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What can plants and animals do
(Section A 1a—1d)
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Unit 4 Amazing Plants and Animals
人教版（2024） 八年级上册
通过本节课学习，我能够：
1. 通过听说学习活动，提升英语听力理解能力和语言表
达能力。
2. 初步认识形容词和副词最高级的用法，并能在语境中
运用最高级谈论令人震惊的动植物。
3. 通过了解世界上令人震惊的动植物，从而更加热爱大
自然。
Learning objectives
Look and share:
1. What do you see in the photo
2. What do you think of when you
see the photo
Flowers and bees.
When I see the photo, I think of
the beauty of nature and the
importance of bees in pollination.
What do you think you will learn about in this unit
What makes plants
and animals amazing

BIG
Question
Amazing plants
and Animals
Unit
4
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.
Lead-in
Let’s watch a video.
What is the video about
What will we learn this class
It is about the amazing plants and animals in the world.
We’ll learn to talk about the amazing plants and animals in the world.
What amazing plants and animals were mentioned in the video
moss
redwood tree
blue whale
cheetah
moss: _________
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
blue whale: _______
1a
redwood tree: ____
cheetah: _________
large
fast
tall
small
Facts
moss
苔藓植物是一群小型的高等植物，没有真根和维管组织的分化，多生于阴湿环境中。
千年巨树红杉木，是地球上最高的生物之一,高度可达60-115米，寿命普遍为2000-3000年。
redwood tree
蓝鲸被认为是已知的地球上生存过的体积最大的动物，长可达33米，重达181吨。
blue whale
猎豹是非洲速度最快的猎手，实际最高时速90公里。
cheetah
Bob
Look and compare.
Bob is short.
Tom is taller than Bob.
Tom
Bill
Bill is the tallest of the three boys.
The sun is larger than the earth.
The earth is larger than the moon.
The sun is the largest of the three.
Describe the things with superlatives.
The Great Wall is the longest wall in the world.
The Yangtze River is the longest river in China.
Qomolangma
the Yangze River
Qomolangma
珠穆朗玛峰
Qomolangma is the highest mountain in the world.
Tian’anmen Square is the biggest city square in China.
Emma and Yaming are having a conversation in the classroom. They are also talking about the plants and animals. Let’s watch another video. What animals and plants are they talking about
Listen to the conversations and number the plants and animals in 1a in the order you hear them.
1b
moss: _________
blue whale: _______
redwood tree: ____
cheetah: _________
large
fast
tall
small
3
1
2
4
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
A. heaviest
B. largest
C. most beautiful
F. tallest
D. oldest
E. fastest
1c
Emma:
Yaming:
Emma:
Yaming:
Emma:
Yaming:
Emma:
Yaming:
Emma:
Hi, Yaming. What are you doing
Hi, Emma. I’m starting a test on __________________.
Sounds fun. Let’s take it together.
OK. First question. What’s ____________ animal in the world
It’s the ____________, right
Right. It’s also ____________ animal on earth. Next question. Which animal runs ___________
Oh wait! I just read about it. The _________ runs the fastest.
Right again! And I think it’s _________________ animal in the world.
I completely agree with you.
animals and plants
the largest
the heaviest
the fastest
the most beautiful
Listen and fill
Conversation 1
blue whale
cheetah
Yaming:
Emma:
Yaming:
Emma:
Yaming:
Emma:
Yaming:
Conversation 2
Now let’s answer the questions ______________. What is _____________ plant in the world
Hmm, I’m not sure. Do you have any idea
Well, I think moss is _________________ plants. It appeared on earth around ____________ years ago ... Oh, look here. I’m correct!
Interesting! Let’s go on!
Which kind of tree is _______________ in the world
The redwood tree, right
Yes! I hope I can see some someday.
about plants
the oldest
one of the oldest
470 million
the tallest
Moss is one of the oldest plants on earth.
The blue whale is the largest and heaviest animal on earth.
The redwood tree is the tallest tree in the world.
The cheetah runs the fastest and is the most beautiful animal in the world.
Ask and answer questions about the plants and animals in 1a.
1d
It’s the largest / biggest animal in the world.
What’s amazing about the blue whale
What’s the … animal /plant in the world
It’s the ...
Some amazing animals:
change its body color
avoid predators
intelligence
change the texture and color of its skin
the smallest bird in the world
flap its wings extremely fast
generate electric shocks
stun prey and defend against predators
Chameleon
（变色龙）
Hummingbird（蜂鸟）
Octopus
（章鱼）
Electric eel
（电鳗）
Some amazing plants:
When an insect lands on its leaf, the leaf can snap shut quickly to trap and digest it.
store a large amount of water in its thick trunk
huge trunk
grow extremely fast
sometimes up to 91cm in a single day
the largest unbranched inflorescence
give off a smell like rotting flesh
Venus Flytrap（捕蝇草）
Bamboo
（竹子）
Baobab
（猴面包树）
Corpse flower（尸花 / 泰坦魔芋）
Section A (1a－1d)
Some facts about amazing plants and animals.
Summary
Target language:
--What’s amazing about the blue whale
--It’s the largest / biggest animal in the world.
I.根据句意及汉语提示填写单词。
Exercise
1. We went on a boat trip to see the ________ (鲸鱼) in the ocean.
2. Look! There is some green ________ (苔藓) on the old wall.
3. The baby elephant looks small, but it is still quite ________ (重的)
for its size.
4. The _________ (红杉) trees in this forest are tall, reaching up to
the sky.
5. __________ (猎豹)are one of the fastest animals.
whales
moss
heavy
redwood
Cheetahs
II.用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
1. Blue whales are the ________ (large) animals on earth.
2. The garden looks _______________ (beautiful) than I expect. I
really like it.
3. This is really an _________ (amaze) book that I can't miss.
4. We grew some new ________ (plant) around the house to make it
look more beautiful.
5. I'm ____________ (complete) lost in this forest, and I don't know
which way to go.
largest
more beautiful
amazing
plants
completely
Homework
1. Read the conversations in 1b.
2. Talk about the amazing plants and animals in 1a in pairs.
Must do:
Make a conversation with your partner about the plants or animals you know.
Try to do:
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Unit 4 Amazing Plants and Animals
Section A（1a—1d）
基础巩固
I. 按要求写出相应的词汇。
1. fast __________ (反义词) 2. short __________ (反义词)
3. light __________ (反义词) 4. old __________ (反义词)
5. small __________ (最高级) 6. high __________ (最高级)
7. dangerous __________________ (最高级)
8. beautiful ___________________ (最高级)
II. 根据句意及汉语提示填写单词。
9. We went on a boat trip to see the ________ (鲸鱼) in the ocean.
10. Look! There is some green ________ (苔藓) on the old wall.
11. The baby elephant looks small, but it is still quite _________ (重的) for its size.
12. The _________ (红杉) trees in this forest are tall, reaching up to the sky.
13. __________ (猎豹) are one of the fastest animals on earth.
能力提升
III. 用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空
14. The Great Wall is the __________ (long) wall in the world.
15. It's __________ (amaze) that cows can remember their names.
16. My father is good at __________ flowers. He says __________ are important in our lives. (plant)
17. Blue whales are the ________ (large) animals on earth.
18. The garden looks _______________ (beautiful) than I expect. I really like it.
IV. 根据所给汉语提示完成下列句子。(每空限填一词)
19. 他是世界上最伟大的艺术家之一。
He is _________ _________ _________ __________ writers in the world.
20. 你知道她昨天去哪儿了吗？
Do you __________ __________ __________ where she went yesterday
21. 我们昨天进行了英语测试。
We __________ an English __________ yesterday.
22. 如果你们同意我的看法，请举手。
If you __________ __________ me, please raise your hands.
素养提升
V. 补全对话。(其中有两项多余)
A: Hey, did you know the world's biggest flower is huge
B: Really 23._________
A: It's called the Rafflesia(大王花). 24._________
B: Wow, how big is it
A: It can be as big as a car tire(轮胎)！
B: 25._________ That's so cool.
A: Yeah. 26._________
B: Ew, that's gross(恶心). Why does it smell bad
A: I think it helps attract flies to pollinate(授粉) it.
B: 27._________ I want to see it one day!
A. The world's biggest flower is called the Rose. B. It's super big! C. And it smells bad,like trash. D. Sometimes nature is so strange. E. What is it called F. Because it doesn't like insects. G. No way!
VI. 用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
Yaming and Emma take a test on animals and plants. Let's have a look! The first question is what the 28._________ (large) animal is in the world. The answer is the blue whale, and it's also the 29._________ (heavy) animal on earth. Which animal runs the 30._________ (fast) It's the cheetah. They both think it's also the 31._________ (beautiful) animal. For plants, moss is one of the 32._________ (old) plants and the redwood tree is the 33._________ (tall) in the world.
参考答案
1. slow /slowly 2. tall /long 3. heavy /dark 4. young /new
5. smallest 6. highest 7. most dangerous 8. most beautiful
9. whales 10. moss 11. heavy 12. redwood 13. Cheetahs
14. longest 15. amazing 16. planting; plants 17. largest
18. more beautiful 19. one of the greatest 20. have any idea
21. had; test 22. agree with
23—27. EBGCD
28. largest 29. heaviest 30. fastest 31. most beautiful
32. oldest 33. tallest
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