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Unit4
Amazing Plants and Animals
SectionA (pronunciation-2e)
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.
1.grasp the pronunciation of /e /, /a /, / /, /bl/, /kl/, /gl/, /br/, /kr/ and /gr/ correctly and read words containing the related letters.
2.talk about an amazing plant-bamboo.
3.go on to learn the information of the superlative degree.
4.learn the cultural significance of bamboo in China.
1d
1
Listen and learn.
1d
1
Listen and learn.
1d
1
Listen and learn.
辅音连缀
在英语词汇中，如果有两个或两个以上的辅音音素结合在一起，这种语法现象称为辅音连缀。辅音连缀发生在词首，词中和词尾。如：
词首 blue
词中 basketball 词尾 desk
读辅音连缀时，两个辅音不能有停顿，几乎同时发音，前面的辅音必须读得轻一些，短促些。
Listen and repeat. Add one more word to each group.
/e / /a / / / /bl/ /kl/ /gl/ /br/ /kr/ /gr/
a, ai, ay i, y, igh oy, oi bl cl gl br cr gr
whale rain stay ______ mice fly high _____ toy join choice ______ black blow blue _____ clean climb clock _____ glad glass globe _____ bread bring brown ______ cross cream cry _____ grass
great
grow
_________
day
why
crazy
blind
boy
brush
club
glove
grammar
发/e /的字母或字母组合
除了a, ai, ay之外，eigh也发此音。如：eight, neighborhood等。
发/a /的字母或字母组合
除了i, y, igh 之外，ie 也发此音。如：lie, pie, die等。
1d
1
Listen and repeat. Notice the difference in stress and meaning (of the same sentence. )注意重音和含义在同一句话的不同
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)
句子重音
句子重音可分为三类：表意重音，逻辑重音和情感重音。
①表意重音 表意重音是一种非常普遍的现象。一般来说，在句子中需重读的词都是实词，不
重读的词多为虚词或结构词。
②逻辑重音 逻辑重音的作用是表达说话者的意愿，说话者可以把重音放在想要强调的任何单
词上。
③情感重音 情感重音是一种特殊的重音。在口语中，当说话者想要表达强烈的情感时，他会
把强重音放在他想要强调的词上。
1d
2
Let’s guess
I’m one of the fastest-growing plants. I can grow one metre in one day.
I’m one of the most useful plants in the world.
I’m the most delicious food for pandas.
I’m one of the most popular subjects(题材) in Chinese painting.
Recently, Chen Jie bought a folding fan. She talked about something on the fan with Ella .Let’s guess.
Predict
What is it on the folding fan
Why do people paint it on the fan
It is beautiful, and bamboo is a symbol of goodness in Chinese culture
bamboo
Listen to the conversation and fill in the blanks.
Ella: Oh, what’s that, Chen Jie It’s so beautiful!
Chen Jie: Thanks. It’s a folding fan. I bought it last year.
Ella: Oh! It has a painting of bamboo on it.
Chen Jie: Yeah. Bamboo is one of the most popular subjects in
Chinese paintings. It’s a _________ of goodness in Chinese culture.
Ella: I didn’t know that before. So, where did you get that fan
Chen Jie: At the Bamboo Sea in Sichuan, the ___________ and ___________
bamboo forest in China. I learnt lots of interesting things when I was there.
Ella: Really Like what
Chen Jie: Well, bamboo is one of the fastest-growing plants. Some bamboo can grow almost one metre in one day. Also, it’s one of the ____________ plants in the world. People can use it to build houses and make tools and instruments乐器.
Ella: Oh, that’s interesting. I remember pandas love to eat bamboo too, right
Chen Jie: Exactly! Actually we eat bamboo shoots too. They’re really delicious.
symbol
largest
oldest
most useful
1d
2a
shoot v.开枪，射击；n 嫩芽
a symbol of …的象征
Pandas are a symbol of China.
Listen to the conversation again.Then role play it.
Ella: Oh, what’s that, Chen Jie It’s so beautiful!
Chen Jie: Thanks. It’s a folding fan. I bought it last year.
Ella: Oh! It has a painting of bamboo on it.
Chen Jie: Yeah. Bamboo is one of the most popular subjects in
Chinese paintings. It’s a symbol of goodness in Chinese culture.
Ella: I didn’t know that before. So, where did you get that fan
Chen Jie: At the Bamboo Sea in Sichuan, the largest and oldest
bamboo forest in China. I learnt lots of interesting things when I was there.
Ella: Really Like what
Chen Jie: Well, bamboo is one of the fastest-growing plants. Some bamboo can grow almost one metre in one day. Also, it’s one of the most useful plants in the world. People can use it to build houses and make tools and instruments.
Ella: Oh, that’s interesting. I remember pandas love to eat bamboo too, right
Chen Jie: Exactly! Actually we eat bamboo shoots too. They’re really delicious.
2d
a painting of 一副…的画
use sth to do sth 使用某物做某事
Ella: Oh, what’s that, Chen Jie It’s so beautiful!
Chen Jie: Thanks. It’s a folding fan. I bought it last year.
Ella: Oh! It has a painting of bamboo on it.
Chen Jie: Yeah. Bamboo is one of the most popular
subjects in Chinese paintings. It’s a
________ of goodness in Chinese culture.
Ella: I didn’t know that before. So, where did you
get that fan
Chen Jie: At the Bamboo Sea in Sichuan, the _______
and _______ bamboo forests in China. I learnt
lots of interesting things when I was there.
Read conversation and answer the questions.
1. What does Ella see on the folding fan
2. Why does bamboo often appear in Chinese paintings
3. Where is the Bamboo Sea
oldest
symbol
largest
1
She sees a painting of bamboo on it.
2
Because it is a symbol of goodness in Chinese culture.
3
In Sichuan.
2b
5. Is Ella interested in bamboo
How do you know
Ella: Oh, what’s that, Chen Jie It’s so beautiful!
Ella: Oh! It has a painting of bamboo on it.
Ella: I didn’t know that before. So, where did you get that fan
Ella: Really Like what
Ella: Oh, that’s interesting. I remember pandas love to eat bamboo too, right
Yes, she is. Because she wants to know more about the bamboo, and she knows that pandas love to eat bamboo.
Read conversation and answer the questions.
4. What do people use bamboo for
Chen Jie: Well, bamboo is one of the fastest-growing plants. Some bamboo can grow almost one metre in one day. Also, it’s one of the most useful plants in the world. People can use it to build houses and make tools and instruments.
People can use it to build houses and make tools and instruments.
2b
Complete the mind map with the information from 2a.
on Chen Jie’s
folding fan
one of the
fastest-growing
plants
a popular subject in Chinese
paintings
one of the
most useful
plants
in the world
Bamboo
got at ______________________
the __________ and __________
bamboo forest in China
grow _________
__________
in one day
●build __________
●make __________
and ______________
●food for _________
and __________
a symbol of
____________
the Bamboo Sea in Sichuan
largest
oldest
almost one metre
goodness
houses
tools
instruments
pandas
people
2c
Imagine you are a tour guide at the Bamboo Sea and your partner
is a foreign tourist. Make up a conversation about bamboo and its importance.
A(guide): Welcome to the Bamboo Sea! I’m your tour guide
today. I’d love to share all the interesting things
about bamboo with you. Please feel free to
ask me any questions you have.
B(tourist): Bamboo seems to be a very popular plant in China.
Can you tell me why the Chinese people like bamboo
so much
A: Well, …
2e
feel free to do sth 随意做某事
Imagine you are a tour guide at the Bamboo Sea and your partner
is a foreign tourist. Make up a conversation about bamboo and its importance.
A(guide): Welcome to the Bamboo Sea! I’m your tour guide
today. I’d love to share all the interesting things
about bamboo with you. Please feel free to
ask me any questions you have.
B(tourist): Bamboo seems to be a very popular plant in China.
Can you tell me why the Chinese people like bamboo
so much
A: Well, first, it’s a symbol of goodness in Chinese culture.
Second, it’s one of the most useful plants in the world.
People can use it to build houses and make tools and
instruments.Third, pandas love to eat bamboo, the panda is
China's national treasure. Fourth, people eat bamboo
shoots too. They’re really delicious.
2e
feel free to do sth 随意做某事
Do you know The Four Gentlemen in Flowers
Culture corner
Unit4
Amazing Plants and Animals
SectionA (Grammer-3a)
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.
1. talk about some amazing plants and animals.
2. learn to make comparisons using superlatives.
3. summarize the rules and usage of the superlatives.
Read the sentences and notice the words in bold. What are the ways to form a superlative adjective or adverb
The blue whale is the largest and the heaviest animal in the world.
The biggest land animal in the world is the African elephant.
The cheetah runs the fastest among all land animals.
I think the most useful plant in the world is bamboo.
It is perhaps the most interesting plant in the world.
Question: Which parts of speech (词性) have superlative forms
最高级
the superlative
adjective 形容词
adverb 副词
副词
fast-faster-fastest
形容词, 副词同形
类似还有：high，hard
3a
Read the sentences and notice the words in red. What are the ways to form a superlative adjective or adverb
The blue whale is the largest and the heaviest animal in the world.
The biggest land animal in the world is the African elephant.
The cheetah runs the fastest among all land animals.
I think the most useful plant in the world is bamboo.
It is perhaps the most interesting plant in the world.
( )
3a
副词最高级前的the可以省去哦
如果最高级前有形容词性物主代词或名词所有格等修饰语时则不再用定冠词the。
This is my worst performance.
She is Lucy’s best friend.
最高级的常用结构
（1）the + 形容词或副词最高级 + in / of / among 短语 ……中最……的
Tom is the tallest in his class. Tom runs (the) fastest of all the
students.
（2）序数词与最高级结合
The Yangtze River is the third longest river in the world.
（3）one of the + 形容词或副词最高级 +名词复数 表示“最……之一”
Beijing is one of the largest cities in the world.
（4）特殊疑问句中的最高级
Which animal jumps the highest, the lion, the monkey, or the tree frog
Who is the kindest person in your family
（5）比较级表达最高级的含义
lily is funnier than anyone else I know.
=lily is the funniest girl I know.
Complete the sentences with the superlative forms of the words in brackets.
1. Among all animals, I love pandas the best. I think they are _________ (cute) animals in the world.
2. Which do you think is __________________ (beautiful), the rose, the peony, or the lotus flower
3. Look at that butterfly! It has __________________(colourful) wings.
4. Which animal jumps ___________ (high), the lion, the monkey, or the tree frog
5. The elephant birds were ___________ (large) and _________ (heavy) birds ever on earth. Some could stand up to three metres tall and weigh up to 860 kg.
the cutest
the most beautiful
the most colourful
(the) highest
the largest
heaviest
Find some mark words first.
3b

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