(共65张PPT)
Grammar Focus
Unit 7
— What’s the highest mountain in the world
— Qomolangma.
— How high is Qomolangma
— It’s 8,844.43 meters high. It’s higher than any other mountain.
Read the sentences below.
— Which is the deepest salt lake in the world
— The Caspian Sea is the deepest of all the salt lakes.
— Did you know that China is one of the oldest countries in the world
— Yes, I did. It’s much older than the US.
英语表示“有多长（宽，高…）”时，一般将数词和数量单位放在表示长、宽、高的形容词前作状语。
Grammar (Ⅰ)
1. The basketball player is two meters tall.
2. The river is only two meters deep / wide.
3. The tree is two meters tall.
4. The box is about two meters high /
wide / long.
5. The river is about two kilometers long.
6. The mountain is about two thousand meters high.
It is ... long / wide / high. = It is ... in length / width / height.
The desk is three metres long / wide / high.
The desk is three metres in length / width / height.
知识拓展
长安街大约 10 公里长, 60 米宽。
Chang’an Street is about 10 kilometers _____ and 60 meters _____.
=Chang’an Street is about 10 kilometers in _______ and 60 meters in ______.
long
wide
length
width
The bag is ... long, … wide and … high. = The bag is ... in length, … in width and … in height.
The car is ... metres long, … metres wide and … metres high. = The car is ... metres in length, … metres in width and … metres in height.
nice—nicer—nicest
Describe the pictures below.
Jim—young
Kate—younger
Baby—youngest
young—younger—youngest
heavy
heavy—heavier—heaviest
lovely
lovely—more lovely— the most lovely
形容词和副词的比较级和最高级
大多数形容词有三个级。
原级: 常用结构as ... as ... 像……一样
Zhang Hong is as tall as Tom.
张红和汤姆一样高。
2) 比较级 (用于两者之间的比较)
常用结构：形容词比较级＋than ...
He is taller than I. 他比我高。
Grammar (Ⅱ)
3) 最高级(用于三者或三者以上的比较),
常用结构: the + 形容词的最高级＋of / in ...
He is the tallest of the three.
他是这三个人中最高的。 He is the funniest in his class.
他是他们班最有趣的。
2. 形容词、副词比较级和最高级规则变化和不规则变化。
规则变化
1) 一般情况下，单音节或双音节的形容词
（或副词）比较级＋er ， 最高级＋est 如：
clever－cleverer－cleverest
few－fewer－fewest
small－smaller－smallest等。
2) 以e结尾的词，比较级＋r，最高级＋st 即可。 如：
nice－nicer－nicest cute－cuter－cutest large－larger－largest
3) 以辅音字母＋y结尾的变y为i＋er或est 如: easy－easier－easiest
happy－happier－happiest
再如：early, busy, heavy, dirty, lazy也如此。
4) 双写最后一个辅音字母＋er 或 est的词,同学要用心去记。
fat－fatter－fattest
thin－thinner－thinnest
hot－hotter－hottest
red－redder－reddest
wet－wetter－wettest
big－bigger－biggest
5) 多音节和部分双音节的词需要在形容词
原级前＋more构成比较级、＋the most构
成最高级。如：
beautiful － more beautiful － the most beautiful
又如: delicious, popular, important, interesting, expensive, creative等
双音节的词如: careful － more careful － the most careful useful － more useful － the most useful
少数单音节词也是这样，如： pleased－ more pleased － the most pleased tired－more tired －the most tired
b) 不规则变化： good —better — best well —better — best
bad－worse － worst
many, much — more — most
far — farther —farthest (距离远)
far — further — furthest (程度深)
old — elder — eldest (长幼)
old — older —oldest (年龄)
tall
delicious
比较级考点
① 比较级修饰问题 a little, a bit, even, still, much, a lot, far 等可修饰比较级。
e.g. Tom is a little taller than Jim. This book is much more interesting than that one.
② 同级比较
e.g. The weather in Beijing is colder than that in Xi’an. Our school is bigger than yours.
③ the + 比较级
e.g. Lucy is the fatter of the two girls.
④ “a/an + 比较级” 表示“又一，再一”
e.g. Lily has a doll, but she wants a bigger one.
⑤ 隐性比较（没有than的情况）
e.g. Who runs faster, Lucy or Lily You’d better come earlier next time. He worked hard last term, but he works even harder this term.
⑥ 越来越......
比较级 + and + 比较级
b. the + 比较级 + 句子，the + 比较级 + 句子
e.g. It’s getting colder and colder. The more you exercise, the better you are.
2. 最高级考点
说明：形容词的最高级前必须加the；副词的最高级前省略the。
① 范围问题
e.g. Tom is the tallest student in the class. Spring is the best season of the year.
② “......之一”问题
e.g. Beijing is one of the biggest cities in the world.
③ “the + 序数词 + 最高级”
e.g. I think he is the second tallest boy in his class.
3. 比较级和最高级的转换
e.g. Tom is the tallest student in the class.
= Tom is taller than any other student in the class.
= Tom is taller than all the other students in the class.
= No other students are taller than Tom.
总结：
① any other + 名词单数
the other + 名词复数
② 否定 + 比较级 = 最高级
比较级 + 极限 = 最高级
同级比较
① as + adj./adv. + as
e.g. She is as thin as Lily.
He writes as carefully as Linda.
② not + as/so + adj./adv. + as
e.g. Tony didn’t run so fast as Carter.
1. My brother is ___ more outgoing than me.
A. many B. little C. much
2. October 12th was one of ______ days in
2005. Shenzhou-VI was launched (发射）
successfully.
A. exciting B. more exciting
C. the most exciting
3. Which city is ______, Beijing, Shanghai or
Fuzhou
A. beautiful B. more beautiful
C. the most beautiful
4. _____ children there are in a family, ____
their life will be.
A. The less, the better B. Fewer, richer
C. The fewer, the better
5. Mobile phones are very popular now and
they are ______ than before.
A. cheap B. cheaper C. the cheapest
6. In our city, it’s _____ in July, but it’s even
_____ in August.
A. hotter, hottest B. hot, hot
C. hot, hotter
7. Of the two skirts, the pink one is ______.
A. the nicest B. the nicer C. nicer
8. Jack’s handwriting is as ______ as Mike’s.
A. good B. better C. best
9. We can do the work better with ______
money and ______ people.
A. little, few B. less, fewer C. fewer, less
10. Jim is the tallest student in our class and Tom is the second ______ one.
A. tall B. taller C. tallest
4a
Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the box.
big
much
popular
long
old
high
1. The Amazon River is one of the ______ rivers in the world.
It’s a little ________ than the Yangtze River.
2. Qomolangma is 8,844.43 meters _______. It’s one of the most _______ places for serious mountain climbers.
longest
longer
high
popular
P52
3. No ocean in the world is as ________ as the Pacific Ocean.
4. Although Japan is _________ than Canada, it is _________ smaller.
big
much
popular
long
old
high
big
older
much
4b
Write two comparisons about two topics. Write true facts.
Two cities: ___________ and ___________
1. ___________________________________
2. ___________________________________
_____________________________________
the Yangtze River
the Amazon River
The Yangtze River is almost as long as the Amazon River.
The Amazon is longer than the Yangtze, but the Yangtze is the longest river in China.
Singapore Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is as modern as Singapore.
Singapore is bigger than Kuala Lumpur and has a larger population than Kuala Lumpur.
e.g. Two river: ____________ and ______________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
P52
Two animals: ___________ and _________
1. ___________________________________
2. ___________________________________
_____________________________________
Monkey Dog
A dog is bigger than a monkey.
A monkey is smaller than a dog, but it climbs a tree faster than a dog.
4c
Write five questions using comparisons. Then ask your partner your questions.
1. _____________________________________
2. _____________________________________
3. _____________________________________
4. _____________________________________
5. _____________________________________
What is the highest building in our city
What is the busiest subway station in our city
What is the largest shopping mall in our city
Which is the biggest park in our city
Which is the longest road in our city
P52
1. Kate is young, but Joe is _______.
2. My shoes are new. My sister’s are
______ than mine.
3. Her bag is heavy, and his is ______ than
hers. But yours is ___________ of all.
younger
newer
heavier
the heaviest
4. Tom’s kite is high. Jim’s is ______ than
Tom’s. Mike’s is __________ of them
all.
5. Bill is seven. John is nine and Tom is
eleven. Tom is ______ than John and
Bill. Bill is _______ than John. Bill is
____________ and Tom is ___________
of the three.
the highest
older
younger
the youngest
the oldest
higher
Enjoy a song The more we get together.
— Do you know sound travels very fast
— Yes. But light travels _____ sound.
A. as fast as
B. a little faster than
C. much faster than
D. slower than
C
－Let’s go shopping at the new mall.
－Why not shop online It’s _____.
A. expensive B. more expensive
C. less expensive D. the most expensive
C
To live a green life, we should try to save ______ energy and produce______ pollution.
A. more; less B. less; more
C. more; fewer D. most; least
A
— Many people eat _____ meat than they did before.
—Yes, that’s why they’re getting fatter and fatter.
A. more B. less C. fewer D. much
A
— There used to be lots of fish in the lake.
— Yes, but there are very _______ now.
A. few B. fewer
C. little D. less
A
— _____ scientific attitude is needed in developing our city.
— I agree with you. In this way, we can make _____ mistakes.
A. Fewer; less
B. Less; more
C. More; fewer
C
(2020 河北)
Helen is the _____ person in her family. Her two elder sisters are both married.
A. older
B. oldest
C. younger
D. youngest
D
(2020 上海)
Balanced diets are just as _______ as regular
exercise in our daily life.
important
more important
most important
the most important
A
(2020 沈阳)
Emma loves animals and looks after her pet
dog _____ than her friends.
carefully
more carefully
most carefully
the most carefully
B
(2020 黄冈)
— Chinese mountain climbers got to the top of Qomolangma again in 2020!
— How exciting! Qomolangma is one of ____
places for serious mountain climbers.
A. popular
B. more popular
C. most popular
D. the most popular
D
(2020 青岛)
My People, My Country is ______ movie I’ve ever seen.
A. more educational
B. the most educational
C. educational
D. less educational
B
(2020 苏州)
— I don’t really like big cities.
— Neither do I. I feel much _________
in the countryside.
A. free
B. freer
C. freest
D. the freest
B
(2020 贵阳)
If we are interested in something, our brain
is _______ and it is also easier for us to pay
attention to it for a long time.
active B. more active
C. the most active
B
(2020 甘肃)
It was a hundred times ______ than I’d expected.
fun B. more fun
C. the most fun D. funny
B
(2019 江西)
—What do you think of the band’s performance
—It could be _____. I think they’re feeling very nervous.
A. good B. better C. bad D. worse
B
(2019 温州)
The living room becomes _____ as the sunlight comes in through the windows.
A. bigger B. cleaner
C. quieter D. brighter
D
(2019 黄石)
— Do you know Hong Kong - Zhuhai - Macao Bridge (港珠澳大桥)
—Yes it is ______ cross-sea bridge in the world.
A. the longer B. longest
C. the longest D. longer
C
(2019 四川自贡)
—I don’t want this book because of the price. May I have another one
—How about this one It is as interesting as that one and _____ expensive.
A. more B. less C. little
B
(2019 广东)
Fishing is one of _____ activities among the middle-aged people.
A. popular B. more popular
C. most popular D. the most popular
D
(2019 广东)
A mobile phone with 5G can send videos much _____ than the one with 4G.
A. fast B. faster
C. fastest D. the fastest
B
（2019 河南）
More and more people agree that expressions such as “LOL” and “hahaha” are making our speech more direct but _____ interesting and creative.
A. less B. more
C. the least D. the most
A
(2019 湖北孝感)
— There will be no winner in the trade war between China and the US.
— I agree. If we can’t avoid it, the relationship will get _____ as time goes on.
A. bad B. badly
C. worse D. worst
C
(2019 湖南郴州)
— This T-shirt is a bit expensive for me.
— But this is _____ one in our shop, sir.
A. cheap B. cheaper C. the cheapest
C
(2019 湖北襄阳)
—Who runs _____ in your class
—Tom does. None of us can catch him in the race.
A. faster B. slower
C. fastest D. slowest
C
(2019 苏州)
The flying squirrel might be one of _____ animals you could meet during the trip.
A. strange
B. stranger
C. strangest
D. the strangest
D
（2018·山东滨州）
—Home is _______ place wherever you go.
—Yes. There’s no place like home.
A. warm B. warmer
C. warmest D. the warmest
（2018·福建）
Tony is the best student in the class because he works ______ than the others.
A. hard B. harder C. hardest
D
B
