1. Module 2

2. My home town and my country
Module 2
My home town and my country

3. Unit 3 Language in use

4. bigger
China is _______ (big) than Australia.

5. Sanya is ________ (hot) than Beijing.
hotter

6. Language practice
Translate the sentences.
1. 它（深圳）越来越大，越来越繁华。
It’s getting bigger and busier.
2. 它是个比香港更新的城市。
It’s a newer city than Hong Kong.

7. 3. 它的街道更宽阔、更干净。
Its streets are much wider and cleaner too.
4. 它比深圳的其他许多建筑都高。
It’s taller than many other buildings in Shenzhen.

8. 1. Complete the sentences
with the correct form of the words in the box.
big cold large old tall
1. Shenzhen was very small about thirty years ago but it is much _________ now.
2. This building is tall but that building is much _____.
bigger
taller

9. big cold large old tall
3. Beijing is old but Xi’an is much ______.
4. The US has a large population but India’s population is _______.
5. Beijing is cold in winter but Harbin is ________.
older
larger
colder

10. Talk about the pictures. Use the words from the box to help you.
2. Work in pairs.
Talk about the pictures.
Use the words from the box to help you.
big busy high low old small tall wide

11. --- What can you see in Picture 1?
--- It’s a village. There’re some houses. The village is quiet.
--- What can you see in Picture 2?
--- It’s a new city. The buildings are very high. The roads are very wide.

12. Now make comparisons. Write sentences.
big busy high low old small tall wide
The buildings in Picture 1 are older than the buildings in Picture 2.

13. The buildings in the village in Picture 1 are older/smaller/lower than the buildings in the city in Picture 2.
The buildings in the city in Picture 2 are newer/higher/bigger/taller than the buildings in the village in Picture 1.
In Picture 2, the roads are wider/busier than those in Picture 1.

14. 3. Write sentences. Use the information in the table.
Shenzhen
Beijing
new
Shanghai
Hangzhou
busy
Xi’an
old
China
Australia
big
Tian’anmen Square
Other squares in Beijing
wide
The population of Tianjin
The population of Shanghai
small
For example: Shenzhen is newer than Beijing.

15. Shanghai is busier than Hangzhou.
Xi’an is older than Beijing.
China is bigger than Australia.
Tian’anmen Square is wider than other squares in China.
The population of Tianjin is smaller than the population of Shanghai.

16. 4. Complete the word map with the words in the box.
You need to use one word more than once.
Word map is a way of learning vocabulary in groups and the words in the map are all related to each other.

17. big cold large new old small warm
weather
size
Place
place
history
population
new
large
old
small

18. Now work in pairs. Talk about your home town.
Use the words in the word map to help you.
warm
cold
big
small
weather
size
Place
place
history
population
new
large
old
small

19. 5. Complete the sentences with the expressions in the box.
in the northeast is famous for on the coast pretty good The population of
1. Cambridge is a beautiful old English city. It _____________ its university.
2. Tianjin is near Beijing, ____________ of Bohai Sea.
is famous for
on the coast

20. 4. Harbin is _______________ of China and is a very busy city.
in the northeast is famous for on the coast pretty good The population of
3. _________________ India is smaller than that of China but bigger than that of Russia.
4. Harbin is _______________ of China and is a very busy city.
5. The weather in Beijing in autumn
is ____________.
The population of
in the northeast
pretty good

21. with the correct form of the words in brackets.
6. Complete the passage
with the correct form of the words in brackets.
In my home town there are two cinemas, the Grand Cinema and the Palace Cinema. The Grand Cinema is (1) ______ (old) and (2) _______ (small) than the Palace Cinema. It is also (3) ________ (warm) in the Grand Cinema. The Palace Cinema is usually (4) ______ (busy) than the Grand Cinema and the tickets are (5) _______ (cheap) too.
older
smaller
warmer
busier
cheaper

22. 7. Listen and complete the sentences.
Firstly, look at the pictures and think of one sentence to describe each city.

23. 1. New York is very busy.
2. Washington D.C. is old.
3. Shanghai has a lot of tall buildings.
4. Beijing has a large population.

24. 1. New York is a(n) _______ and ______ city than Washington D.C.
2. New York is more
________ than
any other city
in the US.
bigger
busier
famous

25. 3. Shanghai has a(n) _______ population than Beijing.
4. Beijing is ______ than Shanghai.
larger
older

26. Around the world
Washington DC
Washington DC is the capital of the US. Located on the east coast, it is best known for the White House, where the President of the US lives and works, and for Capital Hill, where the US Congress meets.

27. There are many famous monuments,
memorials and museums in Washington DC. The Lincoln Memorial is a grand white building. Millions of tourists visit it every year to show respect to President Lincoln. In the National Air and Space Museum, people can see the command module of Apollo 11, which sent the first humans to the moon in 1969.

28. Read the article, mark true or false.
1. Washington DC is located on the west
coast.
2. It is best known for the White House.
3. The Lincoln Memorial is a grand
white building. F T T

29. Exercises
根据句意用括号内所给词的适当形式填空。
1. It is much ________ (hot) today than
yesterday.
2. Is your father always ________ (busy)
like your mother?
3. I think Chinese is as ________
(important) as English.
hotter
busy
important

30. 4. This bus is ________ (early) than that one.
5. China has a ________ (large) population than the US.
6. His uncle's car is ________ (small) than my uncle's.
7. Is the new building ________ (tall) than the old one?
8. My dictionary is ________ (cheap) than Tony's.
earlier
larger 
smaller
taller
cheaper

31. Making a report comparing two places in your home town
Module task
Making a report comparing two places in your home town

32. Compare two places in your home town.
8. Work in pairs.
Compare two places in your home town.
Where is it?
It’s in the north/south/
east/west of the town.
How many people
work/go there?
…people work/go there.
How old is it?
It’s about … years old.
Is there anything special
about it?
It’s bigger than ...

33. 9. Write the information in the table.
Place 1: __________
Place 2: __________

34. Place 1: ________________ Place 2: ______________
Business Centre
Ancient Area
It’s in the east of the town.
People don’t work there.
It’s a tourist area.
It’s an ancient area and it’s about 500 years old.
It’s small and there are few cars there.
It’s in the north of the town.
A lot of people work in the offices there.
It’s a modern area.
It’s large and there are lots of cars there.

35. 10. Make a report.
Write sentences.
Place 1 is bigger than Place 2.
Place 2 is older than Place 1.
Join the sentences using and or but.
Place 1 is bigger than Place 2,
but Place 2 is older than Place 1.

36. You can write three paragraphs to make your reports:
Paragraph 1: describe Place 1.
Paragraph 2: describe Place 3.
Paragraph 3: compare the two places.

37. Finish your report.