Unit 7 What is the highest mountain in the world?
第一课时 Section A (1a2d)
1.重点单词：square，meter，deep，desert，population，Asia，wall，tour，tourist，ancient，protect，wide
2．重点短语：manmade objects，as far as I know
3．重点句式：
Qomolangma is higher than any other mountain in the world.
What is the highest mountain in the world?
China has the biggest population in the world.It's a lot bigger than the population of the US.
It has a much longer history than the US.
China is almost as big as the US.
Did you know that China is one of the oldest countries in the world?
How long is the wall?
The main reason was to protect China.
As far as I know，there are no manmade objects as big as this.
Is Badaling part of the Ming Great Wall?
1．重点短语和句型
2．形容词和副词比较级和最高级的用法
1.重点短语和句型
2．形容词和副词比较级和最高级的用法
一、预习课本P4950新单词并背诵，完成下面的汉译英。
1．平方____________ 2.米____________
3．深的____________ 4.沙漠____________
5．人口____________ 6.亚洲____________
7．墙____________ 8.旅行____________
9．旅行者__________ 10.古老的__________
11．保护____________ 12.宽的____________
二、认真预习1a2d，找出下列短语和句型。
1．人造物体________________________________________________________________________
2．据我所知________________________________________________________________________
3．珠穆朗玛峰比世界上的其他任何一座山峰都高。
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4．什么山是世界上最高的山？
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5．中国是世界上人口最多的国家。它比美国的人口数要多的多。
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6．它比美国拥有更悠久的历史。
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7．中国几乎跟美国一样大。
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8．你知道中国是世界上最古老的国家之一吗？
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9．这道城墙有多长？
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10．最主要的原因是保护中国。
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11．据我所知再没有和这个一样大的人造工程了。
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12．八达岭是明长城的一部分吗？
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Step 1 情景导入
( Show some pictures of Qomolangma，the Nile，the Caspian Sea and the Sahara to the students)
( Point at the picture of Qomolangma)
Teacher：What is it?
Student 1：It's Qomolangma.
Teacher：How high is it?
Student 2：It's 8844.43 meters high.
The teacher can help the student say the number.
Teacher：Qomolangma is the highest mountain in the world.
Let the students repeat. Then show the other pictures like this.
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环节说明：由世界地理之最入手，引出最高级，学生易于理解和接受，并能引起他们的学习兴趣，同时为1a的学习打下基础。
Step 2 完成教材1a1c的任务
1．学生朗读1a中的数字，教师纠正错误，然后将1a的地理事物和实际情况连线，完成后集体核对答案。(3分钟)
2．两人一组仿照所给对话形式练习对话，并邀请几组学生表演对话。(2分钟)
参考案例
A：How high is Qomolangma?
B：It's 8844.43 meters.
3．认真听录音，将1b中的句子补充完整，完成后集体核对答案。(3分钟)
4．再听一遍录音，并跟读对话。(3分钟)
5．两人一组利用1a和1b中信息仿照1c的形式编练新的对话，完成后要求几组学生表演对话。(5分钟)。
参考案例
A：What is the highest mountain in the world?
B：Qomolangma.
6．小结训练。(3分钟)
(B)1.—All of us are proud of the progress he's made during the past few years.
—Yes，we're sure he will be even ________.
A．successful B．more successful
C．most successful D．successfully
(A)2.My father told me a story last night.It is ________ one I've ever heard.
A．the funniest B．funniest
C．funnier D．the funnier
(C)3.China is developing ________ of all the countries in the world.
A．fast B．faster
C．the fastest D．the more fast
(B)4.—How tall he is!
—Yes，he is ________ than any other student in his class.
A．tall B．taller
D．tallest D．more tall
(D)5.—Peter looks sporty.
—Yes.He is the ________ runner in my class.
A．slower B．slowest
C．faster D．fastest
环节说明：听说结合，第一时间向学生传达语言目标，通过结对对话练习和小结训练，使语言目标得以强化。
Step 3 完成教材2a2c的任务
1.听录音，根据听到的顺序为句子标号，集体核对答案。(3分钟)
2．再认真听一遍录音，将2a中的数字填在合适的句子中，完成后集体核对答案。(3分钟)
3．听第三遍录音，学生跟读。(3分钟)
4．两人一组利用2a句子中的信息，仿照2c的形式编练新的对话，邀请几组学生表演新的对话。(5分钟)
参考案例
A: Did you know that China is one of the oldest countries in the world?
B: Yes，I did.It's much older than my country.
5．小结训练。(3分钟)
(D)1.Tian'anmen Square is one of ________ squares in the world.
A．large B．larger
C．largest D．the largest
(B)2.Lee came to Beijing in 2005.He has been here ________ than you.
A．long B．longer
C．longest D．the longest
(D)3.—Are you feeling better today，dear?
—No，even ____________ .
A．well B．better C．bad D．worse
(B)4.We don't have much homework now and our school bags are ________ they used to be.
A．as heavy as B．not as heavy as
C．as heavily as D．not as heavily as
(C)5.—Which country has ________ population，China，America or Japan?
—China，of course.
A．biggest B．the most
C．the biggest D．the smallest
环节说明：通过听说训练让学生熟练掌握比较级和最高级；同时学生的口语表达能力在这一环节得到提升。
Step 4 完成教材2d的任务
1．学生自读对话，完成下面的问题。(5分钟)
①判断正误 T或F；②根据对话内容填空；③回答问题；④英译汉
①When people visit the Great Wall，they often ask how long it is.(T)
②Badaling is a part of the Ming Great Wall and is the_most_famous part.
③Why did the ancient emperors build the wall?
The_main_reason_was_to_protect_China.
④As far as I know，there are no manmade objects as big as this.
据我所知，再没有和这个一样大的人造工程了。_
2．大声朗读2d 对话，读熟后与同伴结对练习，分角色表演对话。(3分钟)
3．邀请三组来表演对话。(5分钟)
4．小结训练。(3分钟)
(A)1.—________ is the Nile?
—It's 6671 kilometers long.
A．How long B．How far
C．How deep D．How high
(B)2.As ________ as I can see，there are no mistakes.
A．long B．far C．soon D．quickly
(B)3.—Today is the ________ day in my life，because I won the first prize in the congratulations.
—Congratulations!
A．happy B．happiest
C．happier D．much happier
(B)4.We must play a part in ________ our earth.
A．promising B．protecting
C．appearing D．polluting
环节说明：将对话问题化，既能锻炼学生的思维能力又能加深对课文的理解。小结训练又对对话中的重要句型进行了巩固加深。
Step 5 问题探究
1．population的用法
① 这个城市的人口是600万。
The_population_of_this_city_is_6_million.
② 德国的人口是多少？
What's_the_population_of_Germany?
③ 中国的人口比美国的人口多得多。
The_population_of_China_is_a_lot_bigger_than_that_of_the_US.
① population直接作主语时意为“人口数”，这时谓语动词要用单数形式。但是如果部分人口(分数、百分数)作主语，谓语用复数。
② 表示“某地有多少人口”有两种表达方式： a)The population of ＋某地＋be＋数词(该句型中population前用冠词the); b)某地＋has a population of ＋数词＋(people)(
该句型中population前用冠词a)。
③“某地有多少人口”要用“What is the population of ...？”或“How_large is the population of...？”提问．
④表示人口“多”要用huge或large修饰，表示人口“少”要用small修饰。
2．There are ________ students in the room，so it's very quiet.
A．not B．not a C．no D．not some
答案选择 C，no 置于可数名词单数前面时，相当于 not a；放在可数名词复数前面或不可数名词前时，相当于 not any，意为“没有的，全无的”。因此答案选择C。
3．as far as的用法
① 我们走得不如其他人远。
We_didn't_go_as_far_as_the_others.
② 就我所知，他人不错。
As_far_as_I_know，he's_a_good_man.
① as far as本义，意为“与……一样远”，“一直到……” (在否定句中也可用 so far as)。
② 用于引申义，意为“就……而言”，“从……来看”，“尽……所能”，“只要”(有时可用 so far as)。
请学生们做前面课时训练部分。
第二课时 Section A (3a3c)
1.重点单词：paragraph，southwestern，thick，include，freezing，condition，succeed，Japan，challenge，achieve，force，nature
2．重点短语：run along，take in，in the face of，even though，so many people
3．重点句式：
The Himalayas run along the southwestern part of China.
Thick clouds cover the top and snow can fall very hard.
Even more serious difficulties include freezing weather conditions and heavy storms.
It's also very hard to take in air as you get near the top.
People want to challenge themselves in the face of difficulties.
The spirit of these climbers shows us that we should never give up trying to achieve our dreams.
It also shows that humans can sometimes be stronger than the forces of nature.
1.重点的短语及句型
2．能够概括文章段落大意
1．重点的短语及句型
2．能够概括文章段落大意
一、预习课本P51新单词并背诵，完成下面的汉译英。
1．段落____________ 2.西南的____________
3．厚的____________ 4.包括____________
5．冻冰的____________ 6.条件____________
7．成功(v.)__________ 8.日本____________
9．挑战____________ 10.完成____________
11．力量____________ 12.大自然__________
二、认真预习3a3c，找出下列短语和句型。
1．贯穿
2．吸入
3.面对
4．即使
5．如此多的人
6．喜马拉雅山横贯中国的西南。
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7．厚厚的云层笼罩在顶部而且雪下得很大。
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8．甚至更严重的困难包括冰冻的天气条件和暴风雪。
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9．当你接近顶部的时候，吸入空气也是非常困难的。
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10．人们想在面对困难的时候挑战自己。
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11．这些爬山者的这种精神告诉我们不要放弃努力实现我们的梦想。
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12．它也表明有时候人类比自然的力量要强大。
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Step 1 情景导入
(Show the pictures of the Himalayas) Teacher：This is the Himalayas.And it runs along the southwestern part of China.
(Show a picture of Qomolangma) Teacher：This is the the highest mountains in the world，and it's very dangerous for people to climb.But many people try to climb this mountain.Do you know who has reached the top？What can we learn from the climbers？And what does the spirit of the climbers tell us？Now let's begin our class with these questions and find out the answers from the article—Qomolangma—the Most Dangerous Mountain in the World.
环节说明：由喜马拉雅山和珠穆朗玛峰的图片引出本节课要学习的内容，并且在导入时对学生提出问题，使学生在学习的时候具有针对性。
Step 2 完成教材3a3c的任务
1.快速阅读短文，将方框中的三个段落和段意匹配，完成后让学生展示答案，教师点拨。(5分钟)
2．认真阅读短文，根据短文内容完成3b中的表格，请几名学生展示答案，完成后教师点拨。(5分钟)
3．再次认真阅读短文，用3a中的短语来完成3c中的句子填空，完成后请学生展示答案，教师点拨。(3分钟)
4．细心阅读短文，理解每一句话的意思，小组合作解决遇到的疑难问题。教师点拨短文中出现的重点和难点。(5分钟)
5．熟读短文，识记并背诵知识要点。(5分钟)
6．小结训练。(3分钟)
(A)1.Vines run ________ the sides of the road.
A．along B．up C．down D．to
(D)2.There are ten people in this office ________ me.
A．includes B．include
C．included D．including
(C)3.Fish take________oxygen through their gills.
A．up B．into C．in D．for
(B)4.There are so ________ toys in the shop that I can't decide which to buy.
A．such B．many C．more D．that
(C)5.The policeman showed great bravery ________danger.
A．in the face B．in the front of
C．in the face of D．before
环节说明：通过阅读分析文章，学生的阅读分析能力在这一环节得到提升；小结训练又及时的巩固强化了重要的知识点。
Step 3 问题探究
1．I can't believe _______ a little girl can read ________ many books.
A．so；so B．such；such
C．so；such D．such；so
答案选择D，so副词，“如此”，后跟形容词或副词；such形容词，“如此的”，后可跟可数名词或不可数名词。跟可数名词单数时要加不定冠词；如果单数名词前有形容词修饰，such和so都可使用，但词序不同。当名词前有表示数量的词many，much，few，little时，要用so；但little作“小”来理解时，只能用such。因此答案选择D。
2．It's difficult for us to ________ air when we get near the top of the high mountain.
A．take off B．take up
C．take down D．take in
答案选择D，根据句意“当我们将要到达山顶的时候，对于我们来说吸入空气是很难的”，应该选择take in 意为“吸入”。
3．He works so hard that he is sure his dream ________.
A．to achieve B．to come true
C．achieve D．come true
答案选择A，achieve 实现(理想、愿望、预言等)，及物动词，主语一般为人；come true 实现，不及物动词组，一般由物(理想、愿望、预言等)作主语。又因为be sure 后面跟动词不定式，所以答案选择A。
请学生们做前面课时训练部分。
第三课时 Section A (Grammar Focus4c)
1.重点单词：ocean
2．重点短语：the Pacific Ocean
3．重点句式：
—Which is the deepest salt lake in the world?
—The Caspian Sea is the deepest of all the salt lakes.
形容词和副词的比较级
形容词和副词的比较级
一、预习课本P52新单词并背诵，完成下面的汉译英。
1．海洋
二、认真预习Grammar Focus3c，找出下列短语和句型。
1．太平洋
2.—世界上最深的咸水湖是哪个？
—里海是所有的咸水湖中最深的。
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Step 1 情景导入
Teacher：We have learned how to compare things with Comparative and Superlative Forms of Adjective and Adverbs.Today we will do some practice to remember it well.
环节说明：开门见山地提出本节课的学习目标——形容词和副词的比较级和最高级。
Step 2 完成教材Grammar Focus的任务
1．学生大声朗读Grammar Focus的句子。(2分钟)
2．小结训练。(2分钟)
1．—世界上最高的山是什么？
What's_the_highest_mountain_in_the_world?
—Qomolangma.
2．—珠穆朗玛峰有多高？
How_high_is_Qomolangma?
—It's 8844.43high.
它比其他的任何一座山都高。
It's_higher_than_any_other_mountain.
3．—世界上最深的咸水湖是哪个？
Which_is_the_deepest_salt_lake_in_the_world?
—里海是所有的湖中最深的。
The_Caspian_Sea_is_the_deepest_of_all_the_salt_lakes.
4．—你知道中国是世界上最古老的国家之一吗？
Did_you_know_that_China_is_one_of_the_oldest_countries_in_the_world?
—是的，我知道。它比美国要古老。
Yes，I_did.It's_much_older_than_the_US.
环节说明：通过对Grammar Focus 句型的填空练习，能够使学生更好的理解掌握本单元的重点句型和语法。
Step 3 完成教材4a4c的任务
1.认真阅读4a中的句子，然后用方框中所给词的正确形式填空，完成后小组内互相交流答案。(3分钟)
2．熟读4a中的句子，然后小组内总结比较级和最高级的用法及常用句型。(3分钟)
3．认真阅读4b中的句子，然后仿照4b的形式根据所给出的提示来写出两组比较的句子，完成后小组内互相交流答案。(5分钟)
4．运用比较级和最高级写出5个问句，然后向你的搭档提问你所写出的问题。(3分钟)
5．小结训练。(2分钟)
(D)1.She's already ________ her brother.
A．so tall than B．as tall than
C．so tall as D．as tall as
(D)2.It is said that it is ________ today than yesterday.Shall we go skating this afternoon?
A．the hottest B．hot
C．hottest D．hotter
(A)3.Shanghai is bigger than ________ in Japan.
A．any other city B．all the other cities
C．any city D．the other cities
(C)4.She looks ________ than she does.
A．the more older B．very older
C．much older D．more older
(C)5.The garden is becoming ________．
A．more beautiful and more
B．more beautiful and beautiful
C．more and more beautiful
D．more beautiful and beautifuler
(A)6.They competed(比赛)to see who could work ________.
A．the fastest and best
B．the faster and the better
C．fastest and better
D．faster and better
环节说明：通过本环节的学习，学生熟练掌握了形容词和副词的比较级和最高级的用法及特殊句型。
Step 4 问题探究
1．—Who ran ________ of all in the sports meeting?
—Hector did，I think.
A．fast B．faster
C．the fastest D．more fast
答案选择C，句意：在所有的人中，谁在运动会上跑得________。我认为是Hector。fast是原级“快”；faster是比较级“更快”；the fastest 是最高级“最快”；more fast 是错误表达法。根据句意在三者或三者以上中作比较要用最高级，故选C。
2．Liu Ying is good at singing.She sings ________the famous singer，CoCo.
A．as well as B．as good as
C．as better as D．as the best as
答案选择A，根据as ＋原级＋ as可知C和D是错误的。A项为和……一样好，well为副词；B项为和……一样好，good为形容词。根据谓语动词sings可知用well，副词修饰动词。所以选择答案A。
请学生们做前面课时训练部分。
第四课时 Section B (1a1d)
1.重点单词：weigh
2．重点短语：at birth
3．重点句式：
The elephant weighs many times more than this panda.
1.形容词和副词的比较级和最高级
2．数字的表达
1．形容词和副词的比较级和最高级
2．数字的表达
一、预习课本P53新单词并背诵，完成下面的汉译英。
1．重量(v.)
二、认真预习1a1d找出下列短语和句型。
1．出生时
2．大象比这只熊猫重好多倍。
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Step 1 情景导入
(Show two pictures to the students.One is a picture of a panda and the other is an elephant.)
Teacher：What's this?
Students：It's a panda.
Teacher：What's this?
Students：It's an elephant.
Teacher：Can you say something about the two animals with Comparative Forms of Adjectives and Adverbs?
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环节说明：由图片引导，用比较级对两者进行比较，引出1a的教学内容，过渡自然，易于理解及引起学生的学习兴趣。
Step 2 完成教材1a1d的任务
1.认真阅读1a中所给的信息，然后用这些信息仿照给出的例句对大象和熊猫进行比较，邀请几位学生说出自己所想的句子。(5分钟)
2．请学生朗读出方框中的数字，教师纠正读音。为听力做好准备。(4分钟)
3．听录音，标出所听到的数字，集体核对答案，完成1c。(3分钟)
4．再听一遍录音，用正确的数字来补全句子，请学生展示答案。(3分钟)
5．再细心听录音并跟读，整体感知对话。(3分钟)
6．游戏接龙，根据听力信息或自己熟知的有关熊猫的内容，小组内轮流说出有关熊猫的句子，比一比谁说得多说得好，邀请几组学生来展示。(5分钟)
参考案例
A：A baby panda cannot see.
B：An adult panda weighs many times more than a baby panda.
7．小结训练。(5分钟)
(A)1.Jim is funnier than ________ in his class.
A．any other boy B．any boy
C．any other boys D．all the boys
(B)2.—Which animal do you think runs ________，a dog or a rabbit?
—A rabbit，of course.
A．fast B．faster
C．fastest D．the fastest
(B)3.—Why don't you buy this book?
—Because it is ________ of the two books.
A．expensive B．more expensive
C．most expensive D．the most expensive
(D)4.David jumped the ________ in the long jump.He won the game!
A．longest B．fastest
C．highest D．farthest
环节说明：通过听力训练和对话练习，让学生掌握了比较级的用法和倍数的表达；小结训练让学生熟练并巩固了比较级的用法。
Step 4 问题探究
1．Li Ming is much cleverer than ________ student in their class.
A．any B．any other
C．others D．the others
答案选择B，“主语＋比较级＋than any other...”结构表示：主语所描述的事物比其他任何一个都……，比较级形式表示最高级含义。若比较范围不同，than后应用“any＋可数名词的复数形式＋其他”。例如：China is larger that any countries in Africa.中国比非洲上的任何国家都大。
2．Our school is ________ than yours.
A．bigger twice B．twice bigger
C．two bigger D．twice bigger
答案选择D，本题考查倍数的表达方法，用到的句型是：A is...times larger /higher/longer/wider than B.
还有经常用到的句型：A is ...times the size /height/length/width of B.
如：The new building is three times the height of the old one.这座新楼比那座旧楼高三倍。(新楼是旧楼的四倍高)
A is ...times as big /high/long/wide/large as B.
如：Asia is four times as large as Europe.亚洲是欧洲的四倍大。(亚洲比欧洲大三倍)
请学生们做前面课时训练部分。
第五课时 Section B (2a2e)
1．重点单词：bamboo，research，awake，excitement，illness，adult，remain，artwork，wild，government
2．重点短语：die from，every two years，run over，fall over, or os
3．重点句式：
Lin Wei and the other panda keepers are preparing the milk for the baby pandas' breakfast.
When the babies see the keepers，they run over with excitement and some of them even walk into their friends and fall over.
The babies often die from illnesses and do not live very long.
Adult pandas spend more than 12 hours a day eating about 10 kilos of bamboo.
They send people to schools to tell children about the importance of saving these animals.
There will be more forests for pandas to live in.
1.重点短语和句型
2．掌握略读技巧
掌握略读技巧
一、预习课本P5455新单词并背诵，完成下面的汉译英。
1．竹子____________ 2.研究____________
3．醒的____________ 4.激动____________
5．疾病____________ 6.成年的____________
7．遗留____________ 8.图片____________
9．政府____________ 10.野生的__________
二、认真预习2a2e内容，找出下列短语和句型。
1．死于________________________________________________________________________
2．每两年 ________________________________________________________________________
3．跑过来________________________________________________________________________
4．摔倒________________________________________________________________________
5．大约________________________________________________________________________
6．林伟和他的熊猫饲养员正在给熊猫宝宝准备牛奶作早餐。
________________________________________________________________________
7．当熊猫宝宝看到饲养员的时候，它们兴奋地跑了过去，它们当中的一些甚至踩着它们的朋友摔倒了。
________________________________________________________________________
8．这些幼崽经常死于疾病，而且活的时间不长。
________________________________________________________________________
9．成年熊猫一天花12个多小时吃大约10公斤的竹子。
________________________________________________________________________
10．他们把人们请到学校来告诉孩子们拯救这些动物的重要性。
________________________________________________________________________
11．将会有更多的森林让熊猫来居住。
________________________________________________________________________
Step 1 情景导入
(Show some pictures of pandas to the students)
Teacher：Do you know what they are？Yes，they are pandas.They are very lovely，many people like them very much.Do you like them？There are only over two thousand pandas in China.We should play a part in saving the animals.Do you want to know what the difficulties are？And how do people protect the animals？If you want to know the answers，let's read the article together.
环节说明：以熊猫数量减少以及饲养过程中出现的难题为导入点，抓住学生想探寻原因的心理，引起学生的好奇心，激发他们的学习欲望。
Step 2 完成教材2a2c的任务
1．利用方框中的单词两人一组互相谈论熊猫的情况，完成后请几位学生来展示谈论的成果。(5分钟)
2．通读2b短文，找出10，1200和2000所代表的含义，请几位学生展示答案，教师点拨。(3分钟)
3．再次阅读短文，写出2c中5个问题的答案，完成后小组内交流答案。 (5分钟)
4．再次细心阅读短文，理解每一句话的意思，小组合作解决遇到的疑难问题。(5分钟)
5．教师点拨短文中出现的重点和难点。(5分钟)
6．熟读短文，识记并背诵知识要点。(5分钟)
7．小结训练。(7分钟)
(B)1.She prepared a nice breakfast________ us.
A．to B．for C．at D．with
(A)2.He couldn't help jumping with ________when he heard the good news.
A．excitement B．excited
C．exciting D．excite
(B)3.In a cold winter，wild animals can die ______ lack of food.
A．of B．from C．with D．out
(D)4.My kids spend hours ________ on the phone to their friends.
A．chat B．to chat C．chating D．chatting
(D)5.I know the importance ________ English，so I work hard at it.
A．to learn B．of learn
C．for learning D．of learning
(C)6.There will be more paper for us to ________．
A．write in B．write with
C．write on D．write to
环节说明：通过本环节的学习不仅锻炼了学生的阅读能力，而且通过小结训练让学生对重要知识点进行了巩固练习。
Step 3 完成教材 2d2e的任务
1．认真阅读课文，用短文中的单词或短语来补全句子，集体核对答案，并大声朗读句子。(5分钟)
2．熊猫是我们的国宝，我们每一个人都应该去保护它们。把你的建议和方法写出来，然后小组内交流讨论。(5分钟)
环节说明：通过2d 环节让学生对文章有了更深刻的理解；2e环节使学生知道了要爱护环境、爱护动物。
Step 4 问题探究
1．prepare的用法：
1) 我进办公室时，我们的英语老师正在备课。
Our_English_teacher_was_preparing_the_lessons_when_I_came_into_the_office.
2) 她给我们准备了很多礼物。
She_prepared_us_many_presents/gifts.
3) 她这样说是因为她想使爸爸对那个坏消息有所准备。
She_said_so_because_she_wanted_to_prepare_her_father_for_the_bad_news.
4) 他们正准备过河，突然下雨了。
They_were_preparing_to_cross_the_river_when_it_began_to_rain.
① prepare sth.表示“准备……”，后接名词或代词作宾语。
② prepare sb.sth.表示“给……准备……”，也可转换为prepare_sth._for_sb.。
③ prepare sb.for sth.表示“使某人对某事有所准备”。
④ prepare to_do sth.表示“准备做……”。
2．The old man die ________ a traffic accident.
A．of B．from C．to D．on
答案选择B，“die of ”和“die from”都是“死于……”的意思。若死因存在于人体之上或之内(主要指疾病、衰老等自身的原因)，一般用介词 of，如：die of illness (heart trouble，cancer，a fever，etc) 死于疾病 (心脏病，癌症，发烧等)。若死因不是存在人体之内或之上，而是由环境造成的(主要指事故等方面的外部原因)，一般用介词 from，如： die from an earthquake (a traffic accident，a lightning stroke，etc) 死于地震(交通事故，雷击等)。若死因是环境影响到体内，即两方面共有的原因，则用 of，from 均可，如：die of a drink (a wound，overwork，starvation，hunger and cold，etc) 死于饮酒(受伤，劳累过度，饥饿，饥寒等)。但是在实际运用中，两者混用的情况较多。
请学生们做前面课时训练部分。
第六课时 Section B (3aSelf Check)
1．重点单词：whale，oil，huge
2．重点句式：
Humans catch whales for meat，fat and oil.
Jump high out of the water.
Why do some of them have to be protected?
How can they be protected?
1．重点单词和句型
2．形容词的比较级和最高级
3．关于鲸的书面表达
1．关于鲸的书面表达
一、预习课本P55新单词并背诵，完成下面的汉译英。
1．鲸____________ 2.油____________
3．大的____________
二、认真预习3aSelf Check，找出下列句型。
1．人类捕捉鲸是为了得到肉，脂肪和油。
________________________________________________________________________
2．高高地跳出水面。
________________________________________________________________________
3．为什么他们当中的一些必须要受到保护？
________________________________________________________________________
4．他们怎么被保护？
________________________________________________________________________
Step 1 情景导入
Teacher：Do you know whales？Can you say something about them？Today we will learn something about whales.
环节说明：开门见山直接提出本节课要学的内容，简单明了。
Step 2 完成教材3a3b的任务
1．你了解鲸鱼吗？认真阅读3a中关于鲸鱼的单词和句子，然后将这些单词和句子填写到表格中相对应的问题后面，完成后小组内核对答案。(5分钟)
2．根据3a中有关描述鲸鱼的单词和句子以及3b中所给出的句型提示来写一篇关于鲸鱼文章，并且写出他们为什么需要得到保护，以及人们应该怎样做。(6分钟)
3．完成写作后小组内互相交流纠错，借鉴好词好句，教师批阅点拨。(7分钟)
参考案例
Whales are very huge，and some kinds have teeth.They live in the seas.They eat small fish and other sea lives.They can do many things.One interesting fact is that they can jump out of the water to enjoy themselves.Another interesting fact is that they can sing，and sing very well.But now some kinds of whales
are in danger because there is more and more water pollution and people catch whales for meat，fat and oil.We should play a part in saving the whales because whale parts can be sold to makes things like candles and soap.We should protect whales from disappearing.I think people should learn more about whales and the rules on whale protection.And I think people should stop putting rubbish into the sea.
环节说明：通过这个教学环节锻炼了学生的写作能力并且使学生认识到要保护环境爱护动物。
Step 3 完成教材Self Check的任务
1．朗读表格1中的单词，写出这些单词的比较级和最高级，完成后小组内互相核对答案，并且用这些比较级和最高级来写句子。(5分钟)
2．将表格2中的动词和宾语匹配，集体核对答案，
然后让学生在每个动词后面再添加更多的宾语，完成后小组内互相交流所写内容。(5分钟)
3．认真阅读3中的句子，根据句意圈出正确的单词或者用所给词的正确形式来填空，完成后请学生展示答案，教师点拨。(5分钟)
环节说明：通过本环节的学习使学生熟练掌握了比较级和最高级。
Step 4 问题探究
1．Professor White has written some short stories，but he is ________ known for his plays.
A．the best B．more C．better D．the most
答案选择C。此题首先不能选B或D，因为 well known 的比较级和最高级通常是 better known和best known，有时也可以是 more well known 和 most well known，但通常不能是 more known 和 most known。至于是选A还是C，这就要看语境。由于A和C的区别是比较级和最高级的区别，所以区分这两个答案的关键就是要分清句中涉及的是两者比较，还是三者或三者以上的比较。细读全句，我们发现句中涉及的只有 stories 和 plays 这两者，所以应选C为最佳。
请学生们做前面课时训练部分。
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