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Module 2
My hometown and my country
Unit 1 It’s taller than many other buildings.
learning
objectives
能听懂比较两个城市的对话。
能够通过听和读了解两个不同的城市或地方。
Period I
How much do you know about Dezhou ?
Where
Population
Its street
How
Its buildings
in the east of China
/,p?pj?'le??n/
表示某地人口有多少？
--What's the population of...?
--The population of...is...
--...has a population of...
--How many people are there in...?
--There are...
over 5,700,000 (large)
big ( small); old ( new); busy (not)
wide ; clean
tall (high)
Where
in the east of China
Population
over 7,400,000 (larger)
How
bigger; older; busier
Its street
wider ; cleaner
Its buildings
taller (higher)
Task 1 Listen and complete.
Place: (1)__________
Population: (2)______million
Jin Mao Tower: (3) ______metres high
Place: (4)___________
Population: (5)_______million
Victoria Peak: (6) _____metres high
Shanghai
23.5
420.5
Hong Kong
seven
552
While listening
1. Where did Daming go on weekend?
A. Shenzhen B. Hong Kong C. Diwang Tower
2. Is Shenzhen older than Hongkong?
A. Yes, it is. B. No, it isn't. C. We don't know
3. What’s the population of Shenzhen?
A. Over ten billion B. Ten million C. Over ten million
4.What place is taller than many other buildings in Shenzhen?
A. Diwang Tower B. Jin Mao Tower C. Victoria Peak
Task 2 Listen and choose.
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深圳地王大厦高69层，曾是亚洲第一高楼，也是全国第一个钢结构高层建筑，是深圳地标性建筑之一。
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Place Shenzhen
Where It's on the ________ near Hong Kong.
How It only became important in the ______.
It's getting bigger and ______.
Population It's over ten ______. That's larger than the population of many other cities in China.
Its streets ________ and cleaner.
Landmark(标志性建筑） Diwang Tower
Task 3 Listen and finish the table.
coast
1980s
busier
million
Wider
Reading
Task 1 Read in groups and correct the pronounciation and intonation（语调）.
Task 2 Read and underline the sentences containing comparative adjectives（形容词的比较级）.
Tony: Hey, Daming! How was your weekend?
Daming: Pretty good! 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. It’s getting bigger and busier. Someday it will
become as busy as Hong Kong. I’m sure.
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. 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.
Group-work
newer
cleaner
taller
larger
wider
bigger
busier
比较级，要变化，一般词尾加-er。
词尾若有哑音e, 直接加-r就可以。
重读闭音节，辅元辅结尾要双写。
辅音字母若加y, 记得把y变为i。
new
clean
tall
large
wide
big
busy
pretty good 相当好
on the coast 在海岸上
in fact 实际上
become important 变得重要
in the 1980s 在20世纪80年代
get bigger and busier 变得又大又繁华
as busy as 与...一样忙
What's the population of... ...的人口是多少？
many other 许多其他的
busier and busier 越来越繁华
much wider 宽得多
remember to 记得去做某事
Inclusion
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 ________.
4. Shenzhen will become as ______ as Hong Kong.
5. The population of Shenzhen is ______ than that of many
other cities in China.
big busy clean large new small wide
big
small
newer
cleaner
busy
bigger
busier
wider
larger
Complete the sentences with the correct form.
Post-reading
Period II
learning
objectives
能够比较两个地方的不同，并与同学进行多轮对话。
能够掌握形容词的规则比较级形式以及本单元的语言点。
Place Shenzhen
Where It's on the...
How ... about thirty years ago, but today...
...new... In fact, it only become ...It's getting ... Some day...
Population It's over... That's larger than...
Its streets Its streets are...
Landmark(标志性建筑） Remember to....
It's taller than...
Retelling
Revison
相当好
在海岸上
实际上
变得重要
在20世纪80年代
变得又大又繁华
与...一样忙
...的人口是多少？
许多其他的
越来越繁华
宽得多
记得去做某事
pretty good
on the coast
in fact
become important
in the 1980s
get bigger and busier
as busy as
What's the population of...
many other
busier and busier
much wider
remember to
Grammer
形容词的比较级（1）
1. 比较级定义：表示两者或两类人或事物之间的比较。
2. 比较级变化规则：
① 一般在词尾加-er。如：
small — smaller old — older
②以字母e结尾的形容词直接加 –r。如：
large — larger fine — finer
③以重读闭音节结尾的形容词，如末尾只有一个辅音字母，应双写该字母，再加-er。如：
big — bigger hot — hotter
④以辅音字母加 y 结尾的形容词，把“y”变 i”，再加–er。如：
busy —busier easy — easier
3. 比较级的结构：
(1)比较级结构：
比较级 + than + 比较对象，表示“比……更……”。
(2)同级比较的结构：
as + 形容词/副词 + as，表示“和……一 样”。
not as + 形容词/副词 + as，表示“不 像……那样”。
Exercises
写出下列形容词的比较级。
1. short — _______ 2. thin — ______
3. early — _______ 4. red — _______
5. fine — _______ 6. fat — _______
7. cool — _______ 8. big — ______
9. wet — _______ 10. dry — _______
shorter
thinner
earlier
redder
finer
fatter
cooler
bigger
wetter
drier
1. In fact, it only became important in the 1980s. It’s getting bigger and busier.
1) in fact 表示“事实上”。
e.g. In fact, Taiwan is a part of China.
事实上，台湾是中国的一部分。
2) in the 1980s 表示“在20世纪80年代”。
结构为“in the + 整十的年份 + s/'s”。
e.g. in the 1930s/1930's 在20世纪30年代
Language points
3）getting bigger and cleaner 表示“变得更大和更干净”。
get 表示“变得”, 此处作系动词，后面接形容词或形容词的比较级，意为“变成、变得”。
e.g. As you get old, your memory gets worse.
当你变老的时候，你的记忆力会变差。
The weather gets warmer, and the days get longer.
天气变得更暖和了，天也变得更长了。
2. Some day it will become as busy as Hong Kong, I’m sure.
as + 形容词/副词 + as 和……一 样
e.g. He is as tall as his brother.
他和他的哥哥一样高。
not as + 形容词/副词 + as 不像……
e.g. This dictionary is not as useful as you think.
这本字典不如你想象的那样有用。
3. It's over ten million, I think. That’s larger than the population of many other cities in China.
million 数词，意为“百万”。
million前有具体数字时, million后不能加s, 如two million(两百万)；如果无具体数字时, 后面要加s并与of 连接, 表示不确切的数字“数百万的”，即millions of。
与其用法相似的词还有 hundred，thousand，billion（十亿）
1) About forty ________children from poor families still need ________．
A. million；help
B. million；helps
C. millions; help
2) --- TB (肺结核) is very terrible.
--- Yes, it kills _______ people every year.
A. million of B. some million of
C. millions of D. some millions of
A
C
population n. 人口
1)是一个集体名词,当其用作主语时, 谓语动词常用第三人称单数形式。
e.g. The population of Paris is 7 million.
巴黎的人口有七百万。
2) 注意: 表示人口的“多”或“少”, 要用large或small, 不能用much或little。
e.g. China has a large population.
中国人口多。
3) 对人口的数量进行提问时，要用：
“ What's the population of...?” 或“ How large is the population of...
e.g. What's the population of Shandong.
= How large is the population of Shandong.
4) 表达“某地有多少人口”通常有两种方法:
●"The population of + 某地+ be + 数词"。
e.g. The population of Shanghai is 13 million.
上海的人口有一千三百万。
●"某地+ has a population of +数词"。
e.g. Shanghai has a population of 13 million.
上海有一千三百万人。
1. The number of the people in our city is five million.
___________________ our city is five million.
Our city has ________________ five million.
___________ five million people in our city.
Exercises
The population of
a population of
There are
[考题链接]
( ) The experts think that India’s population may be ______ than China’s ______ 2020.
A. many, by B. more, in C. larger, by
C
--- What’s _____ population of China?
--- China has ______ population of 1.3 billion.
A. a; the B. the; a C. /; / D. the; the
－ ______ is the population of the town?
－ Over 20,000. And a third of the population
______ workers of the car factory．
A. What; are B. How many; are
C. What; is D. How many; is
B
A
4. Its streets are much wider and cleaner too.
much用于比较级之前，表示程度。
e.g. Tom runs much faster than Mike.
汤姆比迈克跑得更快。
用于修饰比较级的副词（短语）还有甚至（even）；仍然（still）；多（ much，a lot）；一点（ a little； a bit）
Talk about the differences between Shenzhen and your hometown. Use big, small, hot, cold, tall or new.
--Is your hometown bigger than Shenzhen?
--No, it isn't. It's smaller than Shenzhen.
Pair-work
看图填空：
The left tree is_________________than the right tree.
The apples on the left tree are__________________.
The fox is___________than the bird.
The bird is not as__________as the fox.
smaller/shorter
bigger and redder
heavier
heavy
Exercises
用所给词的适当形式填空
1. Dalian is big. Shanghai is________ (big) than Dalian.
2. I play piano every day because I want to play as________(good)
as Langlang.
3. The film star has ________ (million) of fans in the world.
4. In fact, it only became important in the ________ (1990).
5. One day, I'd like ________(go) to Sanya.
Exercises
bigger
well
millions
1990s/1990's
to go
