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课件网) Unit 4 UNIT 4 Amazing Plants and Animals What makes plants and animals amazing BIG Question In this unit, you will 1. talk about some amazing plants and animals. 2. use superlatives to compare more than two things. 3. discuss the connection between plants, animals, and our lives. 4. explore why plants and animals are important to us. Scan the unit title, the Big Question, and the learning-content guide, and then predict what this unit is mainly going to cover. What does “amazing” mean in the unit title What amazing animals and plants do you think this unit will talk about How do you understand “the connections between plants, animals, and our lives” What do you expect to learn about it What do you see in the photo What season is it What do you think of when you see the photo How do you feel when you look at the photo How much do you know about bees I see two bees on yellow flowers. When I see the photo, I think about spring, the smell of flowers, and the bees flying. What can plants and animals do 能够列举至少四个具有“世界之最”称号的动植物，并使用形容词/副词最高级准确描述其特征。 能够听辨出各种动植物的独特特征，理解语境中形容词和副词的最高级所表达的特定含义。 能够套用核心句式，就动植物界的“世界之最”进行问答交流。 能够主动搜集、整理动植物界“世界之最”的相关信息，拓展自己的知识面。 moss n. 苔藓 In the quiet forest, soft moss covers the old tree like a green blanket. redwood n. 红衫，红木 The tall redwood touched the sky. cheetah n. 猎豹 The cheetah runs fastest in the world. What's your favorite animal or plant bamboo lotus flower redwood tree cheetah blue whale butterfly 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: _____ old, small, short large, big, heavy, long, beautiful tall, beautiful fast, beautiful Listen to two conversations between Yaming and Emma. Pay attention to how they start their conversation and then answer these questions. 1 What are Yaming and Emma doing 2 What is Conversation 1/2 about They are taking test about plants and animals. Conversation 1 is about animals and Conversation 2 is about plants. Listen to the conversations and number the plants and animals in 1a in the order you hear them. □moss: _____ □blue whale: _____ □redwood tree: _____ □cheetah: _____ old, small, short large, big, heavy, long, beautiful tall, beautiful fast, beautiful 1 2 3 4 Listen again. Match the words with the plants and animals in 1a. Some have two answers. A. heaviest B. largest C. most beautiful D. oldest E. fastest F. tallest □moss: _____ □blue whale: _____ □redwood tree: _____ □cheetah: _____ old, small, short large, big, heavy, long, beautiful tall, beautiful fast, beautiful 1 2 3 4 D. oldest A. heaviest B. largest F. tallest E. fastest C. most beautiful Emma: Hi, Yaming. What are you doing Yaming: Hi, Emma. I' ... ...
