3. (运用比较级和最高级仿照例子填词。)

T: We have known something about the comparative and superlative degrees of adjectives. Now look at Picture 1 and fill in the blanks on the small blackboard according to the example.

　　　 Picture 1

(出示小黑板。)

(核对答案。)

　 T: Look at Picture 2 and write six sentences about the picture with“tall”and“short”.

　　　　　　　 Picture 2

　(核对答案。)

　(教师可以出示更多的图片帮助学生掌握和运用形容词的比较级和最高级及用法。)

2. (做游戏。巩固形容词的比较级和最高级的变化规则。)

　 (首先让学生看语法附录中有关比较级和最高级的内容。)

T: Now, Let’s review the adjectives we have learned before. You can look at the content about the comparative and superlative degrees of adjectives in the grammar appendix. Then we will play a game.

(游戏规则：)

(1)小组竞赛。

(2)每一组的一个学生在回答问题后，提出一个新的形容词。

(3)另外一组的学生回答，回答得对得2分，提出正确的词得1分，说错不得分。

(4)形容词不能重复，每组循环几次。

(5)得分最高的组获胜。

Example:

G₁: clear

G₂: clearer, clearest, fresh?

G₃: fresher, freshest, green?

G₄: greener, greenest, small?

…

T: Stop here! Group 3 gets the most scores! Group 3 is the winner.

1. (让学生看78页的图，运用比较级和最高级讨论动物的体态，帮助学生理解掌握形容词最高级及用法。完成2的表格。)

T:　 Now please look at the table and example on Page 78, and then fill out the table in 2.

(核对答案。)

T:　 Now please look at the picture on Page 78_, and discuss the animals on Wang Wei’s grandma’s farm.

(让学生两人一组用课本77页表格里的形容词描述各种动物，教师先做示范。)

T:　 Which kind of animal do you like better, cats or dogs?

S₁: Cats.

T:　 Which animal is the nicest?

S₁: I think the rabbit is the nicest of them.

T: Is the dog the bravest animal on the farm?

S₁: Yes, I think so.

(3分钟后，让1-2组学生表演对话。)

2. (学生根据黑板上的关键词，不看课本，表演对话。)

T: Now please make a dialog in pairs according to the words on the blackboard. After two minutes I will ask some groups to act it out in front of the classroom.

(2分钟后，找几组学生到前面表演。)

Step 4　 Practice 第四步 　练习(时间:10分钟)

1. (再放1a录音，让学生跟读1a，注意语音语调，并画出重点词句。)

　 T: Listen to 1a and read after the tape. Pay attention to the pronunciation and intonation. Try to find the key words.

　 (板书)

Step 1　 Review 第一步 　复习(时间:10分钟)

(利用图片，复习动物名称，引出新词，导入新课。)

(教师手拿几张动物的图片。)

T:　 What’s this in English? Ss: It’s a cat/dog/rabbit…

T:　 And what’s this?

(教师出示牛、马、鸡、羊、鹅的图片。如果学生们不会用英语说，教师可示范并领读。)

(板书)

T:　 Do you like these animals? Ss: Yes./Of course.

T:　 Where can you see them?

S₁: In the zoo.

S₂: 在农村。

(教师教学countryside并板书。)

T: We can see these animals both in the countryside and in the city. I like the countryside because it’s quieter. Do you like the countryside or the city? Why?

(板书并帮助学生理解。)

(教师引导学生比较城市与农村，并帮助学生说出一些含比较级的句子。)

S₁: I like the city, because the roads are wider, the buildings are higher.

S₂: I like the countryside, because the air is fresher, the sky is bluer. People can enjoy nature there.

(板书)

(教师引导学生观察并适当讲解形容词比较级的变化方式。)

Step 2　 Presentation 第二步 　呈现(时间:5分钟)

1. (看1a挂图，让学生观察人物，猜测他们之间的对话。听1a录音，回答问题。)

T: Look at the picture. Michael and Wang Wei are talking about life in the countryside. Do they like the countryside? Now listen to the tape and try to answer the following questions.

　　　　 Who likes the countryside? Why?

(核对答案。)

录音机/图片/多媒体/小黑板

4. Talk about nature:

3. Learn the comparative and superlative degrees of adjectives:

strong-stronger-strongest