Unit3OurDigitalLives

(Grammar)年級：八年級

學科：英語主講人：李超豪

學校：

廣州市新穗學校LearningObjectivesBytheendofthislesson,you

willbeableto:1.Identify

thecomparativeandsuperlativeformsofadjectivesinacontextualizeddialogueandasong;2.Understand

and

summarize

thebasicrulesforformingregularandirregularcomparativeandsuperlativeadjectives;3.Apply

theserulesaccuratelytocompleteacontrolledgrammartask;4.Use

thetargetgrammarcreativelyinaspeakingtaskandapracticalsurveyprojecttoexpresscomparisonsandopinionsaboutdigitaltechnology.Lead-inbigsmallWhichoneis

better?Thesmartphoneisbetter.Lead-inIt's

lighter.It'smorepowerful.It's

smaller.Thesmartphoneisbetter.bettersmallerlightermorepowerfulComparativeandSuperlativeAdjectivesLead-inComparativeandSuperlativeAdjectivesTocomparetwothingsortosaywhichoneisthetop.Lead-inPayattentiontotheadjectivesyouhearandhowthey'reusedforcomparison.-er-estwarmerwarmestsofterdeeperdeepestwiderbrighterbrightestPresentationActivity1:GrammarDiscoverybiggerPresentationActivity1:GrammarDiscoverybiggerIt'scomparingthoseearlycomputerstocars.PresentationActivity1:GrammarDiscoverysmallerbetterPresentationActivity1:GrammarDiscoverybetteran'-er'stuckontheend？goodan

irregular

formPresentationActivity1:GrammarDiscoveryfasterPresentationActivity1:GrammarDiscoverythesmartestPresentationActivity1:GrammarDiscoverythesmartestallintelligentbeingsSuperlativeadjectiveIt'susedwhenwecomparethreeormorethingstofindtheonethatisattheextremeend.PresentationActivity2:RuleSummarizationbigbigger（-er）nicenicer（-r）happyhappier'y''i'（-er）powerfulmorepowerful（more）PresentationActivity2:RuleSummarizationbigbiggernicenicerhappyhappierpowerfulmorepowerfulthebiggestthenicestthehappiestthemostpowerful（-est）（themost）thethethethePresentationActivity2:RuleSummarizationgoodbetterthebestbadworsetheworstthanPracticeActivity1:ControlledPracticePracticeActivity1:ControlledPracticetheearliestbetterthemostfamousthemostpowerfulthebestsmarterPracticeActivity2:SongLyricGap-fillMyloveis

(warm)thanthe

(warm)sunshine,softerthanasigh.Myloveis

(deep)thanthe

(deep)ocean,

(wide)thanthesky.Myloveis

(bright)thanthe

(bright)starthatshineseverynight.warmerwarmestdeeperdeepestWiderbrighterbrightestProductionActivity:"TechTalk"Role-playImagineyouareatechexpertworkinginanelectronicsstore,andIamacustomerwhohascomeinforadvice.平板電腦A(輕便，續(xù)航長)筆記本電腦B(性能強大，屏幕大)智能手機C(方便，一直隨身攜帶)ProductionActivity:"TechTalk"Role-playA:Hellothere,TechExpert!Icouldreallyuseyourhelp.Ineedanewdevicemainlyformyonlinelearningandstudies.Therearesomanychoices.Whatdoyourecommend?ProductionActivity:"TechTalk"Role-playB:

Hello!Ofcourse,Icanhelpyoucomparethese.Let'slookatthemtogether.Well,firstly,thelaptophereisgenerally

morepowerfulthan

thetablet.Ithasa

biggerscreenaswell,whichisoften

better

forreadinglongarticlesandwritingessays.However,thetabletoverhereisdefinitely

lighterthan

thelaptop.It'smuch

easier

tocarryaroundcampusallday.Soifportabilityisyourtoppriority,that'sakeypoint.ProductionActivity:"TechTalk"Role-playA:Thatmakessense.Andwhataboutjustusingmysmartphoneforeverything?ProductionActivity:"TechTalk"Role-playB:

Ah,thesmartphoneisundoubtedly

themostconvenient

deviceintermsofalwaysbeingwithyou.Youcanquicklycheckmessagesorwatchashortvideolesson.Butforcreatingcontent,likewritingthatessay,thelaptopis,inmyprofessionalopinion,

thebest

choice.Itsphysicalkeyboardisusually

morecomfortableandefficientthan

atouchscreenforlongtypingsessions.ProductionActivity:"TechTalk"Role-playA:Oh,Isee!Thankyousomuchforcomparingthemsoclearly.Thatwasincrediblyhelpful!SummaryActivity:PhilosophicalQuestion&SurveyProjectApowerfultoolcomparativeadjectivessuperlativeadjectivesArehumanssmarterthancomputers?Whatdoyoutrulythink?SummaryActivity:PhilosophicalQuestion&SurveyProjectWiththisgreatpowercomesgreatresponsibility!UseyourEnglishskillsnotjusttocomparelittlethings,buttounderstand,todiscuss,andtoshapeourdigitalworldwisely.HomeworkWrite5sentencescomparingdifferentdigitaldevicesusingtoday'sgrammar.Option1:Conductandreportona

"DigitalLifeAttitudes"survey.Option2:HomeworkHereareyourclear,step-by-stepinstructions:First,writeyourquestions.

Youmustdesignatleastthreequestionsforyoursurveythatusecomparativesorsuperlatives.Forexample,youcouldask:'Whichdoyouthinkis

moreconvenient

toread,e-booksorprintbooks?'or'Doessocialmediamakeyourlife

easier

or

harder?'or'Isit

safer

tomakenewfriendsonlineoroffline?'HomeworkHereareyourclear,step-by-stepinstructions:Next,conducttheinterview.

Askyourquestionstoatleasttwopeople.Theycanbe