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人教版 初中英语 八年级上册
Unit3 SectionB 3a-Self Check
Look at the following pictures,
let’s review the comparative forms.
smaller
bigger
bigger or smaller
smaller
bigger
bigger or smaller
stronger
thinner
stronger or thinner
Which is stronger A or B
Which is thinner A or B
A
B
heavier
thinner
heavier or thinner
It’s smaller.
It’s shorter.
It’s bigger.
It’s heavier.
It’s longer.
She is taller.
He is thinner.
Who is taller
Who is thinner
a dog
a horse
Which is taller
A horse is taller than a dog .
Who is taller, the father or the son
The father is taller than the son.
Who is shorter, the father or the son
The son is shorter
than the father.
Name Opinion The same as his/her friend Different from his/her friend
Jeff Green
Huang Lei
Mary Smith
A good friend
is like a mirror.
They are
quiet and
study hard.
Jeff is quieter and more serious than most kids.
It’s not
necessary to
be same.
They both
like sports.
Larry is more
outgoing and taller
Than Huang Lei.
She doesn’t care if
her friends are
the same as
her or different.
Carol is
funnier
than anyone.
Review
Pre-writing
Wang Lingling and Liu Lili are best friends. Look at the pictures and say/guess what the similarities and differences are.
Liu Lili
Wang Lingling
3a
Wang Lingling Liu Lili
tall tall
long straight hair short straight hair
likes reading likes sports
popular popular
outgoing outgoing
serious funny
hard-working smart
Wang Lingling and Liu Lili are best friends. Look at the chart below and compare them.
1. 词汇进行分类:长相,爱好,性格。
2. 注意句子结构
a) 介绍发型时:has/have … hair/ ... hair is...
b) 介绍爱好时:likes...
c) 比较级形式:… be+形容词/副词比较级+than ...
3. 适当运用连词:and, but, however等。
Tips
While-writing
Write down the similarities and differences between Wang Lingling and Liu Lili according to the chart in 3a.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Wang Lingling's best friend is Liu Lili. They are both tall, but...
Wang Lingling’s best friend is Liu Lili. They are both tall and they both have straight hair, but Lingling's hair is longer. Lingling likes reading, but Lili likes sports. Lingling and Lili are both popular and outgoing. However, Lingling is more serious and hard-working than Lili, and Lili is funnier and smarter than Lingling.
Example
3b
Make notes about two of your friends. One friend should be similar to you; the other friend should be different.
A friend who is similar to me A friend who is different from me
Name: Name:
3c
Write two paragraphs describing your friends.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
... is my good/best friend.
We have the same..../×××looks like me ...
We are ... different.
We are both...
... is ... than me; I’m... than...
Structure
引出人物
主题句
与朋友的异同
Sample Writing
Mike is my best friend. Some people think we are brothers because he looks like me. We both have short brown hair. We are short and quite thin. We are both smart and we enjoy studying together.
I am also good friends with Paul, but we are so different. Paul is taller than me and he has very short hair. Paul is more outgoing than me. He is funnier and more popular, too. But I am smarter than him at school.
similarities
differences
topic sentence
topic sentence
4
Post-writing
Read the job ad. Then compare two of your classmates. Decide which classmate is better for the job.
A: So who do you think should get the job,
Jenny or Jill
B: Well, Jenny is smarter. I think she should
get the job.
A: Jenny is smarter, but I think Jill is more
outgoing.
Student Helper Wanted
The English Study Center needs a weekend student helper for primary school students.
You must:
-be a middle school student
-have good grades in English
-be good with children
-be outgoing
Call the English Study Center at 443-5667 for more information.
Self Check
1 Put the words in the correct columns in the chart.
hard-working run fast quiet
serious jump high smart
what people are like what people can do
hard-working,
quiet,
serious, smart
run fast
jump high
2 Fill in the blanks using the correct forms of the words in brackets.
My brother is _________(funny) than me. He makes people laugh a lot.
I’m outgoing, but my best friend is a lot ______________ (outgoing) than me.
funnier
more outgoing
3. My brother is as____________(serious) as my sister. They both like to study.
4. My cousin can run __________(fast) than me. She is taller than me, too.
5. Jim is_________________ (friendly) than Tom, so Tom has more friends than Jim.
serious
faster
less friendly
3 Think of your best friend. Write down two ways in which you are similar, and two ways in which you are different. Use comparatives.
1. ____________________________________________________
2. ____________________________________________________
3. ____________________________________________________
4. ____________________________________________________
Language points
1. Call the English Study Center at 443-5667 for more information.
call...at... 拨打……找……
call...at...为固定搭配,at后接电话号码。
If you can't find the place, please call me at 766-9788.
call for 要求;呼吁 call up 给某人打电话
call in 召来;叫来 call back 给某人回电话
e.g. The boss makes the workers work over 13 hours a day.
make sb. + v. “让(使)某人做某事”。
e.g. The teacher’s words made the boy happy.
2. He makes people laugh a lot..
make sb. + adj. “让(使)某人……”
3. be good with.... “善于应对……”
He is good with the old people.
be good at... “擅长……”
Mary is good at English.
be good to... “对……好” = be friendly to...
She is a kind girl, and she is always good to everyone.
Exercises
一、单项选择
1. This apple is ______ that one.
A. as big twice as B. as big as twice
C. as twice big as D. twice as big as
2. There are more books in our library than ____.
A. theirs B. those in theirs
C. that in theirs D. those in their
D
B
3. It is thought that the harder ________, ________ result
you’ll get.
A. you work; the better
B. you will work; the more better
C. you worked; a better
D. you were working; more better
A
5. —I really want to join the square dance. Can I learn the dance well
—Yes, Mom! Nothing is impossible ______ you put your heart into it!
A. as long as B. as soon as C. even if D. unless
4.—Time is money.
—But I think time is ______ money.
A. as important as B. more important than
C. the most important D. less important as
A
B
1. Seen from the mountain, the town looks ________________
(beautiful).
2. She has made far ________ (great) progress this term than
she did last year.
3. She is a head ________ (tall) than me.
4. This room is 3 times ________ (big) than that one.
more beautiful
greater
taller
bigger
二. 根据所给词的正确形式填空。
Homework
1. Write a passage to describe how your best friend and you are similar or different by using comparatives.
2. Do the exercises in students’ book.
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