Unit3 Grammar Comparatives 课件2023-2024学年沪教牛津版英语八年级上册

Comparatives Transportation Hotels Restaurants Travel Plan Transportation high-speed train plane Watch a video about Amy and her mom’s discussion Transportation Which transportation will they choose? Why? Taking a plane is more expensive than taking a high-speed train. Taking a high-speed train is more comfortable than taking a plane. They will take a high-speed train to Beijing. Transportation Which transportation will they choose? Why? Meaning of Comparatives A plane is faster than a high-speed train. Taking a plane is more expensive than taking a high-speed train. Taking a high-speed train is more comfortable than taking a plan. Taking a high-speed train is better than taking a plane. Comparatives: to compare two things (A&B) to show their differences Sentence Pattern of Comparatives A plane is faster than a high-speed train. Taking a plane is more expensive than taking a high-speed train. Taking a high-speed train is more comfortable than taking a plan. Taking a high-speed train is better than taking a plane. A +be +comparative +than+ B Find out the form of comparatives Amy: Mom, I was thinking about our trip to Beijing. Should we take a high-speed train or a plane? Mom: Well, Amy, we can take a plane because a plane is faster than a high-speed train. And a plane gets us to Beijing in a shorter time than a train. Amy: That’s true. Look at the time. If we take a plane, we can get up later than if we take a high-speed train. But if we take a high-speed train, we have to get up earlier, maybe at 6:30. Mom: Oh, wait. We can get bigger legroom on a high-speed train than on a plane. So taking a high-speed train is more comfortable than taking a plane. Amy: Mom, you are right. Comfort is important during a long journey. Besides, taking a plane is more expensive than taking a high-speed train. Mom: Well, considering money and comfort, taking a high-speed train is better than taking a plane. Let’s take a high-speed train to Beijing. Form of Regular Comparatives Syllables Form Examples 1 + adj. -er longer nicer 2 + adj. -er (end in -y) (chang -y to -i) 2+ more + adj. more popular better? faster fast- long- (end in -e） late- later nice- (辅元辅) big- bigger thin- thinner early- earlier noisy- noisier expensive- more expensive popular- Irregular comparatives Adj. Form good better worse bad far further(程度) farther(距离) Transportation Hotels Restaurants Travel Plan Hotels Distance 900m 670m Cost ￥697（including breakfast ) ￥603 （without breakfast ) Year of opening 2019 opened in 2008, decorated(装饰) in 2021 Speical service(服务) service robots ______ Rating(评分) 4.6/5.0 4.2/5.0 Lifeng Hotel Yongguang Hotel Complete the converstion below with the comparatives from the box. popular close long cheap high new smart important Amy: Mom, which hotel should we choose? Mom: Well, Yongguang Hotel is only 670 metres from the Palace Museum, so it is 1.___________than Lifeng Hotel. And it is also 2.___________ than Lifeng Hotel. Amy: But the cost of Fifeng Hotel includes breakfast. It’s not expensive. Mom: I prefer to have breakfast in a famous restaurant. Besides, Yongguang Hotel was opened in 2008. That means it has a 3.__________history than Lifeng Hotel. But it was decorated in 2021, in a way, it is 4.____________ than Lifeng Hotel. Amy: Lifeng Hotel is 5.___________ than Yongguang Hotel because it has sevice robots. And it has a 6.___________ rating than Yongguang Hotel in Dazhongdianping. It is 7.______________than Yongguang Hotel. Mom: Service and ratings are 8.____________ than other factors（因素). OK, let’s stay in Lifeng Hotel. closer cheaper longer newer smarter higher more popular more important Transportation Hotels Restaurants Travel Plan Restaurants 1. Spend ￥400 at most on a meal. 2. Use Dazhongdianping a lot. 3. Don’t want to wait for too long time. 4. Love history and traditional food. 5. Love talking during a meal. Restaurants Dadong Restaurant was opened in 1985. One Beijing Roast Duck in Dadong Restaurant costs ￥398. The skin of Dadong’s duck is often crispy (脆的) and the meat is tender (嫩) and not fat. The style of its decoration is modern. On a rating APP called Dazhongdianping, it got 3.7 out of 5. Some people love this quiet restaurant but they are not happy about waiting for at least one hour before getting into the restaurant. Quanjude Restaurant was opened in 1864. If you want to try one Beijing Roast Duck, you need to spend ￥258. The skin of the duck is crispy (脆的) and the meat is a bit fat but still tender (嫩). It has a traditional decoration. It got a rating of 4.0 on Dazhongdainping. Some people think that it is a bit noisy and they need to wait for at least 40 mintues before entering the restaurant. Restaurants Year of opening 1985 1864 Q has a longer history than D. Cost 258 Duck meat not fat Decoration(装修) Rating(评分) Environment Waiting time Complete the table to compare the differences Dadong Restaurant Quanjude Restaurant Comparison Restaurants If you were Amy, which restaurant would you choose? Why? Transportation Hotels Restaurants Travel Plan docer 汇报人： Comparatives Summary Meaning To compare two things (A&B) Form adj. +er more + adj. Use To make comparisions To show differences To make choices A+be+comparative+than +B Sentence Pattern Thank you! Lavf58.20.100 null 16848.0 null 15120.0 $$