Unit 3 Language in use教學設(shè)計Teaching modelRevision and application Teaching method Formal and interactive practice Teaching aims1. Function: Describing and comparing sports.2. Structure: Comparative adjectives(more); adverbs and comparative adverbs (-er, more); irregular comparatives.3. Around the world: The marathon race4. Task: Making a sports poster. Teaching aidsTape recorder , OHP , handouts Teaching StepsStep 1 RevisionTalk about the pictures.Step 2 Work in pairs.1. Ask the students to use the words in the box in Activity 1.boring cheap difficult easy exciting expensive popular relaxing2. Ask the students to look at the pictures in Activity 1 carefully.3. Talk about the sports.4. Read through the example with the class. Whats your favourite sport? My favourite sports is swimming. It is exciting.5. Work in pairs.6. Now compare the sports.1) Table tennis is more exciting than tennis. 2) Tennis is 3) Basketball is 4) Football is 5) Swimming is6) Baseball isStep 3 Language practice1. Read through the example sentences in the box with the whole class.2. Ask the students to repeat the sentences in the box.Step 4 Grammar形容詞的比較級（2）上一模塊我們學習了單音節(jié)形容詞和部分雙音節(jié)形容詞的比較級構(gòu)成形式和比較級句子的表達方式。那么，還有部分雙音節(jié)和多音節(jié)形容詞，它們的比較級是如何構(gòu)成的呢？也是在詞尾加 -er 嗎？不是的，一般在形容詞前加more 構(gòu)成比較級。例如：1) Football is _ than baseball in most countries. 在很多國家，足球比棒球更受流行。2) Nothing is _ than playing tennis. 沒有什么比打網(wǎng)球更令人愉快的了。3) Its _ to practise in winter (than in summer ).冬季訓練（要比夏季訓練）難度更大。Keys: 1) more popular 2) more enjoyable 3) more difficult副詞和副詞的比較級英語中的副詞該如何使用呢？應(yīng)該放在句中的什么地方呢？一般來說，副詞主要用來修飾動詞、形容詞、副詞或其他結(jié)構(gòu)。例如：1) She plays the piano _. 她鋼琴彈得很糟。2) Im _ tired after last nights tennis match. 昨晚網(wǎng)球賽后我真的很累。2) We all arrived as _ as we could. 我們都盡早趕到了。3) The teacher speaks very _ and _. 這位老師講得很慢、很仔細。注意副詞與形容詞在位置及功能上的不同，試比較：1) The teacher speaks _. 這位老師講得很仔細。2) The teacher is _. 這位老師很細心。Keys: 1) badly 2) really 3) slowly; carefully 1) carefully 2) careful不難發(fā)現(xiàn)，副詞一般修飾動詞，通常出現(xiàn)在行為動詞（實義動詞）后，而形容詞一般跟在系動詞后作表語。另外，形容詞和副詞也可以進行形式上的轉(zhuǎn)換，如：careful + ly carefully quick + ly quickly safe + ly safelybusy + ly busily heavy + ly heavily但需要注意，部分詞語既可做形容詞也可做副詞，學習過程中要注意積累，如fast, early, late 等。副詞的比較級副詞比較級別和形容詞比較級的變化形式大致相同，也分規(guī)則變化和不規(guī)則變化兩種，例如：1) We are training _ because we want to win. 我們訓練的更刻苦，因為我們想要獲勝。2) This year we are training _. 今年我們訓練得更認真了。3) Sam did _ this year than last year. 薩姆今年表現(xiàn)得比去年好。Keys: 1) harder 2) more carefully 3) better “the + 比較級，the + 比較級” 是比較級表達中的一個固定句式，表示“越， 越” 。 例如：The more carefully you drive, the safer it is. 開車越小心越好。常用形容詞、副詞比較級不規(guī)則變化如下：原級比較級good / well betterbad / ill, badly worsemany / muchmorelittle lessfarfarther / furtherStep 5 Exercises:Complete the sentences.1. Ask the students to read through the sentences in Activity 2. 1) We trained _ (hard) this year than last year.2) The team played _ (well) on Saturday than on Tuesday.3) They practised _ (carefully) this year at the club than in the park.4) Playing football is _ (exciting) than watching it.5) Playing tennis is _ (expensive) than swimming.2. Complete the sentence with the correct form of the words in brackets.3. Ask the students to check with a partner.4. Check the answers: Keys:1, harder 2. better 3. more careful 4. more exciting 5. more expensiveComplete the sentences.1. Ask the students to read through the example with the class.Tom did his homework carelessly (careless).The music is loud (loud).2. Ask the students to read through the sentences in Activity 3. 1) They are working _ (hard) to learn English.2) This bike was _ (cheap), so we decided to buy it.3) The teacher speaks _ (slow) and _(careful).4) Mary is going to get up _ (early) because she needs to catch the first bus.5) Running is very _ (easy). You can do it anywhere.6) I do not like to be _ (late)7) I am afraid our team is doing very _ (bad)3. Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the words in brackets.4. Ask the students to check with a partner.5. Check the answers: Keys: 1. hard 2. cheap 3. slowly, carefully 4. early 5. easy 6. late 7. badlyComplete the passage.1. Ask the students to read through the passage in Activity 4. I wanted to choose a sport to keep fit. First I tried swimming. I joined the swimming club, but the lessons were (1) _ ( expensive ) than I thought. So I stopped swimming and tried running. The running club is (2) _ (popular) than the swimming club. We ran (3) _ (slowly) in the park. Soon, I felt that running was (4) _ (boring)! I decided to try something (5) _ (exciting). I went walking in the mountains. Once we got lost in the mountains, and I hurt my leg (6) _ (badly). It is a bit (7) _ (dangerous) to walk in the mountains, but I like the sport all the same.2. Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in brackets.3. Ask the students to check with a partner.4. Check the answers: Keys: 1. more expensive 2. more popular 3. slowly 4. boring 5. exciting 6. badly 7. dangerousStep 6 Listening practice.1. Ask the students to read through the questions in Activity 5 individually.1 What was the race?a) Boys800 metres. b) Girls800 metres. c) Girls400 metres.2 How many classes take part in the race?a) One b) Four c) Eight3 Who ran faster than the others at first?a) Joy b) Sandy c) Everyone4 What happens to Sandy later on?a) She stops b) She runs slowly c) She cries5 - Who finally won? - A student from _.a) Class 4 b) Class 5 c) Class 12. Play the tape.3 Listen and choose the correct answer.4. Ask the students to check with a partner.5. Check the answers: Step 7 Read the passage and complete the sentences.1. Ask the students to read the passage. 2. Complete the sentences. 1) Jogging means _.2) Walking is _ than jogging.3) To start jogging, you only need some _.4) Jogging in the countryside is _ than jogging in the city.5) From the passage we know the more you go jogging, _ you will feel.3. Ask the students to check with a partner.4. Check the answers: Keys:1. running slowly 2. slower 3. comfortable sports clothes and good running shoes4. quieter and more fun 5. the healthierStep 8 Around the world: The marathon race1. Ask the students to look at the picture and discuss what they can see.2. Read through the information with the whole class.3. Talk something about “The marathon race”.4. Complete the sentences.1) The marathon race gets its name from a _ over 2,500 years ago.2) The battle happened at a place called_.3) A soldier ran over _ kilometers to tell people the good news.4) Todays marathon race is an _ and _ Olympic sport.5) _ people race in many different marathons every year.5. Ask the students to check with a partner.6. Check the answers: Keys: 1. battle 2. Marathon 3. forty 4. important , popular 5. Thousands of 7. Read the passage together.Step 9 Exercises中考鏈接( ) 1. Sorry, I cant follow you. Would you please speak _? All right. (2012遼寧丹東) A. more slowly B. more loudly C. more quickly D. more quietly( ) 2. This place is not big enough for Lucys birthday party. We should find a _ one. (2012陜西) A. big B. small C. bigger D. smaller( ) 3 For me, winter is the best season of a year! Me too. _ if therere some snows. I like a white world. (2012浙江金華)A Better B. Worse C Longer D. Shorter( ) 4. _ children there are in a family, _ their life will be. (2011濟南)A. The less, the better B. The fewer, the betterC. Fewer, richer D. More, poorer( ) 5. Dear students, please read every sentence carefully. The more _ you are, the _ mistakes youll make. (2011湖南邵陽) A. carefully, fewer B. careful; less C. careful; fewer ( ) 6. What do you think of Liu Huan? Oh, he is my favorite singer. I think no one can sing _. (2011威海)A. good B. well C. better D best ( ) 7. Jack is good at drawing. I think no one draws _. (2011安徽) A. better B. best C. worseD. worst ( ) 8. Mum, this T-shirt is much too small for me. Would you buy me a _ one? (2011江西) A. nice B. large C. nicer D. larger Keys: 1. A 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. C 6. C 7. A 8. DStep 10 Module task: Making a sports poster 1. Work in groups. Talk about your favourite Olympic sport. Say why you like it.A: Whats your favourite Olympic sport?B: My favourite Olympic sport is A: Why do you like it?B: I like it because2. Make a poster. Find a photo for your favourite sport and include it in the poster.Our favourite Olympic sportOur favourite Olympic sport is swimming / table tennis/We like it because it is exciting, popularIt is more exciting than3. Show your poster to your classmates.