8AUnit1Grammar(Ⅰ)Teachingprocedures:Step1Lead-inT:YesterdayIaskedyoutodescribeapersonyoulikeandbringhisorherphotohere.Nowwouldyoupleaseshowmeyourwork?SomeSscometotheblackboardanddescribe.Tshowsoneofthedescriptionsandunderlinessomeadjectivesinthedescription.Step2PresentationT:Theseunderlinedwordsarecalledadjectives.Pleaselookatthepicturesandthesentences.Canyoutellmetheuseofadjectivesinthem?Showapictureofawomanwithshorthairandasleepingcat.Shehasshorthair.Herhairisshort.Thisisalazycat.Thiscatislazy.Ssfindoutthatadjectivesareusedtodescribepeopleorthingsandareusedbeforenounsorafterlinkingverbs.T:Canyouthinkofanylinkingverbswe’velearntbefore?ShowSssomeofthelinkingverbswhichareoftenused.Step3PracticeSsdoPartA,P12.Rearrangethewordstoformcompletesentences.Milliehasshorthair.Sandywearsroundglasses.Amyisfunnyandcheerful.Milliedoesnotlikelonghair.Sandyistallandhaslonghair.ThelpsSsfindouttheuseofadjectivesineachsentence---beforeanounorafteralinkingverb.Step5Presentation1.T:Lookatthesetwogirls.Canyoufindoutthedifferencebetweenthetwosentences?Emphasizethatanadjectiveisusedwithanounoralinkingverbwhileanadverbisusedwithaverb.2.ShowSsmorepictures.Helpthemsaysentencestocomparethethingswithcomparativesandsuperlatives.Ssfindoutthatcomparativesareusedtocomparetwopeopleorthingswhilesuperlativesareusedtocomparethreeormorepeopleorthings.Alsofindoutsomewordsandphraseswhichindicatetheuseofcomparativesorsuperlatives.Comparative:than,much,even,still,alittle,ofthetwo,Which/Whois…,AorB?Superlative:the,of…,in…,Which/Whois…,A,BorC?3.Sslookatthetableandfindouthowtoformcomparativesandsuperlatives.Weadd-er/-esttoshortadjectives.(Shortadjectivesareadjectivesofoneortwosyllables).Weusemore/mostforlongadjectives.(Longadjectivesareadjectivesofthreeormoresyllables.)Step6Practice1.SsdoPartB1,Page13.Writethecomparativesandsuperlativesoftheadjectives.2.Sshaveagroupcompetition.Eachmemberofagroupshouldreadandspellthecomparativeandsuperlativeofanadjectivebelow.Thegroupthatcandoitmostquicklywithalltheanswerscorrectwillbethewinner.1)lightoldhealthycheerful2)safethirstyslimbad3)brightnewmuchbored4)sadheavystraightclearly3.SsdoPartB2,P14.Completethesentencesaccordingtotheprofile.4.Ssmakeupadialogueinpairstocomparepeopleorthings.Theycanchooseanytopicofthefollowing:animals,sports,foodanddrinks,peopleinthisclassroom.Tprovidessomepictures,words,phrasesandsentenceswhichmaybeusefultoSs.5.Ssdosomemultiplechoiceandtranslationwork.Step7SummarizeT:Thisclasswelearnttheuseofadjectives,comparativesandsuperlatives.Nowlet’sreadaninterestingEnglishpoemastheendofthislesson.Good,better,best,Neverletitrest,Tillyourgoodisbetter,Andyourbetterisbest!Step8HomeworkRevisetheuseofadjectives,comparativesandsuperlativesCompletetheexercisesintheworkbook
