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Understanding ideas - Grammar
as…as
Review the forms
tall
nice
hot
busy
beautiful
taller
nicer
hotter
busier
more beautiful
tallest
nicest
hottest
busiest
most beautiful
comparative
superlative
+er / +est
+r / +st
双写+er / 双写+est
去y,+ier / +iest
more+ / most+
Can you summarize the rules?
good, well
bad/ill, badly
many/much
little
far
better
worse
more
less
farther/further
best
worst
most
least
farthest/furthest
comparative
superlative
Review the forms
Read the sentences and find more sentences with these structures in the reading passage.
Do you want something less hot?
Why are their eyes and ears much bigger than normal ones?
Were ancient Shu people able to see and hear further than us?
(a) The food was much hotter than I expected.
(b) And cooking hot pot was just as fun as eating it!
We use comparatives and superlatives to show how people or things are different in some way.
Read and summarise the sentence structure.
The food was much hotter than I expected.
Why are their eyes and ears much bigger than normal ones?
Were ancient Shu people able to see and hear further than us?
Do you want something less hot?
形容词或副词比较级:
A is + comparative + than B,表示“A比B……”。
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And cooking hot pot was just as fun as eating it!
Discuss and analyse the sentence structure.
平级的比较:
肯定:as + 原级 + as,表示“和……一样……”。
否定:not as / so + 原级 + as,表示“不像……那样……”。
Compare and summarise.
The Yangtze River is longer than the Yellow River. The Yellow River isn’t as long as the Yangtze River.
Mt. Qomolangma is higher than Mt. Taishan. Mt. Taishan isn’t as high as Mt. Qomolangma.
Bikes are more eco-friendly than cars. Cars aren’t as eco-friendly as bikes.
A is + 比较级 + than B
A is + 原级 + than B
It can turn into each other.
We use comparatives and superlatives to show how people or things are different in some way.
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Read, compare and summarise.
The food was much hotter than I expected.
The food was a lot hotter than I expected.
The food was far hotter than I expected.
The food was a little hotter than I expected.
The food was a bit hotter than I expected.
The food was slightly hotter than I expected.
How hot is the food?
What are the differences?
To show big differences.
To show small differences.
Read, compare and summarise.
And cooking hot pot was just as fun as eating it!
And cooking hot pot was not quite as fun as eating it!
And cooking hot pot was almost as fun as eating it!
And cooking hot pot was nearly as fun as eating it!
And cooking hot pot was not nearly as fun as eating it!
To emphasize强调.
To show small differences.
To show big differences.
Rewrite the sentences using (more / less)... than or as... as.
1 I prefer trying local food to visiting places of interest in a trip.
To me, trying local food is _____________________________ visiting places of interest in a trip.
2 The hotel room was very comfortable, just like my own home.
The hotel room was ___________________ my own home.
more enjoyable / better than
as comfortable as
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Complete the second sentence using the word in brackets.
1. Cycling is faster than walking. (as)
Walking is _____________________________________________
2. Motorcycle racing isn’t quite as exciting as Formula 1. (slightly)
Formular 1 is ___________________________________________
3. Health is a lot more important than money. (nearly)
Money isn’t ____________________________________________
4. This year’s course isn’t nearly as easy as last year’s. (much)
Last year’s ____________________________________________
5. This computer is much faster than the old one. (a lot)
The old computer _______________________________________
6. It isn’t quite as hot today as yesterday. (almost)
It is __________________________________________________
7. Today’s exam was much shorter than yesterday’s. (a lot)
Yesterday’s exam _______________________________________
not as fast as cycling.
slightly more exciting than motorcycle racing.
nearly as important as health.
course was much easier than this year’s.
is a lot slower than this computer.
almost as hot today as yesterday.
was a lot longer than today’s.
Complete the postcard using as... as or (more)... than.
1.__________________
2.__________________
3.__________________
4.__________________
5.__________________
6.__________________
bigger than
as powerful as
as beautiful as
more interesting than
as exciting as
as little as
What effect do comparatives or parallel comparisons have on expression?
Watch the video and know more about Iguazu Falls.
What are your fun things during travel? Complete the thinking map.
Discuss fun things to do while travelling and improve your thinking map.
What are they like to do during travel?
How do they express their opinions?
Opinion + Example
Two students are talking about their fun activities during travel. Let’s listen what do they like to do.
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