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课件网) Topic 1 What’s the strongest animal on the farm plant n. 植物 v. 种植，播种 Look and learn. rose n.玫瑰花 snake n. 蛇 fox n. 狐狸 (pl.) foxes insect n.昆虫 frog n. 青蛙 Look and learn. Check your sounds Look at the pictures and write down the words . Then check the vowels and stress. / frDg / _____ / ‘Insekt / _____ / sneik / _____ frog insect snake 3 / fDks / _____ / gu:s / _____ / kau / _____ / i:p / _____ fox goose cow sheep Which do you like better, animals or plants Wang Wei took some photos about animals and plants. He is talking about the beautiful photos with his friends. What does each of them like better Now finish 1b. 1a the nicest of all cuter beautiful Match the people with the things they like and their reasons. 1b friendlier 1c Read 1a and fill in the blanks. Then report the passage to your partner. Wang Wei likes _____ better and he thinks roses are the _____ of all the flowers. Michael likes _____ better because he thinks they are _____. They make us happy. Jane likes _____ best because they are _____ than other animals. Maria likes _____ because they are _____ and they can _____ to us. Kangkang likes both _____ and _____ because they are both _____ to us. We _____ the same world with them. plants nicest animals friendlier cats birds beautiful sing plants animals important share cuter As we know, plants and animals are important to us. be important to sb. 众所周知 We share the same world with them. share … with … 与……分享…… Eg： They are sharing a piece of long bread. They often share beautiful music with each other. Which do you like better, plants or animals like … better 更喜欢…… I like apples better. I like cats best. like … best 最喜欢…… I like bananas best. Work in pairs and make up conversations about animals or plants you like. The expressions in 1a may help you. Read the pairs of words and pay attention to the difference between / r / and / l / . /r/ - /l/ : poor — pull door — doll or — all here — hill Read the conversations and pay attention to the pause in each sentence. Then readand imitate. A: Which kind of animal do you like better, / frogs or snakes B: I like frogs better / because they are more useful. 2.A: What about you, / Maria B: I like birds./ They are beautiful, / and they can sing to us. 3. A: Do you like the countryside B: Yes, / I like it very much / because / the air is fresher, the sky is bluer/ and the rivers are clearer there. You often pause when you see a comma or finish a sense group. Discuss the following questions about animals and plants in groups, then report the results to the class. 1. Do you know the importance of plants and animals to us 2. What should we do to protect plants and animals Talk about plants and animals in nature. 2. Useful expressions: like better like best share … with …; give … joy feed on; be important to How many kinds of animals do you know Write them down and draw a picture to show the ... ...
