Unit 7 What’s the highest mountain in the world
第4课时 Section B 3a-Self Check
教学目标 一、知识与技能
1. 熟练掌握本单元的重点短语和句型。 2. 培养写作能力。
3. 了解鲸鱼并掌握保护鲸鱼的方法。 二、过程与方法 模仿，应用写作。 三、情感态度与价值观
进一步树立保护大自然、保护动物的意识。 教学重点
利用所学词汇和句型写作文。 教学难点
利用所学词汇和句型写作文。 教法导航 练习为主。
学法导航
反复练习，勤于动脑。 教学准备
图片、多媒体。 教学过程
Step 1 Greetings
Greet the students as usual. Step 2 Revision Ask the students to dictate some important phrases：feel free，as far as I know，in the face of，even though，at birth，up to，run over，walk into，fall over，or so
Let them read some important sentences： What’s the highest mountain in the world? Qomolangma.
How high is Qomolangma?
It’s 8,844.43 meters high. It’s higher than any other mountain. Which is the deepest salt lake in the world?
The Caspian Sea is the deepest of all the salt lake.
Did you know that China is one of the oldest countries in the world? Yes，I did. It’s much older than the US. Step 3 Lead in
How much do you know about the whale? Let the students have a discussion. 必要时老师可作一些解释说明。 Step 4 Writing
3a, Read the following words and phrases about whales. Put them in the correct
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place in the chart.
What do they look like？ Where do they live? What do they eat? What can they do? Why do some of them have to be protected? How can we protect them?
3b, Write a paragraph about whales and why they need to be protected. Use the information in 3a. Then make a poster.
Whales are… They live in… They eat… They can…One interesting fact is… Another interesting fact is…Some kinds of whales are in danger because…We should protect whales from…I think people should/shouldn’t…
Give them a few minutes to write and correct the mistakes .
Let two or three students read their passage for the whole class Step 6 Self Check
Read these words then find the rules.
Clever—cleverer—cleverest nice—nicer—nicest easy—easier—easiest fat—fatter—fattest thin—thinner—thinnest beautiful—more beautiful—the most beautiful careful—more careful—the most careful
good/well—better—best bad—worse—worst many/much—more—most
Then let them complete the chart. by themselves. Adjectives high dangerous long popular Comparatives higher more dangerous longer more popular Superlatives highest the most dangerous longest the most popular 5 8 7 2 3 11 1 6 12 4 9 10 Then finish the rest tasks，check the answers. Step 5 Homework
Sum up what they have learned in this unit. 课堂作业 单项选择。
1. My brother is _____ more outgoing than me. A. many B. little C. much
2. October 12th was one of ______ days in 2005. Shenzhou-VI was launched（发射）successfully.
A. exciting B. more exciting C. the most exciting 3. Which city is _____，Beijing，Shanghai or Fuzhou?
A. beautiful B. the most beautiful C. more beautiful
4. _____ children there are in a family，_____ their life will be. A. The less，the better B. Fewer，richer C. The fewer，the better 5. Mobile phones are very popular now and they are ______ than before.
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A. cheap B. cheaper C. the cheapest
6. In our city，it’s _____ in July， but it’s even ___ in August. A. hotter，hottest B. hot， hot C. hot， hotter 7. Jack’s handwriting is as ____ as Mike’s. A. good B. better C. best
8. We can do the work better with ____ money and ______ people. A. little， few B. less，fewer C. fewer，less
9. Jim is the tallest student in our class and Tom is the second ______ one. A. tall B. taller C. tallest
参考答案：1. C 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. B 6. C 7. A 8. B 9. C 教学反思
本节课主要是通过问题的形式了解了鲸鱼并以此为基础训练了写作，通过同学们之间的互评，学生的写作能力得以提升。Self Check环节，通过练习题的形式又更深一步地巩固了比较级和最高级的用法，使得本单元的知识得以巩固和落实。
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山东郓城县随官屯镇八年级英语下册 Unit 7 What’s the highest mountai
