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Unit 4 Amazing Plants
moss
/mɒs/ 苔藓
redwood tree /ˈredwʊd/ 红杉树
bamboo /bæmˈbu:/ 竹子
ginkgo tree
/ˈɡɪŋkəʊ/ 银杏树
lotus flower
/ˈləʊtəs/ 荷花
peony
/ˈpiːəni/ 牡丹
Unit 4 Amazing Animals
cheetah /ˈtʃiːtə/ 猎豹
butterfly /ˈbʌtəflaɪ/
blue whale /weɪl/ 蓝鲸
deer /dɪr/
bee /bi:/
ant /ænt/
Let’s check your memory!
moss
/mɒs/ 苔藓
ginkgo tree
/ˈɡɪŋkəʊ/ 银杏树
bamboo /bæmˈbu:/ 竹子
lotus flower
/ˈləʊtəs/ 荷花
peony
/ˈpiːəni/ 牡丹
redwood tree /ˈredwʊd/ 红杉树
Let’s check your memory!
deer /dɪr/
cheetah /ˈtʃiːtə/ 猎豹
blue whale /weɪl/ 蓝鲸
ant /ænt/
bee /bi:/
butterfly /ˈbʌtəflaɪ/
1a. Use the words to talk about the plants and animals.
beautiful | big | fast | heavy | large | long | old | small | tall | short
I think the ... is/has/can ...
1b. Listen to the conversations and number the plants and animals in 1a in the order you hear them.
1
2
3
4
1c. Listen again. Match the words with the plants and animals in 1a. Some have two answers.
1
2
3
4
What’s amazing about the...?
The...is the ...(est) plant/animal in the world.
D
B, A
F
E, C
superlative
最高级
Let’s check your memory!
Moss is one of the ______ plants on earth. It appeared on earth around 470 million years ago.
The blue whale is the _______ animal in the world. It’s also the _______ animal on earth.
The redwood tree is the ________ in the world.
The cheetah runs the _______. Yaming thinks it is the ________________ animal in the world.
oldest
largest
heaviest
tallest
fastest
most beautiful
How can we ask about them?
What’s the largest animal in the world? The blue whale is the largest animal in the world.
It’s also the heaviest animal on earth.
Which animal runs the fastest? The cheetah runs the fastest. Yaming thinks it is the most beautiful animal in the world.
What’s the oldest plant in the world? Moss is one of the oldest plants on earth. It appeared on earth around 470 million years ago.
Which kind of tree is the tallest in the world? The redwood tree is the tallest in the world.
What can we learn from their conversation?(P96)
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 largest animal in the world?
Emma: It’s the blue whale, right?
Yaming: Right. It’s also the heaviest animal on earth. Next question. Which animal runs the fastest?
Emma: Oh wait! I just read about it. The cheetah runs the fastest.
Yaming: Right again! And I think it’s the most beautiful animal in the world.
Emma: I completely agree with you.
take a test
Find all the sentences with superlatives.
Find all the sentences with superlatives.
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 the oldest 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 tallest in the world?
Emma: The redwood tree, right?
Yaming: Yes! I hope I can see some one day.
Role-play the conversation.(P96)
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 largest animal in the world?
Emma: It’s the blue whale, right?
Yaming: Right. It’s also the heaviest animal on earth. Next question. Which animal runs the fastest?
Emma: Oh wait! I just read about it. The cheetah runs the fastest.
Yaming: Right again! And I think it’s the most beautiful animal in the world.
Emma: I completely agree with you.
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 the oldest 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 tallest in the world?
Emma: The redwood tree, right?
Yaming: Yes! I hope I can see some someday.
Let’s check your memory! What’s amazing about them?
one of the oldest plants
the tallest
the largest
the heaviest
runs the fastest
the most beautiful
Can you try to read the sentences?
Stressed words sound louder, longer, and clearer than unstressed words.
Practice: Which word should you stress?
They bought a new car... (not their neighbors)
They bought a new car... (they didn’t rent or borrow it)
They bought a new car... (not a used one)
They bought a new car... (not a motorcycle or truck)
They bought a new car yesterday... (not last week)
Pronunciation1: Listen and repeat.
Can you add one more word to each group?
cake
pain
day
kind
sky
night
boy
voice
blind
class
glue
brave
cross
grape
Pronunciation1: Can you guess the sound?
Pronunciation1: Read the tongue twisters.
/eɪ/ Whales play in the rain all day, while we sail in the bay.
/aɪ/ Nine white mice find rice by the night light.
/ɔɪ/ Noisy boys enjoy noisy toys.
/bl/ Big blue blankets and big black blocks.
/kl/ Clever Clare cleans clothes, closets, and clocks.
/gl/ Glen is glad his glass globe glints and glitters.(闪闪发光)
/br/ Brave Brad baked bread for breakfast.
/kr/ Crispy crackers crunch crazily, creating crumbs(酥脆的饼干咔嚓作响,碎渣四溅).
/gr/ Great green grapes grow over the green grass.
Role-play the conversation.(P96)
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 largest animal in the world?
Emma: It’s the blue whale, right?
Yaming: Right. It’s also the heaviest animal on earth. Next question. Which animal runs the fastest?
Emma: Oh wait! I just read about it. The cheetah runs the fastest.
Yaming: Right again! And I think it’s the most beautiful animal in the world.
Emma: I completely agree with you.
Role-play the conversation.(P96)
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 the oldest 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 tallest in the world?
Emma: The redwood tree, right?
Yaming: Yes! I hope I can see some one day.
1d. Ask and answer questions about the plants and animals in 1a.
one of the
oldest
the tallest
the largest
the heaviest
runs the fastest
the most beautiful
What kind of words are usually stressed/unstressed?
Stress can change depending on what the speaker wants to emphasize.
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