Unit 3 I’m more outgoing than my sister.
Section A 1 (1a-1c)
一、教学目标：
1. 语言知识目标：
1) 能掌握以下单词：outgoing, better, loudly, quietly
能掌握以下句型：
① Tina is taller than Tara.
② Sam has longer hair than Tom.
③ She also sings more loudly than Tara.
2) 能掌握以下语法：
① 形容词或副词比较级形式的构成。
② 表示两者进行比较的句式结构。
2. 情感态度价值观目标：
能对人物的外表进行描绘，个性进行比较。
二、教学重难点
1. 教学重点：
1) 形容词或副词比较级形式的构成。
2) 表示两者进行比较的句式结构。
2. 教学难点：
He has shorter hair than Sam.
Is Tom smarter than Tim?
She also sings more loudly than Tara.
三、教学过程
Ⅰ. Lead-in
1. Ask Ss to write down as many adj. about people as possible. Check the adj. Ss write and we can group them into some pairs, like: [Section A 1a]
　　tall --- short;  thin --- heavy,  long hair --- short hair,  calm --- wild …
　　Give Ss an example by comparing Old Henry and Santa Claus.
　　e.g. Santa Claus is older than Henry. Henry is taller than Santa Claus.
 　　   Henry is younger than Santa Claus. Santa Claus is younger than Henry.
Ⅱ. Presentation
Ask Ss to see the pix about apples and pears to see the differences. Then compare some of their things with each other.
　　e.g. The apples are bigger than the pears.
The pears are more delicious than the apples.
Summarize the Comparatives. Group competition. 
A + be(V) + 比较级 + than + B.
Ⅲ. Game (I and my deskmate)
Ask Ss to compare with their partners and find out the differences.
e.g. She is heavier than me. I am more outgoing than her.
She gets up earlier than me. I run faster than her.
Ⅳ. Listening
Then listen to the recording. Ask Ss to number the twins.
Check the answers.
Ⅴ. Pair work
Point out the sample conversation in activity 1c.
Say, now work with a partner. Make your own conversation about the twins.
Ask several pairs to say one or more of their conversations.
Homework:
Write six sentences:
Write about the things that are the same and different between you and your best friend.
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Exercises
1) 写出下列单词的比较级。
funny _________
quiet _________
serious _________
smart _________
outgoing _________
quickly _________
tall _________
nice _________
big _________
old _________
good _________
well _________
late _________
expensive _________
thin _________
high _________
fat _________
interesting _________
2) 完成句子
——他长得什么样子？ ——他很高。
---What does he _______ _______? ---He is tall.
2. 他比我高。 He is ______ (tall) than me.
3. 他的头发比我的短。 His hair is _________(short) than mine.
4. 我来的比你晚。 I come _________ (late) than you.

3) 完形填空：(选作)
Most American families are smaller than the families in other countries. Most American familiar have one or two __1__. Children in the US will __2__ their parents’ home when they grow up. They usually live __3__ their parents because they want to find good jobs. They often __4__ to their parents or telephone then. And they often go to visit their parents on __5__.
Parents usually let their children choose（选择） their own（自己的）__6__. Americans thinks it __7__ for young people to decide their lives by themselves.
__8__ are asked to do some work around their house. And in many families, children are paid for__9__ some housework so that they can learn __10__ to make money for their own use.
( )1. A. uncles B. aunts C. parents D. children
( )2. A. leave B. reach C. love D. go away
( )3. A. near B. far from C. next to D. close to
( )4. A. come B. drive C. move D. write
( )5. A. Monday B. weekdays C. Friday D. holidays
( )6. A. jobs B. job C. works D. thing
( )7. A. bad B. beautiful C. important D. wrong
( )8. A. People B. Children C. Parents D. Families
( )9. A. to do B. do C. doing D. does
( )10. A. what B. when C. where D. how