1. 4 Inventions Unit Period 3 Module 2 Science and technology Grammar
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Unit 4
Module 2 Science and technology
Inventions
Period 3
Grammar

2. 1
Revision
Life without …

3. 2 Grammar A good, bad and far Good, better, best. Never let it rest.
Until your good is better and your better is best.

4. Daisy got an 83 in Art. Daisy's mark in Art.
A1 Look at the school report below. In pairs, ask and answer questions about it.
Daisy got an 83 in Art.
Daisy's mark in Art.

6. got a better mark
Paul got a better mark in Science than Martin.
got a worse mark
Eric got a worse mark in Science than Alice.
got the worst mark
Eric got the worst mark in Science.

7. A2 Look at the map below. In pairs, ask and answer questions about it
A2 Look at the map below. In pairs, ask and answer questions about it. Follow the example.
3 Whose home ..., Martin’s or Pauline’s?
S1: Whose home is farther/further from school, Martin’s or Pauline’s?
S2: Martin’s home is farther/further from school than Pauline’s.
4 Whose home ..., Alice’s, Belinda’s or Eric’s?
S1: Whose home is the farthest/furthest from school, Alice’s, Belinda’s or
Eric’s?
S2: Alice’s home is the farthest/furthest from school.

8. In pairs, ask and answer questions about the distances
In pairs, ask and answer questions about the distances. Follow the example.
S1: Whose home is farther/further from Alice’s, Daisy’s or Paul’s?
S2: Paul’s home is farther/further from Alice’s.
S1: Whose home is the farthest/furthest from Alice’s, Daisy’s, Paul’s or Eric’s?
S2: Eric’s home is the furthest from Alice’s.

9. Adjectives
Comparative forms
Superlative forms
many/much
more
the most
little
less
the least
But remember:
few
fewer
the fewest
With light bulbs, people can do ______ things than before at night.
more
Light bulbs produce ______ light than oil lamps.
more
Oil lamps produce ______ light than light bulbs.
less
Carriages carry ______ passengers than trains.
fewer

10. Student Things the student has
Complete the sentences with the comparative or superlative form of many, much, few and little.
Student
Things the student has
Alice
30 storybooks, 7 notebooks,
3 packets of paper, 5 bottles of ink
Ben
27 storybooks, 8 notebooks,
2 packets of paper, 8 bottles of ink
Judy
21 storybooks, 12 notebooks,
1 packet of paper, 6 bottles of ink
Example:
Ben has ______ paper than Judy but ______ storybooks
than Alice.
more
fewer

11. Student Things the student has
Alice
30 storybooks, 7 notebooks,
3 packets of paper, 5 bottles of ink
Ben
27 storybooks, 8 notebooks,
2 packets of paper, 8 bottles of ink
Judy
21 storybooks, 12 notebooks,
1 packet of paper, 6 bottles of ink
Judy has _____ storybooks than Alice but _____ notebooks
than Ben.
Ben has _____ ink than Judy but _____ paper than Alice.
Alice has _________ storybooks among/of the three students.
fewer
more
more
less
the most

12. Student Things the student has
Alice
30 storybooks, 7 notebooks,
3 packets of paper, 5 bottles of ink
Ben
27 storybooks, 8 notebooks,
2 packets of paper, 8 bottles of ink
Judy
21 storybooks, 12 notebooks,
1 packet of paper, 6 bottles of ink
Judy has _________ paper among/of the three students.
Alice has _________ notebooks among/of the three students.
Ben has _________ ink among/of the three students.
the least
the fewest
the most

13. 3 Grammar B (not) as…as The first computer was as big as a room.
With light bulbs, people can do as many things in the evenings as they can in the daytime.

14. many
much

15. B1 Look at the pictures below and complete the following sentences.

16. is as high as
is not as deep as
are not as wide as

17. B2 Look at the table and the pictures below
B2 Look at the table and the pictures below. Then complete the sentences with (not) as many/much ... as.
throw away as much as
throw away as much as
don’t throw away as much as
don’t throw away as many as

18. Student Things the student has
Talk about the things the students have with (not) as few/little/many/much… as.
Student
Things the student has
Lucy
25 storybooks, 2 notebooks,
5 packets of paper, 1 bottle of ink
Mary
Sandy
32 storybooks, 4 notebooks,
2 packets of paper, 5 bottles of ink
Example:
Lucy has as many storybooks as Mary.
has as many as
Mary doesn’t have as many storybooks as Sandy.
doesn’t have as many as

19. Student Things the student has
Lucy
25 storybooks, 2 notebooks,
5 packets of paper, 1 bottle of ink
Mary
Sandy
32 storybooks, 4 notebooks,
2 packets of paper, 5 bottles of ink
Lucy has as many paper as Mary.
has as much as
Lucy has as many ink as Mary.
has as much as
Mary/Lucy notebooks Sandy.
doesn’t have as many as
Sandy paper Mary/Lucy.
doesn’t have as much as
Mary/Lucy ink Sandy.
doesn’t have as much as
Mary ink Lucy.
has as little as
Lucy notebooks Mary.
has as few as

20. Homework H
调查并比较班级同学的不同方面，如身高、体重等。要求在比较中运用形容词good，bad，far，many，much和little等的比较级和最高级以及(not) as … as结构。
完成《英语（八年级 上册）B》第51至53页Grammar的练习。