Topic 2 I feel better now. Section C

Describe the pictures using Comparative Degrees of Adjectives and Adverbs. Helen is braver than Maria. Helen sings more loudly than Maria.

Helen is as lovely as Maria.is as lovely as

1.Helen is as lovely as Maria. Helen 和 Maria 一样可爱。 表示两者在某一方面程度相同时, 用句型 “ as+ 形容词 / 副词原级 +as+ 比较对象 ”

Helen is as helpful as Maria. Helen does her homework as carefully as Maria.

Maria is not as/so brave as Helen.is not as/so brave as

2.Maria is not as/so brave as Helen. Maria 不如 Helen 勇敢。 表示某人或某物在某一方面不如另一人或另一物 时用 not as/so + 形容词 / 副词原级 +as+ 比较对 象

Maria doesn’t sing as/so loudly as Helen.

Complete the sentences with the words in the box. funny happily excited well upset shy 1. My father was very _____ because my mother was ill last night. 2. The girl is afraid of speaking in public because she is too ____. 3. The children clapped their hands because they were ________. 4. Mike is making faces. He looks as ______ as Zhao Benshan. 5. With our help, the people in Wenchuan will live as _______ as before. 6. Kangkang can’t speak English as _____ as Michael. upset shy excited funny happily well

Read the letter and underline the sentences with the structure “as... as...” or “not as/so... as...”. Check the answers: What’s more, I couldn’t sleep as well as usual. I thought the roads here were not so clean as those in our hometown. The food was not as delicious as ours, either. It also seemed that the people here were not so friendly as you. I live as happily as before.

1. I was not used to everything here. 我还不习惯这儿的一切。 get/be used to sth. 习惯于某事 get/be used to doing sth. 习惯于做某事 He can’t get used to the weather here. I am not used to getting up early.

2. The food was not as delicious as ours, either. 食物也没有我们家乡的那么美味可口。 either 副词, “ 也 ”, 一般位于否定句句末。如 : French is not easy and German is not, either. 法语不容易学, 德语也不容易学。

Read the letter again and answer the following questions. (1)Who is the letter to? (2)Did Li Hong think the roads here were as clean as those in her hometown ? (3)What about the food and the people here? (4)Do the classmates accept her? The letter is to Xiao Fang. No, she didn’t. The food was not as delicious as theirs. The people here were not friendly as Xiao Fang, either. Yes, they do.

Retell the letter using the following useful sentences. 1. How time flies! 2. I was not used to everything here. 3. The roads here were not so clean as those in our hometown. 4. The food was not as delicious as ours, either. 5. I live as happily as before. 6. Please give my best wishes to your parents.

Make a table like the following, and write a passage about your friends.

Qiqi and I are good friends. We both study at Ren’ai International School. Qiqi is as lovely as I, but I am not as brave as Qiqi. __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________

Sing this song. It’s a Small World

1. Learn some new words and phrases: stranger, usual, be used to(doing) sth., as... as …, accept, clap 2. Learn equal comparison: I live as happily as before. Helen is as lovely as Maria. Maria is not as/so brave as Helen. 3. Learn to solve the problems around us.

Try to make more sentences using “as... as...”, “... than...” and “not as/so... as...”.