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形容词最高级
Module 4 Planes, ships and trains
Unit 1 He lives the farthest from school.
quick
quicker
quickest
fast
faster
fastest
thin
thinner
thinnest
busy
busier
busiest
modern
cheap
cheaper
cheapest
形容词最高级
more modern
most modern
comfortable
more comfortable
most comfortable
1. 直接加est
2. 不发音e结尾的加 st
nice
nicer
nicest
far
farther
farthest
4.重读闭音节双写最后的
辅音字母再加est
3.辅音加y结尾改y为i加est
5.部分双音节及多音节
词前加most.
6. 不规则变化
the / 物主代词/ 名词所有格 +
Learning aims:
1. To understand the conversation with superlative adjectives and adverbs.
2. To ask and answer questions about transportation and travel
3. To master some key vocabulary and structures:
Key vocabulary---road, accident, except, far, far from, crowded, all the time
Key structures---It's the most comfortable way.
He lives the farthest from school.
Transportation
ship
plane
underground
taxi
train
bicycle/bike
car
bus
How do you go to school every day Why
50m
Miss Li’s home
My home
Mr. Green’s home
25km
3km
Miss Li goes to school _______, because she lives _____ to school.
on foot
close
I _________to school , because I live ___ from school.
take a bus
far
Mr. Green goes to school ______, because he lives ______ than me.
by car
farther
I always _________to school.
I always go to school ______.
I often __________to school.
I often go to school ______.
How do you often go to school every day
I always _________ to school.
I always go to school _______.
Because I live ____ from school.
Because I live ______ from school.
Because I live __________ from school.
ride a bike
by bike
take a bus
by bus
Remember to be careful all the time.
take a taxi
by taxi
farther
the farthest
far
far
farther
the farthest
crowded
Let’s talk
The traffic is very heavy, and sometimes there will be a road accident.
How can I go to Sanya
60km/h
100km/h
320km/h
fast
faster
Taking a bus is fast.
Taking a high-speed train is__________ of the three.
Taking a train is ______ than taking a bus.
faster
the fastest
the fastest
expensive
the most expensive
more expensive
Taking a bus is expensive.
Taking a high-speed train is ________________ of the three.
the most expensive
Taking a train is ______________ than taking a bus.
more expensive
50
80
100
≥3 things or people the superlative form(最高级)
Taking a train is a ______________________ way than taking a bus.
Taking a high-speed train is the _____________ but the _________ way of them.
Taking a train is the second_________________ way.
fastest
faster and more expensive
most expensive
Suggestions
Taking a bus is the _______but the_________ way.
I think you can go to Sanya by...... because......
Or, I think you can take a ......there, because......
fastest and cheapest
60km/h
100km/h
320km/h
50
80
100
slowest
cheapest
Is it a good choice
A: How do you go to travel A: What is the ...... way to travel
B: I go to travel by...... B: The ......way to travel is by ......
/I take a/an/the ...... to travel. /Taking a/an/the......is the ......way.
Pair work
cheap
crowded
comfortable
modern
fast, expensive
the most popular
the cheapest
the most crowded
the most comfortable
the most modern
the fastest
the most expensive
1
2
3
4
5
6
popular
I talked about all the modes of transportation, except ______.
Activity2 Listen and complete
to know something about transportation.
1: Shanghai ______ _____is the ____ _______ train in the world now .
Airport Train
most modern
2: The _____ ________ _____ to travel around London is ____ ____ .
most expensive way
by taxi
3: The ________ way to ______ _______ Beijing is by bus .
cheapest
travel around
4: The ______ ___________ in the world is in ________ .
busiest underground
Tokyo
5: The cheapest way ____England___France is not by train but by ____.
from to
ship
What happened to Betty on her way to school
Please listen and answer.
1. What is Betty and her Mum talking about
A. Who lives in the farthest from school.
B. Different ways of going to school.
C. The most expensive way for traveling.
2. Why was Betty late for school
A. Because she saw a road accident.
B. Because she took a taxi to school.
C. Because the traffic was very heavy.
Activity3 Listening
Listen again and check the true sentences.
1. Going by taxi is the most comfortable way but it’s also the most expensive.
2. Tony goes to school by bus.
3. Lingling’s home is the closest to school.
4. Daming goes to school by underground.
T
T
F
F
by underground
by bus.
electric bicycle 电瓶车
motorcycle 摩托车
electric vehicle 电动汽车
/ i’lektrik ’vi: kl /
/ ’m ut saikl /
Read the dialogue aloud and role-play.
组内扮演角色朗读,看看哪个组读得好。
name ways to school why
Betty
Tony
Lingling
Daming
by bus
by underground
on foot
by bus
the closest
the farthest
e.g.: XXX goes to school by ________,because she / he lives _____________ from school.
Read and fill in the blanks.
Read and fill in the blanks.
ways to school advantages disadvantages
by bus
by taxi
by bike
e.g.: Going to school by _______ is ___________.
comfortable
crowded
expensive
a bit dangerous
A: How far do you live from your school
B: I live about ...... kilometers from my school.
A: How do you get to school And why
B: I take a ...... to school . I think it’s the ...... way to school.
A: How long does it take
B: It takes me about ........... to go to school.
Name
How far
Ways to school
Time
Why
Work in groups and make a survey .
Do a report .
Name
How far
Ways to school
Time
Why
In my group, xxx lives the farthest...She/He goes to school by... It takes xxx minutes/hours to get to school. Because he/she thinks it’s the most comfortable/convenient… way.
Xxx lives in the xxx, it takes …..
Xxx lives the closest, so she/he takes … to school….
Betty _______ today because she went to school ______, but there’s _____________, so the traffic was _____. Then she wants to go to school ______. It’s the most comfortable way but it’s also _________________way and it’s slow in heavy traffic too. At last, she decides to go to school _______. But her mother thinks that it is ______dangerous, so Betty promises ____________all the time.
Tony takes ______________to school because he lives ________________school. Lingling ______to school because she lives ______________school. And Daming goes to school ______ just like Betty.
Summary
was late
by bus
by taxi
the most expensive
a road accident
a bit
to be careful
an underground
the farthest from
walks
the closest to
by bike
by bus
heavy
1. The __________________way to go to school is by taxi.
2. Tony lives the __________ from school.
3. Lingling’s home is the ______ to school, so she always walks.
4. For Betty, going to school by bike is the_____ choice.
farthest
closest
best
most comfortable
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box.
close comfortable far good
Activity 4
Complete the sentences with the words or expression in the box.
accident crowded except most modern
1.All the students take the bus to school _______Sam.
2.The ___________train in the world is the Shanghai airport train.
3.I saw a(n) _______ on my way to school yesterday.
4.I do not take the bus to school because it is usually very ________.
except
most modern
accident
crowded
Activity 5
Language points
1. 用法:英语中三者或三者以上相比较,表示“最……”
这样的最高程度概念时,要用 “the+最高级” 的结构表示。
这种句式一般带有表示比较的介词短语,比如:
in our class, of the three 等。
例如:
Wang Lin is the tallest in our class.
This theater is the cheapest of the three.
形容词的最高级
注意使用最高级时应注意以下几点:
(1) 表示 “最……之一” 的句式,要用 one of the+形容词最高级+复数名词。
例如:
Jingjiang Hotel is one of the biggest hotels in our city.
Lisa is one of my best friends.
(2) 当最高级前面有物主代词或名词所有格时, 不加定冠词 the。例如:
Tom is Lucy’s best friend.
Tuesday is her busiest day.
(3) 最高级前可加序数词。例如:
The Yellow River is the second longest river in China.
(4) 形容最高级修饰作表语或介词宾语的名词、代词时,被修饰的词往往省略。例如:
He is the laziest (student) in our class.
2. 形容词比较级和最高级的构成
规则变化
①一般情况下单音节或双音节的形容词比较级直接加-er, 最高级直接加-est。如:
small—smaller—smallest;cheap—cheaper—cheapest
few —fewer— fewest ; clever—cleverer—cleverest
② 以-e 结尾的形容词,比较级+ -r,最高级+ -st。如:
large—larger—largest nice—nicer—nicest
③ 以辅音字母+y结尾的形容词,变y为i +er或+est。如:
busy—busier—busiest ; heavy—heavier—heaviest
easy—easier—easiest; happy—happier—happiest
dirty—dirtier—dirtiest
④ 以重读闭音节结尾,末尾只有一个辅音字母结尾的词,双写最后一个辅音字母,再加+er或+est。如:
big—bigger—biggest;thin—thinner—thinnest
fat—fatter—fattest; hot—hotter—hottest
⑤ 多音节和部分双音节形容词,需在原级前+more 构成比较级,+ most 构成最高级。如:
important — more important — most important
beautiful — more beautiful — most beautiful
difficult — more difficult — most difficult
3. 不规则变化:(好坏多少老远)
原级 比较级 最高级
good /well better best
bad /ill/badly worse worst
many /much more most
little less least
old older /elder oldest /eldest
far farther /further farthest /furthest
A 写出下列形容词和副词的比较级和最高级:
tall ________ ________ easy_______ _______
big ________ ________ good________ _______
comfortable _______________ ___________________
expensive ______________ ___________________
dangerous ______________ ___________________
taller
tallest
easier
easiest
bigger
biggest
better
best
more comfortable
most comfortable
more expensive
most expensive
more dangerous
most dangerous
B. 根据要求写出单词。
1. bad (比较级)______ 2. do (过去式)_____
3. best (原级)__________ 4. expensive(反义词) ______
5. big (最高级)_______ 6. choose (名词)_______
7. friend (形容词)_______ 8. beach(复数)_______
9. quiet (反义词)_______ 10. store (同义词)______
worse
did
good / well
cheap
biggest
choice
friendly
beaches
noise
shop
C. 用所给单词的适当形式填空:
1.This flower is _________________ (beautiful) of all.
2.Jim is __________ (tall) in our class.
3.Basketball is________________ (dangerous) than an table tennis.
4.Of all the students in my class, Mary writes ________________ (carefully) .
5.He lives __________ (far) from school in our group.
the most beautiful
the tallest
more dangerous
the most carefully
farthest
2. happen vi. 发生
What happened
What’s happening
发生了什么?
发生了什么? (正在发生)
某人发生了某事。
sth happen to sb
(1)
(2)
Tom今早发生了车祸。
e.g.
A car accident happened to Tom this morning.
(3)
sb happen to do sth
碰巧做某事。
我在昨晚的派对上碰巧遇见他了。
I happened to meet him at the party yesterday.
3. Maybe I should go to school by taxi.
表达交通方式
1. 骑自行车 go to…by bike = ride (a bike ) to …
2. 乘公共汽车 go to… by bus = take/ catch a bus
3. 坐汽车 go to… by car/ in a car = drive to… = go to… by car
4. 乘火车 go to… by train = take / catch a train
5. 乘轮船 go to ... by ship / sea
6. 乘飞机 go to… by plane/ air = fly to…
7. 走路去... go to .... on foot = walk to ......
常见的交通方式表达法还有: in / on + one’s / 冠词+ 交通工具名词
我乘出租车来这儿的 I come here in a taxi.
4. But nobody was late, except me.
(1)except“除……之外”,后面可接名词、代词、v.-ing形式、
副词、介词短语和从句等。
e.g. We have an English lesson every day except Saturday.
除星期六外,我们每天有一堂英语课。 (星期六不上)
(2)besides“除……外,另外还有”,着重“另外还有”。
e.g. Besides English, he has to study German.
除了英语,他还要学德语。(学英语)
= as well as
(1)except“除……之外”,后面可接名词、代词、v.-ing形式、
副词、介词短语和从句等。
e.g. We will go to zoo tomorrow except our teacher.
(除了老师,都去了)
(2)besides“除……外,另外还有”,着重“另外还有”。
e.g. Besides our teacher, we will go to zoo tomorrow.
(老师和我们都去了)
(3)except for“除……外,另外还有”,
e.g. His composition is good except for a few spelling mistakes.
他的作文很不错但美中不足的是有一些拼写错误。
(说明总体情况后,对细节加以纠正,一部分被肯定,另一部分被否定;多译为”美中不足的是…” )
5. He lives the farthest from school, so he takes the underground.
他住得离学校最远,因此他乘坐地铁。
far adv. “远;遥远”;
adj. “远的;遥远的”
① be far from 意为“离……远”。
Juliet’s home ____ quite _____ _____ her school.
朱丽叶的家离她的学校非常远。
② how far 意为“多远”,用于对______进行提问。
[拓展] far--farther--farthest
far--further--furthest。
is far from
距离
be close to... 离…很近
choice意为“选择”,名词,其动词形式为choose
常用于以下搭配:
make a choice 做出选择
have no choice (but to do sth.) 别无选择(只能做某事)
most of ...中的大多数
Mum: And what about Lingling
Betty: Her home is the closest to school, so she walks.
Mum: How about Daming
Betty: He goes by bus too, the same as me. But it’s so
crowded! And the traffic is heavy.
Mum: All right. You can ride your bike to school, but
remember to be careful all the time.
一直;不断地
和......一样
6. all the time 总是, 一直
It is raining all the time, so we have to stay at home all the day.
由于一直下雨,我们只好一整天呆在家里。
I'll be with you all the time.
我一直都会和你在一起的。
time的词组还有:
at a time 一次;依次 (at) any time 随时; 无论何时
at this time 此时此刻 at one time (过去) 有个时期; 曾经, 一度
Do one thing at a time, and do well.
一次只做一件事情,并且要做到最好!
If you have any problem, please call us at any time.
如果你有什么问题,请随时给我们拨打电话。
He was at one time so fond of piano playing.
他一度那么喜爱弹钢琴。
My brain can’t hold so much information at one time.
我脑子一下子记不住这么多信息。
close adj. (距离上)近的;接近的
adv. (距离上)接近地
7. Her home is the closest to school.
The church is close to the school.
教堂在学校附近
They live quite close.
他们住得很近。
close v. 关闭
get close to
接近……; 靠近……
close friends
紧密朋友; 至交
have a close relation with ...
和……有亲密关系
8. But it’s so crowded!
It is so crowded that there is not even room for standing.
挤得几乎没有站立的地方。
The room was crowded with guests.
房间里挤满了客人。
He looked around the small crowded room.
他环视这个拥挤的小屋。
crowded adj. 拥挤的;人数过多的
拓展:
crowd n. 人群;群众; 一群
We had to push our way through the crowd. 我们得从人群中挤过去。
v. 拥挤;聚集;挤满
Thousands of workers crowded the streets. 数千名工人把街道挤得水泄不通。
I’d like a _______ room because I want to have a better rest.
A. noisy B. busy
C. crowded D. quiet
The supermarket is usually very ________ (拥挤的) on weekends.
1. 上学迟到了
2. 发生什么了?
3. 一起交通事故
4. 除了我
5. 有点危险
6. 那是一个好的选择
7. 交通那么拥挤
8. 我的大部分同学
9. 不要担心。
10. 远离 11. 和…...一样 12. 一直
all the time
be late for school
What happened
a road accident
except me
a bit dangerous
That’s a good choice.
heavy traffic
most of my classmates
Don’t worry.
far from
the same as…...
反义:
be different from...
any time 任何时候
THANKS