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Module 2
Module 2
My home town and my country
Unit 3
Language in use
To summarise and consolidate the use of comparative adjectives (-er)
To compare two places in your home town
Read the following sentences. Pay attention to the words in red.
It’s getting bigger and busier.
Its streets are much wider and cleaner too.
3. It’s a newer city than Hong Kong.
4. It’s taller than many other buildings in Shenzhen.
5. That’s larger than the population of many other cities in China.
从例子中可以看出，在对两者进行比较时，形容词要用比较级的形式，形容词比较级之后要用than引出比较的对象。
形容词比较级的构成—规则变化：
单音节和部分双音节词 一般在词尾加-er tall→taller
long→longer
以不发音字母e结尾的词，在词尾加-r fine→ finer
large→ larger
重读闭音节词且词尾只有一个辅音字母，双写辅音字母再加-er big→ bigger
thin→ thinner
以“辅音字母+y”结尾的双音节词，先把“y”改为“i”再加-er easy→easier
friendly→ friendlier
比较级的句子结构：
原来的句子结构不变，只是将形容词变成比较级的形式，然后在后面用than引出所比较的对象。例如：
1. Shanghai is busy.
Shanghai is busier than Hangzhou.
2. Shanghai is an old city.
Shanghai is an older city than Shenzhen.
比较级常用句型：
1. A+be+形容词比较级+than +B A比B更……
e.g. This tree is taller than that one.
The climate in Beijing is hotter than that of Kunming.
2. 表示两者之间的选择, 可使用 Which is + 比较级, …or…
e.g. Which is longer, the Yangtze River or the Yellow River
3. ……比较级+and+比较级…… 越来越……
e.g. The weather is getting warmer and warmer in spring.
修饰比较级的词要用much, a lot, a little, a bit, far等。very不能和比较级连用。
e.g. He is getting much fatter these days.
The plant grows a little bigger than that one.
The bag is far heavier than the other one.
You look a bit happier now than yesterday.
也可以在比较级前加some, any, no, even, still等。
e.g. It was cold yesterday, but it’s even colder today.
Their house is no bigger than ours.
形容词的同级比较：as+形容词原形+as… 和……一样……
e.g. Tom is as tall as Mike.
I was as happy as John yesterday.
否定形式：not as / so…as… 和……不一样、不及/不如……
e.g. Tom is not as tall as Mike.
She is not so active in sports as before.
This book isn’t as interesting as that one.
Some day it (Shenzhen) will become as busy as Hong Kong.
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 in the box to help you.
— What can you see in Picture 1
— It’s a village. There’re some low houses. The village is quiet.
— What can you see in Picture 2
— It’s a new city. The buildings are very high. The roads are very wide.
Now make comparisons. Write sentences.
big busy high low old small tall wide
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.
Shenzhen Beijing new
Shanghai Hangzhou busy
Xi’an Beijing old
China Australia big
Tian’anmen Square Other squares in China wide
The population of Tianjin The population of Shanghai small
Shenzhen is newer than Beijing.
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.
Word map is a way of learning vocabulary in groups and the words in the map are all related to each other. This makes it a good way to remember the words.
4. Complete the word map with the words in the box.
You need to use one word more than once.
cold
Place
weather
history
population
size
warm
old
new
large
small
big/large
small
big cold large new old small warm
Now work in pairs. Talk about your home town. Use the words in the word map to help you.
My home town is smaller than Shanghai.
Beijing is warm in spring, but my home town is warmer.
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 the 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 brackets.
1. New York is very busy.
2. Washington D.C. is old.
3. Shanghai has a lot of tall buildings.
4. Beijing has a large population.
Look at the pictures and think of one sentence to describe each city.
1. New York is a(n) _______ and ______ city than Washington DC.
2. New York is more ________ than any other city in the US.
bigger
busier
famous
3. Shanghai has a(n) _______ population than Beijing.
4. Beijing is ______ than Shanghai.
larger
older
7. Listen and complete the sentences.
Listen and imitate the sentences.
Daming: Is New York the capital of the US, Betty
Betty: No, it isn’t. Washington DC is the capital, but some people think the capital is New York because New York is a bigger and busier city than Washington DC.
Daming: I see. New York is more famous than any other city in the US, right
Betty: Yes, I think it is. And which Chinese city is bigger – Shanghai or Beijing
Daming: Well, Shanghai has a larger population.
Betty: Really And which city is older, Beijing or Shanghai
Daming: Well, that’s a good question! They are both very old cities, but Beijing is older than Shanghai.
Betty: That’s very interesting!
1. What is the capital of the US
2. Where is Washington DC
Washington DC is the capital of the US.
It is located on the east coast of the US.
Read the paragraphs about Washington DC and answer the questions.
3. What is Washington DC famous for
4. Why do tourists go to Washington DC
It’s famous for the White House, where the President of the US lives and works.
Because there are many famous monuments, memorials and museums. Tourists visit it every year to show respect to President Lincoln.
Making a report comparing two places in your home town
8. Work in pare 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 ...
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.
You can write three paragraphs to make your reports:
Paragraph 1: describe Place 1.
Paragraph 2: describe Place 2.
Paragraph 3: compare the two places.
11. Read your report to the whole class.
1. 形容词的比较级的规则变化：
在词尾加-er/-r，或双写词尾字母，再加-er，或去y加-ier。
2. 常用句型：
1) A +be+形容词的比较级+than + B
2) as+形容词原形+as… 和……一样……
否定形式：not as/so… as…
Ⅰ. 根据汉语意思完成英语句子，每空词数不限。
1. 你的包比我的重。
Your bag is ____________________.
2. 中国是一个比美国古老的国家。
China is ____________________ than America.
3. 福州比北京暖和多了。
____________________ in Fuzhou than in Beijing.
heavier than mine
an older country
It’s much / a lot warmer
4. 这些香蕉看起来和那些柠檬一样新鲜。
These bananas look ____________________ those lemons.
5. 这个村子里的人们比五年前富裕多了。
The people in this village are a lot ____________________ they were five years ago.
as fresh as
richer than
Ⅱ. 根据材料内容，从方框中选择恰当的单词填空，使材料意思完整、通顺，注意形式变化。
million, umbrella, population, university, south, wide, countryside, get, visit, pretty
Do you know about She County It’s in the (1)__________ of Anhui Province and it’s part of Huangshan City. The (2) __________ of the county is about 363,000.
She County is very beautiful with lots of (3)___________ interesting places to visit. The (4)__________ there is green and trees are everywhere. In the centre of the county is Huizhou Ancient City (徽州古城), a famous ancient city in China.
south
population
pretty
countryside
million, umbrella, population, university, south, wide, countryside, get, visit, pretty
Huizhou State Office is the symbol (象征) of Huizhou Ancient City. (5)__________ to the state office can still see many ancient buildings there. Another interesting place is Doushan Street. The street is not (6)__________, but there are many beautiful buildings on both sides (两侧). Now (7)__________ of visitors from all over the world come to the ancient city every year, so the people there are (8)__________ richer and richer.
Visitors
wide
millions
getting
million, umbrella, population, university, south, wide, countryside, get, visit, pretty
Some local (当地的) young people choose to work in Huizhou Ancient City after finishing (9)__________, because they want to do something for their home town.
Do you want to pay a visit to She County If (如果) you go there in August, you need to bring a(n) (10)__________ with you, because it rains a lot there in summer.
university
umbrella
请你根据下表内容，写一写郑州和广州两个城市的不同之处（使用比较级）。
城市 郑州 广州
人口 约1260万 约1880万
面积 7567 km2 7434.4 km2
气温 1月平均气温0.5℃ 1月平均气温9～16℃
