(共40张PPT)
Unit 1 It's taller than many other buildings.
Module 2 My home town and
my country
Listening and vocabulary
1. Look at the pictures and talk about them. Use the words in the box to help you.
Now listen and complete.
Place: (1)__________
Population: (2)________million ③
Jin Mao Tower: (3)________metres high
High hill population① river wide ②
Shanghai
23. 5
420. 5
Place: (4)___________
Population: (5)________million
Victoria Peak: (6)________metres high
Hong Kong
7
552
听力材料
Welcome to Shanghai. This big city in East China has a
population of 23. 5 million. It’s on a wide river called the
Huangpu River. The tall building you can see is the Jin Mao
Tower. It’s 420. 5 metres high. This is Hong Kong. It’s a busy
city on the South China coast. Seven million people live here.
The hill is Victoria Peak. It’s 552 metres high.
2. Listen and read.
Tony：Hey，Daming! How was your weekend
Daming：Pretty good! ④ I went to Shenzhen.
Tony：Where's Shenzhen
Daming：Well，it's on the coast near Hong Kong.
It was a small village about thirty years ago,
but today it's a very big city.
Tony：So it's a newer city than Hong Kong
Daming：Yes，it's a very new city. In fact，it only became important in the 1980s. ⑤ It's getting bigger and busier. ⑥ Some day it will become as busy as Hong Kong，I'm sure. ⑦
Tony：What's the population of Shenzhen
Daming：It's over ten million，I think. That's larger than the population of many other cities in China. Its streets are much wider and cleaner too. ⑧ I think it's a beautiful city.
Tony：I’d like to go there one day.
Daming：Remember to visit the Diwang Tower. It's taller than many other buildings in Shenzhen.
Everyday English
·Hey!
·How was your weekend
·Pretty good!
Now complete the passage about Shenzhen.
Shenzhen is on the coast near Hong Kong. It became important in the (1)____________．Before that it was a (2)____________．Today the population of Shenzhen is more than (3)_____million. ⑨ There are many tall buildings in Shenzhen. A famous one is the (4)_______________．It is (5)________ than many other buildings in Shenzhen.
1980s
small village
ten
Diwang Tower
taller
3. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box. You need to use some of the words more than once.
big busy clean large new small wide
1. About thirty years ago，Shenzhen was a ________village，
but today it is a very ________city.
2. Shenzhen is a ________city than Hong Kong.
3. Shenzhen is getting ________and ________. The streets
are ________and________.
small
big
newer
bigger
wider
busier
cleaner
4. Shenzhen will become as ________ as Hong Kong.
5. The population of Shenzhen is ________ than that of
many other cities in China.
busy
larger
big busy clean large new small wide
1. —Shenzhen is larger in population than Beijing.
—No，it isn’t. It’s smaller．
2. —Hong Kong is newer than Shenzhen.
—No，it isn’t. It’s older．
3. —Shenzhen is as old as Hong Kong.
—No，it isn’t. It’s newer．
Pronunciation and speaking
4. Listen and notice how the speaker stresses the underlined words.
4 —Hong Kong is as busy as Shenzhen.
—No, it isn't. It's busier．
Now work in pairs. Listen again and repeat.
Learning to learn
In English, sentence stress is very important. We stress key words, which give the main information and the main ideas.
5. Compare Shenzhen with your home town. Make notes in the table.
Shenzhen Your home town
a big city
a small town
a large population
a small population
higher buildings
lower buildings
wider streets
narrower streets
6. Work in pairs. Talk about the differences between Shenzhen and your home town. Use big，small，hot，cold，tall or new.
—Is your home town bigger than Shenzhen
—No，it isn't. It's smaller than Shenzhen.
范例：—Is the population of your home town smaller than that of Shenzhen
—Yes, it is.
— Is your home town newer than Shenzhen
—No, it isn’t. It’s older than Shenzhen.
population/ p pj le n/n.（某一地区的）人口，全体居民
e.g. The population of this town is about 50,000.
该镇约有5 万人口。
☆小贴士
population 常与定冠词the连用，作主语时，
谓语动词常用第三人称单数形式。
知识点
1
population
拓展：population 的用法总结：
population
· 表示“有多少人口”用“...have/has a population of...”或“The population of... + be + ...”。
· 表示人口的“多”或“少”，用large/big 或small。
· 对人口多少进行提问，常用“What is the population of... /How large is the population of... ”。
· 当主语是“人口的百分之几、几分之几”时，谓语动词常用复数形式。
e.g. The country has a population of over three million.
(=The population of that country is over three million.)
那个国家拥有三百多万人口。
The population on the earth grows larger each year.
地球上的人口每年都在增加。
What’s the population of Beijing 北京有多少人口？
Three quarters of the population are farmers.
四分之三的人口是农民。
考题1：[龙东] The population of Heilongjiang is ______ than _______ of Shanghai. The birthrate is low, so our government encourages a second or a third child.
A. smaller; those B. less; it C. smaller; that
【点拨】句意：黑龙江的人口比上海的少。出生率很低，所以我们的政府鼓励生第二个或第三个孩子。表示人口少用small，排除B； 根据“The population of Heilongjiang is... than...of Shanghai.” 可知第二个空代指上海的人口，用that 代替。
C
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wide /wa d/ adj. 宽的；宽阔的
知识点
2
wide
副词形式为widely; width n. 宽度
e.g. How wide is that stream
那条小溪有多宽？
It is reported that 6G technology will be widely used in a short time.
据报道，6G 技术将在短时间内得到广泛应用。
adv. 广泛地
考题2：[凉山] These days, Zibo is ____________（wide）known for its barbecue（烧烤）.
【点拨】wide 是形容词，此处修饰动词应用副词。
widely
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million/m lj n/ num. 百万
基数词+ million+ 可数名词复数
millions of+ 可数名词复数
知识点
3
million
与million 用法类似的单词有：
hundred（百）； thousand （千）；
billion （十亿）等。
e.g. The program has more than one hundred million Chinese audiences.
该节目有超过1 亿名中国观众。
Lao She’s short stories are read by millions of people every year.
老舍的短篇小说每年有数百万人阅读。
考题3：[通辽改编] _____________（million）of people in more than 150 countries practice Tai Chi.
Millions
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pretty/pr ti/ adv. 非常，很
修饰形容词、副词的原级形式，相当于very，quite
知识点
4
Pretty good!
e.g. My mom is pretty cool. 我妈妈很酷。
lovely，good-looking，handsome，attractive，gorgeous
形容人好看：
拓展：pretty 作形容词，意为“漂亮的，精致的；（尤指女子）妩媚的；动人的”。
e.g. You look so pretty in that dress!
你穿那件连衣裙看起来真漂亮！
考题4：[滨州改编] 剪纸很生动。是谁做的
The paper cutting is p lively. Who made it
retty
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in fact 事实上，实际上
e.g. No one believes it, but in fact, Mary did pass the exam.
尽管没有人相信，但实际上，玛丽确实考试及格了。
I thought the work would be difficult. In fact, it’s very easy.
我原以为这项工作会很难，事实上，它很容易。
知识点
5
In fact, it only became important in the 1980s.
相当于as a matter of fact/in point of fact
通常位于句首，可用于强调，尤其与刚提到的情况相反。
考题5：[白银] —Peter looks like he’d be good at sports.
—Actually, he’s not.
A. In fact B. By the way
C. Besides D. In a word
A
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get /ɡet/ v. 变成；成为
知识点
6
It’s getting bigger and busier.
☆ get 的含义
用作系动词，表示“ 变得”，后跟形容词作表语，相当于become
e.g. Winter comes. the day gets shorter and the night gets longer. 冬天到了，白天变得短了，夜晚变得长了。
Why does Mary get good grades each time
为什么玛丽每次都取得好成绩
He gets to school on time every day.
他每天按时到校。
考题6：[凉山改编] 我们为中国变得越来越强大而感到自豪。
We’re so proud that China is g stronger and stronger.
etting
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as... as （比较时用）像……一样
知识点
7
Some day it will become as busy as Hong Kong, I’m sure.
as... as 可用于肯定句和否定句中。
so... as 只能用于否定句中。
as... as 之间只能用形容 词或副词的原级。
拓展：
e.g. The trains can go as fast as 140 kph.
火车的时速可以达到140 公里。
Her hair is not so long as mine.
她的头发没有我的头发长。
考题7：[岳阳] Mind health is as _______ as body health.
A. important B. more important
C. the most important
【点拨】句意：心理健康和身体健康一样重要。as...as 中间加形容词或副词原级。
A
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much + 比较级
much 副词，意为“……得多”，常修饰形容词或副词的比较级。
知识点
8
Its streets are much wider and cleaner too.
even, a lot, a little 和 a bit 也可用于修饰比较级。
拓展：
e.g. I think taking the bus is much faster than walking.
我认为坐公共汽车比步行要快得多。
He runs much faster than me. 他跑得比我快多了。
Cynthia was speaking even more slowly than usual.
辛西娅说得比平时还要慢。
much
·adv. 很；十分
·adj. 许多的（与不可数名词连用）
adv. 比较级
adv. 比较级
修饰比较级
考题8：[呼和浩特改编] The air has been much _________（bad）these years. Governments are taking action against pollution.
worse
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more than 超过；多于
知识点
9
Today the population of Shenzhen is more than (3)____ million.
拓展：
more than后常跟数目， 相当于 over。
less than 是 more than 的反义短语，意为“少于，不到”。
e.g. Kites were invented in China more than two thousand years ago.
风筝是两千多年前在中国发明的。
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