Module 2 My home town and my country Unit 3 Language in use 课件26张PPT

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Module 2
My home town and my country
Unit 3
Language in use
Language practice
It’s getting bigger and busier.
It’s a newer city than Hong Kong.
Its streets are much wider and cleaner too.
It’s taller than many other buildings in Shenzhen.
Look and observe
When we compare two people or things, we can use the comparative of adjectives.
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课堂导入
形容词比较级（1）
Grammar
1. 比较级定义：表示两者之间进行比较，一个比另一个程度上更进一步。
2. 比较级变化规则：
单音节和部分双音节词
一般在词尾加-er
tall→taller
long→longer
以不发音字母e结尾的词，在词尾加-r
fine→finer
late→later
重读闭音节词且词尾只有一个辅音字母，双写辅音字母再加-er
big→bigger
thin→thinner
?以“辅音字母?+?y”结尾的双音节词，先把“y”改为“i”再加-er
easy→easier??
friendly→
friendlier
2. 表示两者之间的选择, 可使用
Which is + 比较级, …or…?
Which is longer, this one or that one?
3. ……比较级+and+比较级……“越来越…”
In spring, the days are getting longer and longer.?
比较级常用句型：
1. A+动词+形容词比较级+than +B 意为“A比B更……”
This tree is taller than that one.
The climate in Beijing is hotter than that of Ningbo.
4. as+形容词原形+as… “和……一样……”
Tom is as tall as Mike.?
This girl is as beautiful as that one.
I was as happy as John yesterday.
否定形式：not as…as…或 not so… as… 意为“和…… 不一样”、
“不及／不如……”。
Tom is not as tall as Mike.
Tom is not so tall as Mike.
This book isn’t as interesting as that one.
注意：
修饰比较级的副词要用much, a lot, a little, a bit, far, even, still等。very不能和比较级连用。如：
It was cold yesterday, but it’s even colder today.
昨天天气很冷，但今天更冷。
He is getting much fatter these days.
他这两天变得更胖了。
一、用所给词的适当形式填空
Her hair is ______ (long) than mine.
Who is ______ (short), Tom or Jack?
Lily is _______(quiet) than her sister.
It becomes ______ and _______(hot) when summer comes.
This one is too large. Can you show me a _______ (small)one?
longer
shorter
quieter
hotter
hotter
smaller
Practise
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box.
big cold large old tall
1.Shenzhen was very small about thirty years ago but it is much ______ now.
2.This building is tall but that building is much ______.
3. Beijing is old but Xi’an is much ________.
4. The US has a large population but India’s population is _________.
5. Beijing is cold in winter but Harbin is ______.
bigger
taller
older
larger
colder
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课堂活动
Work in pairs. Talk about the pictures. Use the words in the box to help you.
big busy high low old small tall wide
Now make comparisons. Write sentences.
The buildings in Picture 1 are older than the buildings in Picture 2.
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Possible answers
The buildings in the village in Picture 1 are older/smaller/lower than the buildings in the city in Picture 2.
The buildings in the city in Picture 2 are newer/higher/bigger/taller than the buildings in the village in Picture 1.
In Picture 2, the roads are wider/busier than those in Picture 1.
Write sentences. Use the information in the table.
Shenzhen
Beijing
new
Shanghai
Hangzhou
busy
Xi’an
Beijing
old
China
Australia
big
Tian’anmen Square
Other squares in China
wide
The population of Tianjin
The population of Shanghai
small
Shenzhen is newer than Beijing.
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Shanghai is busier than Hangzhou.
Xi’an is older than Beijing.
China is bigger than Australia.
Tian’anmen Square is wider than others squares in China.
The population of Tianjin is smaller than the population of Shanghai.
Complete the word map with the words in the box. You need to use one word more than once.
big cold large new old small warm
Now work in pairs. Talk about your home town. Use the words in the
word map to help you.
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Complete the sentences with the expressions in the box.
in the northeast
is famous for
on the coast
pretty good
The population of
1. Cambridge is a beautiful old English city. It ____________ its university.
2. Tianjin is near Beijing, ____________ of the Bohai Sea.
is famous for
on the coast
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3. _________________ India is smaller than that of China but bigger than that of Russia.
4. Harbin is ______________ of China and is a very busy city.
5. The weather in Beijing in autumn is ___________.
in the northeast
pretty good
The population of
Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in brackets.
In my home town there are two cinemas, the Grand Cinema and the Palace Cinema. The Grand Cinema is (1)_______(old) and (2)________(small)
than the Palace Cinema. It is also (3)________(warm) in the Grand Cinema. The Palace Cinema is Usually (4)________(busy) than the Grand Cinema
and the tickets are (5)________(cheap)too.
older
smaller
warmer
busier
cheaper
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Listen and complete the sentence.
New York is a(n) _______and ______ city than Washington DC.
New York is more __________ than any other city in the US.
Shanghai has a(n) _______ population than Beijing.
Beijing is ________ than Shanghai.
busier
famous
bigger
larger
older
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Washington DC is the capital of the US. Located on the east coast, it is best known for the White House, where the President of the US lives and works, and for Capitol Hill, where the US Congress meets. There are many famous monuments, memorials and museums in Washington DC. The Lincoln Memorial is a grand white building. Millions of tourists visit it every year to show respect to President Lincoln. In the National Air and Space Museum, people can see the command module of Apollo l1, which sent the first humans to the moon in 1969.
Washington DC
Module task: Making a report comparing two places in your home town
Work in pairs. Compare two places in your home town.
Where is it?
It’s in the north/south/east/west of the town.
How old is it?
It’s about... years old.
How many people work/go there?
... people work/go there.
Is there anything special about it?
It’s bigger than...
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Where is it?
It’s in _______ of the town.
How old is it?
It’s about ______ years old.
How many people work there?
_______ people work there.
Is there anything special about it?
It’s bigger than _________.
Write the information in the table.
Place 1:______________
Place 2:_______________
Business Centre
Ancient Area
It’s in the north of the town. A lot of people work in the offices there.
It’s a modern area. It’s large and there are lots of cars there.
It’s in the east of the town. People don’t work there. It’s a tourist area. It’s an ancient area and it’s about 500 years old.
It’s small and there are few cars there.
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Make a report.
Write sentences.
Place 1 is bigger than Place 2.
Place 2 is older than Place 1.
Join the sentences using and or but.
Place 1 is bigger than Place 2, but Place 2 is older than Place 1.
Read your report to the whole class.
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课堂小结
1. We have learned the usage of the comparative.
一、用括号中形容词的适当形式填空。
1. Hainan is a very large Island .It is the second _________ island in china. (large)
2. Our teacher is as ______ as before. (busy).
3. He is ______________ among us. (careful)
4. Li Lei jumped far ______ than Jim. (far)
5. The busier he is, the ________ he feels. (happy)
6. I think Yao Ming is one of ____________ basketball players in NBA. (hot)
busy
the most careful
farther
happier
largest
the hottest
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课堂练习
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