4 Inventions Unit Period 3 Module 2 Science and technology Grammar Oxford English Unit 4 Module 2 Science and technology Inventions Period 3 Grammar

1 Revision Life without …

2 Grammar A good, bad and far Good, better, best. Never let it rest. Until your good is better and your better is best.

Daisy got an 83 in Art. Daisy's mark in Art. A1 Look at the school report below. In pairs, ask and answer questions about it. Daisy got an 83 in Art. Daisy's mark in Art.

got a better mark Paul got a better mark in Science than Martin. got a worse mark Eric got a worse mark in Science than Alice. got the worst mark Eric got the worst mark in Science.

A2 Look at the map below. In pairs, ask and answer questions about it A2 Look at the map below. In pairs, ask and answer questions about it. Follow the example. 3 Whose home ..., Martin’s or Pauline’s? S1: Whose home is farther/further from school, Martin’s or Pauline’s? S2: Martin’s home is farther/further from school than Pauline’s. 4 Whose home ..., Alice’s, Belinda’s or Eric’s? S1: Whose home is the farthest/furthest from school, Alice’s, Belinda’s or Eric’s? S2: Alice’s home is the farthest/furthest from school.

In pairs, ask and answer questions about the distances In pairs, ask and answer questions about the distances. Follow the example. S1: Whose home is farther/further from Alice’s, Daisy’s or Paul’s? S2: Paul’s home is farther/further from Alice’s. S1: Whose home is the farthest/furthest from Alice’s, Daisy’s, Paul’s or Eric’s? S2: Eric’s home is the furthest from Alice’s.

Adjectives Comparative forms Superlative forms many/much more the most little less the least But remember: few fewer the fewest With light bulbs, people can do ______ things than before at night. more Light bulbs produce ______ light than oil lamps. more Oil lamps produce ______ light than light bulbs. less Carriages carry ______ passengers than trains. fewer

Student Things the student has Complete the sentences with the comparative or superlative form of many, much, few and little. Student Things the student has Alice 30 storybooks, 7 notebooks, 3 packets of paper, 5 bottles of ink Ben 27 storybooks, 8 notebooks, 2 packets of paper, 8 bottles of ink Judy 21 storybooks, 12 notebooks, 1 packet of paper, 6 bottles of ink Example: Ben has ______ paper than Judy but ______ storybooks than Alice. more fewer

Student Things the student has Alice 30 storybooks, 7 notebooks, 3 packets of paper, 5 bottles of ink Ben 27 storybooks, 8 notebooks, 2 packets of paper, 8 bottles of ink Judy 21 storybooks, 12 notebooks, 1 packet of paper, 6 bottles of ink Judy has _____ storybooks than Alice but _____ notebooks than Ben. Ben has _____ ink than Judy but _____ paper than Alice. Alice has _________ storybooks among/of the three students. fewer more more less the most

Student Things the student has Alice 30 storybooks, 7 notebooks, 3 packets of paper, 5 bottles of ink Ben 27 storybooks, 8 notebooks, 2 packets of paper, 8 bottles of ink Judy 21 storybooks, 12 notebooks, 1 packet of paper, 6 bottles of ink Judy has _________ paper among/of the three students. Alice has _________ notebooks among/of the three students. Ben has _________ ink among/of the three students. the least the fewest the most

3 Grammar B (not) as…as The first computer was as big as a room. With light bulbs, people can do as many things in the evenings as they can in the daytime.

many much

B1 Look at the pictures below and complete the following sentences.

is as high as is not as deep as are not as wide as

B2 Look at the table and the pictures below B2 Look at the table and the pictures below. Then complete the sentences with (not) as many/much ... as. throw away as much as throw away as much as don’t throw away as much as don’t throw away as many as

Student Things the student has Talk about the things the students have with (not) as few/little/many/much… as. Student Things the student has Lucy 25 storybooks, 2 notebooks, 5 packets of paper, 1 bottle of ink Mary Sandy 32 storybooks, 4 notebooks, 2 packets of paper, 5 bottles of ink Example: Lucy has as many storybooks as Mary. has as many as Mary doesn’t have as many storybooks as Sandy. doesn’t have as many as

Student Things the student has Lucy 25 storybooks, 2 notebooks, 5 packets of paper, 1 bottle of ink Mary Sandy 32 storybooks, 4 notebooks, 2 packets of paper, 5 bottles of ink Lucy has as many paper as Mary. has as much as Lucy has as many ink as Mary. has as much as Mary/Lucy notebooks Sandy. doesn’t have as many as Sandy paper Mary/Lucy. doesn’t have as much as Mary/Lucy ink Sandy. doesn’t have as much as Mary ink Lucy. has as little as Lucy notebooks Mary. has as few as

Homework H 调查并比较班级同学的不同方面，如身高、体重等。要求在比较中运用形容词good，bad，far，many，much和little等的比较级和最高级以及(not) as … as结构。 完成《英语（八年级 上册）B》第51至53页Grammar的练习。