Unit 3 Language in use

Dalian is smaller than Shanghai.

Chang Jiang is wider than the River

Thames.

Shanghai is busier than Hong Kong.

China is bigger than the UK.

Language practice

China / UK

-- Is China smaller than the UK?

-- No, it isn’t. China is bigger than the

UK.

big busy long short small wide

Work in pairs.

1.Los Angeles / Shanghai

2.New York / Cambridge

3.Hong Kong / London

4.Chang Jiang / River Thames

Washington D.C and New York are

big cities on the east coast of the USA.

Washington D.C is the capital of the

USA. It’s a big city, but it’s smaller

than New York.

Around the world

New York is a busy city. It’s bigger,

busier and noisier than Washington

D.C. The buildings in New York are

taller than the buildings in

Washington D.C.

Making a poster comparing two cities

or rivers in China.

Find out:

1. where they are (in the north, south,

east, or west of China)

Module task

2. any other facts you can find (e.g.

how long and big the rivers are, how

old / big / busy the cities are, which

cities are on the rivers, what the

cities are famous for)

How to remember the irregular forms

quickly.

合二为一有三对， \“ 病坏 \”\“ 两多 \” 与 \“ 两好 \” ，① 一分为二有两个， 一个 \“ 远 \” 来一个 \“ 老 \” 。②

还有一个双含义， 只记 \“ 少 \” 来别记 \“ 小 \” 。③

ill/ bad→ worse→ worst

many/ much→ more→ most

good/well→ better→ best

far→ farther/further →farthest/furthest

old / older/elder→ oldest/eldest

little→ less→ least

常见比较级五句型1. Who / Which + be + 比较级 , A or B ?

　 Who is taller, Tom or John?

2. ~ + be + the 比较级 + of the two. ( 两个之中比较…的那一个， ~ 包含在两个之中 )

Grammar

Tom is the taller of the two. = Tom is

taller than the other boy.

3. much / a lot / even / far + 比较级 A compute is much more expensive th

an a bicycle.

计算机比自行车贵多了。4. "The+ 形容词比较级 ..., the+ 形容词

比较级 ...", 表示 " 越 ... 就越 ..." 。

　 The more you study, the more you kn

ow.

你学的越多 , 就知道的越多。 5. " 形容词比较级 + and + 形容词比

较级 ", 表示 " 越来越 ... " 。 　 The computer is cheaper and cheaper.

计算机越来越便宜。

1. -Which is ____ season in Beijing? (20

03 年 )

-I think it's autumn.

A. good

B. better

C. best

D. the best

真题再现

2. - Which is__________ , the moon or t

he earth?(2004 年 )

- Of course, the moon is.

A. small

B. smaller

C. smallest

D. the smallest

3. The air in Beijing is getting much __

___ now than a few years ago.(2005

年 )

A. clean

B. cleaner

C. cleanest

D. the cleanest

4. Mobile phones are very popular now

and they are _____ than before.(2005

年 )

A. cheap

B. cheaper

C. cheapest

D. the cheapest

5. -What’s the weather like here?

-Oh, very nice. It’s _______ in the

summer and _______ in the winter.

A. not hot, not cold

B. hotter, colder

C. hotter, not cold

D. not hot, very hot

Homework

Revise the comparative degree of

adjectives.

Make a poster:

1. a map showing where the cities /

rivers are

2. a paragraph with facts comparing

them