2. (通过师生问答，引出生词，多音节形容词比较级，导入新课。)

T:　 From your talk, you seem to like animals, right?

Ss: Yes.

T:　　　　 But I like plants better, because they are more beautiful. Let me make a survey. Do you like plants or animals, S₁?

(板书并帮助学生理解。)

S₁: I like animals. I think animals are more interesting. (如有必要可帮助学生回答。)

T:　 Why do you think so?

S₁: Because animals are our friends. They can make us happy.

T:　 Yes, they can give us joy.

(教师补充并板书。)

joy　　 happiness

T:　 What about you, S₂?

S₂: I like plants better.

T:　 Really? Do you like this kind of flower?

　 (教师拿出一束玫瑰花或有玫瑰花的图片。)

S₂: Yes.

T:　 What are they, do you know?

S₂: They are roses. (如果学生不能说出新单词，教师要给予提示。)

　 (板书)

T:　 (对S₃) Do you like plants or animals?

S₃: I like animals. I like birds. Because they can sing to us.

T:　 What about you, S₄?

S₄: I like cats best, because they are more lovely than other animals.

(这时，把学生分组，让他们用同样的方法了解本组学生的爱好，同时运用比较级和最高

级句型。)

(两分钟后，让每组派代表，报告本组喜欢的事物。)

T: Now please make a survey about your favorites. You will do it in groups. Each group will give us a report about your favorites in two minutes.

Example:

S₅:In our group, S₆ likes animals. He thinks animals are more interesting. S₇ likes plants better. He thinks roses are the most beautiful of all the flowers. S₈ likes birds, because they can sing to us …

Step 2　 Presentation 第二步 　呈现(时间:5分钟)

Step 1　 Review 第一步 　复习(时间:10分钟)

1. (让学生分组比赛。说学过的动物并用英语描述，调动他们学习的积极性，同时复习上节课所学的内容。)

T: Now, let’s play a game. If one student can say an animal word and describe it, he/she will get one score. For example, dogs. They’re the bravest on the farm. OK, begin.

Ss: …

　 (教师在黑板上记分。)

T: Stop! Group 3 has the highest score. So Group 3 is the winner.

录音机/一束玫瑰花或玫瑰花的图片

3. Talk about nature. Describe animals and plants:

(1) Which do you like better, plants or animals?

(2) I like animals better. I keep a pet dog. I think animals are more interesting.

(3) I like birds. They are beautiful like flowers, and they can sing to us, too.

(4) Plants and animals are important to us.

2. Go on learning comparative and superlative degrees of adjectives:

(1) I think animals are more interesting.

(2) I like plants better. I think roses are the most beautiful of all the flowers.

(3) I like cats best because they are more lovely than other animals.

(4) Which kind of animal / plant do you like better, … or …?

(5) Which kind of animal / plant do you like best, …, … or …?

(6) Because they are the most interesting …

1. Learn some useful words and expressions:

above, plant, joy, rose, snake, fox, frog, feed, feed on, discuss

2. Homework:

教师利用多媒体出示当地街道容貌变化较大的两张图片，让学生用所学新词的比较级和最高级写一篇短文。

板书设计:

1. (学生分10人一组，做一个调查，找出各组中有多少人喜欢牛，马，鸡，羊，兔，鼠，猪……，并说明喜欢的原因。引导学生运用学过的句型，练习比较级和最高级。教师做示范。)

　 T: Which animal do you like better?

　 S₁:Cows.

　 T: Why?

　 S₁:Because cows are the biggest and they offer milk to us …

(5分钟后，让小组代表报告本组里有多少人比较喜欢某种动物。一个学生在黑板前做记录。)

Example:

S₂: In our group, 3 students like dogs better, because they are the bravest on the farm. 2 students like horses better…

　 (教师总结。)

5. (听4录音，通过chant来感受形容词的比较级和最高级。)

T:　 Listen to 4 and let’s chant.

Step 5　 Project 第五步　 综合探究活动(时间:10分钟)

4. (听3录音，完成3。)

T:　 Just now we knew much information about the farm. Now listen to the conversation about the animals on the farm, then finish 3.

(核对答案。)