八年级上册

My home town and my country Module 2 My home town and my country Unit 3 Language in use

Revision Where are these cities in China? Beijing Guangzhou Nanjing Urumqi Tianjin Jinan

Answers: 1. Beijing is in the north of China. 2. Guangzhou is in the south of China. 3. Nanjing is in the east of China. 4. Urumqi is in the west of China. 5. Tianjin is to the east of Beijing. 6. Jinan is to the south of Beijing.

Teaching aims To summarize and consolidate grammar focus. A + be + adj.-er than + B (重点) in the west/east/north/ south of… 2. To consolidate expressions and vocabulary. 3. Affection: We should love our hometown and country.

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形容词、副词比较级的构成 构成方法 原级 比较级 单音节和少数双音节 一般在词尾 +er cold colder 以字母e 结尾的 + r nice nicer 重读闭音节结尾,双写最后只有一个的辅音字母再加er big bigger 以辅音字母+y 结尾的, 把 y 改 i , 再加 er busy busier 重读闭音节结尾的，应先双写，再加er red, thin,

部分形容词(副词)的比较级的不规则变化 原级 比较级 good / well many / much bad / ill little old far better more worse less older / elder farther / further

Language practice 1. It’s getting bigger and busier 2. It’s a newer city than Hong Kong 3. Its streets are much wider and cleaner too. 4. It’s taller than many other building in Shenzhen

5. Some day it will become as busy as Hong Kong. 6. That’s larger than the population of many other cities in China. 7. Shenzhen is larger in population than Beijing.

Guessing game 1. to test your sense of observation 2. to test your ability of short-term memory 3. to test your ability of inductive method

1. It’s getting ______(big) and ______ (busy). 2. Its streets are much ______ (wide) and ______ (clean) too. 3. It’s a _____ (new) city ____Hong Kong. 4. It’s _____(tall) ____ many other buildings in Shenzhen. bigger busier wider cleaner newer than taller than

as 5. Some day it will become _____ _____ (busy) as Hong Kong. 6. That’s ______ (large)_____ the population of many other cities in China. 7. Shenzhen is _____ (large) in population _____ Beijing. busy larger than larger than

The usage of comparative of adj. & adv. 两者进行比较时, 用比较级表示: A + 动词 + 形容词或副词的比较级 + than + B。 e.g: 1. Mike is older than Tom. 2. Mary is fatter than Lucy. 3. I run faster than you.

Attention: 比较级前可以用如(much, far, a lot, a little, even, still) 来修饰, 或者是数量词组来修饰。 如： 1. He is a little fatter than me, 2. He is even shorter than Jim. 3. China is much larger than Japan.

Look at the pictures and say sentences: Jordon is tall. Yao Ming is taller than Jordon.

Picture 2 is nicer than Picture 1.

The blue ruler is long. The yellow ruler is longer than the blue one.

比较级用于比较两个主体的，组成句子的方式是将形容词或副词变成比较级的形态，即在形容词或副词前加more或加后缀-er。

比较级的构成： 1) 规则变化： 单音节和部分双音节词 一般在词尾加-er tall→taller long→longer 1) 规则变化： 单音节和部分双音节词 一般在词尾加-er tall→taller long→longer 以字母e结尾的词，在词尾加-r fine→finer late→later 重读闭音节词且词尾只有一个辅音字母，双写辅音字母再加-er big→bigger thin→thinner  以“辅音字母 + y”结尾的双音节词，先把“y”改为“i”再加-er easy→easier   friendly→friendlier

多音节词和部分双音节词在词前加more outgoing→more outgoing  beautiful→more beautiful  2) 一些不规则变化： good/well→better；bad/badly→worse； many/much→more；far→farther/further 

比较级常用句型： 1. A+动词+形容词比较级+than +B 意为“A比B更……” This tree is taller than that one. The climate in Beijing is hotter than that of Ningbo. B A A B

Which is longer, this one or that one? 2. 表示两者之间的选择, 可使用 Which is + 比较级, …or…? Which is longer, this one or that one? 3. The+比较级……，the + 比较级…… “越……越……” The smaller the house is, the less it will cost us the heat.  4. ……比较级+and+比较级……“越来越…” In spring, the days are getting longer and longer. 

5. 修饰形容词和副词的比较级的副词要用much, a lot, a little, a bit, far等。very不能和比较级连用。如： The blouse I bought yesterday is a little less expensive. 昨天我买的衬衣比较便宜。 To play basketball is far more enjoyable to the boy. 打篮球对于男孩子来说要有趣得多。

6. as+形容词原形+as… 意为“和……一样……” Tom is as tall as Mike.  This girl is as beautiful as that one. There are as many students in our school as yours.  

否定形式：not as…as…或 not so…as… 意为“和…… 不一样” “不及／不如……” Tom is not as tall as Mike. Tom is not so tall as Mike. You don’t eat so much as I. This book isn’t as interesting as that one.

big busy clean large new small wide 1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box. big busy clean large new small wide 1. Shenzhen was very small about thirty years ago but it is much now. 2. This building is tall but building is much . 3. Beijing is old but Xi’an is much . 4. The US has a large population but India’s population is . 5. Beijing is cold in winter but Harbin is . bigger taller older larger colder

2 Work in pairs. Talk about the pictures 2 Work in pairs. Talk about the pictures. Use the words in the box to help you. big busy high low old small tall wide The buildings in picture 1 are older than the buildings in Picture2.

3 Write sentences. Use the information in the table. Shenzhen Beijing new Shanghai Hangzhou busy Xi’an old China Australia big Tian’anmen Square Other squares in China wide The population of Tianjin The population of Shanghai small Shenzhen is newer than Beijing.

4 Complete the word map. Use the words in the box. big cold large new old small warm big/ large small cold warm size weather Place history population old new small large

5 Complete the sentences with the expressions in the box. in the northeast is famous for on the coast pretty good The population of Cambridge is a beautiful old English city. It ____________its university. 2. Tianjin is near Beijing, ___________of the Bohai Sea. 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 _________. is famous for on the coast The population of in the northeast pretty good

6 Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in brackets. In my hometown there are two cinemas, the Grand Cinema and the Palace Cinema. The Grand Cinema is _____(old) and_____ (small) than the Palace Cinema. It is also _____(warm) in the Grand Cinema. The Palace Cinema is usually_____ (busy) than the Grand Cinema because they show better films －and the tickets are________ (cheap) too. older smaller warmer busier cheaper

7 Listen and complete the sentences. 1. New York is a(n)______ and ______ city than Washington D.C. 2. New York is______ than any other city in the US. 3. Shanghai has a(n) ______ population than Beijing. 4. Beijing is______ than Shanghai. bigger busier famous larger older

Around the world Washington D.C. Washington D.C. 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 Congress meets. There are many famous monuments, memorials and museums in Washington D.C. 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 module of Apollo 11, which sent the first humans to the moon in 1969.

8 Work in pairs. Compare two places in your hometown. Where is it? It’s in the north / south / east / west of the town. How many people work / go there? …people work / go there. How old is it? It’s about …years old. Is there something special about it? It is bigger than…

9 Write the information in the table: Place 1: Place 2:

10 Make a poster. 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.

EX1. 写出下列词的比较级形式： 1. small ______ 2. nice _______ 3. hot _______ 4. easy _______ 5. big ________ 6. wet _______ 7. heavy _______ 8. new _______ 9. red ________ 10. thin ______ 11. tall ______ 12. bad ______ smaller nicer hotter easier wetter bigger heavier newer redder thinner worse taller

13. busy _______ 14. old ________ 15. long _______ 16. round _______ 17. short _______ 19. cool _______ 20. cold _______ 21. good_______ busier older longer rounder shorter cooler colder better 注意一些特殊的变化形式: good / well _______ bad / ill __________ many / much______ little_________ better worse more less

EX2.从方框中选择恰当的词,并用其比 较级形式填空。 early big small fine I have a small bag. Hers is _______ than mine. 2. Tigers are ______ than cats. 3. The weather will be _____ tomorrow. 4. You are late for school today. Can you be ______ tomorrow? smaller bigger finer earlier

EX3.用所给形容词的适当形式填空。 The earth is ______ (big) than the moon, bigger but it is _______ (small) than the sun. 2. Ben looks ________ (young) than Jack. 3. The white T-shirt is _______ (cheap) than the black one. 4. The Yangtze River is ______ (long) than the Yellow River. bigger smaller younger cheaper longer

EX4.完成下列句子。 1 她对做饭感兴趣。 She ________________________ meals. 2 北京比广州繁忙。 Beijing _______________ Guangzhou. 3 这里比那里宽。 Here ____________________ there. 4 伦敦以泰晤士河而著名。 London ______________ the Thames. 5 长江比泰晤士河长。 Chang Jiang _______________ the Thames. is interested in cooking is busier than is wider than is famous for is longer than

Quiz 一、 根据句意写出所缺单词。 (1)I’m 12 years old. You’re 14. I’m ________ than you. (2) A rabbit’s tail is _______ than a monkey’s tail. (3) An elephant is _______ than a pig. (4) A lake is _______ than a sea. (5) A baskeball is ______ than a football. younger shorter heavier smaller bigger

二 用所给词的适当形式填空 Her hair is ______ (long) than mine. Who is ______ (short), Tom or Jack? Lily is _______(quiet) than her sister. Tina, please come to school a little _______ (early) next time. The ______(hard) you study, the _____ (good) grades you’ll get. It becomes ______ and _______(hot) when summer comes. longer shorter quieter earlier harder better hotter hotter

三 单项选择 This one is too large. Can you show me a _______ one? A.larger B. large C. small D. smaller 2. – Do you think March is ____ than January? – Yes, it’s ______ warmer. A. better, a little B.well, much C. worse,very D. nicer,quite

3. The weather in North China is colder than ______ in South China. A. \ B. this C. the one D. that 4. Which one is _____, this one or that one? A. good B. bad C. best D. better 5. I think your room is _______ bigger. A. a lot B. a lot of C. lots of D. more

6. Her bag is newer than ______. A. mine B. my C. me D. I 7. This book is ____ that one, but _____ than that one. A.as difficult as, expensive B.as more difficult as, more expensive C. as difficult as, more expensive D. more difficult as, as expensive

8. I think the story is not so _____ as that one. A. interesting B. interested C. more interesting 9. _______ I look at the picture, ______ I like it. A. The best, the more B. The more, the less C. The more, less D. More, the more

Homework Making a poster comparing two cities or rivers in China.

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