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Module 2 My home town and my country
Unit 1 It’s taller than many other buildings.
外研八年级(上)
Learning Objectives
1. master the following words: hill, population, wide, million, pretty,
pretty good, than;
2. master and use the comparative form of monosyllabic adjectives;
3. summarize the comparative sentence patterns;
4. try to compare our hometown with other cities.
By the end of the class, we will be able to:
Words and phrases
hill
n. 小山
Hills are higher than the land around it, but not as high as a mountain.
Look at the pictures and sentences and try to guess the meaning of red words.
population
n. 人口
World Population Day is celebrated on July 11th every year.
wide
adj.宽的;宽阔的
The stream is not as wide as the river.
million
num. 百万
He has one million pounds.
pretty
adv. 相当地
pretty good
相当好;很好
It is a pretty good idea, and the man gives a like (点赞).
than
prep. 比
The black car is bigger than the green car.
Victoria Harbour
Victoria Peak
Look at the pictures and guess what the city is?
Ocean Park
Zijin Square
Disneyland
Hong Kong
Look at another set of pictures and guess what this city is?
The Oriental Pearl TV Tower
The Bund
Nanjing Road Walkway
China Pavilion
Shanghai
Jinmao Tower
How do you feel about the two cities? You can use the following words to describe them.
tall buildings decious food beautiful scenery
popular population busy modern
Example:
— How do you feel about Shanghai/Hong Kong?
— I think Shanghai/Hong Kong...
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
7
552
Now listen to a conversation about these two cities and fill in the blanks.
Listening and vocabulary
Victoria Peak
Tapescript:
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