(共20张PPT)
Unit 3
Language in use
Module 2
My home town and my country
I’m 71.
I’m 75.
old
older
The woman is older than the man.
在对两者进行比较时,形容词要用比较级形式,表示一个事物比另一个事物更加......。
基本句式为:
A+be+形容词比较级+than+B
A比B更……
用than引出所比较的对象。
90kg
120kg
heavy
heavier
① This tree is taller than that one.
② The climate of Beijing is hotter than
that of Ningbo.
主语
对比对象
主语
对比对象
1. 基本句式:
A+谓语(系动词或行为动词)+形容词比较级(+其他)+ B,
表示“A比B更……”。
形容词比较级的用法
Mary is the taller of the two sisters.
When spring comes, it’s getting warmer and warmer.
2. 常用“the +比较级+of the two”结构,表示“……是两者中更……的一个”。
4. the+比较级, the+比较级,
表示 “越……,就越……” 。
3. 形容词比较级+and+形容词比较级,
表示 “越来越……” 。
The harder you study, the better you will be.
5. 当两个比较对象程度相同时用“as+形容词
原级+as”结构,表示“……和……一样……”。
Tom is not as tall as Mike.
=Tom is not so tall as Mike.
汤姆不如迈克高。
She is as tall as her sister.
她和她妹妹一样高。
否定形式:
not as (so)… as… 表示“和……不一样、不及/不如……”。
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。
注意:
比较级前面可以用much, a little, a bit, a lot, even, far或still等副词修饰;very不能和比较级连用。如:
① He is much stronger than his sister.
他比他的妹妹强壮得多。
原级 比较级
good
bad
little
much/many
old
far
better
worse
less
more
older/elder
farther/ further
有些形容词的比较级变化是不规则的。
注意:
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box.
big cold large old tall
Shenzhen was very small about thirty years ago but it is much ______ now.
This building is tall but that building is much ______.
Beijing is old but Xi’an is much _____.
The US has a large population but India’s population is _______.
Beijing is cold in winter but Harbin is ______.
bigger
taller
older
larger
colder
P14
1
Look at the two pictures. What can you see
It’s a village.There’re some small houses.
The village is quiet.
It’s a new city. The buildings are very high. It’s a busy city. The roads are very wide.
Have a look
Work in pairs. Talk about the pictures. Use the words in the box to help you.
big busy high low old small tall wide
The buildings in Picture 1 are older than the buildings in Picture 2.
The buildings in the city in Picture 2 are newer/higher/taller than the buildings in the village in Picture 1.
P14
2
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
For example:
Shenzhen is newer than Beijing.
P15
3
1. Shanghai is busier than Hangzhou.
2. Xi’an is older than Beijing.
3. China is bigger than Australia.
4. Tian’anmen Square is wider than other squares in China.
5. The population of Tianjin is smaller than the population of Shanghai.
Check your answers:
Now work in pairs. Talk about your home town. Use the words in the word map to help you.
Place
size
population
weather
history
old
new
large
small
cold
big/large
small
warm
P15
4
1.Cambridge is a beautiful old English city. It ____________ its university.
2. Tianjin is near Beijing, ___________ of the Bohai Sea.
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 _____________.
on the coast
The population of
in the northeast
pretty good
in the northeast is famous for
on the coast pretty good
The population of
is famous for
Complete the sentences with the expressions in the box.
P15
5
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
P16
6
Look at the pictures.
Which cities are they
Write as many sentences as possible to describe these cities.
New York is very busy.
Washington D.C. is big.
Shanghai has a lot of tall buildings.
Beijing has a large population.
For example:
1. New York is a(n) ______ and _______
city than Washington DC.
2. New York is more ________ than any
other city in the US.
3. Shanghai has a(n) ________ population
than Beijing.
4. Beijing is _____ than Shanghai.
bigger
busier
famous
larger
older
Daming and Betty are talking about these four cities. Listen and complete the sentences.
P16
7
P17
8
Work in pare two places in your home town.
Making a report comparing two places in your home town
Module task:
Where is it
How old is it
How many people work/go there
Is there anything special about it
Homework
1. Finish the exercises in 《全优》.
2. Preview the new words and expressions in Module 3.
3. Search for some information about sports.