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Module 2 My home town and my country
Unit 3 Language in use
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describe and compare
The earth is larger than the moon.
The moon is smaller than the earth.
Jack
Tom
* Jack is ______ ______
Tom.
* Tom is ______ ______
Jack.
taller
than
shorter
than
Mary
Amy
Amy is ______ ______ ______ Mary.
Both Amy and Mary are cute.
Both of them are cute.
as
as
cute
比较级
It’s getting bigger and busier.
Its streets are much wider and cleaner too.
It’s a newer city than Hong Kong.
It’s taller than many other buildings in Shenzhen.
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构 成 方 法 原 级 比 较 级
单音节和少数双音节单词 一般在词尾加er。 tall, long, short, taller, longer, shorter
以元音字母e结尾形容词,直接加r。 nice, fine, large nicer, finer, larger
以重读闭音节结尾的形容词,末尾只有一个辅音字母,应先双写该字母,再加er。 big, hot, red, thin bigger, hotter,
redder, thinner
以辅音字母+y结尾的形容词,先把y变成i,再加er。 busy, early, easy busier, earlier, easier
比较级变化规则
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1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box.
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 _____.
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 ________.
bigger
taller
older
larger
colder
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2 Work in pairs. Talk about the pictures. Use the words from the box to help you.
big busy high low old small tall wide
Now make comparison. Write sentences.
The buildings in Picture 1 are older than the buildings in Picture 2.
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3 Write sentences. Use the information in the table.
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 newer than Beijing.
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4 Complete the word map with the words in the box. You need to use one word more than once.
big cold large new old small warm
Place
weather
history
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