Unit 4 Our World,Topic 1 Which do you like better, plants or animals ?,Section B,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 according to the sounds. Then listen and check the vowels and stress.,/ frDg / _,/ Insekt / _,/ snVk / _,frog,insect,snake,3,录音3-P84,/ 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 watch the flash of 1a, and finish 1b.,1a,录音1a-P83,the nicest of all,beautiful,cuter,Match the people with the things they like and their reasons.,1b,friendlier,1c,Read 1a and fill in the blanks. Then report it 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,视频1a-P83,cuter,As we know, plants and animals are important to us.,be important to sb.,众所周知,Key points,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.,Pair work,4a,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,录音4a-P84,4b,Read the conversations and pay attention to the pause in each sentence. Then read after the tape and 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.,录音4b-P84,3. 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.,Task,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,summary,How many kinds of animals do you know? Write them down and draw a picture to show their relations.,Homework,Thank you !,