她跑过来打招呼，但我没有认出她来。 walk into （走路时意外）撞上

e.g. As he was thinking too deeply and not playing attention to where he was going,

he walked straight into a tree.

由于他陷入深思，没有注意看路，径直撞到了一棵树上。 fall over 摔倒；倒下

e.g. Don’t run too fast, or you might fall over. 别跑的太快，要不你会摔跤的。 fall over something 被某物绊倒

e.g. Tommy fell over the dog and broke his front teeth.

Tommy被那只狗绊了一跤，磕断了门牙。

4. Scientists say there are now fewer than 2,000 pandas living in the remaining forests.

living in the remaining forests 是一个现在分词短语，用做定语，修饰pandas。 e.g. the girls singing under the tree 树下唱歌的女孩们 the women washing clothes by the rive 河边洗衣服的女人们 Step 7 Summary 1. …cm taller/shorter

2. much /even/a little/less +比较级 3. …times more than ….

4. Talk about how to protect pandas. Step 8 Homework

Make a list about how to save pandas.

Section B 2 (3a—Self check)

Step 1 Summary 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 Key sentences:

What’s the highest mountain in the world?

Qomolangma.

How long 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. Important structures: 1. …cm taller/shorter

2. much /even/a little/less +比较级 3. …times more than ….

4. Talk about how to protect pandas. Step 2 Lead in 对于鲸鱼你知道多少？

鲸的体型是世界上存在的动物中最大的，鲸是终生生活在水中的哺乳动物，对水的依赖程度很大，以致它们一旦离开了水便无法生活，鲸形状像鱼，鼻孔在 头的上部，用肺呼吸。体长可达三十米，是现在世界上最大的动物。

鲸为适应水中生活，减少阻力，它们的后肢消失，前肢变成划水的浆板。身体成为流线型，酷似鱼。因而它们的潜水能力很强，小型齿鲸可潜至100-300米的水深处，停留4-5分钟，长须鲸可在水下300-500米处待上1小时，最大的齿鲸--抹香鲸能潜至千米以下，并在水中持续2小时之久。 Step 3 Writing

3a Read the following words and phrases about whales. Put them in the correct place in the chart.

1. Humans catch whales for meat, fat and oil 2. Eat small fish and other sea life 3. Jump high out of the water 4. Rules on whale protection 5. Huge

6. Water pollution

7. Live in the sea 8. Some kinds have teeth 9. Learn more about whales 10. Stop putting rubbish into the sea 11. Sing songs

12. Whale parts sold to make things likes candles and soap 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… Step 4 Self-check

Read these words then find the rules. clever--cleverer--cleverest nice--nicer--nicest easy--easier--easiest fat--fatter--fattest

5 8 7 2 3 11 1 6 12 4 9 10 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 1. Complete the chart. Adjectives high dangerous long popular

2. Match verbs and objects. Then add one more object to each list. Verbs 1. reach 2. achieve Objects a. my life, my money,… my health b. the top of a mountain, the library,… the farmhouse 3. risk Answers: 1-b, 2-c, 3-a

3. Circle the correct word and /or fill in the blank with the correct form of the word in brackets for each sentence.

1. An elephant weighs (few/many) times more than a dog. 2. An adult panda can eat (much/a little) more than a cat.

3. Canada is a (little/lot) less ______________ (crowded) than China.

c. my dream, success,…the ends Comparatives higher more dangerous longer more popular Superlatives highest the most dangerous longest the most popular