2 Unit 1 It’s taller than many other building

Teaching aims 1. Key vocabulary and phrases: hometown, than, hill, population, pretty, get, million. 2. Key structure: Hong Kong is newer than shenzhen. Is your home town bigger than shenzhen? No, it isn’t. It’s smaller. ( 重点 ) 3. Listening skill: To understand conversations involving the comparison of 2 cities. ( 难点 )

/ h ɪ l / hill / ' p ɒ pj ʊ 'le ɪʃ n / population / wa ɪ d / wide / 'm ɪ ljən / million / 'pr I ti / pretty / ðæn / than pretty good / ɡ et / get n. 小山；小丘 n. 人口；全体居民 adj. 宽的；宽阔的 mum. 百万 adv. 相当地；非常；很 相当好；很好 Words and expressions prep. 比 ( 用于形容词和副 词比较级之后 ) 变成；成为 v.

Liu Xiang is tall. Pan Changjiang is short. Liu Xiang is taller than Pan Changjiang.

Lin Xinru is thin. Liu Yifei is thinner. Liu Yifei is thinner than Lin Xinru. 45kg 48kg

The women are fat. The man and the woman are thin. The women are fatter than the man and the woman.

The red box is big.The green box is small. The red box is bigger than the green box.

The purple ruler is long. The blue ruler is short. The purple ruler is longer than the blue ruler.

The yellow flower is nice. The red flower is nicer than the yellow one.

Look at the map and learn new words: north south west east capital coast island my home town

1,000,000 = 1 million hill 1000 metre (1000m ) =1 kilometre (1km) — What are you going to do this weekend? — I’m going to Beijing. question answer high

Where is Hong Kong and Shanghai in this map? Hong Kong is in the south of China. Shanghai is in the east of China.

The The bund in Shanghai Hong Kong

The bund  东方明珠电视是上海的标 志性建筑 。 The Oriental Pearl Tower is the standard structure of Shanghai. It is 468 metres high. or It is 468 – metre – high.

太平山顶海拔 552 米， 位于香港岛西南部， 是香港的标志。 Victoria Peak is 552 meters high it’s in southwestern part of Hong Kong Island, it’s the standard of Hong Kong. Victoria Peak

What is Hong Kong and Shanghai famous for? The Bund. Victoria Peak Shanghai is famous for the Bund. Hong Kong is famous for Victoria Peak.

1 look at the pictures and talk about them. Use the words in the box to help you. high hill population river wide Now listen and complete. Place: _________ Population: ______ million Jin Mao Tower: _____ meters high Place: ____________ Population: ______ million Victoria Peak: _____ meters high Shanghai Hong Kong 7 552

Everyday English Hey! How was your weekend? Pretty good!

1. Is Shenzhen on the coast? Yes, it is. 2. Is Shenzhen older than Hong Kong? No, it isn’t.

Tony: Hey, Daming! How was your weekend? Daming: Pretty good! I went to Shenzhen. Tony: Where’s Shenzhen? Daming: Well, it’s on the coast near Hong Kong. It was a small village about thirty years ago, but Today it’s a very big city. Tony: So it’s a newer city than Hong Kong? Daming: Yes, it’s a very new city. In fact, it only became important in the 1980s. It’s getting bigger and busier. Someday it will become as busy as Hong Kong. I’m sure. Tony: What’s the population of Shenzhen? Daming: It’s over ten million, I think. That’s larger than the population of many other cities in China, its streets are much wider and cleaner too. I think it’s a beautiful city. Tony: I’d like to go there one day. Daming: Remember to visit the Diwang Tower. It’s taller than many other buildings in Shenzhen. 1980s 表示 20 世纪 80 年代 1980s 表示 20 世纪 80 年代

1. So it’s a newer city than Hong Kong? 2. It’s getting bigger and busier. 3. That’s larger than the population of many other cities in China. 4. Its streets are much wider and cleaner too. 5. It’s taller than many other buildings in Shenzhen.

Now complete the passage about Shenzhen. Shenzhen is on the coast near Hong Kong. It became important in the.Before that it was a ____________. Today the population of Shenzhen is more than ____million. There are many tall buildings in Shenzhen. A famous one is the _____________.It is ______than many other buildings in Shenzhen. 1980s small village ten Diwang Towertaller

3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box. big busy clean large new small wide 1. About thirty years ago, Shenzhen was a_____ village, but today it is a very city. 2. It is a ______ city than Hong Kong. 3. It is getting _____ and _____. The streets are _____ and ______. 4. It will become as as Hong Kong. 5. The population is ______ than that of many other cities in China. small big/large newer bigger busierwider cleaner busy larger

Language points 1.pretty good. 相当好！ pretty 副词，相当地，非常， 修饰形容词或副词的原级。 pretty adj, 漂亮的 2.on the coast 在海岸线上 3. So it’s a newer city than Hong Kong? 这么说它是一个比香港更新的城市？ 1). newer 更加新的 ，是 new 的比较级。 2).than 比，用于形容词和副词比较级。 其结构为： A+ 谓语 + 比较级 + than+B.

4. in the 1980s 表示 “ 在 世纪 年 ” 时用介词 in ， 在整十的年份后面加 s, 年代前面要用冠词 the. eg: in the 1990s 在 20 世纪 90 年代 5. as busy as Hong Kong 和香港一样繁华 as + 形容词 / 副词的原级 +as 和..... 一样..... 其否定形式为： not so/ as + 形容词 / 副词的原级 +as 不如......

6. What’s the population of shenzhen? = How large is the population of shenzhen? ( 询问人口 ) — The population of shenzhen is 10 million. ( 回答多少人口 ) = shenzhen has a population of 10 million. = shenzhen has 10 million people. 1). population 做主语时，谓语动词用单数。 The population of China is 1.3billion. 2). 表示人口多用 large 或 big, 人口少用 small, 不能用 many/, much 或 little 。 3). 表示某地有多少人： a.The population of + 某地 +be+ 数词 The population of China is 1.3billion. b. 某地 + has a population of + 数词 b. The population of that area is very small. 4). 询问 “ 某地有多少人口 ” 时用 What’s the population of Baise? = How large is the population of Baise? ( 询问人口 )

7.over =more than 超过，多于 8. much wider 更宽的 much 修饰比较级 如 :much longer 9.I’d like to go there one day. 我想有一天去那里。 would like to do sth 想要做某事 10. remember 记得

4 Listen to the underlined word. 1 － Shenzhen is bigger in population than Beijing. － No, it isn’t. It’s smaller. 2 － Hong Kong is newer than Shenzhan. － No, it isn’t. It’s older. 3 － Shenzhen is as old as Hong Kong. － No, it isn’t. It’s newer. 4 － Hong Kong is as busy as Shenzhen. － No, it isn’t. It’s busier. Pronunciation and Speaking

5 Compare Shenzhen with your hometown. Make notes in the table. ShenzhenYour home town a big city

6 Talk about the differences between Shenzhen and your hometown : Use big, small, hot, cold, old or new. — Is your hometown bigger than Shenzhen? — No, it isn’t. It’s smaller than Shenzhen

The dog is bigger than the mouse. The horse is the biggest of all. bigbigger biggest 比较级和最高级

Jim Li Lei Tom Li Lei is taller than Tom. Jim is the tallest of all.

￥ 30 ￥ 20 ￥ 10 The yellow coat is cheaper than the purple one. The brown coat is the cheapest of the three.

￥ 20 ￥ 10 Li Lei Jim young cheap tall ￥ 30 Tom

The colourful car of all. ( 彩色车最好看 ) The red car the blue car. ( 红车比蓝车好看 ) The blue car is nice. is nicer than is the nicest

形容词比较级的用法 (1) 1. 在对两者进行比较时, 形容词要采用其比 较级的形式。如： Shanghai is bigger. 上海更大。 2. 若要说明其比较的对象, 则用比较级 + than( 比 ) + 比较对象。如： Shanghai is bigger than Hong Kong. 上海比香港大。 小结

Summary （总结） 构 成 方 法原 级比 较 级 单音节和少数双音节 单 词 tall,long,short, old,small, warm taller,longer,shorter, older,smaller,warmer nice,fine,largenicer, finer, larger big, hot, red, thin big ger, hot ter, red der, thin ner busy, early, easy bus ier, earl ier, eas ier 一般在词尾加 -er 以字母 e 结尾的 形容词, 直接加 - r 以重读闭音节结尾的形容 词，如末尾只有一个辅音 字母，应先 双写 该字母， 再加 - er 以 “ 辅音字母 + - y ” 结尾的 形容词，先把 y 变成 i ， 再加 - er

写出下列单词的比较级形式。 smaller cleverer later larger easier earlier happier thinner hotter fatter small clever late large easy early happy thin hot fat

1. This pen is ______ than that one. (long) 2. It’s ______ and ______ than Cambridge. (big, busy) 3. Is Hong Kong _____ than Shanghai? (old) 4. Is Hong Kong _____ than Shanghai? (hot) 用所给词的适当形式填空。 longer bigger busier older hotter

根据汉语提示完成英语句子。 1. 他比他的父亲高。 He is _____ than his father. 2. 我们的教室比你们的大。 Our classroom is ______ than yours. 3. 地球比月亮大。 The earth is ______ than the moon. 4. 这课比那课容易。 This lesson is _____ than that one. taller larger bigger easier

Copy the new vocabulary and phrases. Learn the dialogue in Activity 2 by heart. Homework