Unit 4 Amazing Plants and Animals SectionA 1a-1d 课件 2025-2026学年人教版八年级英语上册

该初中英语课件围绕“神奇动植物”主题，涵盖相关词汇、形容词最高级语法及听说技能，通过提问、图片讨论导入，先复习比较级（如大象与长颈鹿比较）再过渡到最高级，结合音频听力活动构建学习支架，帮助学生逐步掌握。 其亮点在于融合语言能力、思维品质与学习能力培养，听力排序匹配提升理解能力，口语描述锻炼表达，“Guess”游戏对比动植物特征发展思维，作业拓展学习渠道，多样活动与清晰总结助力学生综合提升，也为教师提供丰富教学资源。

? BIG Question What makes plants and animals amazing? What animals or plants do you think are amazing? very surprising, especially in a way that makes you feel happy or impressed. 令人大为惊奇的；（尤指）令人惊喜（或惊羡、惊叹）的 In this unit, you will 1. talk about some amazing plants and animals. 2. use superlatives to compare more than two things. 3. discuss the connection between plants, animals, and our lives. 4. explore why plants and animals are important to us. redwood tree /'redwʊd/ Who knows the most? Which kind of tree is the tallest in the world？ The redwood tree(红杉树) is __________ in the world. the tallest moss /mɒs/ What’s the oldest plant in the world？ The moss(苔藓) is one of ___________ plants. the oldest Who knows the most? 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. The bees are collecting nectar(花蜜). It makes me think of : the beauty of nature sweet honey the bees' hard work ... What can bees and flowers do for us? P31 Section A1 (1a-1d) Section A moss： blue whale: redwood tree: cheetah: I think the is . beautiful    big    fast    heavy large    long    old    small   tall   short old small heavy large big old tall fast long fast long beautiful Look at the plants and animals. Use the words in the box to talk about them. Listen to the conversations and number the plants and animals in 1a in the order you hear them. moss blue whale redwood tree cheetah 3 1 4 2 Tips: Catch the key words--animals. have a general understanding of the superlative forms of adjectives or adverbs be able to talk about the blue whale, moss, cheetah, and redwood tree listen for specific details about the blue whale, moss, cheetah, and redwood tree in the conversation In this part, you will Which is taller, the elephant or the giraffe? Which is shorter, the elephant or the giraffe? Which is larger, the elephant or the giraffe? The elephant is larger than the giraffe. The giraffe is taller than the elephant. The elephant is shorter than the giraffe. moss blue whale redwood tree cheetah 3 1 4 2 A. heaviest B. largest C. most beautiful D. oldest E. fastest F. tallest Guess: The______ is the ______ animal/plant/tree in the world. -est /ist/ Which is longer, the snake or the butterfly? The snake is longer than the butterfly. Which is more beautiful, the snake or the butterfly? The butterfly is more beautiful than the snake. Which is smaller, the snake or the butterfly? The butterfly is smaller than the snake. What do you think of these three animals They are fast animals. The ostrich is fast. The antelope is faster. The cheetah is the fastest. The cheetah is the fastest animal in the world. Dawn Redwood 水杉 Ginkgo银杏树 moss苔藓 What do you think of these three animals They are old plants Dawn Redwood is old. Ginkgo is older. The moss is the oldest. Listen to the conversations and number the plants and animals in 1a in the order you hear them. moss blue whale redwood tree cheetah 1 3 4 2 What do you think of these peacocks? They are beautiful The brown peacock is beautiful The blue peacock is the most beautiful in the three. The white peacock is more beautiful than the brown one fast-faster-the fastest old-older-the oldest large-larger-the largest heavy-heavier- the heaviest beautiful-more beautiful-the most beautiful When comparing three or more things, we can use the superlative form of adjectives. 最高级 Listen again. Match the words with the plants and animals in 1a. Some have two answers. ________ moss ________ blue whale ________ redwood tree ________ cheetah D heaviest B. largest C. most beautiful D. oldest E. fastest F. tallest A, B F C, E Exercise-画线部分读音不同的一项 1. A. baby B. rabbit C. apple D. carry 2. A. lively B. city C. windy D. pity 3. A. noisy B. choice C. royal D. coincidence 4. A. table B. able C. blackboard D. enable 5. A. might B. flight C. highway D. sister Why do we need to pronounce accurately? Accurate pronunciation helps us communicate clearly with others and understand English better. Emma: Hi, Yaming. What are you doing? Yaming: Hi, Emma. I’m starting a test on animals and plants. Emma: Sounds fun. Let’s take it together. Yaming: OK. First question. What’s the _________ animal in the world? Emma: It’s the _________ _________, 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 _________. Yaming: Right again! And I think it’s the _________ _________ animal in the world. Emma: I completely agree with you. Conversation 1 largest blue whale heaviest fastest cheetah fastest most beautiful Pre-listening Let’s predict What’s the laragest animal in the world right, it’s also the heaviest animal in the world. It’s the blue whale, right? What do you think they are doing? Summary Section A 03 Summary New words Sentences moss; redwood; cheetah Pronunciation —What’s amazing about the blue whale? —It’s the largest / biggest animal in the world. Well, I think moss is one of the oldest plants. 能够了解并用最高级谈论世界令人震惊的动植物 Functions Sentence Stress /eɪ/ /aɪ/ /ɔɪ/ /bl/ /kl/ /ɡl/ /br/ /kr/ /ɡr/ a, ai, ay i, y, igh oy, oi bl cl gl br cr gr 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 one of the _________ plants. It appeared on earth around 470 million years ago ... Oh, look here. I’m correct! Emma: Interesting! Let’s go on! Yaming: Which kind of tree is the _________ in the world? Emma: The _________ _________, right? Yaming: Yes! I hope I can see some someday Conversation 2 oldest moss oldest tallest redwood tree Homework 04 Section A Moss is the oldest plants on earth. Blue whale is the largest and heaviest animal on earth. Redwood tree is the tallest tree in the world. Cheetah runs the fastest and is the most beautiful animal in the world. Homework 1.After class, search for more amazing plants and animals in the world, then use the superlative degree we learned today to write about at least one animal and one plant, and share them in the next class. 2. Recite the key words and sentences of this lesson. SEE YOU NEXT CLASS! Audio generated by ttsmaker.cn null 8304.0 95243.93 kmkm1170 kmkm1170 101664.0 $