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Module 2 Unit1 It's taller than many other buildings.
Learning objectives
1. To understand the meaning and usage the words and expression.
2. To listen and understand the conversation about places.
3. To compare two places according to the conversation.
population
n. 人口，全体居民
The population of Beijing is over 21 million.
million
num. 百万
What's the population of your hometown
Is your home town bigger than Beijing
Look at the pictures and talk about them. Use the words in the box to help you.
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high hill population river wide
n. 小山，小丘
adj. 宽的，宽阔的
Now listen and complete.
Place: (1)__________
Population: (2)________ million
Jin Mao Tower: (3)________metres high
Place: (4)___________
Population: (5)________million
Victoria Peak: (6)________metres high
Shanghai
23. 5
420. 5
Hong Kong
7
552
Listen and read.
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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
adv. 相当地，非常，很
prep. 比
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.
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.
Everyday English
Hey!
How was your weekend
Pretty good!
Answer the questions.
1. Where did Daming go on the weekend
He went to Shenzhen．
2. Where's Shenzhen
It's on the coast near Hong Kong.
3. Is Diwang Tower taller than many other buildings in Shenzhen
Yes, it is.
Now complete the passage about Shenzhen.
魔法记忆
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.
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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.
small
big
newer
big busy clean large new small wide
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.
bigger
wider
busier
cleaner
busy
larger
[观察1] What's the population of Shenzhen
深圳的人口是多少？
[探究] population的用法：
单数
当主语是“分数/百分数＋of＋the＋population”时，谓语动词既可以用单数形式，又可以用复数形式。
Three fifths of the population of this area is/are workers.
这个地区五分之三的人口是工人。
活学活用
The population of Shanghai is ________．
A．large B．little
C．many D．much
A
[观察2] It's over ten million, I think.
我认为有1000多万。
Millions of people visit the Great Wall every year.
每年数百万人参观长城。
[探究] “数词＋million”表示具体数字，million用单数形式。当表示概数时，million用复数形式，后跟of，构成“millions of”结构，意为“数以百万计的”。类似用法的单词还有hundred, thousand, billion等。
活学活用
________ people come to Beijing to look for jobs every year.
A．Million of B．Millions of
C．Three millions D．Three millions of
B
[观察3] Some day it will become as busy as Hong Kong, I'm sure.
我相信有一天它会变得和香港一样繁华。
[探究] as…as…意为“和……一样……”，两个as之间用形容词或副词的________。
原级
[拓展] 表示一方在某一方面不如另一方时，用not as/so…as…结构。
This book isn't so/as interesting as that one.
这本书不如那本书有趣。
活学活用
[2019·湘西]—What do you think of English
—I think English is as ________ as Chinese.
A．useful
B．more useful
C．the most useful
A
Listen and notice how the speaker stresses the underlined words.
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1 —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.
Now work in pairs. Listen again and repeat.
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.
Learning to learn
In English, sentence stress is very important. We stress key words, which give the main information and the main ideas.
Compare Shenzhen with your home town. Make notes in the table.
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Shenzhen Your home town
a big city
a small village
a large population
a small population
Work in pairs. Talk about the differences between Shenzhen and your home town. Use big, small, hot, cold, tall or new.
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—Is your home town bigger than Shenzhen
—No, it isn't. It's smaller than Shenzhen.
Role play
No, it isn't. It's older than Shenzhen.
Is your home town newer than Shenzhen
Role play
Yes, it is.
Is your home town colder than Shenzhen
Role play
…
Is your home town... than Shenzhen
Exercise
根据句意及首字母或汉语提示完成句子
1．Which river is w________, the Yellow River or the Nile River
2．The English story is p________ good. Everyone likes reading it.
3．Shanghai has a larger ________ (人口) than Tianjin.
4．There are over ten ________ (百万) people in the new city.
ider
retty
population
million
Exercise
GOOD JOB
