1. Integrated skills

2. Revision 写出下列词的比较级和最高级。 fast badly faster fastest far well worse worst
heavily
high
late
thin
hot
easy
faster fastest
worse worst
farther/further farthest/furthest
better best
more heavily the most heavily
higher highest
later latest
thinner thinnest
hotter hottest
easier easiest

3. 写出下列句子的同义句。
1. Jim has more books than Sandy.
2. Kate runs the fastest in my class.
3. Kitty has more juice than Millie.
Sandy has fewer books than Jim.
Kate runs faster than any other student
in my class.
Millie has less juice than Kitty.

4. New words spend 花费 spend time on/doing sth. 花时间做某事 uniform 制服
chess 国际象棋
at most 最多

5. Comparing schools
Daniel is writing an article about
different schools. Listen to him
introducing Sunshine Middle School
and complete the first column in the
table below.(A1)

6. Sunshine Middle School
Number of students
Number of teachers
How long is the summer holiday?
How much time do students spend on homework every day?
Do students wear uniforms?
Do students do morning exercises?
yes
1309 90
8 weeks
3 hours
yes

7. Comparing schools
Sandy is helping Daniel collect informtion on the Internet about other schools. Listen to their conversation and complete the rest of the table.(A1)

8. Woodland School
Rocky Mountain High School
Number of students
Mumber of teachers 66
How long is the summer holiday?
How much time do studentsspend on homework every day?
Do students wear uniforms? /
Do students do morning exercises? no
308
1215 85
6 weeks
12 weeks
2 hours
1 hour no

9. Help Daniel complete the article with the information.
Woodland School is smaller than Rocky Mountain High School. There are _____ (more /fewer/less) teachers and _____ (more/fewer/less) students at Woodland School than at Rocky Mountain High School. Sunshine Middle School has ________ (more /fewer/the most) teachers and students of the three.
fewer
fewer
the most

10. Chinese students have ______ (more/ fewer/ less) weeks off for the summer holiday than British students. British students spend _____ (more/ fewer /less) time doing homework than Chinese students. Among the three schools, American students spend __________ (the least/ few /less) time on homework,
more
less
the least

11. and they have ___________ (long/ longer/the longest) summer holiday
and they have ___________ (long/ longer/the longest) summer holiday. Chinese students spend __________ (the most/the fewest/the least) time on homework. They work ___________ (hard/harder/the hardest).
the longest
the most
the hardest

12. spend time (in) doing sth 花费时间做某事
1. I spent two days________________________. (读完那本书)
2.She spends half an hour ______________in the morning.(跑步)
(in) finishing reading the book.
(in) running
spend money on sth花费时间/钱做某事/买某物
3.We spent 10 yuan ______________(买那本书)。
4.Nancy spent six dollars______________(买那些苹果)
on that book.
on those apples.

13. Daniel, John and Nancy are chatting online about their schools
Daniel, John and Nancy are chatting online about their schools. Match the sentences with the correct people.
1 ______: My school has fewer weeks off for
the summer holiday than Daniel’s.
2 ______: Students at my school do not wear
uniforms.
Nancy
John

14. 3 ______: I spend less time doing
homework than Nancy.
4 ______: My school has the most
students.
5 ______: My school has the fewest
teachers.
John
Daniel
Nancy

15. Free talk
What are your hobbies?
How much time can you spend
on your hobbies?

16. Listen and answer.
Speak up
How much time does Daniel spend on his
hobbies every day?
What is Amy’s hobby?
Who spends the most time on hobbies?
About an hour. Half an hour for playing computer games and another half an hour for playing chess.
Her hobby is swimming.
Simon.

17. Work in groups and talk
about your hobbies.
Use the conversation
as a model.

18. Language points
1. American students 美国学生
= students in American schools
2. summer holiday 暑假
winter holiday/vacation 寒假

19. 3. have fewer weeks off (少)休息几个星期
have + time + off 表示休息多久
e.g. 劳动节我们放三天假。
We have three days off on May Day.
中国学生每年比美国学生少放几个星期
的假。
Chinese students have fewer weeks off
than American students.

20. 4. spend less time doing homework
花更少的时间做作业
spend time on / doing sth. 花时间做某事
e.g. 我每天花半个小时读英语。
I spend half an hour reading English
every day.
这幅画花了我三个小时。
I spent three hours on the picture.

21. 5. play chess 下棋
e.g. 他们经常在一起下棋。
They often play chess together.
6. at most 最多
e.g. 这些最多能为两千个学生服务(serve)。
These can serve two thousand
students at most.

22. Exercises
用所给词的适当形式填空。
1. We have an hour for _______ (read)
every afternoon.
2. How long did she spend _________
(complete) her homework?
3. Studens in the USA have ___ (little)
homework than Chinese students to do.
reading
completing
less

23. 4. They have half an hour of work to
do at ______ (much).
5. Do you wear ________ (uniform)
at school?
most
uniforms

24. 翻译下列句子。
1. 你每天花多少时间在兴趣爱好上？
2. John学的科目比Nancy的少。
How much time do you spend on your
hobbies?
John learns fewer subjects than Nancy.

25. 3. 美国学生在暑假休息的周数比英国学
生多。
4. 我每天有一个小时的时间下棋。
American students have more weeks off than British students in the summer holiday.
I have an hour for playing chess every day.