外研版八年级上册Module 2 My home town and my country Unit 3 Language in use 教案

Module 2 My home town and my country
Unit 3 Language in use
【教学目标】
To summarise and consolidate the use of comparative adjectives (-er)
To compare two places in your home town
【教学重点】
To be able to write a passage to introduce one’s hometown.
【教学难点】
Through listening, speaking and writing, let students practice the comparison of adjectives.
【教学过程】
Teaching Procedures:
Step 1 Language practice
Look at the following sentences. And pay attention to the words in red.
1. It’s getting bigger and busier.
2. 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.
Step 2 Grammar
比较级
比较级用于比较两个主体。组成句子的方式是将形容词或副词变成比较级的形式，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 late→later
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+动词+形容词比较级+than +B 意为“A比B更……”
This tree is taller than that one.
The climate in Beijing is hotter than that of Ningbo.
2) 表示两者之间的选择, 可使用
Which is + 比较级, …or…
Which is longer, this one or that one
3) ……比较级+and+比较级……“越来越……”
In spring, the days are getting longer and longer.
注意：
修饰比较级的副词要用much, a lot, a little, a bit, far, even, still等。very不能和比较级连用。如：It was cold yesterday, but it’s even colder today.
He is getting much fatter these days.
Some day it (Shenzhen) will become as busy as Hong Kong.
as+形容词原形+as… “和……一样……”
Tom is as tall as Mike.
This girl is as beautiful as that one.
I was as happy as John yesterday.
否定形式：not as…as…或 not so… as… 意为 “和…… 不一样”、“不及／不如……”。
Tom is not as tall as Mike.
Tom is not so tall as Mike.
This book isn’t as interesting as that one.
Step 3 Practice
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box.
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 ________.
Keys: bigger taller older larger colder
Step 4 Pair work
Work in pairs. Talk about the pictures. Use the words from the box to help you.
1. Answer the questions.
— 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.
2. 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.
Step 5 Work on Activity 3
Write sentences. Look at the table and use the information in the table to make sentences.
Example: Shenzhen is newer than Beijing.
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.
Step 6 Work on Activity 4
TIPS:
Word map is a way of learning vocabulary in groups and the words in the map are all related to each
other.
1. Complete the word map. Use the words from the box. You need to use one word more than once.
2. Now work in pairs. Talk about your home town. Use the words in the word map to help you.
Step 7 Work on Activity 5
1. Read the expressions in the box.
Complete the sentences with the expressions in the box.
1) Cambridge is a beautiful old English city. It _____________ its university.
2) Tianjin is near Beijing, ____________ of Bohai Sea.
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 ____________.
Keys: is famous for on the coast The population of
in the northeast pretty good
Step 8 Work on Activity 6
1. Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in blanket
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.
2. Draw answers group by group and tell the correct answers.
Keys: older smaller warmer busier cheaper
Step 9 Listening
1. Look at the pictures on page 16 and think of one sentence to describe each city.
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.
Listen and complete the sentences.
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.
Keys: bigger busier famous larger older
Step 10 Around the world
1. Talk about Washington DC.
2. Read the article. Answer the questions.
1) What is the capital of the US
2) Where is Washington DC
3) What is Washington DC famous for
4) Why do tourists go to Washington DC
Keys: 1) Washington DC is the capital of the US.
2) It is located on the east coast.
3) It’s famous for White House, where the President of the US lives and works.
4) Because there are many famous monuments, memorials and museums. Tourists visit it every year to show respect to President Lincoln.
Step 11 Module task
1. 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 ...
2. Write the information in the table.
Place 1 :__________ Place 2 :__________
3. Make a report.
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.
TIPS:
You can write three paragraphs to make your reports:
Paragraph 1: describe Place 1.
Paragraph 2: describe Place 3.
Paragraph 1: compare the two places.
4. Read your report to the whole class.
Step 12 Summary
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…
Step 13 Exercises
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.
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.
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.
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. 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.
Step 14 Homework
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℃