Module 5 My hometown and country Unit 1 Shanghai is bigger than Hong Kong.

Where is your hometown? My hometown is ______. It is in the ______ of China. It is famous for _________. ↑ ↓ →← north westeast south Dalian east seafood/football/beautiful scenery

Look at these pictures: 上海外滩 Shanghai ： East China, （华东） the Bund, 1.5 kilometres long,13 million people 外滩夜景 Shanghai, the Bund

Hong Kong 香港维多利亚港湾夜景 Hong Kong: South China, Victoria Peak, 554 metres high, 7 million people

Ask and answer: Is Shanghai a newer city than Hong Kong? No, Shanghai is an older city.

Listen and answer the questions: Is Hong Kong bigger than Shanghai? Is Hong Kong hotter than Shanghai? Is Shanghai newer than Hong Kong ? Is Shanghai busier than Hong Kong ? No Yes No Yes

形容词比较级： 这个苹果比那个小。 This apple is smaller than that one.

比一比： 乔丹比刘德华强壮。 Jordan is stronger than liu Dehua.

再比一比： 姚明比他们高. Yao Ming is taller than them.

北极： the North Pole 北极比中国冷。 The North Pole is colder than China.

Remember: 构成方法原级比较级 单音节和少数双音节单词单音节和少数双音节单词 一般在词尾加 —er, tall, long, old, short, small taller longer, older, shorter, smaller 以字母 e 结尾的形容 词，加 -r nice, fine, large nicer, finer, larger 以重读闭音节词末 尾只有一个辅音字 母时，先双写这个 辅音字母，再加 -er big, hot, red, thin,fat bigger, hotter redder, thinner fatter 辅音字母 + y” 结尾 的双音节词，先改 y 为 i ，再加 - er busy, early, easy busier, earlier, easier

A test: Complete the sentences This pen is ______than that one. (long) Which bag is _____,this one or that one? (nice) Is Hong Kong _______than Shanghai? (hot) Is Shanghai ______in winter than Hong Kong ? (warm) Is Hong Kong ______than Shanghai? (old) longer hotter warmer older nicer

Key words to explain: 1. What’s the population of Shanghai? 1).population 常用 large 或 small 修饰，以表示人口 “ 多 ” 或者 “ 少 ” 。 如： The country has a large\small population. 2).population 做主语时，谓语动词通常用单数形 式。如： The population of that area is very small. 2.hundred,thousand, million 等词，与具体数字连 用不能加 s ，与 of 连用必须加 s 例如： five hundred students, hundreds of people

1._____is the population of the world? A.How many B. How much C. What’s D. What 2. The population of Hong Kong is ______ than that of Shanghai. A.smaller B. larger C. more D. bigger 3. There are thirteen ______people in Shanghai. A.thousands B. thousand C. million D. millions 4. There are _________ trees on the hills. A.ten thousands B. thousands C. millions of D. ten millions A D C C

Dalian is my hometown. It’s a pretty city in the northeast of China, and it has a population of 5.3 million people. It’s on the coast. It has modern seaport and airport. It is known as the “pearl in the north”. Its scenery is so beautiful and the climate is so pleasant that travelers all over the world come to visit it. It’s famous for the seafood, the football team and the International Fashion Festival. 1.Where is Dalian? ________________ 2.What’s the population of Dalian?__________ 3.What is famous for?______________ It’s in the northeast 5.3 million It’s famous for the seafood, the football team and the International Fashion Festival.

Homework for today! 1.Read the passage as fluently as possible. 2.Comparing two cities or some other things, write down their differences.