animals in 1a.
What’s amazing about the blue whale?
It’s the largest / biggest animal in the world.
What’s the … animal/plant in the world?
It’s the ...
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Parir work
What’s amazing about ________?
It’s one of the oldest plants in the world.
What’s amazing about the _____________ tree?
It’s one of the tallest _______ in the worlds
trees
moss
redwood
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Parir work
What’s amazing about the _________?
It runs ___________
on land.
And it is also _____ ___ ____ _____ __________ animals in the world.
cheetah
the fastest
one of the most
beautiful
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Language points
1a
Look at the plants and animals. Use the words in the box to talk about them.
Moss is ______ of ______ ________ plants on earth.
苔藓是地球上最古老的植物之一。
The blue whale is _____ ________ and _________ animal on earth.
蓝鲸是地球上体型最庞大、重量最沉的动物。
one the oldest
the largest
heaviest
one of the + 形容词最高级 + 可数名词复数
“是其中最……的之一”
the + 形容词最高级 + 名词 + 范围
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Language points
1a
Look at the plants and animals. Use the words in the box to talk about them.
The redwood tree is _____ ________ tree in the world.
红杉是全世界最高大的树种。
The cheetah runs the fastest on land and it is also _____ ___ ____ _____ ________ animals in the world.
猎豹是陆地上奔跑速度最快的动物,同时也是世界上最美丽的动物之一。
the tallest
the + 形容词最高级 + 名词 + 范围
one of the most beautiful
one of the + 形容词最高级 + 可数名词复数
“是其中最……的之一”
most + beautiful (最美的)
多音节词和部分双音节词, 在词前加most。
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Summary
最高级用于_______者或以上的人/物比较,表示“最……”的概念。
结构公式:_______ + 形容词/副词 _________ (+ 比较_________)
三
the
最高级
范围
形容词/副词最高级变化规则
old— oldest
fast — fastest
tall —tallest
一般情况下,在词尾加-est
large — largest
fine — finest
以字母e结尾的词,在词尾加-st
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Summary
形容词/副词最高级变化规则
heavy — heaviest
easy — easiest
early — earliest
以“辅音字母 + y”结尾的双音节词,先把y改为 i ,再加-est
big — biggest
fat — fattest
thin — thinnest
重读闭音节词,词尾只有一个辅音字母时,先双写该辅音字母,再加-est
beautiful — most beautiful
interesting — most interesting
delicious — most delicious
多音节词和部分双音节词在词前加most
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Summary
不规则变化
原级 最高级
good / well(好的/好地) best(最好的)
bad / badly(坏的/糟糕地) worst(最坏的/最差的)
many / much(许多的/大量的) most(最多的)
little(少的) least(最少的)
far(远的) farthest(最远的)
furthest(最远的)
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Pronunciation
1
Listen and repeat. Add one more word to each group.
/eɪ/ /aɪ/ /ɔɪ/ /bl/ /kl/ /ɡl/ /br/ /kr/ /ɡr/
a, ai, ay i, y, igh oy, oi bl cl ɡl br cr ɡr
whale
rain
stay
_____ mice
fly
high
_____ toy
join
choice
_____ black
blow
blue
_____ clean
climb
clock
_____ ɡlad
ɡlass
ɡlobe
_____ bread
bring
brown
_____ cross
cream
cry
_____ ɡrass
ɡreat
ɡrow
_____
play
tiny
boy
block
clear
ɡlove
brush
create
ɡreen
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发音 字母(组合) 例词
/eɪ/ a whale /weɪl/ n. 鲸鱼
plate /pleɪt/ n. 盘子
ai rain /reɪn/ n. 雨
train /treɪn/ n. 火车
ay stay /steɪ/ v. 停留
play /pleɪ/ v. 玩耍
发/eɪ/的字母或字母组合
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发音 字母(组合) 例词
/aɪ/ i mice /maɪs/ n. 老鼠(复数)
bike /baɪk/ n. 自行车
y fly /flaɪ/ v. 飞行
sky /skaɪ/ n. 天空
igh high /haɪ/ adj. 高的
night /naɪt/ n. 夜晚
发/aɪ/的字母或字母组合
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发音 字母(组合) 例词
/ɔɪ/ oy toy /tɔɪ/ n. 玩具
boy /bɔɪ/ n. 男孩
oi join /dʒɔɪn/ v. 加入
coin /kɔɪn/ n. 硬币
choice /tʃɔɪs/ n. 选择
发/ɔɪ/的字母或字母组合
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发音 字母(组合) 例词
/bl/ bl black /blæk/ adj. 黑色的
blow /bləʊ/ v. 吹
/kl/
cl clean /kliːn/ adj. 干净的
clock /klɒk/ n. 时钟
ɡl glass /ɡlɑːs/ n. 玻璃
globe /ɡləʊb/ n. 地球;地球仪
/ɡl/
辅音字母组合:/bl/ /kl/ /ɡl/
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发音 字母(组合) 例词
/br/ br bread /bred/ n. 面包
brown /braʊn/ adj. 棕色的
/cr/
cr cross /krɒs/ v. 穿过
cry /kraɪ/ v. 哭泣
ɡr grass /ɡrɑːs/ n. 草
grow /ɡrəʊ/ v. 生长;长大
/ɡr/
辅音字母组合:/br/ /cr/ /ɡr/
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2
Listen and repeat. Notice the difference in stress and meaning of the same sentence.
I visited the redwood forests in California several times.
(not other forests)
I visited the redwood forests in California several times.
(not other places)
I visited the redwood forests in California several times.
(not only once)
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知识要领:
句子重音
在英语句子中,实词(如名词、动词、形容词、副词等)承载重要信息,一般需要重读;而充当语法功能的词(如冠词、连词、介词、助动词等)一般弱读。但这条读音规律并非一成不变,句子中的重音可以随着说话者要表达的意思的不同而变化。
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Practice
Try to read the sentence. Notice the stress and meaning.
I didn't say he stole the money. (强调“不是我说的”)
I didn't say he stole the money. (强调“不是他偷的”)
I didn't say he stole the money. (强调“不是偷,可能是借的”)
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'
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Exercises
I、根据句意及首字母或音标提示填写单词。
1. You probably know that the world’s fastes animal is the c________.
2. Four years ago, Henan Province met one of the h__________
rainstorms in history.
3. We hiked through ____________ /ˈredwʊd/ forests and saw some
wondertul beaches.
4. Amy placed rocks in different colours and bright green ________ /mɒs/
around the plants.
5. The whale is the l________ animal in the world.
heetah
argest
eaviest
redwood
moss
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Exercises
II. 用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
1. Biology is my favourite subject because I have an interest in _________ (plant) and animals.
2. Which city is the _______________ (beautiful) , Beijing, Shanghai or Fuzhou?
3. China is the __________ (big) Asian country and it has a long history.
4. The room was ___________ (complete) dark when the lights suddenly went out.
5. The cheetah is the __________ (fast) land animal in the world.
plants
fastest
most beautiful
biggest
completely
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Exercises
III. 根据画线部分的发音,给单词归类。
green brave enjoy main cross mine glad class blind
night cloud grade whale coin crab black break glove
/eɪ/ 1. /ɡl/ 6.
/aɪ/ 2. /br/ 7.
/ɔɪ/ 3. /kr/ 8.
/bl/ 4. /ɡr/ 9.
/kl/ 5.
main; whale
mine; night
enjoy; coin
blind; black
class; cloud
glad; glove
brave; break
cross; crab
green; grade
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Summary
We learn:
1. Vocabulary: moss, redwood tree, blue whale, cheetah, and adjectives like
heavy, large, old, fast, tall.
2. Sentence Pattern: How to ask and answer about superlatives: “What's
amazing about...?” “It's the ...est ... in the world.”
3. Pronunciation: The sound rules of /eɪ/, /aɪ/, /ɔɪ/ and consonant blends like
/bl/, /cl/, /gl/.
We can:
describe amazing facts in nature and understand how stress changes meaning.
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Homework
1. 基础层:抄写本课核心单词及形容词原级和最高级形式,
并造句。
2. 提高层:选择一种你感兴趣的中国濒危动植物,查找资料,
用3-5句英文介绍它。
3. 拓展层:制作一张关于濒危动植物的海报,写3-4个句子介绍
它的特征以及我们为什么要保护它。
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Thank you!
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$Activity to listen and repeat, notice the difference in stress and meaning of the same sentence. I visited the redwood forest in california several times. I visited the red wood forest in california several times. I visited the red wood forest in california several times.
Pronunciation activity one, listen and repeat, add one more word . to each group A. A. AAAIA. I. AYAY . whale whe. Rain. rain. Stay stay. I. I. I. I. why? why? IGH. IGH. mh. Fly. fly. Hi . hi. Oy. oh. oh, why . oh why? Oh, I . oh, I. Toy toy. Join join. Choice. choice. Bu . blue . BL. BL. Black, black. Blow. blow. Blue. blue. color. CLC. L. Clean . clean. Climb . clip. Clock . clock. Glo gl. GL. glad. glad. Glass. glass. globe. globe. 不是。BRB. R。Bread. bread. Bring bring. Brown. Brown. Cr . cr . C. RCR . cross . cross. Cream . cream. Cry . cry. Good. good. GR. GR. Grass. grass. great. great. Grow. grow.
Section a, what compliance and animals do? Section a, activity one b. Listen to the conversations and number the plants and animals in one a, in the order you hear them. Conversation one. hi, yummy. What are you doing? Hi ema, i'm starting a test on animals . and plants. Sounds fine. Let's take IT together. okay. First question, what's the largest animal in the world? It's the blue whale, right. right? It's also the heaviest animal on the earth. Next question, which animal runs the fastest? I just read about IT. The cheater . runs the fastest right again, and I think it's the most beautiful animal in the world. I completely agree with you. Conversation too. Now let's answer the questions about plants. What is the oldest plant in the world? Um i'm . not sure. Do you have any idea? Well, I think mars is one of the oldest plants. IT appeared on earth around four hundred and seventy million years ago. Oh, look here. I'm correct. interesting. Let's go on. Which kind of tree is the tallest in the world? The red wood tree, right? Yes, I hope I could see someone day.
Conversation too. Now let's answer the questions about plants. What is the oldest plant in the world? I'm . not sure. Do you have any idea? Well, I think mars is one of the oldest plants. IT appeared on earth around four hundred and seventy million years ago. Oh, look here. I'm correct. interesting. Let's go on. Which kind of tree is the tallest in the world? The red wood tree, right? Yes, I hope I could see someone day.
Section a activity one c listen again. Match the words with the plants and animals. In one a, some have two answers. Conversation one. hi, yummy. What are you doing? Hi ema, i'm starting a test on animals and plants. Sounds fine. Let's take IT . together. okay. First question, what's the largest animal in the world? It's the blue whale, right. right? It's also the heaviest animal on the earth. Next question, which animal runs the fastest? A way I just read about IT. The cheater runs the . fastest right again. And I think it's the most beautiful animal in the world. I completely agree with you. Conversation too. Now let's answer the questions about plants. What is the oldest plant in the world? Um i'm not sure. Do you have any idea? Well, I think mars is one of the oldest plants. IT appeared on earth around four hundred and seventy million years ago. Oh, look here. I'm correct. interesting. Let's go on. Which kind of tree is the tallest in the world? The red wood tree, right? Yes, I hope I could see some one day.
Hi, yummy. What are you doing? Hi ema, i'm starting a test on animals and plants. Sounds fine. Let's take . IT together. okay. First question, what's the largest animal in the world? It's the blue whale, right? It's also the heaviest animal on earth. Next question, which animal runs the fastest? A way I just read about IT. The cheer runs the fastest . right again. And I think it's the most beautiful animal in the world. I completely agree with you.
Now let's answer the questions about plants. What is the oldest plant in the world? I'm not sure. Do you have any idea? Well, I think mos is one of the oldest plants. IT appeared on earth around four hundred and seventy million years ago. Oh, look here. I'm correct. interesting. Let's go on. Which kind of tree is the tallest in the world? The red wood tree, right? Yes, 好歹是啥问题。
Conversation one, hi you, ming. What are you doing? Hi a, i'm starting a test on animals . and plants. Sounds fine. Let's take IT together. okay. First question, what's the largest animal in the world? It's the blue whale, right? It's also the heaviest animal on the earth. Next question, which animal runs the fastest? I just read about IT. The cheer . runs the fastest right again. And I think it's the most beautiful animal in the world. I completely agree with you.