1、外研外研八年级上册八年级上册 Unit 3 Language in use Module 2 My home town and my country Language practice Its getting bigger and busier. Its a newer city than Hong Kong. Its streets are much wider and cleaner too. Its taller than many other buildings in Shenzhen. 形容词比较级（形容词比较级（1 1） 1. 比较级定义比较级定义：表示两者之间进行比较，一：表示两
2、者之间进行比较，一 个比另一个程度上更进一步。个比另一个程度上更进一步。 2. 比较级变化规则比较级变化规则： 一般在词尾加一般在词尾加-er。如：。如： small smaller old older 以字母以字母e结尾的形容词直接加结尾的形容词直接加 r。如：。如： large larger fine finer 以重读闭音节结尾的形容词，如末尾只有以重读闭音节结尾的形容词，如末尾只有 一个辅音字母，一个辅音字母，应双写该字母，再加应双写该字母，再加-er。 如：如：big bigger hot hotter 以辅音字母加以辅音字母加 y 结尾的形容词，结尾的形容词，把把“y”变变 “i”
3、，再加，再加er。 如：如：busy busier easy easier 1. short _ 2. thin _ 3. early _ 4. red _ 5. fine _ 6. fat _ 7. cool _ 8. big _ 9. wet _ 10. dry _ shorter thinner earlier redder finer fatter cooler bigger wetter drier 写出下列形容词的比较级。写出下列形容词的比较级。 3. 比较级的结构比较级的结构： (1)同级比较的结构：同级比较的结构： as + 形容词形容词/副词副词 + as，表示“和，表示“和
4、一样”。一样”。 not as + 形容词形容词/副词副词 + as，表示“不，表示“不 像像那样”。那样”。 (2)比较级结构：比较级结构： 比较级比较级 + than + 比较对象，表示“比比较对象，表示“比 更更”。”。 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box. 1 big cold large old tall 1. Shenzhen was very small about thirty years ago but it is much _ now. 2. This building i
5、s tall but that building is much _. bigger taller 3. Beijing is old but Xian is much _. 4. The US has a large population but Indias population is _. 5. Beijing is cold in winter but Harbin is _. older colder big cold large old tall Work in pairs. Talk about the pictures. Use the words in the box to
6、help you. 2 big busy high low old small tall wide Now make comparisons. Write sentences. The buildings in Picture 1 are older than the buildings in Picture 2. Possible answers The buildings in the village in Picture 1 are older/smaller/lower than the buildings in the city in Picture 2. The buildings
7、 in the city in Picture 2 are newer/higher/bigger/taller than the buildings in the village in Picture 1. In Picture 2, the roads are wider/busier than those in Picture 1. Write sentences. Use the information in the table. 3 Shenzhen Beijing new Shanghai Hangzhou busy Xian Beijing old China Australia
8、 big Tiananmen Square Other squares in China wide The population of Tianjin The population of Shanghai small Shenzhen is newer than Beijing. Shanghai is busier than Hangzhou. Xian is older than Beijing. China is bigger than Australia. Tiananmen Square is wider than others squares in China. The popul
9、ation of Tianjin is smaller than the population of Shanghai. Complete the word map with the words in the box. You need to use one word more than once. 4 big cold large new old small warm place weather population size history cold warm big small new old large small Now work in pairs. Talk about your
10、home town. Use the words in the word map to help you. Complete the sentences with the expressions in the box. 5 in the northeast is famous for on the coast pretty good The population of 1. Cambridge is a beautiful old English city. It _ its university. 2. Tianjin is near Beijing, _ of the Bohai Sea.
11、 is famous for on the coast 3. _ India is smaller than that of China but bigger than that of Russia. 4. Harbin is _ of China and is a very busy city. 5. The weather in Beijing in autumn is _. in the northeast pretty good The population of in the northeast is famous for on the coast pretty good The p
12、opulation of Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in brackets. 6 In my home town there are two cinemas, the Grand Cinema and the Palace Cinema. The Grand Cinema is (1)_(old) and (2)_(small) than the Palace Cinema. It is also (3)_ (warm) in the Grand Cinema. The Palace Cinema is Us
13、ually (4)_(busy) than the Grand Cinema and the tickets are (5)_(cheap)too. older smaller warmer busier cheaper Listen and complete the sentence. 7 1. New York is a(n) _and _ city than Washington DC. 2. New York is more _ than any other city in the US. 3. Shanghai has a(n) _ population than Beijing.
14、4. Beijing is _ than Shanghai. busier famous bigger larger older Tapescript: Daming: Is New York the capital of the US, Betty? Betty: No, it isnt. Washington DC is the capital, but some people think the capital is New York because New York is a bigger and busier city than Washington DC. Daming: I se
15、e. New York is more famous than any other city in the US, right? Betty: Yes, I think it is. And which Chinese city is bigger Shanghai or Beijing? Daming: Well, Shanghai has a larger population. Betty: Really? And which city is older, Beijing or Shanghai? Daming: Well, thats a good question! They are
16、 both very old cities, but Beijing is older than Shanghai. Betty: Thats very interesting! Around the world Washington DC is the capital of the US. Located on the east coast, it is best known for the White House, where the President of the US lives and works, and for Capitol Hill, where the US Congre
17、ss meets. Washington DC 的首都的首都 There are many famous monuments, memorials and museums in Washington DC. The Lincoln Memorial is a grand white building. Millions of tourists visit it every year to show respect to President Lincoln. In the National Air and Space Museum, people can see the command modu
18、le of Apollo l1, which sent the first humans to the moon in 1969. 尊重尊重 （宇宙飞船的）指挥（宇宙飞船的）指挥 舱，指令舱舱，指令舱 Module task: Making a report comparing two places in your home town Work in pairs. Compare two places in your home town. 8 Where is it? Its in the north/south/east/west of the town. How old is it? It
19、s about. years old. How many people work/go there? . people work/go there. Is there anything special about it? Its bigger than. Where is it? Its in _ of the town. How old is it? Its about _ years old. How many people work there? _ people work there. Is there anything special about it? Its bigger tha
20、n _. Write the information in the table. 9 Place 1:_ Place 2:_ Business Centre Ancient Area Its in the north of the town. A lot of people work in the offices there. Its a modern area. Its large and there are lots of cars there. Its in the east of the town. People dont work there. Its a tourist area.
21、 Its an ancient area and its about 500 years old. Its small and there are few cars there. Make a report. 10 Write sentences. Place 1 is bigger than Place 2. Place 2 is older than Place 1. Join the sentences using and or but. Place 1 is bigger than Place 2, but Place 2 is older than Place 1. Read your report to the whole class. 11
