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2. Language practice 1. It’s getting bigger and busier 2. It’s a newer city than Hong Kong 3. Its streets are much wider and cleaner too. 4. It’s taller than many other building in Shenzhen

3. 1. 比较级定义：表示两者或两类人或事物 之间的比较。 2. 比较级变化规则： ① 一般在词尾加 -er 。如： small — smaller old — older

4. ②以字母 e 结尾的形容词直接加 –r 。如： large — larger fine — finer ③以重读闭音节结尾的形容词，如末尾只 有一个辅音字母，应双写该字母，再 加 -er 。如： big — bigger hot — hotter ④以辅音字母加 y 结尾的形容词，把 “y” 变 “i” ，再加 –er 。如： busy —busier easy — easier

5. 3. 比较级的结构： (1) 同级比较的结构： as + 形容词 / 副词 + as ，表示 “ 和 …… 一 样 ” 。 not as + 形容词 / 副词 + as ，表示 “ 不 像 …… 那样 ” 。 (2) 比较级结构： 比较级 + than + 比较对象，表示 “ 比 …… 更 ……” 。

6. 4. 形容词比较级的修饰词 : 在比较级前常用 much (…… 得多 ) ， even ( 甚至 ) ， still ( 更 ) ， a little ( 一点 ) ， a bit ( 有点 ) 等来修饰形容词，表示 “ 程度进一步 加深 ” 。

7. 写出下列词的比较级形式： 1. small ______ 2. nice _______ 3. hot _______ 4. easy _______ 5. big ________ 6. wet _______ 7. heavy _______ 8. new _______ 9. red ________ 10. thin ______ 11. tall ______ 12. bad ______ smaller nicer hottereasier bigger wetter heavier newer redderthinner taller worse

8. 1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box. big busy clean large new small wide 1. Shenzhen was very small about thirty years ago but it is much now. 2. This building is tall but building is much. 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. bigger taller older larger colder

9. big busy high low old small tall wide

10. The buildings in Picture 1 are older than the buildings in Picture 2. big busy high low old small tall wide

11. 1.The buildings in the village in Picture 1 are older / smaller / lower than the buildings in the city in Picture 2. 2.The buildings in the city in Picture 2 are newer / higher / bigger / taller than the buildings in the village in Picture 1. 3.In Picture 2, the roads are wider / busier than those in Picture 1.

12. ShenzhenBeijingnew ShanghaiHangzhoubusy Xi’anBeijingold ChinaAustraliabig Tian’anmen Square Other squares in Beijing wide The population of Tianjin The population of Shanghai small For example: Shenzhen is newer than Beijing.

13. 1.Shanghai is busier than Hangzhou. 2.Xi’an is older than Beijing. 3.China is bigger than Australia. 4.Tian’anmen Square is wider than other squares in China. 5.The population of Tianjin is smaller than the population of Shanghai.

14. cold Place weather history population size warm old newlarge small large small big cold large new old small warm

15. 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 the Bohai Sea. 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 _________. is famous for on the coast The population of in the northeast pretty good

16. 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. warmer cheaper busier smaller older

17. 7 Listen and complete the sentences. 1. New York is a(n)______ and ______ city than Washington D.C. 2. New York is_______ than any other city in the US. 3. Shanghai has a(n) ______ population than Beijing. 4. Beijing is______ than Shanghai. biggerbusier famous larger older

18. Around the world Washington D.C. Washington D.C. 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 Capitol Hill, where the US Congress meets. There are many famous monuments, memorials and museums in Washington D.C. 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.

19. Read the article, tick 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

20. Can you compare this two cities? City 1: Hangzhou City 2: Beijing 1. Where is Hangzhou? What’s it famous for? 2. Where is Beijing? What’s it famous for? 3. Which city is bigger or busier? … Writing

21. Hangzhou is in the east of China. It’s famous for the West Lake. Beijing is in the north of China. It’s famous for the Great Wall. Beijing is bigger and busier than Hangzhou. A Sample

22. 介绍你的家乡 ---- 温州。 1. 位置：浙江的东南部（ southeast) 2. 人口： 900 多万 3. 气候 : 夏天不太热，冬天不太冷。 4. 道路比以前更宽更整洁了。

23. Making a report comparing two places in your home town

24. 8 Work in pairs. Compare two places in your hometown. 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 something special about it? It is bigger than…

25. Place 1 :__________Place 2 :__________

26. Place 1 : ________________ Place 2 : ______________ 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. 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. Business CentreAncient Area

27. 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.

28. 一、选择题 1. The population of He’nan is ______ than that of Shandong. A. bigger B. more C. larger D. higher 2. _____ is the population of China? A. How many B. What C. How D. How much 3. Zhuhai is _______ the coast of South Sea. A. in B. on C. at D. of

29. 4. Hong Kong is _____ busier than Ji’nan. A. very B. much C. too D. little 5. The city is famous ______ its beautiful places. A. to B. at C. of D. for 6. The girl is coming _____ a bag on her back. A. with B. at C. of D. for

30. 1. The earth is ______ (big) than the moon, but it is _______ (small) than the sun. 2. Ben looks ________ (young) than Jack. 3. The white T-shirt is _______ (cheap) than the black one. 4. The Yangtze River is ______ (long) than the Yellow River. bigger smaller younger cheaper longer 二、用所给形容词的适当形式填空

31. 三、完成下列句子。 1 她对做饭感兴趣。 She ________________________ meals. 2 北京比广州繁忙。 Beijing _______________ Guangzhou. 3 这里比那里宽。 Here ____________________ there. 4 伦敦以泰晤士河而著名。 London ______________ the Thames. 5 长江比泰晤士河长。 Chang Jiang _______________ the Thames. is interested in cooking is busier than is wider than is famous for is longer than

32. 根据提示的信息，比较以下的两个城市， 写一篇 50 字左右的短文。 Nanning : in the south of Guangxi, 7million people, bigger, hotter, 1600 years old Liuzhou : in the center of Guangxi, four million people, 2100 years old, older