课件42张PPT。Module 2
.My home town and my countryUnit 1 It’s taller than many other buildingsLearn these new words.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；很好短语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.Lead-inThis 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 wide1. Look at the pictures and talk about them. Use the words in the box to help you.Now listen and complete.Place: (1)_______________
Population: (2)_______ million
Jin Mao Tower: (3) _______ metres high
Place: (4)___________
Population: (5)________ million
Victoria Peak: (6) ______ metres highShanghai 23.5420.5Hong Kongseven552 1. Is Shenzhen on the coast?Yes, it is.2. Listen and answer the following questions.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.比一比，看哪组在对话中所找的含有比较级的句子最多。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.1980svillagetallerDiwang TowertenNow 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 widebigsmallnewer3. 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 widecleanerbusy biggerbusierwiderlargerEveryday EnglishHey!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?
你的旅行怎么样？
— Pretty good.
非常棒。Language points2. 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。Pronunciation and speaking — 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.4. Listen and notice how the speaker streeses
the underlined words.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.5. Compare Shenzhen with your home town.
Make notes in the table.— 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.Learning to learnIn 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。Grammar形容词比较级（1）2. 比较级变化规则：
① 一般在词尾加-er。如：
small — smaller old — older②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 — easier3. 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 — _______ Exercisesshorterthinnerearlierredderfinerfattercoolerbiggerwetterdrier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 BC中考链接编写一个对话，介绍你的家乡和北京的不同。Homework课件40张PPT。Module 2
.My home town and my countryUnit 2 Cambridge is a beautiful city
in the east of England. Where is it?Lead-inIt’s England.It’s famous for Big Ben. What is it famous for?It is London. What is the capital of England?N(north)E(east)S(south)W(west)请说出下面的方位词。北方南方东方西方north n. 北；北方
adj. 在北方的；朝北的
e.g. Japan lies to the north of Philippines.
日本位于菲律宾岛的北面。
Is your home town in North China?
你的家乡在中国的北方吗？Learn new words.south n. 南；南方
adj. 在南方的；朝南的
e.g. She works on the south coast.
她在南方沿海地区工作。
North is the opposite direction to the
south. 北是南的反方向。
west n. 西，西方；
adj. 在西方的；朝西的
e.g. This country opens out to the west.
这个国家对西方国家开放。university n. 大学
e.g. What is your major
in university?
在大学你主修什么科目？
island n. 岛，岛屿
e.g. There are some banana
trees on that island over there.
那边小岛上有几棵香蕉树。 countryside n. 农村地区；乡下
e.g. The young people from the
countryside are honest.
这些乡下来的年轻人都很老实。
area n. 地区；区域
e.g. Earthquakes occur frequently in
this area.
这一地区经常发生地震。 mountain n. 山；山丘
e.g. The mountain is 3500 meters high. 这座山有3500米高。
low adj. 矮的；低的
e.g. The office is in a low building.
办公室设在一幢低矮的房子里。 especially adv. 尤其
e.g. I love reading, especially novel.
我喜欢阅读，尤其是小说。在表示“特意地”“尤其”时，especially指某事超乎一般的重要，不寻常，强调“超过其他”，而毫无“目的性”可言。especially&specially
I like maple tree, especially in autumn.
我喜欢枫树，尤其是秋天的枫树。
specially则表示为了某一特定目的而“特意”“专门”采用某一方式做某事。例如:
The meeting is specially arranged for you.
这次会见是特意为你安排的。安排例如:umbrella n. 雨伞
e.g. I left my umbrella on the car.
我把雨伞落在车里了。 1. Look at the map of England and read the sentences. east north south west1. Cambridge is in the east of England.
2. London is in the south
of England.
3. Bristol is in the west
of England.
4. Manchester is in the
north of England.ManchesterBristolLondonCambridgeMake a dialogue about the directions.— Where is Manchester?— It is in the north of
England.— Where is London?— It is in the south of
England.ManchesterLondon— Where is Cambridge?— It is in the east of
England.— Where is Bristol?— It is in the west of
England.BristolCambridge2. Listen and answer the questions.1. Where is Cambridge? It is in the east of England.2. What’s the capital of England?London.Read the passage and choose a title for each picture below.1. Tower Bridge and the River Thames 2. Cambridge University and the River Cama._______b._______12aRead the passage again and answer the questions.1. What’s its population of Cambridge? It is about 120,000.2. What’s Cambridge famous for?Cambridge University.3. How old is London?It’s about 2,000 years old.4. What’s the weather like in England?It is never very hot in summer or very cold in winter.Complete the table comparing Cambridge with London.In the east of
EnglandIn the south of
England120,000About 7.5
millionUniversity, old buildings and churchesBig Ben,
Buckingham
Palace,
Tower BridgeRiver CamRiver Thames countryside east home town island
London mountains south university 4. Complete the passage with the words and expression in the box.England is part of a(n) (1)_________. It is famous for its beautiful green (2)___________ with (3)___________ and lakes in the north,
and hills and villages in the south.islandcountrysidemountainsMy (4)__________ is Cambridge, in the (5)______ of England. It has lots of old buildings and churches, and a well-known (6)_________. It is smaller than (7)_______, which is in the (8)________ of England.home towneastuniversityLondonsouth I came from Cambridge, a beautiful
city in the east of England.
in the east of…表示“在……的东方”。
类似的表达如下：
in the west of…表示“在……的西方”。
in the south of…表示“在……的南方”。
in the north of…表示“在……的北方”。Language points2. It is on the river Cam and has a
population of about 120,000.
1) on the river Cam 表示“在康桥河
畔”， on表示在河的沿岸。
2) have a population of …表示“有……
人口”。指人口的多少用large或
small。3. There are lots of old buildings and
churches to visit.
lots of 表示“许多，大量的”，后面加可数名词或不可数名词。
例如：lots of buildings
4. England itself is part of an island,…
be part of 表示“是……的一部分”。
e.g. Taiwan is part of China.
台湾是中国的一部分。5. My home town is especially famous for its university.
be famous for 表示“因……而闻名”，后接闻名的原因。
e.g. Now York is famous for its high
buildings.
纽约以高楼大厦而闻名。
He is famous for his novels.
他因他的小说而出名。 5. Answer the questions and write notes about your home town.1. Where is it?
2. What’s its population?
3. Is it big or small?
4. What is it famous for?
5. How old is it?
6. What is the weather like?My home town --- Dalian
in the northeast of China
over six million
a big city
famous for beaches, the Underwater World, the Bird Park and the P9olar Region Zoo
over 100 years old
warm in winter and hot in summerPossible answers6. Use your notes and write answers
to the questions in Activity 5.Dalian is in the northeast of China.
It has a population of over six million.It is a big city. It is famous for its beautiful beaches, the Underwater World, the Bird Park and the Polar Region Zoo. It is over 100 years old.
Kit is warm in winter and hot in summer in Dalian.Possible answersI come from Dalian, a beautiful city in the
northeast of China. It has a population of
over six million. It is …7. Write a passage called My home town.
Use Tony's passage to help you.My home town is Dalian. It’s an important city in Liaoning Province in the northeast of China. It has a population of over six million. The city is over 100 years old. It has a lot of beautiful beaches like the Tiger Beach and the Bangchui Island Beach. Many people go there for holidays and for swimming every year. Possible answerDalian is famous for Dalian Discoveryland Theme Park and Xinghai Square. They are very interesting and lots of tourists go to visit them. It is warm in winter and hot in summer in Dalian. The temperature doesn’t change very much and it is usually sunny. I think it is a great city.方向词的短语
in the east of in the west of
in the north of in the south of
重点短语
have a population of
lots of
be famous for本课小结练一练1. 广州在中国的南部。
Guangzhou is ____________ of China.
2. — 香港以什么闻名？
— 太平山。
— What’s Hong Kong ____________?
— Victoria Peak.in the southfamous for3. 北京是中国的首都，它比南京人口多。
Beijing is the capital of China, and it has
a _________________ than Nanjing.
4. 中国有大约五千年的历史，有大约13亿
人。
China is ______ 5,000 years old, ______
about 1.3 billion people.larger populationaboutwith Lady Gaga is famous ____ her beautiful
voice.（2012福建南平）
A. as B. with C. for
2. — _____ the population of China?
— It’s about 1.3 billion.
(2012湖南衡阳）
A. What’s B. How many is
C. How much is中考链接CA3.Project?Hope?has?built?many?schools?___
big?classrooms?and?libraries.
(2012辽宁大连）
A. in? ? B. of?? C. for?? D. withD请用英语描写你最想去旅行的一座城市的情况。Homework课件32张PPT。Module 2
My home town and my countryUnit 3 Unit 3 Language in use
China is _______ (big) than Australia.Lead-inbiggerSanya is _______(warm) than Heilongjiang.warmer1. It’s getting ______ and _______.
2. It’s a _______ city than Hong Kong.
3. Its streets are _____ _____ and ______
too.
4. It’s ______ ______ many other buildings
in Shenzhen.Language practice
用适当的单词补全句子。tallerthannewerbiggercleanermuchwiderbusierbig cold large old tall1. Shenzhen was very small about thirty years ago but it is much _________ now.
2. This building is tall but that building is much _____. 1. Complete the sentences
with the correct form of the words in the box.biggertallerbig cold large old tall3. Beijing is old but Xi’an is much ______.
4. The US has a large population but India’s population is _______.
5. Beijing is cold in winter but Harbin is ________. olderlargercolder2. Work in pairs.
Talk about the pictures.
Use the words from the box to help you.big busy high low old small tall wideNow make comparisons. Write sentences.The buildings in Picture 1 are older than the buildings in Picture 2.big busy high low old small tall widePossible answersThe buildings in the village in Picture 1 are older / smaller / lower than the buildings in the city in Picture 2.
The buildings in the city in Picture 2 are newer / higher / bigger / taller than the buildings in the village in Picture 1.
In Picture 2, the roads are wider / busier than those in Picture 1.3. Write sentences. Use the information in the table.For example: Shenzhen is newer than Beijing.Shenzhen is busier than Hangzhou.
Xi’an is older than Beijing.
China is bigger than Australia.
Tian’anmen Square is wider than other squares in China.
The population of Tianjin is smaller than the population of Shanghai.4. Complete the word map with the words in the box.
You need to use one word more than once.coldplacewarmoldnewlargesmalllargesmallbig cold large new old small warmNow work in pairs. Talk about your home town.
Use the words in the word map to help you.coldplacewarmoldnewlargesmalllargesmall5. Complete the sentences
with the expressions in the box.in the northeast is famous for on the coast pretty good The population of1. Cambridge is a beautiful old English city. It ______________ its university.
2. Tianjin is near Beijing, ____________ of Bohai Sea.on the coastis famous for3. _________________ 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
____________.The population ofpretty goodin the northeast6. 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. warmercheaperbusiersmallerolder7. Listen and complete the sentences.1. New York is a(n))_______ and ______ city than Washington D.C.
2. New York is more
_________ than
any other
city in the US.biggerbusierfamous3. Shanghai has a(n)__________ population than Beijing.
4. Beijing is ______ than Shanghai. largerolderAround the worldWashington DC
Washington DC is the capital of the US. Located on the east coast, it is best known for the White House, where the President of the US lives and works, and for Capital Hill, where the US Congress meets.There are many famous monuments,
memorials and museums in Washington DC The Lincoln Memorial is a grand white building. Millions of tourists visit it every year to show respect to President Lincoln. In the National Air and Space Museum, people can see the command module of Apollo 11, which sent the first humans to the moon in 1969.Read the article, tick true or false.
1. Washington DC is located on the west
coast.
2. It is best known for the White House.
3. The Lincoln Memorial is a grand
white building.FTTModule task:Making a report comparing two places in your home town8. Work in pairs.
Compare two places in your home town. Where is it?
It’s in the north/south/east/
west of the town.
How many people work/go
there?
…people work/go there.
How old is it?
It’s about … years old.
Is there anything special
about it?
It’s bigger than ...9. Write the information in the table.It’s in the north of the town.
A lot of people work in the offices there.
It’s a modern area.
It’s large and there are lots of cars there.It’s in the east of the town.
People don’t work there.
It’s a tourist area.
It’s an ancient area and it’s about 500 years old.
It’s small and there are few cars there.Business CentreAncient Area10. Make a report and read your report to the whole class.Write sentences.
Place 1 is bigger than Place 2.
Place 2 is older than Place 1.
Join the sentences using and or but.
Place 1 is bigger than Place 2,
but Place 2 is older than Place 1.Exercises1. The population of He’nan is ______ than
that of Shandong.
A. bigger B. more C. larger D. higher
2. _____ is the population of China?
A. How many B. What
C. How D. How much
3. Zhuhai is _______ the coast of South Sea.
A. in B. on C. at D. of4. Hong Kong is _____ busier than Ji’nan.
A. very B. much C. too D. little
5. The city is famous ______ its beautiful
places.
A. to B. at C. of D. for
6. The girl is coming _____ a bag on her
back.
A. with B. at C. of D. for1. 形容词的比较级：
(1)定义:
(2)变化规则：
① 一般的直接在词尾加er。
② 以e结尾的，直接加r。
③ 以辅音字母加y结尾的，先改y为i再加er。
④ 双写最后的辅音字母再加er。本课小结：(3)形容词比较级的结构：
(4)形容词比较级的修饰词:
在比较级前常用 much (……得多) ，even (甚至)，still (更)，a little (一点)，a bit (有点)等来修饰形容词，表示“程度进一步加深”。
2. 重点短语:
in the north be famous for
on the coast pretty good
the population ofHomework根据提示的信息，比较以下的两个城市，写一篇50字左右的短文。
Nanning : in the south of Guangxi, 7 million people, bigger, hotter, 1600 years old
Liuzhou : in the center of Guangxi, four million people, 2100 years old, older
