英语(外研版)
八年级上册
English
Module 2
My home town and my country
Unit 1
It's taller than many other buildings.
Read the words
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课堂导入
adv.相当地;非常;很
相当好;很好
prep. 比
v. 变成;成为
pretty
pretty good
than
get
hill
n. 小山;小丘
n. (某一地区的)人口,全体居民
adj. 宽的;宽阔的
num.百万
population
wide
million
Beijing
Shanghai
Lhasa
Have you ever been to these cities?
Let’s talk
Xi'an
Hangzhou
Shenzhen
Have you ever been to these cities?
What is Shanghai and Hong Kong famous for?
Shanghai is famous for the Bund.
Hong Kong is famous for Victoria Peak.
(太平山顶)
(外滩).
Listening and vocabulary
Look at the pictures and talk about them.Use the words in the box to help you.
Now listen and complete.
Place: (1)__________
Population: (2)________million ?
Jin Mao Tower: (3)________metres high
high hill population river wide
Shanghai
23.?5
420.?5
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1
课堂活动
魔法记忆
Place: (4)___________
Population: (5)________million
Victoria Peak: (6)________metres high
Hong?Kong
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552?
Listen and read.
Tony:Hey,Daming!How was your weekend?
Daming:Pretty good! ? I went to Shenzhen.
Tony:Where's Shenzhen?
Daming:Well,it's on the coast near Hong Kong.
It was a small village about thirty years ago,
but today it's a very big city.
Tony:So it's a newer city than Hong Kong?
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Daming:Yes,it's a very new city. In fact,it only
became important in the 1980s. ? It's getting
bigger and busier. ? Some day it will become as
busy as Hong Kong,I'm sure. ?
魔法记忆
Tony:What's the population of Shenzhen?
Daming:It's over ten million,I think. That's larger than
the population of many other cities in China.
Its streets are much wider and cleaner too.
I think it's a beautiful city.
Tony:I’d like to go there one day?.
Daming:Remember to visit the Diwang Tower.
It's taller than many other buildings in
Shenzhen.
魔法记忆
Now complete the passage about Shenzhen.
Shenzhen is on the coast near Hong Kong.It became important in the (1)____________.Before that it was a (2)____________.Today the population of Shenzhen is more than (3)_____million.There are many tall buildings in Shenzhen.A famous one is the (4)_______________.
It is (5)________ than many other buildings in Shenzhen.
1980s
small village
ten
Diwang Tower
taller
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box. You need to use some of the words more than once.
big busy clean large new small wide
1. About thirty years ago, Shenzhen was a ______ village, but today it is a very _______ city.
2. Shenzhen is a _______ city than Hong Kong.
big
small
newer
3. Shenzhen is getting _______ and _______. The streets are ________ and ________.
4. Shenzhen will become as ______ as Hong Kong.
5. The population of Shenzhen is ______ than that of many other cities in China.
cleaner
busy
bigger
busier
wider
larger
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Listen and tell true or false (T/F).
1. Shenzhen is bigger today than 30 years ago. ( )
2. Hong Kong is a newer city than Shenzhen. ( )
3. Shenzhen is busier than Hong Kong. ( )
4. The population of Shenzhen is over ten million. ( )
5. Diwang Tower is taller than many other buildings in Hong Kong. ( )
T
F
F
T
F
— Shenzhen is larger in population than Beijing. — No, it isn’t. It’s smaller.
2. — Hong Kong is newer than Shenzhen. — No, it isn’t. It’s older.
3. — Shenzhen is as old as Hong Kong. — No, it isn’t. It’s newer.
4. — Hong Kong is as busy as Shenzhen. — No, it isn’t. It’s busier.
Pronunciation and speaking
Listen and notice how the speaker stresses the underlined words.
Now work in pairs. Listen again and repeat.
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Compare Shenzhen with your home town. Make notes in the table.
Shenzhen
Your home town
a big city
a small town
a large population
a small population
higher buildings
lower buildings
wider streets
narrower streets
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Work in pairs. Talk about the differences between Shenzhen and your home town. Use big, small, hot, cold, tall or new.
— Is your home town bigger than Shenzhen?
— No, it isn’t. It’s smaller than Shenzhen.
Is your home town newer than Shenzhen?
No, it isn’t. It’s older than Shenzhen.
Is your home town _______ than Shenzhen?
No, it isn’t. It’s _______ than Shenzhen.
—Is the population of your home town smaller than
that of Shenzhen?
—Yes,it is.
—Is your home town newer than Shenzhen?
—No,it isn't. It's older than Shenzhen.
知识点
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million
基数词+ million+ 可数名词复数
eg:The population of Hefei is over seven million.
合肥人口超过了七百万。
考向一
million/ m?lj?n/ num. 百万
考点1
millions of+可数名词复数
There are millions of people visiting the Great Wall every year.
每年有好几百万人参观长城。
考向二
与million 用法类似的单词有:
hundred(百);thousand( 千) ,
billion( 十亿)等。
拓展
Sweet wormwood(青蒿)is a common plant in China and Tu Youyou is the woman ____ used the special power of the plant to save ____ lives.
A. which; millions of B. who; millions of
C. whose; million of D. who; million of
【点拨】用语法分析法解题。第一空前的先行词the woman 指人,故用who 作定语从句的主语;millions of 意为“数百万的”,表示不确切的数目。
典例
B
知识点
2
Pretty good!
可用来修饰形容词和副词,表示程度,相当于very,quite。
eg:My eating habits are pretty good.
我的饮食习惯很好。
考向一【重点】
pretty/'pr?ti/adv.非常,很
考点2
adj. 漂亮的, 可爱的, 精致的; (尤指女子)妩媚的;动人的
eg:You look so pretty in that dress!
你穿那件连衣裙看起来真漂亮!
考向二【重点】
The girl is pretty ______.
A. friendly B. more friendly
C. most friendly D. the most friendly
典例
A
知识点
3
In fact, it only became important in the 1980s.
in fact 通常位于句首,可用于强调,尤其与刚提到的情况相反。
in fact 事实上,实际上
考点3
考向
—Daniel is a boy of few words.
—But ______, he is warmhearted.
A. in a hurry B. in fact C. in the end D. above all
典例
eg:No one believes it, but in fact, Mary did pass the exam.
尽管没有人相信,但实际上,玛丽确实考试及格了。
I thought the work would be difficult. In fact, it’s very easy.
我原以为这项工作会很难,事实上,它很容易。
B
in the 1980s 在20 世纪80 年代
考向
年份后加?s表示年代,如1860s意为“19世纪60年代”;亦可加?'s,如1980's意为“20世纪80年代”。在阅读过程中要避免与确切的年份混淆。
eg:1990's 20世纪90年代
1990 1990年
He graduated from Harvard in the 1990s/1990’s.
他在20 世纪90 年代毕业于哈佛大学。
考点4
A war took place in ______.
A. the 1720s B. 1720s
C. 1720’s D. the 1720s’
典例
A
in the 1980s = in the 1980’s
“in the +序数词+century”表示“在……世纪”。
拓展
知识点
4
It’s getting bigger and busier.
考向
get可以表示变得、得到、获得、抵达
eg:Winter comes; the day gets shorter and the night gets longer.
冬天到了,白天变得短了,夜晚变得长了。
get/ɡet/ 用作系动词,表示“变得”,后跟形容词作表语。
考点5
我们的国家越来越强大。(get)(翻译句子)
______________________________________
典例
Our country is getting stronger and stronger.
eg:She soon got the children ready for school.
她很快让孩子们做好上学的准备。
She got a ticket to Shanghai.
她获得一张去上海的票。
He gets to school on time every day.
他每天按时到校。
知识点
5
Some day it will become as busy as Hong Kong, I’m sure.
考向一
as...as 可用于肯定句和否定句中。as...as 之间只能用形容词或副词的原级。
eg:The boy is as tall as me.
这个男孩和我一样高。
as…as 和……一样
考点6
Tom cannot run as _____ as his friends, so he practices running very hard
A. fast B. faster C. slow D. slower
典例
A
so...as只能用于否定句中。
eg:Men are not so careful as women.
男人没有女人细心。
考向二
【点拨】用语法分析法解题。as...as 意为“和……一样”,两个as 中间要用形容词或副词的原级;由下文“他非常努力地练习跑步”可知,汤姆跑得不如他的朋友们快。
知识点
6
I’d like to go there one day.
would like + 名词或代词
eg:I’d like some bread. 我想要些面包。
考向一
would like 想要
考点7
考向二
would like +to do sth.
eg:Would you like to go with me? 你想和我一起去吗?
—Would you like _____ a film with us tonight?
—Sorry, I have to help my mother do housework.
A. see B. to see C. seeing D. to seeing
典例
would like +sb. to do sth.
eg:I’d like him to do the work. 我想要他去做这项工作。
考向三
B
population /?p?pj?'leI?n/n.人口
对人口数量提问用what或how large 而不能使用how many/much
eg:What’s the population of this city?
这座城市的人口是多少?
考向一【易错点】
知识点
7
The population of Shenzhen is _____ than that of many other cities in China.
考点8
(1)population常与定冠词the连用,作主语时,谓语动词常用单数形式。
eg:The world's population is increasing faster and faster.
全世界的人口增长得越来越快。
(2) 当主语是表示人口的百分之几、几分之
几时,谓语动词一般用复数形式。
eg:About seventy percent of the population in China are farmers.
中国大约有百分之七十的人口是农民。
考向二【难点】
The population of+ 某地+ be+ 数词= 某地+has a population of+ 数词
考向三
表示人口的“多”或“少”,不用“much”或“little”,而要用“large”或“small”。
eg:The population of China is larger than
that of Japan.
中国的人口比日本多。
考向四【易错点】
______ is the population of Weifang?
A. What B. How many
C. How much D. How
【点拨】对population提问时,应使用疑问词what。故选A。
典例
A
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课堂小结
1. We have learnt something about these cities: Shanghai, Shenzhen and Hong Kong
2. We have learnt to talk about and compare two different cities or places
3.We have grasped some words and expression involving this unit.
一、单项选择
1. —Mum, could you buy me a dress like this, please?
—Of course. We can buy _____ one than this, but it.
A. a better; better than B. a worse; as good as
C. a cheaper; as good as D. a more important; not as good as
C
2.—Would you like to go to Shanghai Disneyland with me in July?—_____
A. Yes, I’d like to. B. It doesn’t matter.
C. Have a good time! D. You’re welcome.
3. —_____ the population of Japan?
—Sorry, I don’t know.
A. What’s B. How many are C. What are D. How much is
A
A
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课堂训练
二、用所给词的适当形式填空
1.Look! That river is very ________(widely).
2. Tom, are there any other ________(build) in this picture?
3. Would you like ________(get) a book for me?
4. The weather in Hainan is warmer than _______ (those) in
Changchun in winter.
5. The population of this town ____(be) about 50 thousand.
wide
buildings
to get
that
is
三、根据汉语提示完成句子
1. 大明比他班上其他男孩都高。
Daming is taller than ________ ________ boy in his class.
2. 我们学校的墙大约有2 米高。
The wall of our school is about _______ _______ _______.
3. 李叔叔看起来有点老。实际上,他才30 岁。
Uncle Li looks a little old. But ________ ________, he is only thirty years old.
any other
two metres high
in fact
4. 今年我们镇的人口比去年多得多。
This year the population of our town is _______ _______ _______that of last year.
5. 这首歌曲在19 世纪60 年代非常流行。
This song was very popular _______ _______ _______..
in the 1860s
much larger than
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