Unit 4
What’s the best movie theater?
Section B 1
1a-2e
3. 重读闭音节词词尾只有 一个辅音字母时，先双 写辅音字母再 + est
2. 以不发音的字母 e 结尾的 + st
1. 一般在词尾 + est
new —— newest
fresh —— freshest
close —— closest
big —— biggest
Review
形容词或副词的最高级形式：
4. 以辅音字母 + y 结尾的 单词，变y为i + est
5. 多音节词和部分双音节词前加the most
early —— earliest
comfortable —— the most comfortable
写出下列形容词的比较级和最高级形式：
taller
tallest
shorter
shortest
bigger
biggest
thinner
thinnest
heavier
heaviest
better
best
worse
worst
Danny’s is the closest to my home. New Star has the most delicious food. Funky Noodles has the best services. Li Dumplings has the cheapest food.
Blue Moons has the worst clothes. New Fashion has the best quality. Young House has the cheapest clothes. Jenny’s has the best service.
Talk about the clothes stores or restaurants in your neighborhood.
Talk about your classmates.
Tom jumps the highest.
Bob runs the fastest.
Nick can play the guitar best.
Peter dances the worst.
Jenny is the funniest in class.
Grace is the most hard-working.
Jane is the most serious.
Linda is the thinnest.
多音节形容词，其比较级与最高级形式为前面加more，most。
1. creative adj. 有创造力的；创造性的
e.g. John is the most creative student in class.
约翰是班里最有创造性的 学生。
New words
2. performer n. 表演者；演员
e.g. Who do you think is the best performer in the movie?
你认为在这部电影中谁是最好的演员？
动词 perform(表演)+er →
performer 演员
Write these words and phrases next to their opposites in the chart.
1a
funniest most creative quietest best
quietest
best
funniest
Talking
My aunt speaks the loudest.
My cousin, Li Ning sings the worst.
Mr. Wu is the most serious person I know.
My cousin, Nick is the most boring kid I know.
My friend, Lin is the quietest.
Tell your partner about people you know. Use the words in 1a.
1b
Eliza ___ Vera ___
Steve ___ Dennis ___
The math teachers ___
Listening
Listen to people talking about a school talent show. Match the pictures with the performers.
a
b
d
c
1c
e
1d
Listen again. What do the people say about the performers? Fill in the chart with the adjectives you hear.
funniest
creative
the loudest
worst
excellent, great
Pair work
Look at the information in 1d and make a conversation.
1e
Who was the best performer?
Eliza was the best performer.
Who was the funniest performer?
I think Steve and his dog was the funniest.
Talking
Who’s the most talented person you know? What can he/she do? Talk about it.
2a
I think Li Fei is the most talented person.
What can she do?
She can stand on her head.
拓展：talent (名词) → talented (形容词)有才能的；有才干的
1. talent n. 天资；天赋
e.g. Do you like yesterday’s talent show?
你喜欢昨天的才艺表演吗?
Miss Li is the most talented actress.
李小姐是最有才能女演员。
New words
beautiful (形容词) + ly →beautifully (副词)
serious (形容词) + ly →seriously (副词)
它们的最高级形式都是前面加most。
2. beautifully adv. 美好地；漂亮地
seriously adv. 严重地；严肃地；认真地
e.g. Mary sings most beautifully in our class. 在我们班，玛丽唱得最优美。
He was seriously injured in the traffic accident.
他在车祸中受了重伤。
动词 win(n) + er →winner 名词“获胜者”
3. winner n. 获胜者；优胜者
e.g. Tony was the winner of the race. 托尼是赛跑的获胜者。
常用词组：win / get a prize 获奖
4. prize n. 奖；奖品；奖金
e.g. Linda got the prize at the English competition.
琳达在英语比赛中获奖。
不定代词，相当于everyone，作主语时当单数看，谓语动词用单数形式。
5. everybody pron. 每人；人人；所有人
e.g. Everybody has a dream.
每个人都有一个梦想。
常用词组：give sb. sth. / give sth. to sb. 给某人某物
6. give v. 提供；给
e.g. Please give your uncle these tickets.
= Give these tickets to your uncle,
please.
把这些票给你的叔叔。
e.g. What do these two planes have in common?
这两架飞机有什么相同之处？
7. have … in common 有相同特征；（想法、兴趣等方）相同
8. all kinds of 各种类型的；各种各样的
e.g. There’re all kinds of trees on the hill. 山上有各种不同种类的树。
9. be up to 由……决定；是……的职责
在英语中，be up to somebody 是一个习 惯用语，用来表示“由某人做出抉择”， 句子的主语通常为it， 有时也用this或 that。
e.g. You can join the club once or twice a week — it is up to you.
你可以一周参加一次或两次俱乐部的 活动——这由你定。
e.g. Mr. Li asks the students to make up a story.
李老师让学生们编个故事。
10. make up 编造（故事；谎言）
11. for example 例如
e.g. For example, they’re smart and good at art.
例如：他们很聪明，擅长艺术。
12. take … seriously 认真对待 ……
e.g. We must take the teachers’ words seriously. 我们必须认真对待老师说的话。
Reading
2b
Read the passage. Which three talent shows are mentioned?
1. American Idol
美国偶像
3. China’s Got Talent
中国达人秀
2. America’s Got Talent
美国达人秀
Read the passage again and find the answers to the questions.
1. What do talent shows have in common?
2. Who decides the winners?
3. Why do some people not like these shows?
4. Why do some people like these shows?
5. What do you think of these shows?
指导：
读这五个问题，带着问题去读短文。
在短文中划出相关问题的依据，并作出回答。
2. Who decides the winner?
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That’s up to the people who watch it.
1. What do talent shows have in common?
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They try to look for the best singers, the most talented dancers, the most exciting magicians, the funniest actorsand so on.
3. Why do some people not like these shows?
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4. Why do some people like these shows?
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Because some people think that the lives
of the performers are made up.
Because if people don’t take these shows too seriously, they are fun to watch.
5. What do you think of these shows?
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I think they can give people a way to make up their dreams come true.
Underline all the superlatives in the passage. Then write sentences using at least four of them.
best singer: In my class. Tom is the best singer because he can sing fast songs very well.
most talented dancers: Jenny is the most talented dancers because she can dance like a fish.
most exciting magicians: Liu Qian is the most exciting magicians.
funniest actor: Linda is the funniest actor because she can sing like a parrot.
2e
Who’s got talent in your class? Write a classmate’s name for each talent and find out how many students in your group agree with you.
Xu Li
Li Fei
Wu Fan
Sun Nan
20
28
30
29
此句中 who’s 为 who has 之缩写。have got 表示“具有；具备”之意，相当于have。此句字面上的意思是“谁有才华？”
1. Who’s Got Talent? 谁是达人？
e.g. Have you got time? I’ve got something important to tell you. 你现在有空吗？我有重要的事要告你。
Language points
We’ve got a lot of work to do, you see, to make our town more beautiful. 你们瞧，我们要把我们的城市变得更加美丽的话，是有很多工作要做的。
play a role是一种固定表达，意为“扮演某一角色；起到某种作用”。若要进一步引出具体的内容，后面应用介词in，表示“在某事或某个方面起到作用或承担某种角色”。
2. When people watch the show, they usually play a role in deciding the winner. 人们看这样的节目时，通常要评判 出优胜者。
e.g.
John is playing the leading role in this year’s play.
今年的演出中约翰是主角。
Schools play the most important role in education. 学校在教育中起着最为重要的作用。
3. However, if you don’t take these shows too seriously, they are fun to watch. 但是如果你不把这些节目太当回事，它 们还是有看头的。
take 在此处有 consider (认为；觉得)的意思。take someone/something seriously 就相当于汉语“认真对待某人或某事；把某人或某事当真”的意思。
e.g.
He was joking, but your sister took him seriously. 他是在开玩笑，但你姐姐却（把他）当真了。
Sometimes teachers take students’ homework too seriously. 有时老师们把学生作业看得太重。
Homework
1. Read the passage after class.
2. Write report according to the
chart in 2e.
Thank you!