Unit 4 Amazing Plants and Animals Section A 1a-1d 导学案 2026-2027学年人教版英语八年级上册

Unit 4 Amazing Plants and Animals.

【学习目标】

1.能够掌握描述动植物特征的形容词及最高级形式，并能用恰当词汇描述动植物特征；能够掌握询问动植物特征的最高级句型。（学习理解）

2.能够在听力语篇中准确获取动植物的最高级特征信息，在日常交流中运用目标句型就动植物特征进行问答；能够运用目标词汇与句型完成口头对话输出。（应用实践）

3.能够结合最高级句型表达对特定动植物的喜好及原因，通过采访同学整理成汇报语篇，并用英语讨论动植物与人类生活的联系。（迁移创新）

【自主学习】

1.观察教材中动植物图片，写出对应单词及释义（P32-1a）

________/mɒs/n. 苔藓            ________/bluː weɪl/n. 蓝鲸

________/ˈtʃiːtə/n. 猎豹           ________/ˈredwʊd triː/n. 红杉树

2.翻译练习

苔藓有什么神奇之处？它很古老。(P32-1d)

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猎豹有什么神奇的？它是跑得最快的陆地动物之一。(P32) one of...+the+最高级+n.复数

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【合作探究】

（一）课堂探究

Task 1: Pre-listening.

1. Look at the plants and animals. Use the words in the box to talk about them.(1a)

beautiful   big   fast   heavy   large   long   old   small  tall  short 

moss:______________________________________________________

blue whale:______________________________________________________

redwood tree:______________________________________________________

cheetah:______________________________________________________

Task 2: While listening

1. Listen to the conversations and number the plants and animals in la in the order you hear them. (1b)
2. Listen again. Match the words with the plants and animals in 1a. Some have two answers.(1c)

A. heaviest    B. largest   C. most beautiful     D. oldest     E. fastest    F. Tallest

moss:________   blue whale:_________  redwood tree:___________   cheetah:___________

3. Listen and fill in the blank.

Conversation 1

Emma: Hi, Yaming. What are you doing?

Yaming: Hi, Emma. I’m starting a test on __________________.

Emma: Sounds fun. Let’s take it together.

Yaming: OK. First question. What’s __________ animal in the world?

Emma: It’s the __________, right?

Yaming: Right. It’s also ___________ animal on earth. Next question. Which animal runs __________?

Emma: Oh wait! I just read about it. The _______ runs the fastest.

Yaming: Right again! And I think it’s ________________ animal in the world.

Emma: I completely agree with you.

Conversation 2

Yaming: Now let’s answer the questions about plants. What is the oldest plant in the world?

Emma: Hmm, I’m not sure. Do you have any idea?

Yaming: Well, I think moss is one of _________ plants. It appeared on earth around __________ years ago … Oh, look here. I’m correct!

Emma: Interesting! Let’s go on!

Yaming: Which kind of tree is _________in the world?