Unit 3 Same or Different 课时课件2025-2026学年人教版英语八年级上册

Section A How are we different from each other? UNIT 3 Same or Different？ 第 1 课 时 (1a~1e) 1 单词: compare, shy, lazy, loud, outgoing, hard-working, perform, alone, solve, flute 句型：—Is … taller than …？　—No，… is shorter than ... She sings louder than .... 能用比较级对比自己和他人的外貌、性格、习惯和优势。 能听懂含有比较级的有关描述人物特征的对话； Learning Goals 1 2 3 2 Look and say : What do they look like? short heavy thin tall short hair long hair Warming up How do we compare with each other? Big question 4 slow fast interesting/funny boring loud outgoing shy quiet lazy hard-working 1. What is the possible relationship between the girls in the photo? 2. What do they have in common? 3. How are they different from each other? One holds a ping-pong bat and the other holds a book. They may be friends. They both wear school uniforms and have long hair. Look and share Match each word with its opposite. fast outgoing shy boring late short tall quiet lazy early loud slow funny hard-working 1a 1.What does she look like? 2.What is she like? 3.What does she like? 4.What’s she good at? Look and say 1.What does she look like? 2.What is she like? 3.What does she like? 4.What’s she good at? What is he /she like? personality friendly, kind, serious, outgoing, easy-going, calm, wild, athletic, shy, quiet, strict... likes and dislikes What does he /she like or dislike? favourite subject/colour/food/sport... like/dislike to do / doing What is he/she good at? can/can’t do sth. well be good at sth/doing sth abilities Tim is taller than Tom. __ __ Tom is shorter than Tim. tall taller short shorter __ __ Tom Tim Compare Listen to the conversations. Tick the locations where the conversations take place. Conversation 1: □ at the music club □ at the music festival Conversation 2: □ at the music club □ at the music festival √ √ 1a Listen again and check your answers. Conversation 1 Peter: Chen Jie, did you hear about the school music festival? Chen Jie: Yeah, it sounds fun. Peter: Why don't you perform? You play the Chinese flute better than anyone else in our music club. Chen Jie: Well, I'm afraid of performing alone. I'm not as outgoing as you. Peter: But you work harder than me. And last week you played a really beautiful song! Chen Jie: You liked it? Maybe we could play it together! Peter: Great idea! Conversation 2 Mrs Brown: I loved your performance! You two did a wonderful job! Peter and Chen Jie: Thank you! Mrs Brown: Look, it's time for Ella and Emma's show! Peter: Is that Ella singing? Chen Jie: No, that's Emma. Emma is taller than Ella. And she sings louder than Ella. Chen Jie : Look! That is Ella dancing. Her hair is longer than Emma's. Peter : They both dance well, but I think Ella dances better than her sister. Listen to the conversations again and complete the sentences. 1. Peter and Chen Jie are talking about the ___________________. Chen Jie is afraid of performing alone so they solve the problem by playing a song _________________. 2. Mrs Brown and Peter are talking about ____________ and ________________ show. school music festival together Ella Emma’s 1c Listen to the two conversations again. Match the characters with the correct descriptions. 1d Use the information from 1d to make comparisons. 1e If you are going to form a music group (basketball / volleyball/...team) with two of your classmates, who will you choose and why? Free Talk Use comparative forms to explain your reasons. 1.How do we compare with each other? 我们如何相互比较？ ①〔不及物动词〕比较；对比 compare with 与…… 相比较；与…… 类似（或相似） The cost of living in this city, when compared with smaller towns, is quite high. 这座城市的物价水平与小城镇相比相当高。 ②〔及物动词〕比较；对比 compare A with/to B 把 A 与 B 作比较 compare A to B 把 A 比作 B I compared my height with my brother’s, and I found I was taller. 我把自己的身高和哥哥的作比较，然后我发现我更高。 The writer compared the moon to a silver plate. 作家把月亮比作银色的圆盘。 Language points 2. Chen Jie is afraid of performing alone so they solve the problem by playing a song together. 陈洁害怕独自表演，所以他们通过一起演奏一首歌曲来解决这个问题。 （1）perform ①〔动词〕表演 The band will perform in the centre of our city.这支乐队将在我们的城市中心表演 。 ②〔及物动词〕执行；做 She can perform the task well.她能很好地执行这项任务 。 [注意] 表示演员在戏剧、电影等中扮演某个角色，不用 perform，而用 play。 拓展 ① performance 〔可数名词〕 表演；演出 The dance performance is amazing.这场舞蹈表演很精彩 。 ② performer 〔可数名词〕演出者；演员 The young performer sings beautifully.这位年轻演员唱歌很好听 。 (2) alone 〔副词 & 形容词〕 独自；单独 用作副词时修饰动词，在句中作状语，相当于 by oneself，此处用作副词，修饰 performing；用作形容词时不能在名词前作定语。 He likes living alone. 他喜欢独自生活。（alone 用作副词） Finally the two of us were alone together. 最后只有我们两人在一起。（alone 用作形容词） (3) 辨析: solve 与 answer 二者均可作动词，用法区别如下: solve 常与 problem 搭配使用，表示“解决” ；解答此问题，此类问题难度较大。 answer 常与 question 搭配使用，表示“回答” ；答复此问题，此类问题难度较小。 He solved many problems in physics. 他解决了许多物理学难题。 Who can answer my question? 谁能回答我的问题？ 一、根据句意及首字母提示填写单词 We often c______ city life with country life to find their differences. The band will p______ at the school concert tomorrow. She likes to read books a______ in her quiet room. Can you help me s______ this maths problem? It’s a bit hard. Don’t speak so l______ in the library. People are reading. compare perform alone solve loud Practice 二、用所给词的适当形式填空。 1. Who is ____________ (lazy), Hobo or Eddie? 2. She is _________________(hard-working) than me, so she always gets better grades than me. 3. We should remember “Actions speak____________ (loud) than words.” in our daily life. 4. Alice is______________ (outgoing) than me, and she has many friends. 5. I am ___________(shy) than my sister. lazier more hard-working louder more outgoing shyer 1. Review the new words of this lesson. 2. preview Pronunciation-2e. Homework null 71261.18 $$ Section A How are we different from each other? UNIT 3 Same or Different？ 第 3 课 时 (3a-3c) 1 掌握形容词和副词比较级形式的变化规则 掌握形容词和副词比较级的用法和常用结构 掌握同级比较结构as...as... 了解形容词和副词比较级的常用修饰词。 单词：population, average, rainfall, per, pleasant 句式：It is 形容词的比较级+than last year. sb does +副词的比较级+than sb. Learning Goals 1 2 2 形容词和副词的用法区别 loudly quietly clearly quiet clear nice tall short 形容词 副词 Revision Don’t speak loudly. The baby is sleeping, so the mum walked quietly. Tom is short but Sam is tall. Lucy is a quiet girl. 形容词的用法： 修饰名词作定语 系动词后作表语 副词的用法： 修饰动词、形容词和副词， 作状语 nice—— late—— heavy—— easy —— long—— tall —— short—— longer taller shorter later nicer heavier easier Revision 形容词和副词比较级的变化规则 thin—— big—— thinner bigger outgoing—— beautiful—— good/well—— bad/badly—— more outgoing more beautiful worse better Revision 形容词和副词比较级的变化规则 形容词和副词比较级的规则变化 分类 变化方式 示例 一般情况 直接在词尾加­er tall—taller short—shorter 以不发音的字母e结尾 的词 只在词尾加­r nice—nicer late—later 重读闭音节词词尾只有一个辅音字母 先双写该辅音字母，再加er thin—thinner big—bigger 以“辅音字母+y”结尾的双音节词 先变y为i，再加er heavy—heavier easy—easier 多音节词和部分双音 节词 在词前加more outgoing—more outgoing beautiful—more beautiful 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。 辅音字母若加y, 记得变y为i。 一辅重读闭音节，末尾字母要双写。 多、双音节有规律，词前加more就可以。 比较级规则变化助记口诀 good/well → better bad/badly → worse many/much → more little → less far → farther/further 形容词和副词比较级的不规则变化 There are more activities this year. It is more colourful than last year. Emma is taller than Ella, but her hair is shorter than Ella’s. Ella dances better than Emma, but Emma sings louder than her. Emma always gets up earlier than me, but I work as hard as her! Read the sentences and notice the comparatives in bold. Find more examples in Section A. Is Ella taller than Emma? No, she is shorter than Emma. more examples 1a 形容词和副词比较级的常用句式结构 A+be+形容词比较级+than+B. A+实义动词+副词比较级+than+B. This tree is taller than that tree. 这棵树比那棵树高。 Tom runs faster than Daming.汤姆比大明跑得快。 2. A+be+the＋比较级＋of the two＋复数名词. My brother is the taller of the two boys. 我哥哥是这两个男孩中更高的那个。 3. 疑问词+be/实义动词+比较级， A or B? Who is more beautiful, Lucy or Mary?露西和玛丽谁更漂亮？ 4. “比较级＋and＋比较级” 或“more and more +原级” It’s getting hotter and hotter. 天气变得越来越热了。 My school is becoming more and more beautiful. 我的学校正变得越来越漂亮。 5. The＋比较级，the＋比较级. The more，the better. 多多益善。 形容词和副词比较级的常用句式结构 6. A+be/实义动词+倍数＋比较级＋than+B. The box is three times bigger than that one. 这个盒子是那个的三倍大。 原级比较结构 as…as… A+be/实义动词+as +形容词/副词原形+as+B. Jack gets up as early as Tony. 杰克和托尼起床起得一样早。 I’m as heavy as my brother. 我和我哥哥一样重。 形容词和副词比较级的修饰词 常见的修饰词有much, a lot, a little, a bit, even, far等。 We have a much better life now.  我们现在的日子好得多了。 Your cake is a little larger than mine.  你的蛋糕比我的大一点儿。  This story is even more interesting than that one.  这个故事比那个更有趣。 助记：两“多”两“少”一“甚至”， “还”有一个“远”去了。 Use the words in brackets to write questions and answers. 1. Q: Is Julie slimmer than you? (Julie / slim / you) A: No, she isn’t. She is as slim as me. 2. Q: _______________________________? (you / serious / your cousin) A: No, I’m not. I am ______________ than he is. Are you as serious as your cousin more serious Practice 3b 3. Q: __________________________________? (Tom / smart / Sam) A: No, I don’t think so. I think Sam is as _______ as Tom. 4. Q: __________________________________? ( Jack / swim / fast / Sally) A: No, he doesn’t. He swims as ______ as Sally. Does Jack swim faster than Sally fast Is Tom smarter than Sam smart Look at the chart. Then complete the sentences to compare Guangzhou and Vancouver. Use the words in the box and than. Facts Guangzhou Vancouver Population (2024) 18.978 million 0.76 million Area 7,436 square km 115 square km Average rainfall per year 1,923 mm 1,475 mm Average January temperature 16℃ 5℃ Average July temperature 31℃ 18℃ =kilometre/kilometer千米 n.降雨量 =millimetre/millimeter毫米 adj. 平均的，平常的 n.平均数；平均水准 n.人口 3c 1. The population of Vancouver was _____________ that of Guangzhou in 2024. 2. In area, Guangzhou is __________ Vancouver. 3. It rains ______ in Guangzhou _______ in Vancouver. 4. Guangzhou has a pleasant temperature in January. It is _____________ Vancouver in January. 5. Vancouver is ___________ Guangzhou in July. smaller than larger than more than large small much warm cool warmer than cooler than adj. 宜人的；友好的 一、写出下列形容词、副词的比较级 smart __________ quiet __________ large __________ nice __________ heavy __________ busy __________ fat __________ hot __________ useful __________ friendly __________ beautiful ____________ little __________ good __________ many/much __________ larger smarter heavier busier quieter fatter nicer hotter friendlier more useful more beautiful better less more Practice 二、根据汉语意思完成句子 1. 他工作比我努力。 He works ________ _______ me. 2. 露西和她姐姐一样苗条。 Lucy is ______ ______ ____ her sister. 3. 这个箱子比那个箱子重得多。 The box is _______ _______ than that one. 4. 你画的画越来越好了。 You draws ______ _______ ______. harder than as slim as much heavier better and better 三、单项选择 1. （黑龙江绥化中考）Alice is ______ one of the twins. A. the taller B. taller C. tallest 2. She has ____ books than you. A. many B. much C. more D. most 3. Farmers become ________ in our hometown in recent years. A. more and more rich B. richer and richer C. more rich and more rich D. much richer than 4. Jim studies better than Tom, but Tom is _______ and he has more friends. A. outgoing B. more outgoing C. lazy D. lazier Homework 1. 复习形容词和副词比较级的变化形式和常用句式； 2. Write down the similarities and differences between you and one of your friends. $$ Section A How are we different from each other? UNIT 3 Same or Different? 第 1 课 时 (Pronunciation-2e) 1 单词：congratulation, prize, attend, besides, spare, pleasure, appearance, personality, serious 短语：as… as…, spare time, have sth in common 句型：Congratulations (on…)! We are different in many ways. What does … think of …？ 能就与朋友之间的差异和相似性组织对话，正确对待朋友间的差异。 Learning Goals 2 1 2 person dirty nurse learn Can you read the four words? Warming up person dirty nurse learn Do you know what sound the red letters make? /ɜ:/ agree happen together doctor Can you read the four words? agree happen together doctor Do you know what sound the red letters make? /ə/ Listen and repeat. Add one more word to each group. her bird fur earth alone open /ɜ:/ /ə/ er ir ur ear a e o er, or term person first dirty nurse Thursday early learn China agree happen moment together compare number doctor today worker 1 Listen and repeat. Notice the intonation. 1. A: You know Ella and ↑ Emma? They won first prize in the school music ↓ festival. B: Ella and ↑ Emma? They ↑ did? A: ↓Yes. They ↓ did. 2. A: How was school ↓ today? B: I took part in the school music ↓ festival. A: ↑Today? You ↑ did? I thought the festival would be ↓ tomorrow. B: ↓No. ↓Today. 2 语调规律总结 升调通常用于一般疑问句、陈述句和表示疑问的各类句子，以及表示意思未完的各种情况。升调还可用于说话者不能确定信息是否准确，需要对方核实的情况。降调通常用于陈述句、特殊疑问句、选择疑问句的后半部分、祈使句和感叹句等。 Han Lin is interviewing Emma and Ella for the school newspaper. Listen to their conversation and fill in the blanks. Han Lin: Congratulations on winning the prize at the school music festival! The twins: Thank you! Han Lin: You attended the festival last year and this year. How is this year different? Ella: There are more students and more _________ this year. I think it is more _______ than last year. Han Lin: As twins, you look very similar. How are you different? Emma: I'm a little _______ than Ella. And she is funnier than me. activities colourful quieter 1a Ella: Emma always _______ earlier than me. Many people say I’m lazier than Emma, but that’s not true! I work as hard as her! Han Lin: That’s really interesting. Besides _______, how do you spend your spare time? Ella: I love _____________ more than anything. Emma: I like reading. You see, we’re different in many ways, but together, we make a great team! Han Lin: Thanks for talking with me. The twins: Our pleasure! gets up singing playing sports Read the conversation and answer the questions. 1. What does Ella think of the festival? 2. What do Emma and Ella have in common? 3. How are they different? 4. What do you think makes Emma and Ella a great team? have sth in common 有共同之处 2b Han Lin: Congratulations on winning the prize at the school music festival! The twins: Thank you! Han Lin: You attended the festival last year and this year. How is this year different? Ella: There are more students and more activities this year. I think it is more colourful than last year. Han Lin: As twins, you look very similar. How are you different? Emma: I'm a little quieter than Ella. And she is funnier than me. Ella: Emma always gets up earlier than me. Many people say I’m lazier than Emma, but that’s not true! I work as hard as her! Han Lin: That’s really interesting. Besides singing, how do you spend your spare time? Ella: I love playing sports more than anything. Emma: I like reading. You see, we’re different in many ways, but together, we make a great team! Han Lin: Thanks for talking with me. The twins: Our pleasure! She thinks this year’s festival is more colourful than last year. Emma is a little quieter and gets up earlier than Ella. Ella is funnier than Emma. Ella loves playing sports and Emma likes reading. Their different hobbies and personalities. They look very similar. Also, they both like singing and work hard. 1. What does Ella think of the festival? 2. What do Emma and Ella have in common? 3. How are they different? 4. What do you think makes Emma and Ella a great team? Listen to the conversation again. Then role-play it. 注意对话中的语调！ 2c It’s your turn! Role-play the conversation. How can we make a comparison? Add words to each aspect. Appearance tall strong short hair Personality Habit Strength quiet outgoing serious get up early work hard run fast sing well short, thin, fat, long hair, curly hair, straight hair, beautiful, handsome friendly, kind, funny, shy, brave, patient, creative go to bed late, read books, play sports, watch TV, drink coffee, take a nap after lunch draw well, write well, dance well, solve maths problems quickly, remember things easily /əˈpɪərəns/ n. 外表；露面 /ˌpɜːsəˈnæləti/ n. 性格；品质 /streŋθ/ n. 优势；力量 /ˈsɪəriəs/ adj. 严肃的；严重的 2d Compare yourself with a partner using your ideas from 2d. Then answer the questions below. A: I’m taller than you. B: That’s true. I am a little shorter than you, but I can run faster than you. A: Yes. I’m as hard-working as you, but you read more than me. … How are you different from each other? What do you have in common? What can you learn from each other? 2e Tips: 1. Know the answer to each aspect in 2d. 2. Try to use new words or expressions. Example I’m more outgoing than my partner. She is more serious. I get up earlier, but he/she works harder. I sing well but she runs fast. We both have short hair. Also, we both like playing sports. I can learn to be more serious from my partner. My partner can learn to be more active in communication from me. 1. Congratulations on winning the prize at the school music festival! 祝贺你们在学校音乐节上获奖！ congratulation 〔名词〕祝贺；恭喜 通常用复数形式，可单独使用，也可在其后接 on 的介词短语来说明因何事而祝贺或接 to 的介词短语来说明向谁祝贺。 congratulations on... 对…… 表示祝贺 congratulations to sb（on sth）（因某事）向某人表示祝贺 You’ve won the game. Congratulations! 你赢得了比赛，祝贺！ Congratulations on passing the maths exam. 祝贺你通过了数学考试。 Congratulations to you on winning first prize. 祝贺你获得一等奖。 拓展：congratulate 〔动词〕向某人（道贺），祝贺 She congratulated me excitedly on my exam results. 她激动地祝贺我考试取得好成绩。 Language points prize 〔可数名词〕奖；奖励 win a prize 获奖 (win) first prize (获得) 一等奖 the Nobel Prize 诺贝尔奖 get a prize 获得奖品 I got different prizes at the sports meeting. 我在运动会上得到了不同的奖品。 2. I work as hard as her! 我和她一样努力！ as...as... 像…… 一样…… 两个 as 中间用形容词或副词的原级。其否定结构为 not as...as...，意为 “不如…… 那样……”。 He sings as loudly as Bill. 他唱得和比尔一样大声。 Lucy isn’t as/so outgoing as Mary. 露西不如玛丽外向。 拓展：not as/so...as... 可与比较级进行同义转换。 This room is not as/so big as that one. 这个房间不如那个房间大。 = That room is than this one. 那个房间比这个房间大。 注意 as...as... 结构中的第一个 as 是副词，在否定句中可以改为 so。 3. What do Emma and Ella have in common? 埃玛和埃拉有什么共同之处？ have sth in common 有共同之处 此处 common 作名词。 He and his brother have nothing in common. 他和他哥哥毫无共同之处。 The two games have much in common. 这两个游戏有许多相同之处。 一、按加色部分发音给下列单词分类 /ɜ:/ __________________________________________________ /ə/__________________________________________________ girl, teacher, forget, burn, dangerous, herself, about, earn, shirt, actor girl, burn, herself, earn, shirt teacher, forget, dangerous, about, actor Practice 二、单项选择 —Hi, Tom. I heard that you won first prize in the talent show yesterday. ______! —Thank you, Mike. A. Congratulations B. Good luck C. Come on A 三、 根据汉语提示完成句子。 1. 戴尔是我的好朋友，并且他和我一样勤奋。 Dale is my good friend, and he is ________________ me. 2. Our monitor won first ______ (奖) in our school talent show. All of us take pride in him. 3. 南北方菜肴之间有一些共同之处。 The dishes in the south and north _______________________. as hard-working as prize have something in common Homework Listen and read the words in Parts 1 and 2. Pay attention to the pronunciation of the bold letters. Recite the conversation in 2a. Preview the Grammar of this unit. null 45844.5 null 23510.273 null 56658.633 $$ 第 4 课 时 (1a~1e) Unit 3 Same or Different? Section B How do we understand differences? 单词：difference, alike, mirror, interest, novel, sense, humour, opinion, less, straightforward, honest, direct, similarity, friendship 短语：thanks to, make a mistake 句型：I’m getting better at badminton. Friends who are different make me better. He’s as serious as me. I read more history books than he does. Learning Goals 1 2 2 Learning Goals 读懂论坛中关于朋友应相似还是不同的帖子内容，准确提取马特、戴安娜等对朋友看法的信息。 3 能快速浏览论坛帖子，抓取关键信息，完成人物与描述匹配、 回答问题等阅读任务，提升细节理解和信息归纳能力。 4 理解不同人对友谊有不同认知，尊重多元观点，树立正确的 友谊观。 Lead-in Do you have any friends? What do you usually do together? Read together sing and play music play basketball Have a picnic My friend is thin and outgoing. My friend is helpful and friendly. What is your friend like? Whose friends are these? Guess. My friend and I both love reading. We often read books together in the school library My friend is very outgoing, but I’m shy. I like playing alone, while he enjoys playing with others. Are you similar to or different from your friends? In what ways? I’m different from my friends in many ways. I’m a little shy and quiet. I enjoy spending time at home, reading books or listening to music quietly. Most of my friends are outgoing. They love playing sports very much. I like going to bed early but my friends like staying up late. 1a Read the posts. What are Matt’s and Diana’s opinions about friends? 1b Matt’s opinion about friends: Friends should have similar hobbies and interests. Diana’s opinion about friends: Friends can be different. Should friends be similar or different? a good friend is like a _______, understand people by knowing their friends Friends who are different make us ______. We should ______ each other’s differences and learn from each other. Matt and his friends’ similarities: love ______, serious, enjoy reading together, _______ interesting books _______ each other Diana: kind of shy, less _____________ Yuan Lei: outgoing, has a great sense of _________ Zhang Yong: not afraid to give his ________, honest mirror share with better respect straightforward humour opinion sports Match the people with the descriptions. 1c Read the posts again and answer the questions. 1. Why does Matt think that a good friend is like a mirror? 2. Why is Matt getting better at badminton? Because he thinks you can understand people by knowing their friends. Because Stephen plays badminton better than Matt and always wins their matches, so Matt tries harder when he practises. 1d 3. In what ways is Stephen similar to Matt? 4. How is Yuan Lei different from Diana? They have similar hobbies and interests, like both loving sports and reading. Also, they are both serious. Yuan Lei is outgoing, but Diana is kind of shy. 5. Why is Diana glad to have an honest friend? 6. How should we treat each other’s differences? Because friends who are different make her better. We should respect each other’s differences and learn from each other. Discuss the questions. 1e What can similarities bring to a friendship? Similarities can help friends get along easily. If friends both like playing basketball, they can play together and have fun. They can also understand each other better. For example, if they have the same view on something, they can talk about it happily. Differences can make friends learn from each other. If one friend is good at maths and the other is good at English, they can help each other with study. Also, different personalities can make the friendship more interesting. A shy friend and an active friend can have different ideas and make the friendship more colourful. What can differences bring to a friendship? What really matters in a friendship? Friends should be kind to each other. They should trust and help each other. Whether they are similar or different, respecting each other is the most important. Language points 1. For example, we both love sports. 例如，我们都喜欢运动。 ①〔代词〕二者，二者都 放在系动词、情态动词之后，实义动词之前。 both of... ……两者都 My brother and sister both like playing basketball. 我的哥哥和妹妹都喜欢打篮球。 Both of the books are very interesting. 这两本书都很有趣。 ②〔形容词〕二者的 both...and... ……和……都 Both teams played very well in the match. 两支队伍在比赛中都表现得很出色。 Both coffee and tea are my favourite drinks. 咖啡和茶都是我最喜欢的饮品。 2. Because of that, I try harder when I practise, and now I’m getting better at badminton. 正因为如此，我在练习时更加努力，现在我羽毛球打得更好了。 because of 介词短语 后面可接名词（短语）、代词或动词-ing形式 because 连词 引导原因状语从句 She stayed at home because she had a bad cold. 她待在家里，因为她得了重感冒。 I was late because of the heavy rain. 因为大雨，我迟到了。 3. Thanks to her, I am becoming more outgoing. 多亏了她，我变得更加外向了。 thanks to 意为“归功于；由于；因为”强调感谢的对象，后可接名词或代词，有时可与 with the help of 或 because of 互换。 Thanks to/With the help of the rain, the flowers grew well. 多亏了这场雨，花儿长得很好。 Thanks to/Because of your help, I finished my homework quickly. 多亏了你的帮助，我很快做完了作业。 4. I am less straightforward than he is, but I am glad to have an honest friend. 我没有他那么直率，但我很高兴有一个诚实的朋友。 ①less 为little 的比较级，意为“较小程度地；较少地；更少地”，可用于形容词或副词原级之前构成降级比较，常见结构为“less + 形容词 / 副词原级 + than”，相当于 not as/so... as...。 She is less outgoing than her sister. = She is not as/so outgoing as her sister. 她不如她姐姐外向。 Talk less and do more. 少说话多做事。 ②less 作形容词或代词，意为“较少（的）；更少（的）“用作形容词时修饰不可数名词。 There is less rain in winter than in summer here. 这里冬天的雨比夏天少。 He used to drink a lot of milk, but now he wants less. 他以前喝很多牛奶，现在想少喝点了。 一、单项选择。 1. _______ Lucy _______ Lily like singing. They often sing together. A. Both; and B. Either; or C. Not only; but also 2. _______ their help, we finished the project on time. A. Because B. Thanks to C. Thanks for 3. He speaks English _______ fluently than his brother. A. little B. less C. least Practice A B B 二、根据句意及首字母或汉语提示填空。 1. There is a big d_______ between living in the city and living in the countryside. 2. Mr Lee is a teacher with good h_______. His classes are always full of laughter. 3. The lake in the park is like a _______ (镜子). 4. My little sister shows great _______ (兴趣) in painting. 5. Animals have a strong _______ (理解力) of danger. 6. In my _______ (看法), students should spend more time reading instead of playing games. ifference mirror interest sense umour opinion Review the new words and language points in this Section； Pair up and talk about the similarities and differences of your friends. Homework null 140805.92 $$ 第 5 课 时 (2a~4d) Unit 3 Same or Different? Section B How do we understand differences? 单词：metre, prince, character, pauper, exchange, accident, expect, silver, lining, situation, reach, touch, 短语：by accident, care about, silver lining, reach for, lend (sb) a hand 学会用“I think that...because...For example...” 结构，结合自身经历表达对朋友差异的观点。 Learning Goals 1 2 2 Warming up Look at the word snake. How many words can you find? adj. 严肃的；严重的 adj. 害羞的 adj. 勤奋的 adj. 外向的 adj. 懒惰的；懒洋洋的 adj. 率直的；直接的 Find the words hidden in the word snake. Then match them with the meanings. outgoing shy lazy direct serious hard-working 2a average spare differences especially pleasure kilometres population pleasant 1. The ___________ of Shanghai is much larger than that of Lanzhou. 2. The weather was __________, with white clouds and warm sunshine. 3. We got great _________ from the prize we won. population pleasant pleasure 2b Complete the sentences with the words in the box. average spare differences especially pleasure kilometres population pleasant 4. We should respect the ____________ in others. 5. I love all fruits, ___________ strawberries. 6. The _________ height of the students in the class is around 1.6 metres. 7. I enjoy reading books in my _________ time. 8. It is about three ____________ from my house to school. differences especially average spare kilometres The prince, Edward, and the poor boy, Tom, are the two characters in Mark Twain’s famous _________, The Prince and the Pauper. They looked _________ and both had kind _____________. They exchanged their lives by accident. Complete the passage with the correct forms of the words in the box. personality alike novel difference besides novel alike personalities 2c During his time as a pauper, Edward learnt to respect others. _________ this, he also realized that people’s lives were much harder than he expected. After becoming king, he made a ___________ by trying to help the people of his country. personality alike novel difference besides Besides difference Discussion What do you think friends should be? Similar or different? Matt: Friends should be alike. Diana: Friends should be different. ??? I don’t really care if my friends are similar to or different from me. I have two amazing friends. Lily is funnier than anyone else I know. When I feel sad or have a problem, she makes me laugh and feel better. She helps me see the silver lining in difficult situations. My other friend, Lucy, is not as funny as Lily. Lucy is quieter, but she listens better than others. Lucy and I talk about everything. I know she cares about me because she’s always there to listen. Read the post. Is Rose’s opinion the same as or different from the posts in Section B 1b? 3a Rose’s opinion is different from the posts in Section B 1b. Rose doesn’t really care if her friends are similar to or different from her. My favourite saying is, “A true friend reaches for your hand and touches your heart.” Both Lily and Lucy are true friends. We are always ready to help each other by lending a hand. Language points 1. I don’t really care if my friends are similar to or different from me. 我不在乎是否我的朋友和我相似或与我不同。 be similar to意为“与……相似” be different from意为“与……不同” My schoolbag is similar to Lily’s. 我的包和Lily的很相似。 Mike is different from Tony. Mike和Tony不一样。 2. Lily is funnier than anyone else I know. Lily比我认识的其他任何一个人都有趣。 本句为比较级表达最高级句式 其他常见比较级表达最高级的句式还有： （1）比较级+than any other+单数名词：*Tom runs faster than any other boy in his class. （2）比较级+than the other+复数名词：*Tom runs faster than the other boys in his class. （3）比较级+than anything/anybody else：*Tom runs faster than anybody else. （4）否定词+比较级：*No one runs faster than Tom in his class. 3. When I feel sad or have a problem, she makes me laugh and feel better. （1）前半句为when引导的时间状语从句，意为“当……时”。 When I listen to music, I always think of my grandma. 当我听音乐的时候，我总是想起我奶奶。 （2）make sb do sth意为“让某人做某事”。 Reading makes me relaxed. 读书让我放松。 拓展： make sb/sth+形容词 使某人/某物处于某种状态(形容词作宾语补足语) Books can make me happy. 书能使我快乐。 4. I know she cares about me because she’s always there to listen. 我知道她关心我，因为她总是在倾听。 1. care可作名词，意为“用心；专注；注意”。常用搭配有：take care of 照顾；照料 例：The children are old enough to take care of themselves. 孩子们足够大了，能够照顾他们自己了。 2. care也可作动词，意为“关心；担心；在乎”。常用搭配有： （1）care about 关心；喜欢 She does not care about her husband at all. 她根本不关心她的丈夫。 （2）care for 照顾；照看；喜欢 As a parent, it is important to care for your child’s teeth. 作为家长，保养好孩子的牙齿很重要。 5. A true friend reaches for your hand and touches your heart. 真正的朋友会向你伸出援手，触动你的心灵。 reach for有“伸手去拿；伸手去够；努力争取” 等意思，既可以表示实际的肢体动作去够取物品，也可用于抽象意义上争取目标等。 e.g. He reached for the glass of water on the table. 他伸手去拿桌上的那杯水。 6. We are always ready to help each other by lending a hand. 我们总是准备好通过伸出援助之手来互相帮助 （1）be ready to do sth意为“准备好/愿意做某事”。 Are you ready to go？准备好出发了吗？ （2）each other意为“互相，同义短语为one another。 Don’t fight with each other/one another.不要互相争吵。 （3）“by+动词-ing形式”意为“通过做某事”。 I improve my English by reading English books. 我通过读英语书提高我的英语。 What is your opinion? Use personal experiences to support your opinion. 3b Opinion Reason Example Friends should be similar. Same hobbies make us have fun together. My friend and I both like cartoons. We watch them and talk about stories happily. Friends should be different. They can teach me new things. My friend loves sports, I like drawing. He plays ball with me, I draw his sport pictures. I don’t mind. As long as we care for each other. My friend likes singing, I like reading. When I’m down, she sings to cheer me; when she needs ideas, I share books. Use the table above to write your reply to the post. 3c I think that_____________________________ because____________________________. For example,my friend ________is _____________________________. When __________________________,_________________________________________. friends should be similar same hobbies let us enjoy activities Amy like me. We both love cartoons we watch cartoons on weekends we laugh and talk about our favorite characters Project See who changed the most Did you change a lot after you entered junior high school? Let’s see! 4a Physical: height; weight; strength Mental: confidence; emotion; independence; maturity Study: subject; knowledge; grades; learning method Sports: fitness; skill; endurance; hobby Other: personality; hobby; friendship; responsibility... Growth area Question My answer Partner’s answer Physical Am I taller / stronger / ... than last year? Mental Am I more confident / ... than last year? Study Do I study more efficiently / ... than last year? Sports Do I play sport better / ... than last year? Other Answer the questions and then ask your partner's opinions about your changes. Do your answers match your partner's opinions? 4b Growth area My answer Physical I’ve grown 3 cm taller this year. I used to be a bit fat, but now I’ve been doing more exercise and have a thinner body. Mental I’m much more confident. Last year, I was too shy to speak in public. But this year, I gave a speech in front of the whole class. Study I study better and faster now. I began to use mind-maps to put knowledge in order. For example, in the last English test, I got a much higher score than before. Sports I play baseball better. I joined a baseball club and practised regularly. Now I’m good at it. Other I take up a new hobby—painting. I’ve painted several pictures, like a beautiful landscape painting. Create your growth chart. Give examples. Add photos or videos if possible. 4c Class Sharing I found out that I can improve myself better than I thought. I understood that if I work hard, I can make progress in many ways. As for who changed the most in my class, I think it’s Tom. He used to be very quiet and bad at sports. But now, he has become much more outgoing and even joined the school basketball team. His physical condition and mental state have both changed a lot. Share your growth chart in class. What did you learn about yourself? Who changed the most in your class? 4d 1. What words and expressions can you use to make comparisons? 2. How can we benefit from each other’s similarities and differences? 3. How should you treat people who are different from you? 4. Is being different a good thing? Why? Reflecting 一、选词填空 by accident, care about, reach for, lend (sb) a hand 1. She found the old photo _______________ while cleaning the shelf. 2. Tom is always willing to ____________ when his neighbours need help. 3. The little girl ____________ the apple on the table but couldn’t get it. 4. He never ___________ his health, so he often gets sick. by accident lend a hand reached for cares about Practice 根据表格中提供的信息，写一篇短文介绍你和你最好的朋友Nancy的相同之处和不同之处。 二、书面表达 人物 不同点 相同点 Nancy 1. 比我瘦得多，在班上最外向 2. 更擅长运动 喜欢跳舞 喜欢阅读，通常在周末一起去图书馆 I 1. 在班上最受欢迎 2. 更友好 要求：1.包含表格信息，可适当发挥；2.不少于70词。 One possible version： I have a best friend named Nancy. We have both similarities and differences. In some ways, we are the same. Both of us like dancing. We are both hard-working and good at our subjects. We both like reading, and we usually go to the library together on the weekend. But in some ways we are different. She is thinner and more outgoing than me. She is better at playing sports. For me, I’m more popular in our class because I am friendly to others. In a word, although we have differences, we still get along well and have a great time together. Homework Memorize the new words, expressions and sentences in Section B (2a-4c). Preview the new words and expressions of UNIT 4. $$