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Unit 3 Same or Different?
Section A
Grammar Focus-3c
Learning Objectives
After this lesson ,you will:
1. know the new words like fact, slim,
population, average, raintall, pleasant;
2. know the usage of comparatives;
3. compare different things or persons .
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The man in red shorts runs fast.
The man in green shorts runs faster.
The road on the left is wide.
The road on the right is wider.
Lily
Lucy
Lily is slim.
Lucy is slimmer.
slim adj.苗条的
Peter is pleasant.
Jim is more pleasant.
Peter
Jim
pleasant adj.宜人的;友好的
What rules can you summarize?
形容词和副词比较等级的构成
Rules 原 级 比 较 级
单音节词和少数双音节词 strong
wide
fat
happy
多音节词和部分双音节词 convenient
一般在词尾加-er
以字母e结尾的,加-r
以辅元辅结尾的重读闭音节,双写最后一个辅音字母加-er
以“辅音字母+y”结尾的双音节词,改“y”为“i”,加-er
在词前加more
stronger
wider
fatter
happier
more convenient
(一)
Adjective
Comparative
good / well
better
worse
farther
further
bad(ly) / ill
far
many / much
little
old
more
less
older/elder
(二)
farther/farthest 表示距离、时间上“更远;更往前”。
further/furthest即可表示距离时间上“更远;更往前”,
也可表示程度上或抽象意义上的更深远或更进一步。
辨析:farther/farthest与further/furthest
He swam to the farther shore of the lake. 他游到了湖的彼岸。Are there any further questions?还有更进一步的问题吗?
3a. Read the sentences and notice the comparatives in bold.
Find more examples in Section A.
There are more activities this year. It is more colorful 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!
I am as friendly as you sister.
Emma works as hard as Ella.
A + V. + as 形容词/副词的原级+as + B.
Eg: Are you as friendly as your brother?
This cat is as cute as that one.
Does Tina swim as fast as Ann?
“原级”比较: A 和B 一样...
(三)
比较级前的修饰语:当强调比较的程度时,比较级前可以使用much, a little, a bit, even等进行强调。
例如:My apple is a little bigger than yours.
我的苹果比你的大一点。
(四)
3b.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 / cousin)
A: No, I’m not. I am ______________ than he is.
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.
Are you more serious than your cousin
less serious
Is Tom smarter than Sam
smart
Does Jack swim faster than Sally
fast
Think of more comparable cases.Then ask and answer like 3b .
smart
hard
lazy
careful
...
Show Time
评价方面 评价标准 自/互评
Sound(声音) loudly
Contents(内 容) proper(恰当)
Expressions(表 达) few grammar mistakes语法错误少
3c.Look at the chart. Then complete the sentences to compare Guangzhou and Chicago. Use the words in the box and than.
Facts
Population (2022) 18.734 million 2.665 million
Area 7,436 square km 589 square km
Average rainfall per year 1,923 mm 910 mm
Average January temperature 16 °C -6 °C
Average July temperature 31 °C 23 °C
Guangzhou
Chicago
[ˌpɒpjuˈleɪʃn] 人口
[ˈeriə] 地区
[ˈæv(ə)rɪdʒ] 平均降雨量
[ˈtemp(ə)rəˌtʃʊr] 温度
1. The population of Chicago was ____________ that of Guangzhou in 2022.
2. In area, Guangzhou is ______________ Chicago.
3. If you don’t like rain, you may like Chicago’s weather _________
Guangzhou’s.
4. Guangzhou has a pleasant temperature in January. It is much _____________ Chicago in January.
5. Chicago is _____________ Guangzhou in July.
large small much warm cool
smaller than
larger than
more than
warmer than
cooler than
Language
Points
population n. 人口
(1)[集体名词]在句中作主语时,谓语动词通常用单数形式。
The population of this city is about one million.这个城市的人口大约一百万。
(2)表示有多少人口时,用“have/has a population of+数词”或
“the population of...is+数词”。
China has a population of about 1.4 billion.
=The population of China is about 1.4 billion.中国有大约14亿人口。
(3)询问人口多少时,常用“What is the population of...?”句型。
What is the population of Heilongjiang Province?
黑龙江省的人口是多少?
(4)形容人口多或少时,要用big/large或small修饰。
India has a large population.印度人口众多。
一、单项选择
( ) 1.Sam is 11 years old. Peter is 16 years old. Peter is 5 years______ than Sam.
A. older B. shorter C. newer D. longer
A
( ) 2.Bill says,"Robinson Crusoe is______interesting than
Tom Sawyer.”
A. very more B. more much C.much more
C
Exercises
3.The population of China is _________ than _________ of Japan.
A.big, that B.larger, those
C.larger, that D.bigger, those
4.—________ is the population of Guizhou?
—It has more than________ people.
A. How much; thirty-eight millions of
B. How many; thirty-eight million of
C. What; thirty-eight million
D. How large; thirty-eight millions
C
C
二、用括号中所给词的适当形式填空
1.Their solution to the problem is good, but I think ours is even
__________(good).
2. The traffic was bad this morning, and it got even________(bad)
during the rush hour.
3.Kate is looking for some___________(far) information about the four great inventions of ancient China.
4. This is the_________(bad) movie that I've ever seen.
5. Listening to tapes every day is one of the__________(good)
ways to improve your pronunciation.
Exercises
better
worse
further
worst
best
Homework
必做:
Remember the new words and the rules of comparatives.
2. Finish the exercises.
选做:
Write the changes about one of your friend.
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