1、Lesson 3 The Sea WorldWhats this?What can we see in an aquarium?penguinspolar bearsdolphinwhite sharkwhaleacrobatic sealcoralcrabunusual fishpretty fishflying fishfish with lighttiniest fishnoisiest fishnoisytinyicebergI.Read the passage and put the following phrases into English:1.每两个小时每两个小时2.在海滩上在
2、海滩上3.当心,小心当心,小心4.越早越好越早越好5.一方面一方面另一方面另一方面1.every two hours2.on the beach3.Watch out4.The sooner the better5.On the one hand,on the other hand1.The passage is a/an _.1.The passage is a/an _.A.A.advertisement advertisement B.B.Internet articleInternet articleC.C.brochurebrochureD.D.news report news re
3、port Underwater World 1polar bears,a real iceberg less energetic but more friendly penguinscoral fish dolphins fantastic showscrabs Touch crabs and other smaller creatures.Be educated about daily life on the beach.penguinsThe most beautiful coral and the most unusual fish;some“flying”fish Polar Worl
4、dSea TheatreUnderwater World 2the great white sharkVirtual Reality Voyage1.Noisest fish:Produce sounds almost twice as loud as your speaking voice.2.Prettiest fish:attract other fish with a light on their body eat fish as big as themselves.3.Tiniest fish:not as big as a fly.4.Swim with dolphins 5.Fa
5、ce an attack by the most dangerous creature in the seaVoice your opinion:Supposing you are a guide in a certain area of the Underwater World,please introduce your area to the tourists.1.Its three times as big as(the part)underwater.Its three times _ than(the part)underwater.Its three times _ _ of(th
6、e part)underwater.bigger the size 仿写:这条绳子是那条绳子的四倍长。仿写:这条绳子是那条绳子的四倍长。1)This rope is four times longer than that one.2)This rope is four times as long as that one3)This rope is four times the length of that one.You certainly wont find a noisier fish.仿写:仿写:1)她唱的多美呀!我从未听过比她更好的嗓音了。她唱的多美呀!我从未听过比她更好的嗓音了。2)
7、-Go for a picnic this weekend,OK?-_.(我非常赞同)(我非常赞同)I love getting close to nature.I cant agree more.定语从句练习6答案:ADDBBCAHow beautifully she sings!I have never heard a better voice.Write the adjectives in the correct form.lDolphins can be up to twelve times (1 small)_ than whales but (2 big)_ is not alwa
8、ys better.Dolphins are probably(3 intelligent)_ creatures in the sea.(4 big)_ dolphins can measure four meters but common dolphins are usually less than two metres long.smallerbigthe most intelligentThe biggest Dolphins are one of(5 friendly)_ _ creatures to man and often follow ships.Dolphins also
9、have a(6 good)_ system of communication than other animals.They are(7 easy)_.Of all animals to train and are often (8 popular)_ animals in zoos and aquariums round the world.the most popularthe easiestbetterthe friendliestComplete the text with the correct form of the worlds in bracketslThis is a st
10、ory of a very big fish and a very small fisherman.Six-year-old Ben Wood is only 100 centimetres tall in _(high),but he caught a fish which is 120 centimetres in _ (long).And the fish,at forty-one kilos,is _ _(big)rainbow trout that any fishman have ever caught.An average rainbow trout measure 90 cen
11、timetres in _(long),and it can weight _(much)30 kilos.heightlengththe biggestlengthas much as课文中出现的比较级l1.Its three times as big as underwaterl2.They are less colorful than other fish but they move beautifully.l3.You certainly wont find a noisier fish.l4.They have a huge mouth and can eat fish as big
12、 as themselves1.“as+adj/adv+as或not so(as)+adj./adv.+as.”句型。该句型常用来描述两个比较对象的程度上的相似或 不同(即平时说的“等级比较和不等级比较”)。e.g.:My computer is not so(as)expensive as yours.我的电脑不如你的贵重。2.“as many/few+可数名词复数+as”或 “as much/little(少的)+不可数名词+as”。前者描述数目上的接近,后者描述量的相近。e.g.:1.You may borrow as many books as you can.你能借多少书就借多少。2
13、.“Drink as much water as you can.”the doctor said to him.医生对他说到:“你要尽可能的多喝些水。”3.“主语+比较级+than any other”结构表示:主语所描述的事物比其他任何一个都比 较级形式表示最高级含义。e.g.:Li Ming is much cleverer than any other student in their class.李明是他们班中最聪明的学生。注意:若比较范围不同,than后应用“any+可数名词的复数形式+其他”。e.g.:China is larger that any countries in A
14、frica.中国比非洲上的任何国家都大。4.诸如not,never之类的否定词与形容词或副词 的比较级连用,表示最高级含义.意为:再没有 “比更的了”.e.g.:It is not a better idea.这是再好不过的一个办法了。I have never heard such an interesting story.我从来没有听过比这更有趣的故事了。5.“形容词+to”结构也可表示比较含义。e.g.:1.This kind of car is superior in quality to that.这种汽车的质量比那一种好得多(superior to 意为:优于;胜过。)2.Li pi
15、ng is three years senior to Liu Gang.李平比刘刚大三岁。(senior to意为:年长 于;资格老于;地位高于。)6.“no+比较级+than”结构表示对两个比较对象都 进行否定(可由neithernor结构来改写)。e.g.:Im no more foolish than you.我们俩都不傻。(相当于Neither I nor you is foolish.)7.“not more+比较级+than”结构表示在程度上 前者不如后者 e.g.:This book is not more interesting than that one.这本书不如那本书有
16、趣。(相当于:The book is less interesting than that one.)8.“形容词比较级+than+形容词”,意为:与其倒 不如.e.g.:Jack is much harder than clever.与其说杰克聪明,倒不如说他学习用功。9.would ratherthan,preferto,prefer to dorather than 这三个句型表示“宁愿而不愿;喜欢胜过 宁愿做而不愿做”含义。虽无比较级形式,但表示比较级含义。e.g.:She would rather die than give in.她宁死不屈。He preferred to go o
17、ut rather than stay home.他宁愿出去也不愿呆在家里。10.“The+比较级比较级,the+比较级比较级”.该结构意为 “越,越”。e.g.:The more difficult the questions are,the less likely he is able to answer them.问题越难,他回答出来的可能性就越小。11.what有时也可以表示“比较”关系,说明两种事物的 相同或相似性。what的该种用法常用于书面语,用 来加强修辞效果,含有比喻含义,相当于as,意为 “好比;正如;就像一样”。what的该类用法 共有3种情况:(1)A is to B
18、what C is to DTwelve is two what twenty-four is to four.十二比二就等于二十四比四。(2)what C is to D,A is to BWhat food is to the body,a book is to the mind.书籍对于思想犹如食物对于身体。(3)what C is to D,that A is to BWhat the gun is to a soldier,that the pen is to a writer.作家的笔犹如战士的枪。1.Finish Ex.5 on P59.2.Find and underline the sentences of comparison in the text.!