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Unit4
Amazing Plants and Animals
Section A (1a-pronunciation)
At the end of this unit, we’ll visit the Animals and Plants Exposition. We’ll make a poster to learn more about amazing plants and animals there.
In this class, we will finish this task.
Create an information card using superlatives. Your card must include facts about at least 2 plants and 2 animals.
Product
Information Card
Plant 1 ______ It is _____________________________________
Plant 2 ______ It has _____________________________________
Animal 1 ______ It can _____________________________________
Animal 2 ______ It
_________________________________________
Yaming
Recently, I’m reading a book for a test on animals and plants.
It shows nature’s amazing facts! Find the tallest tree, the fastest animal, the oldest living thing in the world! Let’s see what I learned!
Look and share
1. What do you see in the photo
2. Do you think bees and yellow flowers are amazing Why or why not
What are the bees doing
They are collecting nectar from the flowers.
/ nekt (r)/采花蜜
I see some yellow flowers and two bees.
Yes, because bees are hard-working and yellow flowers are bright and beautiful. They help each other to live better in nature.
moss
Free talk
What amazing plants do you know
clover[ kl v (r)]
三叶草
daisy / de zi/雏菊
moss
redwood tree
soybean
/ s bi n/
大豆，黄豆
moss
Free talk
What amazing animals do you know
tiger
cheetah
/ t i t /
blue whale
crocodile
/ kr k da l/
brown bear
glass frog
玻璃蛙
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
_________
lake
train day
five
why
flight
crazy
blind
boy
noise
brush
club
glove
green
发/e /的字母或字母组合
除了a, ai, ay之外，eigh也发此音。如：eight, neighbor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。
1
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。
/e /
/a /
/ /
/kr/
/gr/
/br/
/gl/
A. night
B. noise
C. clay
D. grape
E. crayon
F. glue
G. library
Match the words with the right pronunciations.
Exercise
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
moss
blue whale
redwood tree
cheetah
/ m s /
/we l/
/ redw d/
/ t i t /
1a
Do you know how to describe these plants and animals
Watch and learn
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
moss
blue whale
redwood tree
cheetah
/ m s /
/we l/
/ redw d/
/ t i t /
small, old…
long, heavy,
large…
tall, beautiful…
fast…
1a
Mosses are small but old.
The blue whale is…
Redwood trees are…
The cheetah runs…
Listen to the conversations and number the plants and animals in the order you hear them.
moss
blue whale
cheetah
redwood tree
1b
4
3
2
1
Why are they amazing plants
and animals
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
1c
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.
Listen to conversation 1 and fill in the blanks.
largest
blue
whale
heaviest
fastest
cheetah
fastest
most
beautiful
The blue whale is the largest and heaviest animal on earth.
The cheetah runs the fastest and is the most beautiful animal in the world.
What’s amazing about blue whale and cheetah
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 one day.
oldest
moss
oldest
tallest
redwood
tree
The redwood tree is the tallest tree in the world.
Moss is one of the oldest plants on earth.
Listen to conversation 2 and fill in the blanks.
What’s amazing about moss and redwood tree
/ p d/出现
heavy ---------
large ---------
fast ---------
old---------
tall ---------
beautiful---------
Let’s find out the superlatives!最高级
Don’t forget “the” in a sentence.
heaviest
largest
fastest
oldest
tallest
most beautiful
e.g., The redwood tree is tall.
The redwood tree is the tallest tree in the world.
e.g., The _____ is ______.
The _____ is the ______ in the world.
Ask and answer questions about the plants and animals in 1a.
What’s amazing about the blue whale
It’s the largest / biggest animal in the world.
What’s amazing about the cheetah
It runs the fastest. And I think it’s the most beautiful animal on earth.
1d
Ask and answer questions about the plants and animals in 1a.
What’s amazing about the _________
It’s the _________animal in the world.
What’s amazing about the _________
It’s the _________. And I think it’s the _________ animal on earth.
1d
WORD BANK
tall-tallest; beautiful-most beautiful; popular-most popular; big-biggest; large-largest; busy-busiest; small-smallest; cute-cutest; cool-coolest; fast-fastest; lazy-laziest;
strong-strongest; slow-slowest;bright-brightest
Create an information card using superlatives. Your card must include facts about at least 2 plants and 2 animals.
Product
Information Card
Plant 1 ______
It is _____________________________________
Plant 2 ______
It has _____________________________________
Animal 1 ______
It can _____________________________________
Animal 2 ______
It_________________________________________
sunflower the brightest plant in the world.
Evaluation
Checklist
Use adjectives to describe plants and animals (用形容词描述动植物) ☆☆☆☆☆
Use superlatives to describe amazing plants or animals (用最高级描述神奇的植物或动物) ☆☆☆☆☆
Speak correctly and fluently (正确且流畅地表达) ☆☆☆☆☆
Add more facial expressions, gestures and body language (使用面部表情、手势和肢体语言) ☆☆☆☆☆
Must-do
1. Read conversations in 1b & 1c loudly.
2. Write three sentences about your favorite animal or plant using superlatives.
Choose to do
1. Search for more amazing plants and animals in the world and share with the class next time.
Homework

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