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Module 3
外研版英语九年级下册
Unit 1 They sometimes work harder.
Key words & phrases:
wealthy, fear, used to, wealth, double, seldom, spare, spare time, speak up, deaf
Key sentences:
1. But people don’t take as much exercise as they used to.
Learning targets
2. I suppose that’s because more people have cars…
3. Some people think life in the past was simpler and healthier than today.
Master the sentence patterns and say something about life today and in the past.
Lead in
life in 1980s
VS
NOW
differences
House
small
big
narrow
wide but crowded
Transportation
in the early 1980s
Now
Education
What else in the early 1980s is different from today’s life
Household appliances
in the early 1980s
Now
Work
in the early 1980s
Now
Environment
in the early 1980s
Now
Now and then
In the past:
There were fewer tall buildings.
The mountains were greener.
The rivers were cleaner and there were
more fish swimming in the rivers.
There were fewer cars.
People walked or cycled more often .
People lived harder.
Less medicine was known.
People got ill and died more easily and more often.
People had more free time and lived more relaxed.
At present:
There are more cars.
People walk or cycle less than before.
There are more traffic problems.
Tall buildings take up more room for crops.
The air is not so clean and fresh as before.
The climate is warmer than before.
People learn more about diseases and medicine.
People have to work harder and have less free time. Life becomes busier than before.
adj.富有的; 富裕的
wealthy
double
n.财富; 财产
v.使加倍;把……增加一倍
adj. (成)双的; 两个……
wealth
n.担心; 害怕
used to
fear
v.aux.(用于表示过去真
实或经常的行为) 过去
Words and expression
adv. 很少的; 不常
seldom
deaf
大点声说
adj. 聋的
speak up
adj. 空余的; 备用的
spare time
spare
业余时间; 闲暇
Talk about the photo. Say what life was like in the early 1980s and what life is like today.
There weren’t so many cars as there are today.
The road now is much wider
than 1980s.
The buildings now are
taller than 1980s.
Listening and vocabulary
What is the history homework
Write about life in the past and life
today.
2. What is the question they need to answer
The question is “Is life today better than it was in the past ”
2. Listen and answer the questions.
3. What does Betty ask
Betty asks if they can write about
medicine and pollution.
4. What does Daming ask
Daming asks if they can write about personal safety.
3. Listen and read.
Mum: It’s getting late, Betty. How is your
homework
Betty: Nearly finished. Mum, do you think that
life is better today than in the past
Mum: Yes, of course, I do.
Betty: I do too. People are wealthier today, and
they live longer than they did in the past.
Mum: That’s true. We know more about
medicine today, and there’s less fear of
getting ill because we know how to deal
with the ordinary diseases. But people
don’t take as much exercise as they used
to.
Betty: I suppose that’s because more people
have cars, and they walk or use their
bikes less.
Mum: Some people think life in the past was
simpler and healthier than today. More
wealth sometimes means less health.
When the number of cars is doubled,
the pollution is also doubled, or even
worse.
Betty: What about work Do people work as
hard as they did fifty years ago
Mum: Yes, and they sometimes work harder.
People seldom say they have enough
spare time! Why don’t you go and
ask Mrs Li, our neighbour She’s
over seventy years old. She’s seen
how life has changed.
Betty: That’s a good idea. I’ll go and ask her.
Mum: Remember to
speak up!
She’s a bit
deaf now.
Nearly finished.
That’s true.
I suppose…
Everyday English
Now choose the correct answer.
1. People live longer today because ______.
a)we know more about medicine
b)they do not work as hard as they did
c)they take more exercise
a
2. There is less fear of getting ill ______.
a)so people live longer
b)because people know how to deal with the ordinary diseases
c)so people work harder than before
b
3. People take less exercise because ______.
a)they do not need to
b)they drive cars instead
c)they do not have cars or bikes
b
4. People work harder today and ______.
a)they do not live as long as they did
b)they do not usually have enough free time
c)they live a healthier life
b
4. Complete the questions with the words or expression in the box.
deaf doubled fear spare used to wealth
1. What kinds of things do you __________
2. What do you do in your __________ time
3. What can someone not do if they are ____________
4. If something is ____________, is it more
or less
fear
spare
deaf
doubled
5. Do you think people ____________ take
more exercise than they do today
6. Do you think people have more _______
today than they used to
used to
wealth
Now work in pairs.
Ask and answer.
deaf doubled fear spare used to wealth
分析：
英语国家人士在连贯话语中使用不同的语音手段进行交流，包括重音。英语句子中，需要重读的词称为句子重音。一般来说，实词（名词、实义动词、形容词、副词等）需要重读，虚词（介词、连词、冠词等）不需要重读。
Pronunciation and speaking
5. Read and predict which words the speaker is likely to stress.
Some people think life in the past was simpler and healthier than today. More wealth sometimes means less health. When the number of cars is doubled, the pollution is also doubled, or even worse.
Some people think life in the past was simpler and healthier than today. More wealth sometimes means less health. When the number of cars is doubled, the pollution is also doubled, or even worse.
Now listen and check.
6. Read the paragraph in Activity 5 aloud.
7. Work in pairs. Answer the question
and give your reasons.
—Is life better today than in the past
—Yes, it is. I think it’s because... / No, it isn’t. I
think...
Now say what is better or worse in:
●education ●environment ●health
Pair Work
Is life better today than in the past
Yes, it is. I think it’s because the life is easier now.
What is better in education
Every child has the chance to go to school and the government tries to provide better learning environment for students.
What is worse in education
The students in poor areas get less and less resources than the ones in developed areas now.
What is better in environment now
I think nothing becomes better today than in the past…
So what is worse
People’s activities brought so many pollutions, such as air pollution, noise pollution and water pollution.
What is better in health today than in the past
People know more about ways to keep fit and know how to deal with the ordinary diseases.
What is worse in health
People walk less and take less exercise than they used to, so they have more health problems now.
Your ideas
1. Nearly finished!
这里finished 是形容词，表示“完成了的，结束了的”。
例: I hope it’ll be finished before 5 pm.我希望可以在下午五点以前完成。
Language points
2. Mum, do you think that life is better today
than in the past
比较级的常用句型：
(1) 比较级+ than, 表示“比……更……”
例: Health is more important than wealth.
健康比财富更重要。
(2) 比较级+and +比较级, 表示“越来越……”
例: The story gets more and more exciting.
这个故事变得越来越让人激动。
(3) the +比较级, the+比较级 表示“越……, 越……”
例: The more time you spend on it, the greater
progress you will make. 你在这上面花费
的时间越多, 你取得的进步就越大。
拓展：形容词的最高级的用法
三者或三者以上相比, 最高级用“ the
+最高级” 的结构表示, 后跟表范围的介
词短语: in our class,
of the three, of all, in China…
Zhanghua is the tallest .
(三人中)。
of the three
(2) 表示“最……之一”的句式, 用one of the + 形容词的最高级+ 复数名词。
例: Han Hong is one of the best students in
our class.韩红是我们班最好的学生之一。
Suzhou is one of the most beautiful cities
in China. 苏州是中国最美的城市之一。
比较级与最高级的修饰语：
比较级与最高级的修饰语应置于其所修饰的形容词或者副词之前。
常见的比较级的修饰语有：much, still,
a lot, even, far.
例: He worked much harder then.
那时候他工作更认真。
常见的最高级的修饰语有：almost, by far, far, much 等。
例: This is by far the most expensive bag in the shop.
这是这家商店里最贵的包。
3. … and there’s less fear of getting ill because we know how to deal with the ordinary diseases.
deal with意思是“处理；安排；对付 ”，常与疑问副词how搭配使用。
例: How will you deal with the thief who
stole the diamond
你将如何处理那个偷了钻石的小偷呢？
4. But people don’t take as much exercise as
they used to.
(1) as…as… 同级比较, 否定句可以用
not so/as…as...表示。as…as, not so…as
中间用形容词、副词的原级。
例: He is as tall as his father.
他和他的父亲一样高。
You are as clever as me.
你和我一样聪明。
(2) used to 指的是过去的习惯性动作, 目的在
于与现在形成对照。
used to do sth. 指的是“过去常常做某事”，但是现在不做了。
例: I used to work hard. 我过去常常努力工作。
(暗含的意义是：我现在不努力工作了。)
I used to take an hour’s walk before
breakfast.
我过去常常在早餐前散步一小时。
② be/get used to doing 表示习惯于做某事
例: I have got used to getting up early in the
morning. 我已经习惯早起了。
I am used to eating rice now.
我现在习惯吃米饭。
拓展：
① be used to 被用来做
例: This knife is usually used to cut fruit.
这把小刀常被用来切水果。
5. I suppose that’s because more people have
cars…
suppose v. 猜想, 认为。其后可以接that引导的宾语从句, 当宾语从句是否定形式且主句的主语是第一人称时，要将从句的否定 移到主句上来。
例: I don’t suppose that he is at home.
我认为他没在家。
拓展:
① 构成be supposed to do / be sth. 的结构, 意为“(按规定、习惯、安排等)应当”。
例: You’re supposed to go to the hospital to
look after your mom.
你应该去医院照顾你的妈妈。
② 意为“假定,设想”, 后接that引导的宾语从句, 多用于祈使句中。
例: Suppose that you are going to Japan —
what will you do there
假设你要去日本, 你会在那里干什么？
6. Remember to speak up! She’s a bit deaf
now.
speak up表示“大点声说”。
例: Speak up, please. I can’t hear you. 请大声一点儿, 我听不见你说话。
Summary
1. Learnt some words and expressions.
2. Learnt to use the following structures :
A is + adj./adv.的较级 + than B.
as…as…/not so…as…
Module 3
外研版英语九年级下册
Unit 2 I think life is better today.
Learning Targets
Key words & phrases:
tiny, electric, light, candle, postman, cold, heat, full-time, role, education, transport, all one’s life, get married
Key sentences:
… and looking after us was more than a
full-time job.
2. Families have got smaller than they were in the past.
3. Generally speaking, I think life is better today. Know the change about our life between past and now.
in the past
Look at these pictures about Beijing. Then talk about what life was like in the past and what life is like today.
Lead in
Nowadays
adj.微小的；极小的
tiny
postman
n.邮递员
candle
n.蜡烛
light
n.电灯
electric
adj.用电的; 电动的; 用电的
Words and expressions
adj. 专职的; 全日制的
full-time
role
n. 作用; 职责; 角色
heat
n. 高温; 热度
cold
n.寒气；冷空气
transport
n. 运输业; 交通
education
n. (个人的) 教育; 学业
life in the past 过去的生活
in a tiny house 在一个小房子里
in those days 那些日子；以前
go out to work 出去工作
a full-time job 全职工作
get married 结婚
Look at the woman in the photo. How do you think she feels Think about what she will talk about:
● family
● work
● health
● education
Reading and vocabulary
big family
family
a woman worker
a housewife
work
can’t get healthy food sometimes
health
received low education or no education
education
2. Read the passage and take notes on what Mrs Li says about the points in Activity 1.
Life now and then
By Betty King
Mrs Li is over seventy years old. She has lived in Beijing
all her life. I asked her about life today and in the past.
What was your life like in the past
My family lived in a tiny house. There were no electric lights,
only candles. My father was a postman, and he often worked twelve
hours a day outside in the winter cold or in the summer heat. My
mum was a farm girl before she met my father. She was a kind and
loving mother. She didn’t go out to work. There were five children
in my family, and looking after us was more than a full-time job.
I remember the family meals. The food was simple. We could
only eat meat once or twice a year. I wasn’t sent to school because
my family couldn’t afford it, and what’s more, because I was a girl.
How has life changed
Families have got smaller than they were in
the past. Today most people only have one child!
The role of women has changed too. My daughter
is really lucky. She has a good education, and she
goes to work even after getting married. I’m
happy to see she’s busy working every day, but
sometimes I feel lonely because she can’t come to
see me often.
Transport and travel are easier today. When I was young, I went everywhere on foot or sometimes by bike. Now you can take the bus everywhere, and there’s also the underground. And you young people can take a plane to anywhere in the world. The only thing I don’t like, though, is that there’s so much more traffic. It’s so difficult to cross the road.
Of course, we didn’t have television when I was a child. I really enjoy watching television today. There’re so many good programmes, like the Beijing Opera and old films. But
Some of the shows are too noisy for me.
Now complete the notes and add more points of your own.
Generally speaking, I think life is better today. we eat
better and we live longer.
Life in the past Life now
1. Family bigger; five children smaller; one child
2. Food
3. Work
4.Education
simpler, meat only
once or twice a year
more food and
better food
hard and difficult
work, long hours
interesting jobs
for boys and
girls
expensive, often
only for boys
good schools
for everyone
Life in the past Life now
5. Transport
6. Entertainment
on foot or by
bike
much easier,
buses, cars
and planes
no television
television,
computers, etc.
Read the part – What was your life like in the past Then answer the following questions.
1. What did Mrs Li’s parents do
Mrs Li’s father was a postman and her mother was a housewife.
课文点读
2. Was Mrs Li’s father’s work hard How do you know that
3. Why Mrs Li’s parents didn’t send her to school
Yes, it was. Her father often worked
twelve hours a day outside in the winter
cold or in the summer heat.
Because her family couldn’t afford it,
and what’s more, because she was a girl.
Read the part – How has life changed and finish the following exercises.
Mrs Li’s opinion
the change of the role of women
transport and travel today
It’s a good thing. Her daughter has a good education and she
can go to work every day even after getting married.
It’s easy for people to go everywhere, but there’s too much traffic.
Mrs Li’s opinion
the appearance of TV
life today
She can watch so many good programmes, but some of the shows are too noisy.
Life is better today. They eat better and live longer.
3. Complete the passage with the words and expression in the box.
Mrs Li’s father was a (1) __________. He
often worked outside for twelve hours a day
in the summer heat or in the winter (2)____.
They lived in a (3) __________ house and
used (4) __________ for light.
postman
cold
tiny
candles
candles cold generally speaking
postman tiny traffic
Mrs Li says that (5) __________________,
life is better today. But not everything is
satisfying. There are some things that she
is not happy with, for example, the
(6) __________.
generally speaking
traffic
4. Write a passage about the advantages
and disadvantages of life today.
● Choose two or three points from the notes in
Activity 2 to write about.
Families are smaller…
● Give examples or reasons to support those
points.
Most people only have one child today.
Writing
● For each of the points you choose, write
about an advantage and/or a disadvantage.
Use the words however, but, although or
used to where appropriate.
Families are smaller because most people
only have one child today. As a result,
families have more money to spend on their
child. However, an only child may feel
lonely…
● Finish the passage with your conclusion.
Generally speaking, I think…
family: bigger family, less money,
less room at home…
the advantages of life for Mrs Li
the disadvantages of life for Mrs Li
5. Present your passage to the class.
请根据下表所列的内容要点以Changes in my hometown为题目, 用英语写一篇短文。
过去 1. 生活贫困，房屋破旧；
2. 污染严重，垃圾遍地；
3. 交通不便，游客稀少。
现在 1. 住房宽敞、明亮, 许多人有私家车;
2. 山更绿, 水更清, 天更蓝；
3. 每年有成千上万来自世界各地的游客。
A sample
提示词: convenient 便利的
要求:
1. 短文须包括所有内容要点, 可适当发挥, 使短文连贯、通顺；
2. 80词左右。
One possible version:
Changes in my hometown
In the past, my hometown was very small. People lived a poor life. The houses were old and small. The pollution was very serious, and there was rubbish everywhere. Travelling around the town wasn’t convenient, so few visitors came here. （ 谈家乡过去的情况, 用过去时态。 ）
Now great changes have taken place. People are living a better life. Their houses are large and bright. Many people have their own cars. The mountains are greener, the rivers are clearer and the sky is bluer. Every year, thousands of people from all over the world visit here.
I’m sure my hometown will become better and better.（谈家乡现在的情况, 用现在时态。）
…looking after us was more than a full-time
job.
这句话的主语是动名词短语looking after us。单个v-ing形式短语在句中作主语时, 谓语动词要用单数。句中more than表示“不只是”。
例: He is more than a coach. He is a friend.
他不只是教练, 更是朋友。
Language points
2. …what’s more, because I was a girl.
what’s more而且；另外；更重要的是。表示递进，独立使用，既可以放句首，也可以放句中，what’s more后面加逗号。
例: You should remember it, and what’s more,
you should get it right. 你应该记住它, 更重要的是, 应该正确理解它。
3. Generally speaking, I think life is better
today.
generally speaking表示“一般而言, 总的说来”。相当于in general。
例: Generally speaking, we enjoyed the trip.
总的说来, 我们这次旅行很愉快。
In general, women live longer than men.
总的说来, 女性比男性更长寿。
4. …and she goes to work even after getting married.
(1) married adj. 已婚的；结婚的
例: He came from a good family so we got
married a year later.
他出身好, 所以一年后我们就结婚了。
They have been married for ten years.
他们已经结婚十年了。
(2) get married的用法
① get married 强调的是短暂性动作，不能和表示一段时间的状语连用; 表示结婚已有一段时间用be married。
例: When did your brother get married 你的哥哥什么时候结婚的？
marry A to B
get married to sb.
be married to sb.
② 表示“与……结婚”时, 用be/get married to sb. 或 marry sb. 。
把A嫁给B
与……结婚(表状态的改
变, 不能与一段时间连用)
与……结婚(表状态，可以
与一段时间连用)
【注意】“与……结婚”不能用be/get married with sb. 。
① 去年她嫁给了一个士兵。
She __________ a soldier last year.
=She ______ ________ ___ a soldier last
year.
② 他已经和玛丽结婚一年了。
He ____ ______ _________ ___ Mary
for one year.
married
got married to
has been married to
5. The only thing I don’t like, though, is that there’s so much more traffic.
形容词（或副词）的比较级可用much、 lots、 a little、even、still 等词修饰。
例: There are much less children in one
family now than in the past.
现代家庭与过去相比有更少的孩子。
Summary
Learnt some key words and useful expressions.
2. Learnt to write a passage about the advantages and disadvantages of life today.
Module 3
外研版英语九年级下册
Unit 3 Language in use
Learning targets
Key sentences:
People are wealthier today, and they live
longer than they did in the past.
2. More people have cars, and they walk or use
their bikes less.
To summarize and consolidate the use of adjectives and adverbs
To summarize and consolidate the use of
comparative degree and superlative degree.
A short play
Lead in
Use the adjectives in the box to complete the thought and speech bubbles in the pictures. Use each adjective only once.
1
2
high
polite
awful dangerous tiny rude polite
huge delicious hot fast high
3
4
fast
dangerous
5
6
awful
delicious
hot
7
8
huge
tiny
rude
happy
heavy
tired
strong
crowded
bad
bored
busy
angry
cold
cute
delicious
big
hot
hungry
sad
warm
interesting
sick
old
careful
形容词与副词
形容词和副词的句法作用
1. 形容词的用法
形容词一般放在名词之前作定语，或放在系动词之后作表语，或作宾语补足语。形容词作定语，一般都是放在名词之前，但若修饰不定代词 something、anything等则要后置。
Grammar
例: We must keep our classroom clean. (宾补）
They were kind and nice. (表语）
Can you see the old tree there (定语）
作定语，常置于被修饰词的前面。
He is a good actor.
2. 作表语，置于(连)系动词后面。
The baby is still asleep. Will you please
make less noise
3. 作宾语补足语，置于宾语后面。
Have you got everything ready for the
meeting
形容词在句中的位置及作用
alive、afraid、awake、alone、asleep等形容词作定语时需后置。
Who is the greatest man alive
谁是当今最伟大的人物？
仔细观察下面的句子，你能找到有关形容词的规律吗？
I have something important to tell you.我有重要的事要告诉你。
英语单词中something, anything, nothing等不定代词被形容词修饰时，形容词放在不定代词后面。
away、long、wide、high、deep、old等词附有数量词语说明时需后置。
The road is about 50 metres wide.
这条路大约50米宽。
He is a man full of energy.
他是一个充满活力的人。
形容词+介词短语或不定式短语作定语需后置。
用and或or连接的两个意义相反的形容词作定语需后置。
She has a family, happy and rich.
他有一个幸福美满的家庭。
The weather here is very pleasant.
这里的天气很宜人。
形容词作表语位于连系动词之后。
形容词作宾语补足语，位于宾语之后。
The news made her mother very angry.
这消息使她妈妈很生气。
Tired and hungry, he returned home.
他又累又饿地回到家里。
形容词或形容词词组作状语使用时，可放在句首、句中或句尾。
a big round black new wooden French table
一张新的大而圆的法国黑色木桌子
a famous German medical school
一所德国著名的医学院
some green eating apples
一些绿色食用的苹果
仔细观察下面例子，你能找到有关形容词的规律吗？
a beautiful little young British policeman
一位年轻高大的英国警察
a pretty purple silk dress
一件漂亮的紫色丝绸裙子
the boy’s little nice red toy car
这个男孩的漂亮的红色小玩具车
多个形容词修饰名词的大体顺序是：
限定 描绘 大(小) 长 (短) 高 (低)
形状 年龄 新 (旧) 老 (少) 颜色 国籍 出处 材料 作用
类别等 +名词
下面顺口溜有助于你记忆：美小圆旧黄，法木学书房
副词用来修饰动词、形容词、其它副词、 全句或名词词组及句子的词。常用的有：ago、before、now、then、soon、already、yet、here、there、up、down、above、below、inside、outside、where、very、much、so、too、quite、enough、easily、quietly、also、too、only等。在句中用作状语、表语、定语、宾补等成分。
2.副词的用法
Our school is very beautiful.
It was rather hot that day.
He studies much harder now.
仔细观察下面句子，你能找到什么规律？
副词修饰形容词、副词时，放在它所修饰
的词的前面。
副词在句中的位置及作用
I don’t know him well enough.
enough作为副词总是置于被修饰的形容词或副词后。
enough作为形容词时可位于名词前或者名
词后。
We don’t have enough food for you.
= We don’t have food enough for you.
我们没有足够的食物分给你们。
频度副词、程度副词可放在be动词、情态动词和助动词之后，实意动词之前。
She has never been to Beijing.
她从未去过北京。
They stayed at home last night.
昨晚他们在家。
Last night (时间副词) they stayed at home
(地点副词).
时间副词和地点副词一般位于句尾。如两种副词同时出现，一般地点副词放在时间副词之前，也可将时间副词放在句首。
Please listen carefully. 请认真地听讲。
Please listen to me carefully.请认真地听我讲。
方式副词修饰及物动词可放在及物动词前或宾语后，修饰不及物动词放在修饰的动词后或在介词+宾语后。
The people here are very friendly. 这里的人都很友好。
副词作定语，一般放在被修饰的名词后。
The light is still on. 电灯还在亮着。
Her office is just above. 她的办公室就在上面。
副词作表语表示位置，位于系动词后。
I’m pleased to see you back.
看到你回来我很高兴。
副词作宾语补足语位于宾语后。
Review the comparative degree and superlative adjectives and adverbs.
大多数形容词（性质形容词）和副词有比较级和最高级的变化，可用形容词的原级、比较级和最高级来表示事物的等级差别。原级即形容词的原形，比较级和最高级有规则变化和不规则变化两种。
构成法 原级 比较级 最高级
一般单音节词末尾加-er, -est tall
great taller
greater tallest
greatest
以不发音的e结尾的单音节词和少数以- le结尾的双音节词只加-r, -st nice
large
nicer
larger
nicest
largest
1) 规则变化
单音节词和少数双音节词， 在词尾加-er, -est来构成比较级和最高级。
以一个辅音字母结尾的闭音节单音节词, 双写结尾的辅音字母，再加-er, -est big
hot bigger
hotter biggest
hottest
少数以-er, -ow结尾的双音节词末尾加-er, -est clever narrow cleverer
narrower cleverest
narrowest
其他双音节词和多音节词, 在前面加more, most来构成比较级和最高级 careful more careful most
careful
2) 不规则变化
原级 比较级 最高级
good , well better best
bad, ill worse worst
old older / elder oldest / eldest
much/ many more most
little less least
一、形容词、副词等级的用法
1. 原级的用法
只能修饰原级的词: very, quite, so, too
例: He is too tired to walk on.
他太累了走不动了。
My brother runs so fast that I can’t
follow him.
我哥哥跑得太快了, 我跟不上他。
原级常用的句型结构
(1) “甲+be+(倍数)+as+形容词原级+as+乙”表示“甲和乙程度相同”或“甲是乙的几倍”。
例: Tom is as old as Kate.
汤姆和凯特一样大。
“甲+实意动词+(倍数)+as+副词原级+as+乙”表示“甲和乙程度相同”或“甲是乙的几倍”。
例: Tom runs as fast as Mike.
汤姆和麦克跑得一样快。
(2) “甲+be + not + as / so+形容词原级+as+乙”
表示“甲不如乙……”。
例: This room is not as / so big as that one.
这个房间没有那个大。
“甲+助动词+not+动词原形+as / so+副词原级+as+乙”表示“甲不如乙……”。
例: He doesn’t walk as slowly as you.
他走得没有你走得慢。
2. 比较级的用法
常用的比较级的句型：
（1）A + 谓动词 + 比较级 + than +B.
例: Mary is younger than Betty. 玛丽比贝蒂年轻。
He got up earlier than I did this morning. 今天早上他起床比我早。
（2）主语 + 动词 + the 比较级 + of the two.
(说明：在of the two这样的比较范围或特指哪一个时, 比较级前要加the)
例: Tom is the taller of the two. 汤姆是两个人中较高的一个。
Lily runs faster of the two. 莉莉是两个人中跑得较快的一个。
（3）The + 比较级, the + 比较级, 表示“越……,越……”。
例: The more you study, the more you know.你学的越多, 知道的越多。
The harder the test is, the lower marks we get. 测试题越难, 我们的得分越少。
（4）比较级 + and + 比较级, 表示“越来越……”。
例: The computer is cheaper and cheaper.
计算机越来越便宜。
He studies harder and harder.
他学习越来越努力。
（1） the + 最高级 + of/ in…
3. 常用的最高级表达方式：
例: Jim is the tallest of the three.
吉姆是三个人中最高的。
He is the most diligent student in his
class. 他是班上最勤奋的学生。
（2）选择疑问句
例: It is the most interesting book I have
ever read.
这是我所读过的最有趣的一本书。
（3）the + 最高级 + 定语从句
例: Who is the tallest, Tom, Jack or Bill
汤姆、杰克和比尔, 谁个子最高？
比较级和最高级的修饰语应置于其所修饰的形容词或副词之前。常见的比较级修饰语有much、still、a lot、even、far等。
例: He works much harder than then.他比那时工作要努力得多。
二、比较级和最高级的修饰语
常见的最高级修饰语有almost、by far、far、much等。
例：This is by far the most expensive bag in the
shop.这是目前这家商店里最贵的包。
3. Complete the sentences with the words or expressions in the box.
1. We ________ have time to go on holiday.
2. We do not have much _________
time because we have important
exams this year.
seldom
spare
heat more than seldom
spare speak up
1. People are wealthier today, and they live
longer than they did in the past.
2. But people don’t take as much exercise as
they used to.
3. More people have cars, and they walk or
use their bikes less.
4. We eat better and we live longer.
Language practice
Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in brackets.
For many people, life is a lot
(1) ______ (easy) today. Medicine and diet are improving, and people are getting (2) _________________ (healthy) and living (3) ________ (long).But communication is changing
(4) ____________ (fast) of all.
healthier/more healthy
longer
easier
fastest/the fastest
Today, with the Internet, people can communicate(5) ___________ (easily)than ever before with friends all over the world.
Not all the changes are (6) _____(good)
ones. More people drive cars instead of
riding bikes, so they are not as (7)____(fit)
as they were.
more easily
good
fit
Increasing traffic makes the roads
(8) ______________ (crowded) than
ever, and it also makes pollution (9)______
(bad). We must all work harder to reduce
pollution.
more crowded
worse
Work in pairs. Look at the two pictures and talk about how the town has changed. Use the words in the box to help you.
big building busy house modern
more shop street tall traffic tree
1. The buildings are much taller, much more beautiful and much newer.
The sample answers
2. There are more cars in the street today
than it was 50 years ago.
3. The streets are much wider and cleaner.
4. The environment is much better.
5. People are much busier than before.
6. The life is much better than before.
7. There are more shops than before.
3. Never go out in the ______of the day
without a hat.
4. You have to __________ because the
students in the back cannot hear you.
5. Mr Smith is __________ a teacher.
Most of his pupils think of
him as their friend.
heat
speak up
more than
4. Read the email and find three examples that show life was harder in the past than it is today.
FROM: Gran
TO: Christine
SUBJECT: The lives of children in Victorian Britain
Dear Christine,
You asked me for help about your school
project—the lives of children in Victorian
Britain. I was also interested. I searched online
and found out the following.
In Victorian Britain, thousands of people
came to the cities to work in the factories.
Instead of the green, open countryside, people
lived in very small houses, very close to each
other, with no space for children to play.
Families in those days were quite big. Often,
there were four or five children in one family,
and they all had to sleep in houses of just two
rooms. Sometimes, a whole street had to share
one outside toilet. Can you imagine that
Most of the big cities were dirty and unhealthy.
The pollution from factories filled the air. People
put their rubbish outside in the streets. As a
result, there were many illnesses.
And life was harder for children in those times.
They didn’t always go to school, because they
had to work instead. Many children started
work in factories when they were only four or
five years old. They worked twelve hours a day in
dangerous jobs for very little money. Many were
hurt in accidents with machines.
I hope this is helpful. Write to me if you
need more information.
With love,
Gran
Read the email again. Find sentences that tell us:
1. There was not enough living space for people.
2. Most of the big cities were dirty and
unhealthy.
3. Life was harder for children in those times.
Write examples.
People lived in very small houses, very close to each other, with no space for children to play.
_________________________________.
3. ___________________________________.
1. There was not enough living space for people.
People lived in very small houses, very close to
each other, with no space
for children to play.
Families in those days
were quite big. A whole
street had to share one
outside toilet.
One possible version:
2. Most of the big cities were dirty and unhealthy.
The pollution from factories filled the air
People put their rubbish
outside in the streets.
As a result, there were
many illnesses.
3. Life was harder for children in those times.
They didn’t always go to school, because they had to work instead. Many children started
work in factories when
they were only four or
five years old.
Learning to learn
When you do a listening or reading exercise, you should read the instructions carefully. Then you can focus your attention just on the information you need. You don’t have to understand
every word.
6. Listen and complete the table.
Grandmother Mother
Age to start school
Age to start work
8 years old
14 years old
22 years old
6 years old
Age to get married
Number of children
Age to stop working
four children
18 years old
24 years old
one child
50 years old
55 years old
7. Write a passage comparing the lives of the speaker’s grandmother and mother in Activity 6.
The speaker’s grandmother and mother have
lived very different lives. Her grandmother had a much bigger family…
The grandmother had eight brothers and sisters so she had a bigger family. She started school when she was older, but she left school earlier. The grandmother only went to school for 6 years, while the mother
A Sample
went to school for 12 years, and to university. The grandmother worked hard in a factory from 14 until she was 50, and the mother worked as a teacher from 22 and will finish working when she is 55; she also has a long summer holiday. The grandmother got married at 18 and had
her first baby a year later; she had four children. On the other hand, the mother got married at 24, and only had one child at the age of 25.
change
Features Differences
Around the world
Cars
The modern car has changed life a great deal. Before the invention of the car, people had to travel by rail, on horseback or by horse-drawn carriage, or on foot. Using horses for travel was slow, and of course walking was even slower. Cars allow people to travel long distances quickly,
in comfort and convenience.
The car also solved an enormous problem
caused by using horses for transport in
cities: manure! There were
so many horses in large
cities that it was almost
impossible to get rid of
the manure. Modern people are used to the idea that cars cause pollution, but the first cars actually made cities cleaner!
In the past Modern
Ways
Features
More information
horse, horse-drawn
carriage, on foot
slow, too much
manure
cars
quick,
comfortable,
convenient,
cleaner than
horse carriage
8. Work in groups. Read the motion
of the debate.
Organising a debate
Health is more important than wealth.
Now decide who is for the motion and who is
against it. You can use some of the following
ideas:
Module task
● Without health,
wealth means
nothing.
● You can enjoy life
better if you are
healthy.
● It is hard to be
healthy without
wealth.
● You can enjoy life
better if you are
wealthy.
For:
Against:
9. Prepare your arguments. Give examples to support your ideas.
Health is more important than wealth.
Examples:
A healthy scientist
can achieve more
success in his
scientific research.
2. Money can’t help cure all diseases, like cancer or AIDS and so on.
● Those for the motion give
their opinions.
● Those against the motion
give their opinions.
● Take turns to say what you
think about each other’s
arguments.
10. Hold the debate.
11. Discuss and find out whether most people are for or against the motion.
Summary
Reviewed the key adjectives learnt in junior high school.
2. Learnt to use proper adjectives and their
comparative forms.
3. Be able to take part in the role-play activity with the
guidance of the teacher.
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