Unit 1 Friendship (Grammar)课件-2025-2026学年译林版（2024）英语八年级上册

Grammar Unit 1 Friendship 八年级上册 Presentation Read the sentences about Betty and Max on page 12 and answer the following questions. What are the words in bold? “Longer” and “more interesting” are comparative adjectives, while “the most helpful” and “the tallest” are superlative adjectives. Presentation (2) How do we use comparative and superlative adjectives in the sentences? We use comparative adjectives with “than”. We add “the” before superlative adjectives. two three Presentation Read the table and the first two tips on page 12, and then complete the following chart. Regular adjectives Irregular adjectives One-syllable adjectives Two-syllable adjectives (1) _________ adjectives (2) _________ adjectives Adjectives with three or more syllables (3) ____________ (4) ____________ (5) ____________ ____________ (6) ____________ Examples Short Long long, small, … tidy, pretty, … beautiful, wonderful, … good, bad, … Presentation Read the table on page 12 again and complete the following chart by working out the rules for forming comparative and superlative adjectives. Exploring the rules most short adjectives → + -er/-est short adjectives ending in -e → + -r/-st short adjectives ending in a consonant + y → -y + -ier/-iest short adjectives ending in a vowel + a consonant → double the last consonant + -er/-est (1) ___________________ ___________________ (2) __________________ ___________________ (3) __________________ ___________________ ___________________ (4) __________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ Regular adjectives Short adjectives clean cleaner cleanest nice nicer nicest heavy heavier heaviest thin thinner thinnest Rules Long adjectives Exploring the rules (5) _____________ _____________ _____________ Regular adjectives Irregular adjectives Long adjectives (6) _____________ _____________ _____________ interesting more interesting most interesting good better best bad worse worst Rules Short adjectives long adjectives → more/most + long adjectives irregular adjectives → replace the words Presentation Read the third tip on page 12 and pay attention to the words with two syllables. Adjective Comparative Superlative clever handsome polite simple stupid cleverer/more clever cleverest/most clever handsomer/more handsome handsomest/most handsome politer/more polite politest/most polite simpler/more simple simplest/most simple stupider/more stupid stupidest/most stupid Presentation Go through “Grammar check” from pages 157 to 158. Give explanations if necessary. Practice funnier funniest closer closest more beautiful most beautiful kinder kindest slimmer slimmest more difficult most difficult smarter smartest cuter cutest prettier prettiest brighter brightest more interesting most interesting sadder saddest more wonderful most wonderful heavier heaviest better best worse worst Practice the tallest lighter than the heaviest lower than Practice the highest the slowest the fastest better than the best Production Compare yourselves with your best friend. The following table is available for reference. Looks height weight build eyes hair … Qualities careful patient … Abilities drawing grade running speed singing ability test score for the standing long jump … Production (Optional) Give your best friend a class superlative award. The following template is available for reference. Class Superlative Award (1) l is presented with the (2) Award because (3) .   Presented by On this day (4) ________ (5) ________   Superlative Award Ideas big heart bright eyes beautiful smile good note-taker fast runner creative thinker helpful student active club member clear handwriting … Shirley Most Creative Thinker she always thinks of the most wonderful ideas Judy 6 September Production My best friend is taller but lighter than me. Her hair is also longer than mine. She has the brightest smile I’ve ever seen. She is more careful than I am, and she makes fewer mistakes in her homework and exams than I do. She is the most creative thinker in my class. She always thinks of the most wonderful ideas. She is also the fastest runner in my class. She is good at drawing too. Her drawing grade is higher than mine. Discussion Discuss the following question in groups. What attracts people to their friends, looks, qualities or abilities? Looks may help start a friendship, but true and lasting friendships are usually built on qualities like kindness and trustworthiness. Abilities can make someone interesting, but they are not the most important part of a friendship. Thank you! $