Transcript Unit 1, M5

Module 5
My hometown and
country
Unit 1
Shanghai is bigger than Hong Kong
—Listening and speaking
张秀芳 大连开发区二中
 hometown,
than, east, south,
north, west, kilometre, metre,
high, million, busy, coast, hill,
island, population, answer,
question, river, sea,
north
capital
west
east
coast
island
south
North China 华 北
West China
华 西
East China
华 东
South China 华 南
South China
Hong Kong is in______________.
East
China
Shanghai is in _______________.
Shanghai
The Bund
The
Victoria
Peak
Hong Kong
Listen and fill in the form
City
position
famous place
measurement
population
Shanghai
Hong Kong
East China
The Bund
South China
1.5 kilometres long
554 metres high
7 million
13 million
Victoria Peak
Listen and
answer
Is Shanghai a newer city than Hong
Kong?
No, it isn’t. It’s an older city.
Listen again to Activity 3 and tell (T)rue or (F)alse.
1.
F Hong Kong is bigger than Shanghai.
2. Hong Kong is hotter than Shanghai.
T
3.
F Shanghai is warmer in winter than
Hong Kong.
4. Shanghai is hotter than Hong Kong.
F
F
5. Hong Kong is older than Shanghai.
6. Shanghai is busier than Hong Kong.
T
Read and fill in the blanks
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bigger than Hong Kong.
Shanghai is _______
hotter in Hong Kong than in Shanghai.
It’s _______
newer_______
than
Hong Kong is ______
Shanghai.
older city ______
than Hong
Shanghai is an _______
Kong.
单音节形容词比较级的构成﹖
形容词比较级的构成
构 成 方 法
一般在词尾加-er
单音
节
和少
数
双音
节
单
词
以字母 e 结尾的
形容词,直接加 - r
原 级
比 较 级
tall, long, short, taller,longer,
old, small,
shorter,older,
warm
smaller,warmer
nice, fine, large nicer, finer,
larger
以重读闭音节结尾的形容词, big,
如末尾只有一个辅音字母, thin
应先双写该字母,再加 - er
以“辅音字母+ - y ”结尾的
形容词,先把 y 变成 i,
再加 - er
hot, red, bigger, hotter,
redder, thinner
busy, early,
easy
busier, earlier,
easier
Comparative forms
of the adj.
注意一些特
殊的变化形
 many/ much – more 式:
little – less
 bad /ill – worse
 good / well – better
 far – farther
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一般在词尾
Comparative forms
of the adj.
加-er
small – smaller, cold – colder,
old – older, warm – warmer,
short – shorter, cheap - cheaper
light – lighter, weak – weaker,
rough – rougher, clean – cleaner
soon - sooner
一般在词尾
Comparative forms
of the adj.
加-er


high- higher, few – fewer, new – newer
low- lower, slow - slower
near – nearer , dear – dearer
 long – longer, strong – stronger
young - younger

e 结尾的
Comparative forms以字母
of the
adj.
形容词,直接加 - r
– nicer
 fine – finer
 large - larger
 wide- wider
 late - later
 nice
Comparative forms of the adj.
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easy – easier
happy – happier
heavy – heavier
busy –
busier
luckier
lucky –
windy – windier
rainier
rainy –
early earlier
以“辅音字母+ y ”结尾的
形容词,先把 y
变成 i,
再加 - er
Comparative
– hotter
 thin – thinner
 fat – fatter
 red – redder
 big - bigger
 hot
以重读闭音节结尾
forms的形容词,如末尾
of the adj.
只有一个辅音字母,
应先双写该字母,
再加 - er
City
population weather
history
Shanghai
13 million
hot
old
Hong
Kong
7 million
hotter
new
City
population
weather
history
Shanghai
big
hot
old
Hong Kong
small
hotter
new
A: Is _____ bigger than ______?
A:B:
Yes, itisis.bigger
It’s bigger
than______.
Which
, Shanghai
or Hong Kong?
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(No, it isn’t. It’s smaller than_______.)
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B: Shanghai is bigger than Hong Kong.
Complete the conversation
Tony: I come from Cambridge, but now I live in Beijing.
Beijing is bigger than Cambridge.
Daming: Is Beijing ______(busy) Cambridge?
Tony: Yes, it is. Cambridge is on the River Cam.
Daming: Is the River Cam ____(long) Chang Jiang?
Tony: No, it isn’t. It’s _______(short).
Daming: I went to Hong Kong for a holiday. It was hot!
Tony: Is Hong Kong _____(hot) Beijing in summer?
Daming: They’re both hot! What about Cambridge?
Tony: Cambridge is _____(cool) Beijing in summer, but
it’s______ (warm) in winter.
population
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What’s the population of Shanghai?
The population of Shanghai is 13 million.
City
population
Beijing
14,000,000
Tianjin
10,000,000
Chongqing
31,000,000
Dalian
5,900,000
Ask and answer
Think of two cities you know in China.
Ask and answer in pairs. Use big, small,
hot , cold, old or new. Then report about
the two cities.
 Ask and answer like this:
—Is Dalian bigger than Beijing ?
— No, it’s smaller.
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Report like this:
 Dalian
and Beijing are two big cities in
China. Beijing is older and bigger than
Dalian. In winter Beijing is colder than
Dalian and in summer Beijing is hotter
than Dalian.
Homework

Copy the passage about two cities you have
written in class.
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用含“than” 的比较状语从句比较你和你的一个朋
友,至少10句,写在作文本上。
old
heavy
tall
thin
…
clever
What can you
write about?
…