Module 2 My home town and my country Unit 3Language in use. 课件(共38张PPT，内嵌音频) 2023-2024学年外研版英语八年级上册

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Module 2
Unit 3
Language in use
新课导入
China is _______ (big) than Australia.
bigger
China
Australia
新课导入
Sanya is _______(warm) than Beijing.
warmer
Sanya
Beijing
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能熟悉并能正确运用本课时的重点单词和短语
能灵活应用含形容词比较级的句型
能准确地理解有关各个国家与城市的材料
知识梳理
1. It’s getting bigger and busier.
2. It’s a newer city than Hong Kong.
3. Its streets are much wider and cleaner too.
4. It’s taller than many other buildings in
Shenzhen.
Language Practice
big cold large old tall
1. Shenzhen was very small about thirty years ago but it is much _________ now.
2. This building is tall but that building is much _____.
3. 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 ________.
bigger
taller
1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box.
older
larger
colder
big busy high low old small tall wide
2 Work in pairs. Talk about the pictures.
Use the words from the box to help you.
The buildings in Picture 1 are older than the buildings in Picture 2.
big busy high low old small tall wide
Now make comparisons. Write sentences.
The 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.
Possible answers:
Shenzhen Beijing new
Shanghai Hangzhou busy
Xi’an Beijing old
China Australia big
Tian’anmen Square Other squares in Beijing wide
The population of Tianjin The population of Shanghai small
3. Write sentences. Use the information in the table.
Shanghai 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.
Shenzhen is newer than Beijing.
Your sentences:
cold
Place
weather
history
population
size
warm
old
new
large
small
large
small
big cold large new old small warm
4. Complete the word map with the words in the box. You need to use one word more than once.
Now work in pairs. Talk about your home town. Use the words in the word map to help you.
cold
Place
weather
history
population
size
warm
old
new
large
small
large
small
in the northeast is famous for on the coast pretty good The population of
1. Cambridge is a beautiful old English city. It ____________ its university.
2. Tianjin is near Beijing, ___________ of Bohai Sea.
on the coast
is famous for
5. Complete the sentences with the expressions in the box.
3. _________________ 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 of
pretty good
in the northeast
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.
warmer
cheaper
busier
smaller
older
6. Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in the brackets.
1. New York is a(n) _______ and ______ city than Washington D.C.
2. New York is more _______ than any other city in
the US.
3. Shanghai has a(n)______
population than Beijing.
4. Beijing is ______ than
Shanghai.
bigger
busier
famous
7. Listen and complete the sentences.
larger
older
Washington 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
Around the world
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.
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Module task
Making a report comparing 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 ...
8. Work in pare two places in
your home town.
Place 1 :__________ Place 2 :__________
9. Write the information in the table.
Place 1 : ____________ Place 2 :
__________
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 Centre
Ancient Area
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.
10. Make a report.
11. Read your report to the whole class.
一、比较级的构成
比较级的构成有规则变化和不规则变化两种情况。
1. 规则变化
构成方法 原级 比较级
一般情况下，单音节词和个别 双音节词直接在词尾加 er tall taller
以不发音的字母e结尾的单音节 词和少数双音节词只在词尾加 r nice nicer
形容词的比较级
构成方法 原级 比较级
以重读闭音节结尾且词尾只 有一个辅音字母时，双写结 尾的辅音字母，再加 er big bigger
以“辅音字母＋y”结尾的双 音节词，变y为i，再加 er busy busier
其他双音节词和多音节词， 在前面加more来构成比较 级 important/ easily more important/
more easily
比较级要变化，一般词尾加 er。
词尾若有哑音e，直接加r就可以。
重读闭音节，单个辅音字母要双写。
辅音字母加上y，要把y来改为i。
比较级规则变化助记口诀
2.不规则变化
原级 比较级
good/well better
bad/badly/ill worse
old older/elder
much/many more
little less
far farther/further
活动小结
通过以上的活动，我们可以知道比较级的构成：
1. 规则变化——比较级要变化，一般词尾加 er。
词尾若有哑音e，直接加r就可以。
重读闭音节，单个辅音字母要双写。
辅音字母加上y，要把y来改为i。
2.不规则变化
探究二
This tree is _____ than that tree.
She is ______ than before.
taller
thinner
1. A+be+形容词比较级+than+B.
例：The book is less interesting than that one.
这本书不如那本有趣。
2. A+be+less＋原级＋than+B.
二、形容词比较级的用法。
形容词比较级的具体用法
3. A+be+as+形容词原形+as+B.
例：Jack is as funny as Mike.
杰克与迈克一样滑稽。
4. The＋比较级，the＋比较级.
例：The more，the better.
多多益善。
5. A+be+the＋比较级＋of the two＋复数名词.
例：My brother is the taller of the two boys.
我哥哥是这两个男孩中较高的那一个。
【注意】比较级前可加一些修饰词，常见的有much、a little、a bit、a lot、even、far等。例：This box is a bit heavier than that one.这个箱子比那个重一点。
拓展
一些带有 as...as...结构的常见短语：
as busy as a bee 像蜜蜂一样忙碌
as easy as ABC 像ABC一样容易
as deep as a well 像井一样深
as light as a feather 像羽毛一样轻
as soft as butter 像黄油一样软
as rich as a Jew 像犹太人一样富裕
活动小结
通过以上的活动，我们可以知道：
A+be+形容词比较级+than+B.
A+be+less＋原级＋than+B.
A+be+as+形容词原形+as+B.
The＋比较级，the＋比较级.
A+be+the＋比较级＋of the two＋复数名词.
一些带有 as...as...结构的常见短语。
当堂检测
1. Madrid is ___________ Spain. Do you know about it
2. Mo Yan ____________ his works(作品) and we all
like him.
3. The weather in Hainan in spring is __________. We
can go on a holiday there.
4. Australia ______________________ than India.
the capital of pretty good be famous for have a small population
一、用方框中所给短语的适当形式填空。
the capital of
is famous for
pretty good
has a smaller population
当堂检测
二、根据汉语意思完成句子,一空一词。
1.天安门广场比北京任何其他广场都大。
Tian’anmen Square is bigger than ____ _____ square
in Beijing.
2.这儿的街道比我们镇的干净得多。
The streets here are ______ _______ than those in
our town.
3.我们的教室和他们的一样大。
Our classroom is ____ _____ ____ theirs.
any other
much cleaner
as big as
重点短语：
in the north
be famous for
on the coast
pretty good
the population of
形容词的比较级：
构成
规则形容词比较级
as...as...的用法
Module 2 Unit 3