(共39张PPT)
Unit 1
It’s taller than many other buildings.
Module 2
My home town and my country
外研·八年级上册
New words
hill
n. 小山；小丘
n. （某一地区的）人口，
全体居民
adj. 宽的；宽阔的
num.百万
population
wide
million
adv.【主口】相当地；
非常；很
相当好；很好
prep. 比
v. 变成；成为
pretty
pretty good
than
get
Do you know where they are
Listening and vocabulary
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Look at the pictures and talk about them. Use the words in the box to help you.
high hill population river wide
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
Tapescript:
Welcome to Shanghai. This big city in East China has a population of 23.5 million. lt’s on a wide river called the Huangpu River. The tall building you can see is the Jin Mao Tower. lt’s 420.5 metres high.
This is Hong Kong. lt’s a busy city on the
South China coast. Seven million people live here. The hill is Victoria Peak. lt’s 552 metres high.
Listen and read.
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.
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在海边
Tony: So it’s a newer city than Hong Kong
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
事实上
在20世纪80年代
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.
用来修饰比较级
Daming: Remember to visit the Diwang Tower.
It’s taller than many other buildings
in Shenzhen.
Hey!
How was your weekend
Pretty good!
Everyday English
Now complete the passage about 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
1980s
small village
ten
many tall buildings in Shenzhen. A famous one is
the (4)______________. It is (5) _____ than many
other buildings in Shenzhen.
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.
big
small
newer
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.
cleaner
busy
bigger
busier
wider
larger
big busy clean large new small wide
Listen and tell true or false (T/F).
1. Shenzhen is bigger today than 30 years ago. ( )
2. Hong Kong is a newer city than Shenzhen. ( )
3. Shenzhen is busier than Hong Kong. ( )
4. The population of Shenzhen is over ten
million. ( )
5. Diwang Tower is taller than many other
buildings in Hong Kong. ( )
T
F
F
T
F
Language points
1. In fact, it only became important in the 1980s.
It’s getting bigger and busier.
1) in fact 表示“事实上”。
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。
2. 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。
3. What’s the population of Shenzhen
深圳的人口是多少？
population“（某一地区的）人口；全体
居民”
(1)作主语时,谓语动词一般用第三人称单数
形式。
(2)询问某国、某地有多少人口时，疑问词
用“What”或“How large”。
(3)表示人口的“多”或“少”，用“large”或
“small”。
(4)表示“某地有多少人口”有两种表达方式：
① The population of ＋某地＋be＋数词
② 某地＋has a population of ＋数词
Pronunciation and speaking
Listen and notice how the speaker streeses the underlined words.
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— 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.
Now work in pairs. Listen again and
repeat.
Compare Shenzhen with your home town. Make notes in the table.
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Shenzhen Your home town
a big city
Learning to learn
In English, sentences stress is very important. We stress key words, which give the main information and the main ideas.
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.
Is your home town newer than Shenzhen
No, it isn’t. It’s older than Shenzhen.
Is your home town _______ than Shenzhen
No, it isn’t. It’s _______ than Shenzhen.
_________, 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
Exercise
一、单项选择。
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
二、完成句子。
1. 贝蒂和汤姆一样高。
Betty is ____ tall ____ Tom.
2. 重庆有三千多万人口。
Chongqing ___ __ __________ __ more than
30, 000, 000.
3. 山东有多少人口？
_______ the population of Shandong
as as
has a population of
What’s
1. Review the words and phrases.
2. Do the exercises.
Homework
