Module 2

My home town and my country Module 2 My home town and my country

Unit 3 Language in use

bigger China is _______ (big) than Australia.

Sanya is ________ (hot) than Beijing. hotter

Language practice Translate the sentences. 1. 它（深圳）越来越大，越来越繁华。 It’s getting bigger and busier. 2. 它是个比香港更新的城市。 It’s a newer city than Hong Kong.

3. 它的街道更宽阔、更干净。 Its streets are much wider and cleaner too. 4. 它比深圳的其他许多建筑都高。 It’s taller than many other buildings in Shenzhen.

1. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box. big cold large old tall 1. Shenzhen was very small about thirty years ago but it is much _________ now. 2. This building is tall but that building is much _____. bigger taller

big cold large old tall 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 ________. older larger colder

Talk about the pictures. Use the words from the box to help you. 2. Work in pairs. Talk about the pictures. Use the words from the box to help you. big busy high low old small tall wide

--- What can you see in Picture 1? --- It’s a village. There’re some houses. The village is quiet. --- What can you see in Picture 2? --- It’s a new city. The buildings are very high. The roads are very wide.

Now make comparisons. Write sentences. big busy high low old small tall wide The buildings in Picture 1 are older than the buildings in Picture 2.

The buildings in the village in Picture 1 are older/smaller/lower than the buildings in the city in Picture 2. The buildings 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.

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 Beijing wide The population of Tianjin The population of Shanghai small For example: Shenzhen is newer than Beijing.

Shanghai is busier than Hangzhou. Xi’an is older than Beijing. China is bigger than Australia. Tian’anmen Square is wider than other squares in China. The population of Tianjin is smaller than the population of Shanghai.

4. Complete the word map with the words in the box. You need to use one word more than once. Word map is a way of learning vocabulary in groups and the words in the map are all related to each other.

big cold large new old small warm weather size Place place history population new large old small

Now work in pairs. Talk about your home town. Use the words in the word map to help you. warm cold big small weather size Place place history population new large old small

5. Complete the sentences with the expressions in the box. 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 Bohai Sea. is famous for on the coast

4. Harbin is _______________ of China and is a very busy city. in the northeast is famous for on the coast pretty good The population of 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 ____________. The population of in the northeast pretty good

with the correct form of the words in brackets. 6. Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in brackets. 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 usually (4) ______ (busy) than the Grand Cinema and the tickets are (5) _______ (cheap) too. older smaller warmer busier cheaper

7. Listen and complete the sentences. Firstly, look at the pictures and think of one sentence to describe each city.

1. New York is very busy. 2. Washington D.C. is old. 3. Shanghai has a lot of tall buildings. 4. Beijing has a large population.

1. New York is a(n) _______ and ______ city than Washington D.C. 2. New York is more ________ than any other city in the US. bigger busier famous

3. Shanghai has a(n) _______ population than Beijing. 4. Beijing is ______ than Shanghai. larger older

Around the world Washington DC 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 Capital Hill, where the US Congress meets.

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 module of Apollo 11, which sent the first humans to the moon in 1969.

Read the article, mark true or false. 1. Washington DC is located on the west coast. 2. It is best known for the White House. 3. The Lincoln Memorial is a grand white building. F T T

Exercises 根据句意用括号内所给词的适当形式填空。 1. It is much ________ (hot) today than yesterday. 2. Is your father always ________ (busy) like your mother? 3. I think Chinese is as ________ (important) as English. hotter busy important

4. This bus is ________ (early) than that one. 5. China has a ________ (large) population than the US. 6. His uncle's car is ________ (small) than my uncle's. 7. Is the new building ________ (tall) than the old one? 8. My dictionary is ________ (cheap) than Tony's. earlier larger  smaller taller cheaper

Making a report comparing two places in your home town Module task Making a report comparing two places in your home town

Compare two places in your home town. 8. Work in pairs. Compare two places in your home town. 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 anything special about it? It’s bigger than ...

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

Place 1: ________________ Place 2: ______________ Business Centre Ancient Area It’s in the east of the town. People don’t work there. It’s a tourist area. It’s an ancient area and it’s about 500 years old. It’s small and there are few cars there. It’s in the north of the town. A lot of people work in the offices there. It’s a modern area. It’s large and there are lots of cars there.

10. Make a report. 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.

You can write three paragraphs to make your reports: Paragraph 1: describe Place 1. Paragraph 2: describe Place 3. Paragraph 3: compare the two places.

Finish your report.