e.g. Tony didn't run so fast as Carter 学以致用

1. Our family has bought a car so we can travel _____ than before.（2008陕西）

A. most easily B. less easily C. easily D. more easily

2. My father told me a story last night. It is ____ one I’ve ever heard.（2009陕西）

A. the funniest B. funniest C. funnier D. the funnier

3. The _____ friends you have, the ____ you will be.（2010陕西）

A. more, happy B. many, happy C. more, happier D. many, happier

4. When he heard a cry for help, he ran out as _______ as he could.（2011陕西）

A. hardly B. quickly C. finally D. slowly

5. This place is not big enough for Lucy’s birthday party. We should find a _____ one.（2012陕西）

A. big B. small C. bigger D. smaller Step3 Writing

Write five questions using comparisons. Then ask your partner your questions Step 4 Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the box.

big much popular long old high 1. The Amazon River is one of the _______ rivers in the world. It’s a little _______ than the Yangtze River.

2. Qomolangma is 8,844.43 meters _____. It’s one of the most ________ places for serious mountain climbers.

3. No ocean in the world is as _____ as the Pacific Ocean. 4. Although Japan is _______ than Canada, it is _______ smaller. Step 5 Write two comparisons about two topics. Write true facts. e.g. Two rivers: the Yangtze River and the Amazon River

The Yangtze River is almost as long as the Amazon River.

The Amazon is longer than the Yangtze, but the Yangtze River is the longest river in China.

Two cities: ___________ and ___________

1. _______________________________________________________________. 2. _______________________________________________________________. Two animals: ___________ and ___________

1. ______________________________________________________________. 2. ______________________________________________________________. Step5 Homework

1. To memorize the important phrases and sentences.

2. To make some sentences using as … as, ... times … than, less than, more than

Section B 1 (1a-2e)

Step 1 New words

1. weigh v. 称重 2. adult n. 成人 adj. 成年的 3. bamboo n. 竹子 4. endangered adj. 濒危的 5. research n.&v. 调查；研究

6. keeper n. 饲养员 7. awake adj. 醒着 8. excitement n. 激动 9. illness n. 疾病 10. artwork n. 插图 11. wild adj. 野生的 12. government n. 政府 Step 2 Discussion

1. Compare facts about these two animals. Use the language in the box to help you make sentences.

e.g. This elephant weighs many times more than this panda.

(200 cm taller/shorter, weigh much more/less, eat much more/less, eat many times more)

2. Discuss in pairs. Compare the panda and the elephant. 3. Do 1a.Make more sentences using the information in 1a. Step 3 Listening

1. 1b Listen and check(√) the numbers you hear. 1c Listen again and complete the sentences.

2. Practice. Take turns telling your classmates about pandas. A: A baby panda can not see.

B: An adult panda weighs many times more than a baby panda. Step 4 Discussion

Here are some facts about koala, use the information above to make sentences. Koala

— is 75 cm tall — weighs 10 kilos — eats leaves — sleeps 20 hours a day Step 5 Reading 1. Pre-reading

Talk about panda in your class. Use these words to help you.

big, bamboo, zoo, popular, cute, black and white, Sichuan, famous, endangered, beautiful, forest, protect, 2. Reading guidance: scanning

This means moving your eyes quickly down the page to find specific information. 3. Reading tasks

1. 2b Scan the article to find out what these numbers mean: 10, 12, 200, 2000

2. 2c Scan the article again and write short answers to the questions. 1. What is Lin Wei’s job?

2. What do the baby pandas eat for breakfast? 3. What do adult pandas eat? 4. Why are pandas endangered? 5. What is one way of saving pandas? Key: 1. A panda keeper. 2. Milk. 3. Bamboos.

4. Less forest for pandas to live.

5. Teaching children.

3. 2d Complete the sentences using words and phrases from the passage.

1. The panda _______ at the Chengdu Research Base are awake very early

in the morning to _______ breakfast for the baby pandas.

2. Adult pandas do not have babies very ____, and some of the babies only

live for a short time because of _______.

3. Another reason for fewer and fewer pandas is because people are cutting

down ______ so pandas have fewer places to live.

4. A special program in Chengdu teaches _______ about why pandas are __________ and how to save them.

5. The __________ is also helping to save the pandas. It’s __________

more trees to make more homes for the pandas.

Keys: keepers, prepare, often, illnesses, trees, children, endangered, Chinese government, necessary to plant

2e Discuss what other ways you think children can help to save the pandas. Step 6 Language points

1. At birth, a baby panda is about… birth v. 出生 at birth 出生时

e.g. Man’s nature at birth is good. 人之初，性本善。 give birth to… 生（孩子）；产生

e.g. My aunt gave birth to a beautiful baby girl yesterday. 昨天我婶婶生下一个漂亮的小女孩。 2. A panda can live up to 20 to 30 years. up to 到达（数量，程度等）；不多于

e.g. In some area of Africa, children get educated up to 12 years old. 在非洲的一些地区，孩子最多受教育到12岁。

3. …they run over with excitement and some of them even walk into their friends and fall over!

run over 跑上前去 over adv.穿越；从……的一边到另一边 e.g. She ran over to say hello, but I didn’t recognize her.