I know you can grow tall, tall and strong. I wish I was bigger, as big as you. I know you can grow big, big and strong.
【设计意图：通过一首与教学内容紧密相关并且朗朗上口的歌曲作为热身，激发学生的学习兴趣，在歌曲的演唱中练习了比较级句型。由教师与学生的身高比较引入歌曲教学，过渡自然，让学生易于接受。】 Step 2.Revision 1. Ask and answer.
T: Now, let’s do some exercises. Answer my questions. Listen carefully. Question 1: Who is taller, you or your father? S1: My father is taller than me.
T: Very good! Question 2: Who is thinner than me? S2:（遥指一学生）She is thinner than you. T: Yes, and I’m fatter than her.
（教师放慢语速，引导学生齐说同义句。） T: Question 3: Whose eyes are bigger, hers or his? S3: Her eyes are bigger than his. T&Ss: His eyes are smaller than hers.
T: Question 4: Which is longer, the Changjiang River or the Yellow River? Do you know? Who can answer?
S4: The Yellow River is longer than the Changjiang River. T: （摊开双手，耸耸肩，表示遗憾）Sorry, you’re wrong. S5: The Changjiang River is longer than the Yellow River. T&Ss: Yes, you’re right.
T: Question 5. It’s the last chance. Come on!
Which mountain is higher, Taishan Mountain or Huashan Mountain? Who can answer? Answer it quickly!
S6: Huashan Mountain is higher than Taishan Mountain. T: （鼓掌表扬）Very good. You like reading, right? S6: Yes, I do.
【设计意图：这里通过一些问答，让学生在实际中操练了句型，并且在练习中
渗透了一些课外知识，扩大了学生的知识面。】 2. Play guessing games
T: Now, let’s play some guessing games. a. Guess numbers:
T: First, let’s guess the numbers. Who want to try? Come to the front. （教师请一位学生到前面来）
（教师将卡片出示给下面的同学看）Look, there’s a number card in my hand. It’s a number smaller than 10. Can you guess?
S1: 8.
T: Bigger or smaller? Ss: It’s smaller than 8. S1: 4.
T: Bigger or smaller? Ss: It’s bigger than 4. S1: 5.
T&Ss: Yes, it’s 5. T: Who want to try, too? （教师再请一位学生到前面来）
T: It’s a number smaller than 20. Guess! Which number? S2: 17.
T: Bigger or smaller? Ss: It’s bigger than 17. S2: 19.
T&Ss: Yes, you’re right. b. Guess your classmates:
T: OK. Now let’s guess your classmates. Who is he or she?
（教师再请一位学生到前面来,背对着大家。然后再与一学生耳语：The elephant is stronger than the panda.）
T: Listen carefully. Who is talking to you?
S2（捏住鼻子说）: The elephant is stronger than the panda. T: Who is he?
S1: He is xxx.
T: Is he taller than you？ S1: No, he isn’t.
T: Repeat the sentence, please.
S1: The elephant is stronger than the panda. T: Who want to try?
（换一位学生背对大家，教师与另一位学生耳语：The ant is smaller than the bee.）
T: Listen.
S4（换一种声调）: The ant is smaller than the bee. T: Who’s she? S3: She is xxx.
T&Ss: Sorry, you’re wrong. T: Who’s she? Try again, please. S3: She is xxx. T&Ss: Yes, you’re right. T: Repeat the sentence, please. S3: The ant is smaller than the bee.
【设计意图：两个“猜一猜”的游戏对于六年级的学生来讲，是比较简单的，但是在游戏的过程中加入了句型的练习，无论是参与游戏的学生还是下面当“观众”都在游戏的过程中，对句型有了更进一步的掌握。】 Step 3. Look, read and judge
1. T: What’s your advantage in your class?
你在班里有什么优势吗？用比较级的形式来做个介绍吧！ S1: I’m taller than xxx. S2: I’m stronger than xxx. S3: I’m younger than … S4: My father is taller than S5: My pencil is longer than xxx’s. …
2. T: （出示E部分插图） Look! The boys are going to play football together. But
they all want to be the goalkeeper. a. Learn the word: goalkeeper.
T: （出示守门员图片）Look! He’s a goalkeeper. Read after me, please. Read the word together.
b. T: Do you want to be the goalkeeper? S1: Yes, I do. I want to be the goalkeeper. T: But how? How can you become the goalkeeper? S1: I can run fast.
T:（点头赞许）You will become a good goalkeeper. T: Do you want to be the goalkeeper? S2: Yes, I do.
T: How can you become the goalkeeper? Can you run fast, too? S2: No, I don’t. But I’m stronger than him. T: You can become a good goalkeeper, too.
3. T: Now, look at the pictures and guess. What are they saying? Work in pairs.
（同桌看图试着用英语描述图中内容.）
4. T: Now open your books to page 11. Read the dialogues by yourselves. （学生自主阅读，教师巡视）
5. T: I have some questions. Try to answer them, OK? Ss: OK.
T: No 1. Is Ben younger than Wang Bing？ S1: No. He’s older than Wang Bing. T: OK. No. 2. Is Ben shorter than Mike? S2: Yes, he is.
T: Good. No.3. Who is stronger, Gao Shan or Mike? S3: Gao Shan is stronger than Mike. T: Great! No 4. Is the ball Wang Bing’s? Ss: No, it isn’t.
T: Last question: Who will be the goalkeeper? Why? S4: Liu Tao will be the goalkeeper. Because it’s his ball.
T: Yes, it’s Liu Tao’s ball. He has the final say. 一切都由他说了算！ （学生大笑）
【设计意图：这里的问题源于对话内容，检查了学生的理解能力，便于学生很好的掌握对话内容，为下面的练习做好铺垫。】 6. T: Mike is taller than Ben. How tall is Mike? S1: He is 165 ….（学生停顿）
T: Centimetre. （板书centimetre — cm） Ss: Centimetre.
T: Mike is 165 centimetres. I’m 160 centimetres. Mike is … （教师语速放慢，引导学生将句子说完整） Ss: Mike is taller than you.
T: （拿出一把直尺和一只铅笔）How long is the pencil? （用直尺量）Let me see. Oh, it’s 13 centimetres. How many centimeters is your pencil? How long is it? Work in pairs, please. Ask and answer.
（学生同桌互问互答进行操练，教师巡视指导。） T: Stop, please.
S1: How many centimeters is your pencil? S2: It’s 17 centimetres. How about yours? S1: It’s 10 centimetres. S3: How long is your pencil?
S4: It’s 7 centimetres. How about yours? S3: It’s two centimeters.
（S3展示自己的铅笔，学生大笑。） 7. T: Page 11. Read the sentences and judge. （学生自主阅读，完成判断） 8. T: Let’s check the answer.
S1: I’m younger than Wang Bing. It’s false. S2: Mike is taller than me. It’s true. S3: Gao Shan is stronger than Mike. It’s true. S4: The ball is Wang Bing’s. It’s false.