What's the best movie theater? Unit 4 What's the best movie theater?

Section A 1 1a-2d

Lead-in Do you like watching movies? Where do you watch them? I am going to watch a movie recently. Here are three movie theaters. Look at some information about them and choose the one you suggest I go to.

Screen City is cheap. ￥35 Movie World is cheaper. ￥30 Town Cinema is the cheapest. ￥25

Red star Cinema has a big screen. Movie World has a bigger screen. Screen City has the biggest screen.

Town Cinema has comfortable seats. Movie World has more comfortable seats. Screen City has the most comfortable seats.

There are some other factors to affect your choice There are some other factors to affect your choice. Some are important to you and some are not important. Let’s go on to study 1a.

How do you choose which movie theater to go to How do you choose which movie theater to go to? Write the things in the box under “Important” or “Not Important”. 1a comfortable seats big screens best sound cheap new movies close to home buy tickets quickly popular Important Not Important

New words seat n. 座位 screen n. 屏幕 theater n. 剧场 reporter n. 记者 ticket n. 票 DJ n. 电台主持人

Listening 1b Movie theaters Town Cinema Movie World Screen City Listen and match the statements with the movie theaters. 1b Qualities Movie theaters It has the biggest screens. It’s the most popular near here. It’s the closest to home. Town Cinema It has the shortest waiting time. It has the best sounds. It has the most comfortable seats. Movie World Screen City Town Cinema Screen City Movie World

Movie World has the biggest screen. Screen City is the most popular. Introduce the three theaters to your classmates. Movie World has the biggest screen. Screen City is the most popular. Town Cinema has the shortest waiting time. …

Practice the conversation. Then talk about the movie theaters you know. Sun Cinema. It’s the cheapest. What’s the best movie theater? But I think Moon Theater has the most comfortable seats.

√ √ Listening 2a Green City Survey Which is the best clothes store? Listen to a reporter interviewing a boy. Circle the boy’s answers. Listening 2a Green City Survey Which is the best clothes store? a. Miller’s b. Blue Moon c. Dream Clothes 2. Which is the best radio station? a. 970 AM b. 97.9 FM c. 107.9 FM √ √

Miller’s Blue Moon Dream Clothes Listen again. Write the correct store or radio station next to each statement. 2b Miller’s Blue Moon Dream Clothes ____________ It’s the most expensive. ____________ It has the best clothes. ____________ It’s the worst store. ____________ You can buy clothes the most cheaply there. Blue Moon Miller’s Dream Clothes Miller’s

970 AM 97.9 FM 107.9 FM _________ It has the worst music. _________ They play the most boring songs. _________ The DJs choose songs the most carefully. _________ It’s the most popular. 970 AM 97.9 FM 107.9 FM 97.9 FM

Role-play the conversation. 2d Greg: Hi, I’m Greg. I’m new in town. Helen: Hi, I’m Helen. Welcome to the neighborhood! How do you like it so far? Greg: It’s fantastic, but I still don’t really know my way around. Helen: Well, the best supermarket is on Center Street. You can buy the freshest food there. Greg: Oh, great. Is there a cinema around here? I love watching movies. Helen: Yes, Sun Cinema is the newest one. You can sit the most comfortably because they have the biggest seats. Greg: Thanks for telling me. Helen: No problem.

1. comfortable adj. 使人舒服的；舒适的 多音节形容词，其比较级及最高级形式在词前加more，most构成。 e.g. The sofa is more comfortable than that chair. 这张沙发比那把椅子更舒适。 副词形式是：comfortably

2. close adj. （在空间、时间上）接近 e.g. The park is very close to my house. 公园离我家很近。 距离…近：be close to 拓展： close v. 关闭 打开：open e.g. Please close the door. 请关上门。

3. worst adj. / adv. （bad和badly的最高级）最差（的）；最坏（的）；最糟（的） 既可做形容词也可做副词； e.g. My bike is worse than Mike’s. (形容词) 我的自行车比迈克的质量差。 Linda sings worst of the three girls. (副词) 三个女孩中，琳达唱得最差。

4. cheaply adv. 便宜地 carefully adv. 细致地；小心地；谨慎地 comfortably adv. 舒服地；舒适地 构成词：形容词+ly →副词 e.g. You can buy skirts cheaply in this clothes store. 在这家服装店里你可以 很便宜地买到短裙。 Alice chooses clothes most carefully. 艾丽丝挑衣服最细心。

5. so far 到目前为止 e.g. How do you like your new house so far? 到目前为止，你觉得你的新房子怎么 样？ 6. fresh adj. 新鲜的；清新的 e.g. The vegetables are really fresh. I’d like to buy some. 这些蔬菜真新鲜，我想买一些。

Language points 1. I’m new in town. 我是新来这的。 in town是一个短语，表示“在说话人所 在或所指的城镇”的意思。作这一用法 时，town不与冠词连用。 e.g. What’s the best clothes store in town? 这城里最好的服装店是哪家？

2. How do you like it so far? so far意为“迄今为止，到目前为止”， 常与现在完成时连用，既可放在句首、 句中，也可放在句尾。如： So far he has done very well at school.

Exercises 写出下列单词的适当形式。 1. Which do you think is the ______ (bad) food store in town? 2. Who sings ______ (good) in your class? 3. Jane writes _____________ (carefully) in your class. worst the best the most carefully

4. Which store has the ________ (fresh) fruit in town? freshest

Homework 写六个句子来说一下你们班的“最……”。 In my class, Lin Tao is the tallest.

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