Module 2 My home town and my country
Unit 3 Language in use
Summary （总结）
一般在词尾加-er
以字母 e 结尾的
形容词,直接加 - r
以重读闭音节结尾的形容词，如末尾只有一个辅音字母，应先双写该字母，再加 - er
以“辅音字母+ - y ”结尾的
形容词，先把 y 变成 i，
再加 - er
tall, long, short, old, small, warm
taller, longer, shorter, older, smaller, warmer
nice, fine, large
hot, big, thin, fat
easy, early, busy
nicer, finer,
larger
bigger, hotter,
thinner, fatter
busier, earlier,
easier
构 成 方 法 原 级 比 较 级
单音节
和少数
双音节
单 词
China is _______ (big) than Australia.
bigger
Sanya is _______(warm) than Heilongjiang.
warmer
1. It’s getting ______ and _______.
2. It’s a _______ city than Hong Kong.
3. Its streets are _____ _____ and ______
too.
4. It’s ______ ______ many other buildings
in Shenzhen.
taller
than
newer
bigger
cleaner
much
wider
busier
(big, busy)
(new)
(wide, clean)
(tall)
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 _____.
bigger
taller
big cold large old tall
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 ________.
older
larger
colder
big busy high low old small tall wide
The buildings in Picture 1 are older than the buildings in Picture 2.
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.
For example: Shenzhen is newer than Beijing.
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
Shenzhen 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.
cold
place
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.
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
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
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
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 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.
F
T
T
1. The population of He’nan is ______ than
that of Shandong.
A. bigger B. more C. larger D. higher
2. _____ is the population of China?
A. How many B. What
C. How D. How much
3. Zhuhai is _______ the coast of South Sea.
A. in B. on C. at D. of
4. Hong Kong is _____ busier than Ji’nan.
A. very B. much C. too D. little
5. The city is famous ______ its beautiful
places.
A. to B. at C. of D. for
6. The girl is coming _____ a bag on her
back.
A. with B. at C. of D. for
7. —How high is Jin Mao Tower?
—About______.
A.420 metre high B.420 metres high
C.420-metre high D.420-metres-high
1. 形容词的比较级：
(1)定义:
(2)变化规则：
① 一般的直接在词尾加er。
② 以e结尾的，直接加r。
③ 以辅音字母加y结尾的，先改y为i再加er。
④ 双写最后的辅音字母再加er。
(3)形容词比较级的结构：
(4)形容词比较级的修饰词:
在比较级前常用 much (……得多) 来修饰形容词，表示“程度进一步加深”。
2. 重点短语:
in the north be famous for
on the coast pretty good
the population of
