1、 Unit 1 Its taller than many other buildings. Module 2 My home town and my country 外研外研八年级上册八年级上册 New words hill n. 小山；小丘小山；小丘 n. （某一地区的）人口，（某一地区的）人口， 全体居民全体居民 adj. 宽的；宽阔的宽的；宽阔的 num.百万百万 population wide million adv.【主口主口】相当地；相当地； 非常；很非常；很 相当好；很好相当好；很好 prep. 比比 v. 变成；成为变成；成为 pretty pretty good than g
2、et Do you know where they are? Listening and vocabulary 1 Look at the pictures and talk about them. Use the words in the box to help you. high hill population river wide Now listen and complete. Place: (1)_ Population: (2)_ million Jin Mao Tower: (3)_ metres high Place: (4)_ Population: (5)_ million
3、 Victoria Peak: (6)_ metres high Shanghai 23.5 420.5 Hong Kong 7 552 Tapescript: Welcome to Shanghai. This big city in East China has a population of 23.5 million. lts on a wide river called the Huangpu River. The tall building you can see is the Jin Mao Tower. lts 420.5 metres high. This is Hong Ko
4、ng. lts a busy city on the South China coast. Seven million people live here. The hill is Victoria Peak. lts 552 metres high. Listen and read. Tony: Hey, Daming! How was your weekend? Daming: Pretty good! I went to Shenzhen. Tony: Wheres Shenzhen? Daming: Well, its on the coast near Hong Kong. It wa
5、s a small village about thirty years ago, but today its a very big city. 2 在海边在海边 Tony: So its a newer city than Hong Kong? Daming: Yes, its a very new city. In fact, it only became important in the 1980s. Its getting bigger and busier. Some day it will become as busy as Hong Kong, Im sure. Tony: Wh
6、ats the population of Shenzhen? 事实上事实上 在在20世纪世纪80年代年代 Daming: Its over ten million, I think. Thats larger than the population of many other cities in China. Its streets are much wider and cleaner too. I think its a beautiful city. Tony: Id like to go there one day. 用来修饰比较级用来修饰比较级 Daming: Remember to
7、 visit the Diwang Tower. Its taller than many other buildings in Shenzhen. Hey! How was your weekend? Pretty good! Everyday English Now complete the passage about Shenzhen. Shenzhen is on the coast near Hong Kong. It became important in the (1)_. Before that it was a (2) _. Today the population of S
8、henzhen is more than (3) _ million. There are 1980s small village ten many tall buildings in Shenzhen. A famous one is the (4)_. It is (5) _ than many other buildings in Shenzhen. Diwang Tower taller Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box. You need to use some of the wo
9、rds more than once. 3 big busy clean large new small wide 1. About thirty years ago, Shenzhen was a _ village, but today it is a very _ city. 2. Shenzhen is a _ city than Hong Kong. big small newer 3. Shenzhen is getting _ and _. The streets are _ and _. 4. Shenzhen will become as _ as Hong Kong. 5.
10、 The population of Shenzhen is _ than that of many other cities in China. cleaner busy bigger busier wider larger big busy clean large new small wide Listen and tell true or false (T/F). 1. Shenzhen is bigger today than 30 years ago. ( ) 2. Hong Kong is a newer city than Shenzhen. ( ) 3. Shenzhen is
11、 busier than Hong Kong. ( ) 4. The population of Shenzhen is over ten million. ( ) 5. Diwang Tower is taller than many other buildings in Hong Kong. ( ) T F F T F Language points 1. In fact, it only became important in the 1980s. Its getting bigger and busier. 1) in fact 表示“事实上”。表示“事实上”。 2) in the 1
12、980s 表示“在表示“在20世纪世纪80年代”年代”。 结构为结构为“in the + 年年 + s”。 e.g. in the 1930s 在在20世纪世纪30年代年代 3) become important 表示“变得重要”。表示“变得重要”。 getting bigger and cleaner 表示“变得更大和更干净”。表示“变得更大和更干净”。 become 和和 get 表示“变得”，用法等于表示“变得”，用法等于 be。 2. Some day it will become as busy as Hong Kong, Im sure. as + 形容词形容词/副词副词 + as
13、 和和一一 样样 e.g. He is as tall as his brother. 他和他的哥哥一样高。他和他的哥哥一样高。 not as + 形容词形容词/副词副词 + as 不像不像 e.g. This dictionary is not as useful as you think. 这本字典不如你想象的那样有用。这本字典不如你想象的那样有用。 3. Whats the population of Shenzhen? 深圳的人口是多少？深圳的人口是多少？ population“（某一地区的）人口；全体“（某一地区的）人口；全体 居民”居民” (1)作主语时作主语时,谓语动词一般用谓语
14、动词一般用第三人称单数第三人称单数 形式。形式。 (2)询问某国、某地有多少人口时，疑问词询问某国、某地有多少人口时，疑问词 用“用“What”或“或“How large”。 (3)表示人口的“多”或“少”，用“表示人口的“多”或“少”，用“large”或或 “small”。 (4)表示“某地有多少人口”有两种表达方式：表示“某地有多少人口”有两种表达方式： The population of 某地某地be数词数词 某地某地has a population of 数词数词 Pronunciation and speaking Listen and notice how the speaker
15、streeses the underlined words. 4 1. Shenzhen is larger in population than Beijing. No, it isnt. Its smaller. 2. Hong Kong is newer than Shenzhen. No, it isnt. Its older. 3. Shenzhen is as old as Hong Kong. No, it isnt. Its newer. 4. Hong Kong is as busy as Shenzhen. No, it isnt. Its busier. Now work
16、 in pairs. Listen again and repeat. Compare Shenzhen with your home town. Make notes in the table. 5 Shenzhen Your home town a big city In English, sentences stress is very important. We stress key words, which give the main information and the main ideas. Work in pairs. Talk about the differences b
17、etween Shenzhen and your home town. Use big, small, hot, cold, tall or new. 6 Is your home town bigger than Shenzhen? No, it isnt. Its smaller than Shenzhen. Is your home town newer than Shenzhen? No, it isnt. Its older than Shenzhen. Is your home town _ than Shenzhen? No, it isnt. Its _ than Shenzh
18、en. 1. _, this pen is longer than that one. A. One day B. In fact C. Pretty good 2. Is Hong Kong _ than Shanghai? Yes, it is. A. new B. newer C. newest Exercise 一、单项选择。一、单项选择。 3. Is the dog _ than that one? Yes, it is. A. big B. biger C. bigger 4. The yellow coat is as _ as the purple one. A. cheap B. heavier C. cheaper 二、完成句子。二、完成句子。 1. 贝蒂和汤姆一样高。贝蒂和汤姆一样高。 Betty is _ tall _ Tom. 2. 重庆有三千多万人口重庆有三千多万人口。 Chongqing _ _ _ _ more than 30, 000, 000. 3. 山东有多少人口？山东有多少人口？ _ the population of Shandong? as as has a population of Whats
