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Unit 3 Body Parts and Feelings
Lesson 15: Tall or Short
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讨 论
How tall is YaoMing
How tall is Zeng Zhiwei
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思 考
metre ['mi:t ] n. 米
—How tall is Mount Qomolangma
—It is 8844.43 metres tall.
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tail [teil] n. 尾部；尾巴
This is a beautiful bird with a long tail.
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against [ 'ɡenst] prep.
倚着，靠着；反对，违反
The girl is sitting against the tree.
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1.How tall is he/she
This is Bob. He's 1.85 metres tall.
He's a tall man.
This is Jack. He is 1.6 metres tall.
This is Li Lin. She is 1.5 metres tall. She‘s a bit short.
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This is Danny. How tall is he Is he 3.1 metres tall
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2.How tall are you
Short, short, tall, tall.
Standing up against the wall.
Head up. Tail down.
Standing flat upon the ground!
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Dig In
Can you read these measurements
1.85 m — one point eight five metres
1.6 m — one point six metres
0.95 m — zero point nine five metres
Tall or Short
or conj. 或者；还是
e.g. Is he a doctor or a teacher 他是医生还是教师？
—Are you tall or short 你是高还是矮呢？
—I’m short. /Short. 我矮。/ 矮。
拓展：or 用于否定句中，意为“也不”。
e.g. He isn’t a worker or a farmer. 他不是工人，也不是农民。
回答选择疑问句时，一般在所提供的备选对象范围内选择，不能用yes / no 来回答，一般用一个完整的陈述句或其简略形式，主语和谓语均省略。
or 用在选择疑问句中连接被选择的对象。
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Language point 1
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Language point 2
How tall is he/she
How tall... ……多高？
e.g. —How deep are the holes
这些洞有多深？
—They’re 10 metres deep. 它们有10 米深。
—How long is the river 这条河多长？
—It’s about 1,500 metres long. 它大约1, 500 米长。
—How far is it from your home to your school
从你家到你的学校有多远？
— 3 kilometres. 3 千米。
询问身高的固定句型。回答时可用“主语+be+数词+ 量词（表示单位的名词）+ 形容词”。
how 构成的特殊疑问词组：how soon 多久
how wide 多宽 how deep 多深
how old 多大 how tall 多高（询问人的身高）
how high 多高（询问建筑物或树木的高度）
how long 多长 how far 多远
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Language points 3
He’s 1.85 metres tall.
tall /t l /adj. 高的
辨析：tall 与 high
tall 常用于表示同类之中的较高者；也可表示建筑物很高。
high 一般来修饰山、高大的建筑以及不与地面接触的人或物。
tall 的反义词是short(矮的)。
e.g. She is a tall girl. 她是一个高个子女孩儿。
This building is very tall. 这座楼很高。
The mountain is about 4,000 metres high.
这座山大约有4,000 米高。
The kite is high in the sky.
风筝高高地在天空中。
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She’s a bit short.
a bit 稍微；有点
e.g. The shirt is a bit short for you.
这件衬衫对你来说有点短。
Her pen is a little longer than his.
她的钢笔比他的长点。
a bit 修饰不可数名词时要加of。
a little 可直接修饰不可数名词。
辨析：a bit 与a little
a bit 和a little 在肯定句中修饰形容词、副词的原级和比较级时，可以互换。
修饰形容词
修饰形容词
e.g. Please give me a bit of paper.
请给我一点纸。
I want to drink a little water. 我想喝点水。
I am not a little tired. = I’m very tired.
我非常累。
I am not a bit tired. = I am not tired at all.
我一点儿也不累。
修饰不可数名词，表示“少量；一些”。
not a little ＝ very (much)，意为“非常，很”。
not a bit ＝ not... at all, 意为“一点也不”。
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Language points 5
Standing up against the wall.
against prep. 倚着，靠着；反对，违反
e.g. The girl is standing against the tree.
这个女孩正靠树站着。
I’m against her opinion.
我反对她的观点。
I’m for her opinion.
我赞成她的观点。
against 作 介词，后可接名词、代词或动名词形式。常与其搭配的动词有be, fight, stand, play 等。
be against 反对
be for 赞成 (be against 的反义词组)
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How tall are they Listen and match the people with their heights.
1.85 metres
1.5 metres
1.6 metres
1.65 metres
Let's Do It!
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听力材料
This is Bob. He’s 1. 85 metres tall. He’s a tall man.
This is Jack. He is 1. 6 metres tall.
This is Li Lin. She is 1. 5 metres tall. She’s a bit short.
This is Danny. How tall is he Is he 3. 1 metres tall
How tall are you I’m 1.65 meters tall.
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2
Write the opposite of each word.
sad—happy
tall—_______
up—_______
big—_______
Can you think of other pairs of words like these
______________________________________________________
short
down
small
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3
Read the sentences in the box and number the pictures.
1.These shoes are a bit big. 2.That tree is very tall.
3.This ruler is one metre long.
4.Put your hands upon your head.
5.Please sit down against the wall.
2
4
3
5
1
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Work in pairs. Interview your classmates and fill in the table. Then use the information to write some sentences.
Example:
My friend … is … metres tall.
He/She is very/a bit/so… tall/short.
Name Height
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Do you know
The Silk Road is more than 7000 kilometres long.
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Eiffel Tower is over 320 metres tall. It is in Paris. How great it is!
当堂小练
一、按要求完成下列各题
1. I am 3 metres tall.(对画线部分提问)
________ ________are you
2. Li Yang is 1.80 metres tall.(改为一般疑问句)
________Li Yang ________ ________ ________？
3. My mother is tall.(用short改写成选择疑问句)
________ ________ mother tall ________ ________？
How
Is
Is
tall
1.80
metres
tall
your
or
short
当堂小练
二、用所给单词或短语的适当形式填空
1. Some monkeys have long ________(tail)．
2. —Where is my watch，Mum I can't find it.
—Look！It's on the ________(ground), beside the tall tree.
3. Yao Ming is 2.26 ________(metre) tall.
4. Please put the desk ________ the wall.
5. It's ________(a bit) foggy (有雾的) today.I don't want to go out.
tails
ground
metres
against
a bit
归 纳
课堂小结
本节课主要学习了以下重点内容:
（1）重点单词：metre, tall, against, upon,
ground等。
（2）重点短语：tall or short, a bit等。
（3）重点句式：He’s 1.85 metres tall. How
tall are you 等。
