Module 2 My home town and my country Unit 1 It's taller than many other buildings.课件(共43张PPT)

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hill n. 小山
Get up that hill.
爬上那座山。
population n.
人口，全体居民
million num.
百万
e.g. This country now has a
population of about 110 million.
这个国家现有大约1.1亿人口。
wide adj. 宽的；宽阔的
e.g. This river is very wide.
这条河很宽。
than prep. 比
e.g. It’s cheaper to travel by train than by air.
旅游坐火车比飞机便宜。
pretty adv. 相当地；非常；很
I’m pretty sure that he’ll say yes.
我非常确定他会说是。
pretty good 相当好；很好
e.g. For a beginner, you are pretty good.
对一个初学者来说，你是相当不错
了。
get v. 变成；成为
e.g. As you get old, your memory
will become worse. 当你变老的时候，你的记忆
力会变差。
The pencil is long.
This ruler is longer than it.
Liu Xiang is tall.
Yao Ming is taller than him.
London is old.
Beijing is older than London.
The apple is small.
This orange is smaller than the apple.
high hill population river wide
1. Look at the pictures and talk about them. Use the words in the box to help you.
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
seven
552
1. Is Shenzhen on the coast
Yes, it is.
2. Is Shenzhen older than Hong Kong
No, it isn’t.
1. So it’s a newer city than Hong Kong
2. It’s getting bigger and busier.
3. That’s larger than the population of
many other cities in China.
4. Its streets are much wider and
cleaner too.
5. It’s taller than many other buildings
in 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
village
taller
Diwang Tower
ten
Now complete the passage about Shenzhen.
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 busy clean large new small wide
big
small
newer
3. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box. You need to use some of the words more than once.
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.
big busy clean large new small wide
cleaner
busy
bigger
busier
wider
larger
Hey!
How was your weekend
Pretty good!
How was your weekend Pretty good!
pretty good表示“相当好”。用于对How’s … /What do you think of … 作答
e.g. — How was your traveling
— Pretty good.
—你的旅行怎么样？
— 非常棒。
2. In fact, it only became important in the 1980s. It’s getting bigger and busier.
1) in fact 表示“事实上”。
e.g. In fact, Taiwan is a part of China.
事实上，台湾是中国的一部分。
2) in the 1980s 表示“在20世纪80年代”。
结构为“in the + 年 + s”。
e.g. in the 1930s 在20世纪30年代
3) become important 表示“变得重要”。
getting bigger and cleaner
表示“变得更大和更干净”。
become 和 get 表示“变得”，用法
等于 be。
　 become，get，go，grow这几个
词作连系动词时，都可以表示
“变成”，但也有些区别：
become较正式， get和go较口语化。此外become和get可由好变坏，也可由坏变好，而go通常是由好变坏。例如：
The situation has become even better／worse. 情况变得更好／糟了。
They are getting richer and richer／
poorer and poorer.
他们越来越富了／穷了。
The woman had gone mad.
那女人疯了。
grow作“变成”时，有“逐渐变成新的状
态”的意思。例如：
My younger brother is growing tall.
我的弟弟渐渐长高了。
3. Some day it will become as busy as
Hong Kong, I’m sure.
as + 形容词/副词 + as 和……一 样
e.g. He is as tall as his brother.
他和他的哥哥一样高。
not as + 形容词/副词 + as 不像……
e.g. This dictionary is not as useful as
you think.
这本字典不如你想象的那样有用。
4. That’s larger than the population of
many other cities in China.
population 表示“人口”，一般用单数。
e.g. What’s the population
表示“人口有多少？”
What’s the population of America
美国的人口是多少？
China has a large population.
中国的人口庞大。
5. Its streets are much wider and cleaner
too.
much后面加比较级，用来修饰比较
级，表示“更……”。
e.g. Tom runs much faster than Mike.
汤姆比迈克跑得更快。
— 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.
Shenzhen Your home town
a big city
— Is your home town bigger than Shenzhen
— No, it isn’t. It’s smaller than Shenzhen.
6. Work in pairs. Talk about the differences between Shenzhen and your home town. Use big, small, hot, cold, tall or new.
In English, sentences stress is very important. We stress key words, which give the main information and the main ideas.
1. 比较级定义：表示两者或两类人或事物
之间的比较。
2. 比较级变化规则：
① 一般在词尾加-er。如：
small — smaller old — older
②以字母e结尾的形容词直接加 –r。如：
large — larger fine — finer
③以重读闭音节结尾的形容词，如末尾只
有一个辅音字母，应双写该字母，再
加-er。如：
big — bigger hot — hotter
④以辅音字母加 y 结尾的形容词，把“y”变
“i”，再加–er。如：
busy —busier easy — easier
3. 比较级的结构：
(1)同级比较的结构：
as + 形容词/副词 + as，表示“和……一
样”。
not as + 形容词/副词 + as，表示“不
像……那样”。
(2)比较级结构：
比较级 + than + 比较对象，表示
“比……更……”。
1. short — _______ 2. thin — ______
3. early — _______ 4. red — _______
5. fine — _______ 6. fat — _______
7. cool — _______ 8. big — ______
9. wet — _______ 10. dry — _______
shorter
thinner
earlier
redder
finer
fatter
cooler
bigger
wetter
drier
写出下列形容词的比较级。
_____, this pen is longer than that one.
A. One day B. In fact
C. Pretty good
2. — Is Hong Kong ____ than Shanghai
— Yes, it is.
A. new B. newer C. newest
选择题。
3. — Is the dog _____ than that one
— Yes, it is.
A. big B. biger C. bigger
4. The yellow coat is as ______ as the
purple one.
A. cheap B. heavier
C. cheaper
I had to call a taxi because the box was
______ than I’d expected. (2012苏州)
A. heavy B. heavier
C. the heavier D. the heaviest
2. She sang a song “I believe I can fly” in
Yangzhou English Classics Reading
Contest. I have never heard a ____ voice
than that before. (2012扬州)
A. good B. well C. better D. best
B
C
编写一个对话，介绍你的家乡和北京的不同。