Unit 4 What’s the best movie theater?

第一课时 （Section A 1a—2d）

◢ 听力延伸 ◣

听下面一段对话，将正确的字母标号填写在横线上。对话读两遍。

（a. City Great Hall b. Movie City . Screen World）

1. _____is the closest to school.

2. _____has the cheapest tickets.

3. _____has the most comfortable seats.

4. _____has the biggest screens.

◢ 知识巩固 ◣

Ⅱ 根据首字母及句意补全单词。

1.I did the w_____in yesterday’s singing competition. I felt sad.

2.There are three t_____in our town if you want to watch movies.

3.Mary， how do you like these old s_____？ I really like to listen to them.

4.These vegetables look the f_____of all. I want to buy some.

5.Mr Liu c_____one of the pens in the shop， paid for it and left quietly.

Ⅲ 用所給词的适当形式填空。

1.In our class， Mike’s home is the _____（close） to school.

2.Who works _____（careful） in our class， Lisa， Linda or Helen？

3.Sonia’s dream is to be a _____（report） like her aunt.

4.We have good _____（seat） in the front of the hall.

5.Of the three chairs， I like this one most because I can sit the _____（comfortable） on it.

◢ 能力提升 ◣

Ⅳ 阅读理解。

What do you think is the best place to relax in your city？ Here are three students’ answers.

Jason： I think Oscar Cinema is the best place to relax in my city， though it’s a little noisy there. Oscar Cinema is not far from my home. It has the most comfortable seats and the best sound. I go there to watch movies with my friends two or three times a month.

Alice： I think the best place to relax in my city is Center Park. I take a walk there three to five times a month. Sometimes I go there to play badminton. It is my favorite sport. And sometimes I go there to skate with my brother.

Li Lei： I think Green Library is the best place to relax in the city. There people can read all kinds of books. There is also a computer room in the library. People can watch videos or play computer games there. Every Saturday afternoon after I finish my piano lessons， I go to the library to read books with my sister.

（ ）1. What do we know about Oscar Cinema？

A. It has the best sound. B. It is a little crowded.

C. It has the biggest screen. D. It is far from Jason’s home.

（ ）2. How many times in a month does Jason watch movies in Oscar Cinema？

A. Two or three. B. Two to four. C. Three to five. D. Three or four.

（ ）3. What is Alice’s favorite sport？

A. Volleyball. B. Badminton. C. Tennis. D. Basketball.

（ ）4. What does Li Lei do every Saturday afternoon？

A. Go skating. B. See a movie.

C. Have guitar lessons. D. Read books.

第二課时 （Section A Grammar Focus—3c）

◢ 知识巩固 ◣

I 根据汉语提示及句意填写单词。

1. —How was your weekend， Jimmy？

—_____（相当） good！ I had a wonderful time on the beach.

2.This restaurant has the best _____（服务）.

3.Please show me the _____（菜单）. I’d like to order some food.

4.Jack _____（扮演） very well in this movie. He is popular now.

5.In China， we usually have three _____（餐） a day.

Ⅱ 所给词的适当形式填空。

1.Rice Hall has _____service， Dumpling House has _____service than Rice Hall， and Jack’s Restaurant has _____service of the three. （bad）

2.David is _____. He studied _____in his class， so he got the best result. （careful）

3.This T-shirt is _____than that one. I bought them at Mr Cool’s. It sells things

_____in town. （cheap）

4.It’s such a _____bed. I can sleep in it

_____. Nothing is _____than this. （comfortable）

5.Mr Miller is very _____in our class. In fact， he is one of _____teachers in Green High School. （popular）

◢ 能力提升 ◣

Ⅲ 完形填空。

No other city is better than Mexico City in my mind. It’s the___1___city in Mexico. As a big city， Mexico is full of things for people to enjoy. The city is great with over two thousand old buildings. There are many wonderful___2___in the city. For example， the National Art Museum is very popular. If you want to have a good time there， you should spend at least a week in the city. Then you can have enough time to___3___the places you would like to visit. However， it’s not easy to get___4___air in Mexico City. The air pollution （污染） in the city is quite___5___. When the air is worse， you should wear a mask （口罩） if you go out.

（ ）1. A. worst B. quietest C. smallest D. largest

（ ）2. A. schools B. museums C. hotels D. streets

（ ）3. A. care B. choose C. share D. touch

（ ）4. A. free B. cold C. bad D. fresh

（ ）5. A. similar B. serious C. full D. enough

第三课时 （Section B 1a—1e）

◢ 听力延伸 ◣

听下面一段对话，选择

正确答案。对话读两遍。

（ ）1. Who sang at the school art festival？

A. Frank. B. Joe. C. Steve.

（ ）2. What does Lily think of the talk show？

A. Exciting. B. Interesting. C. Boring.

（ ）3.Why does the boy think Mike was the worst performer？

A. He fell over.

B. He sang too loud.

C. He forgot the song words.

◢ 知识巩固 ◣

Ⅱ 根据首字母及句意补全单词。

1.I’m hungry. Waiter， may I see the m_____， please？

2.We have three m_____every day—breakfast， lunch and dinner.

3.His acting is very great. He is a good p_____.

4.John wrote a song by himself. He is really c_____.

5.This restaurant has w_____service than that one. Its workers are unfriendly.

◢ 能力提升 ◣

Ⅲ 閱读填空。（有一项多余）

There are world records （记录） at the Olympic Games.___1___

The largest and heaviest animal on earth is the blue whale （鲸）. It weighs between 110 and 120 tons. Its heart is the size of a car. It’s got the biggest mouth in the world as well.___2___But it doesn’t eat people！ In fact， the biggest thing it can eat is the size of an apple.

The giraffe is smaller than the blue whale but it is also a record breaker.___3___It’s got the longest neck—about 2 m long， and it’s got the longest legs—about 1.8 m long.___4___And its tongue is 50 cm long！

The most dangerous animal in the world isn’t a lion or a bear. It’s an insect！ The mosquitoes （蚊子） that carry malaria kill over 1 million people a year. After that， the most dangerous animal is the venomous （分泌毒液的） snake.___5___

（A. It’s the tallest living land animal.

B. About 100 people can be inside it.

C. There are lots of animals in the world.

D. They kill 50，000 to 125，000 people a year.

E.But what are the world records in the animal world？

F.Drinking is difficult， but eating from the top of trees is easy！）

1.___ ___2.___ ___3.___ ___4.___ ___5.___ ___

第四课时 （Section B 2a—2e）

◢ 知识巩固 ◣

I 用所给词的适当形式填空。

1.Some students in our school are very _____（talent）.

2.I think he is one of the best _____（magician） in the world.

3.Of the three girls， who dresses _____（beautiful）？

4.The _____（win） of the competition get very good prizes.

5.The dictionary has many _____（example） of the words’ use.

Ⅱ 用方框中所给短语的适当形式填空。

（have something in common

play an important role

be up to make up all kinds of）

1.We really have lots of fun at school. We have

__________activities after class.

2.The computer __________in our daily life.

3.I don’t think Tom and Paul __________. They are pretty different.

4.The boy __________an excuse for his being late and made the teacher angry.

5.Life is hard sometimes， but it __________you to make your life happy.

Ⅲ 课文精编巧练。

Everyone is good at something， but some people are 1._____（true） talented. It’s always interesting to watch other people show 2._____（they） talents. Talent shows are getting more and more popular. There are similar shows around the world.

All these shows have one thing 3._____common： They try to look for the best

4._____（perform）. All kinds of people join these shows. But who can play the piano the best or sing the most 5._____（beautiful）？ That’s up to you to decide. When people watch the show， they usually play a role in 6._____（decide） the winner. And the winner always gets 7._____very good prize.

However， not everybody 8._____（enjoy） watching these shows. Some think that the lives of the people are made up. However， 9._____you don’t take these shows too 10._____（serious）， they are fun to watch.

◢ 能力提升 ◣

阅读理解。

Vegetables are not just for eating. A group of musicians make vegetables into instruments （乐器）. They make carrots， cabbages and pumpkins into guitars， drums and other instruments. They make their instruments before every show.

The Vienna Vegetable Orchestra makes beautiful music. Everyone in the band uses these instruments to play music around the world. Many people come to their funny concerts （音樂会） and enjoy the music.

“Sir， could you tell me why you take a drill in your bag with you every day？”

“I’m a musician in a vegetable orchestra and I need it to turn a carrot into a clarinet （单簧管）.”

Of course， the musicians don’t keep vegetables for long， as fresh vegetables are the most important. An hour before every concert starts， the musicians go to the nearest food market （市场） and look for fresh vegetables. They make their instruments quickly and then the lights turn on and the concert begins.

（ ）1. What does the Vienna Vegetable Orchestra do around the world？

A. Sell vegetables. B. Buy instruments. C. Play music. D. Enjoy concerts.

（ ）2. What does the underlined word “drill” mean in Chinese？

A. 调料罐 B. 画笔 C. 消毒液 D. 钻机

（ ）3. The vegetables the musicians need should be ______.

A. fresh B. expensive C. beautiful D. delicious

（ ）4. What can be the best title for the passage？

A. Instruments and Musicians B. Vegetables and Music

C. Great Musicians D. Fresh Vegetables

第五课时 （Section B 3a—Self Check）

◢ 写作导引 ◣

话题分析

本单元的写作话题是“你居住的城镇”，描写所居住城镇的人或事物。要求在写作时能正确运用形容词、副词的最高级描述地点、人和事，并能说明原因。时态多用一般现在时。

单元话题词汇积累

1. all kinds of 各种各样的

2. the closest _____my home 离我家最近

3. the biggest screens 最大的屏幕

4.buy the _____tickets/buy tickets _____

买最便宜的票

5. the _____food 最新鲜的食物

6. the best service 最好的服务

7.the most comfortable _____最舒适的座位

8. the shortest _____最短的等待时间

9.play the most wonderful music 播放/演奏最好听的音乐

10. the best sound 最好的音效

单元话题句子积累

1. … has the best…

2. ... is the best because…

3. ... is better than… but... is the most…

4. I think… is better than any other…

5. It’s the most… near here/in my city.

6. The best place to eat/relax is…

7.If you want to see a film/enjoy your dinner， you can go to…

写作演练

假如你们英语老师布置了一项社会实践活动，要求你们调研生活区域内的三家超市。请从规模大小、位置、服务以及商品价格等方面考虑，评出你认为最好的一家超市，并据此用英语写一份调查报告。

要求： 1. 短文应包含以上信息，可适当发挥；

2.词数80左右，短文开头已给出，不计入总词数。

I did a survey （调查） on three supermarkets around my home.

◢ Self Check ◣

I 根据首字母及句意补全单词。

1. It’s useful to learn English by listening to some English s_____.

2. Tom and Sam are bad workers， but Jim is the w_____of the three.

3. They were too p_____to buy shoes for their kids.

4. There are three kinds of p_____in the singing competition. Try to get one.

5. W_____of the competition can go on a trip to Hong Kong.

Ⅱ 完形填空。

Some boys stood around a tall tree. “It would be___1___to climb to the top！” they said to each other. The boys then decided to play a___2___to see who could climb to the top of the tree first. Their mothers were sitting not far away，___3___their children as they played.

One of the climbers was an 8-year-old boy named David. He was the___4___child in the group. No one thought he would___5___the competition.

Then the game started. All of the boys tried their best to climb as high as they could.___6___they all made it halfway up the tree before David did， the 8-year-old boy reached the top of the tree fastest in the end.

His mother was happy to see this. She asked him， “David， how did you try to reach the top of the tree so quickly？” “It was___7___，” David said. “The other children kept looking___8___as they climbed. When they realized （意識到） how high they were， they got___9___and were afraid of falling down. I， however， looked only up. When I saw how___10___I was， I kept going higher and higher until I reached the top.”

（ ）1. A. dangerous B. interesting C. important D. creative

（ ）2. A. role B. joke C. game D. song

（ ）3. A. watching B. choosing C. laughing D. helping

（ ）4. A. strongest B. smartest C. quickest D. shortest

（ ）5. A. lose B. win C. miss D. join

（ ）6. A. Because B. When C. Although D. If

（ ）7. A. easy B. serious C. kind D. bad

（ ）8. A. down B. up C. around D. away

（ ）9. A. excited B. scared C. relaxed D. bored

（ ）10. A. fast B. high C. close D. talented

Ⅲ 閱读理解。

Katrina lived with her mother and father in a small white house. All the other houses in the neighborhood looked the same except （除……之外） the house next to Katrina’s. This house needed a lot of fixing （修理）. Everyone in the neighborhood thought this house looked bad. No one lived there.

On Saturday morning， a car arrived in front of the house. Katrina saw a man， a woman and a boy get out of the car. They looked at their new home. Then they took things from the car and put them in the house.

On Monday morning， Katrina left for school. In the classroom， she heard her teacher say， “This is David. Please make him feel welcome.” Katrina knew the boy—he just moved into the house next to hers. The teacher asked Katrina to show him around the school.

At lunchtime， Katrina showed David the way to the lunchroom. When they ate their lunch， David told Katrina he was excited to live in his new house. Katrina looked surprised and asked， “Don’t you think it needs a lot of fixing？”

David said his family planned （计划） to fix the house because they hoped （希望） it would look like all the other houses in the neighborhood. They liked their new house and liked to live in such a nice neighborhood.

Katrina felt she was very lucky. She lived in a nice neighborhood. Listening to David’s story made her feel thankful for life. Sometimes another person helps you understand how much you have.

（ ）1. When did Katrina see David for the first time？

A. On Saturday morning. B. On Saturday afternoon.

C. On Monday morning. D. On Monday afternoon.

（ ）2. What does the teacher tell Katrina to do？

A. Show David the way to the lunchroom. B. Have lunch with David.

C. Help David know more about the school. D. Plan how to fix David’s house.

（ ）3. How did David feel about his neighbors？

A. Cool. B. Unfriendly. C. Poor. D. Good.

（ ）4. What does Katrina learn from David’s story？

A. She played a role in David’s life. B. She was living a happy life.

C. She should help others. D. She lived in a good house.

Ⅳ 选词填空。（每词限用一次）

（theater song meal screen close fresh service comfortable pretty choose）

I live in Humen， a town in the city of Dongguan， Guangdong Province. The town is 1._____to Shenzhen. It is one of the richest （最富有的） towns in China.

Humen is also a very beautiful town with 2._____air. In the town， there are many 3._____things to see and fun things to do. You can either visit interesting places like Humen Bridge or watch movies. There are many movie 4._____in the town. Zhongying Baiyu Cinema is one of the best cinemas with the biggest 5._____. The seats there are the 6._____.

If you need a place to stay for the night， there are many hotels for you to 7._____from. Grand Noble Hotel is one of the best in the town. It is a five-star hotel in the center of the town. The 8._____there is really nice. When you are hungry， you can have 9._____in the hotel， too. What’s more， during （在……期間） your stay there， you can also enjoy yourself by singing 10._____on the second floor （楼层） of the hotel or swimming on the twentieth floor. I love Humen.