1. Unit 3 Language in use

2. Dalian is smaller than Shanghai. Chang Jiang is wider than the River Thames. Shanghai is busier than Hong Kong. China is bigger than the UK. Language practice

3. China / UK -- Is China smaller than the UK? -- No, it isn’t. China is bigger than the UK. big busy long short small wide Work in pairs.

4. 1.Los Angeles / Shanghai 2.New York / Cambridge 3.Hong Kong / London 4.Chang Jiang / River Thames

5. Washington D.C and New York are big cities on the east coast of the USA. Washington D.C is the capital of the USA. It’s a big city, but it’s smaller than New York. Around the world

6. New York is a busy city. It’s bigger, busier and noisier than Washington D.C. The buildings in New York are taller than the buildings in Washington D.C.

7. Making a poster comparing two cities or rivers in China. Find out: 1. where they are (in the north, south, east, or west of China) Module task

8. 2. any other facts you can find (e.g. how long and big the rivers are, how old / big / busy the cities are, which cities are on the rivers, what the cities are famous for)

9. How to remember the irregular forms quickly. 合二为一有三对， \“ 病坏 \”\“ 两多 \” 与 \“ 两好 \” ，① 一分为二有两个， 一个 \“ 远 \” 来一个 \“ 老 \” 。② 还有一个双含义， 只记 \“ 少 \” 来别记 \“ 小 \” 。③

10. ill/ bad→ worse→ worst many/ much→ more→ most good/well→ better→ best far→ farther/further →farthest/furthest old / older/elder→ oldest/eldest little→ less→ least

11. 常见比较级五句型 1. Who / Which + be + 比较级, A or B ? Who is taller, Tom or John? 2. ~ + be + the 比较级 + of the two. ( 两 个之中比较 … 的那一个， ~ 包含在两个 之中 ) Grammar

12. Tom is the taller of the two. = Tom is taller than the other boy. 3. much / a lot / even / far + 比较级 A compute is much more expensive than a bicycle. 计算机比自行车贵多了。 4. "The+ 形容词比较级..., the+ 形容词比 较级...", 表示 " 越... 就越..." 。

13. The more you study, the more you know. 你学的越多, 就知道的越多。 5. " 形容词比较级 + and + 形容词比较 级 ", 表示 " 越来越... " 。 The computer is cheaper and cheaper. 计算机越来越便宜。

14. 1. -Which is ____ season in Beijing? (2003 年 ) -I think it's autumn. A. good B. better C. best D. the best 真题再现

15. 2. - Which is__________, the moon or the earth?(2004 年 ) - Of course, the moon is. A. small B. smaller C. smallest D. the smallest

16. 3. The air in Beijing is getting much _____ now than a few years ago.(2005 年 ) A. clean B. cleaner C. cleanest D. the cleanest

17. 4. Mobile phones are very popular now and they are _____ than before.(2005 年 ) A. cheap B. cheaper C. cheapest D. the cheapest

18. 5. -What’s the weather like here? -Oh, very nice. It’s _______ in the summer and _______ in the winter. A. not hot, not cold B. hotter, colder C. hotter, not cold D. not hot, very hot

19. Homework Revise the comparative degree of adjectives. Make a poster: 1. a map showing where the cities / rivers are 2. a paragraph with facts comparing them