1. FUN WITH ENGLISH 8A UNIT 1 MY FRIENDS GRAMMAR A&B BY LV HUABING FROM NANJING NO. 13 SECONDARY SCHOOL

2. MountainsMountains RiversRivers PeoplePeople Food(s)Food(s) PlacesPlaces We have _________ Say proudly( 自豪地 )!Say proudly( 自豪地 )! Tell me something nice about your hometown.

3. Tell me something nice about your classmates.

4. Can you choose the right verb to form the structure ‘ linking verb+ adj. ’ Spring is here. Trees ______ green.Spring is here. Trees ______ green. You will understand this, when you ________ older.You will understand this, when you ________ older. Rivers _________ dirty in some places because of the pollution( 污染 ).Rivers _________ dirty in some places because of the pollution( 污染 ). They are happy girls. They always ________ happy.They are happy girls. They always ________ happy. It ’ s easy for me to ________ tired.It ’ s easy for me to ________ tired. Eat less and exercise more to ________ healthy.Eat less and exercise more to ________ healthy. The flowers _________ beautiful.The flowers _________ beautiful. The stories ________ interesting.The stories ________ interesting. The cakes ________ nice and ________ good.The cakes ________ nice and ________ good. They __________ ( 似乎 ) excited.They __________ ( 似乎 ) excited. taste, turn, grow, keep, become, get, sound, look, smell turn grow become feel get keep look sound smelltaste seem

5. Let me learn more about you!

6. Change the adjectives into comparatives and superlatives: shorter shortestshorter shortest rounder roundestrounder roundest smarter smartestsmarter smartest closer closestcloser closest lazier laziestlazier laziest earlier earliestearlier earliest hotter hottesthotter hottest fatter fattestfatter fattest more helpful most helpfulmore helpful most helpful more generous most generousmore generous most generous shortshort roundround smartsmart closeclose lazylazy earlyearly hothot fatfat helpfulhelpful generousgenerous

7. Change the adjectives into comparatives and superlatives: worse worstworse worst better bestbetter best more mostmore most older/elder oldest/eldestolder/elder oldest/eldest farther farthestfarther farthest further furthest further furthest less leastless least bad/ ill / badlybad/ ill / badly good / wellgood / well many / muchmany / much oldold farfar littlelittle

8. Let ’ s check! Simon is taller than Kitty.(tall)Simon is taller than Kitty.(tall) Peter is the tallest student of the six students.Peter is the tallest student of the six students. Sandy is heavier than Millie.(heavy)Sandy is heavier than Millie.(heavy) Peter is the heaviest student of the six students.Peter is the heaviest student of the six students. Millie is the slowest swimmer of the six students. (slow)Millie is the slowest swimmer of the six students. (slow) Amy is the fastest swimmer of the six students (fast)Amy is the fastest swimmer of the six students (fast) Millie ’ s drawing is more beautiful than Simon ’ s. (beautiful)Millie ’ s drawing is more beautiful than Simon ’ s. (beautiful) Sandy ‘ s drawing is the most beautiful in the drawing competition.Sandy ‘ s drawing is the most beautiful in the drawing competition. Millie ’ s English is better than amy ’ s. Millie ’ s English is the best.(good)Millie ’ s English is better than amy ’ s. Millie ’ s English is the best.(good)

9. A CLASS PROFILE Peter is _______(tall) student of the six students.Peter is _______(tall) student of the six students. Sandy is_______(heavy) than Millie.Peter is __Sandy is_______(heavy) than Millie.Peter is __ _________(heavy) student of the three. _________(heavy) student of the three. I think fishing is________________(interesting) than camping.I think fishing is________________(interesting) than camping. Which is ______(large),China or America?Which is ______(large),China or America? Whose handwriting is________(good),Tom,Lucy,Whose handwriting is________(good),Tom,Lucy, Lily or I? Lily or I? My handwriting is_______(good). Tom ’ s is____ My handwriting is_______(good). Tom ’ s is____ than Lily ’ s, but Lucy is________ in our class. than Lily ’ s, but Lucy is________ in our class. the tallest heavierthe heaviest more interesting larger the best good better

10. Additional exercises: 1. Simon is ______________ (short ) Peter. 2. Amy and Betty are _____________ ( light ) students of all. 3. Peter ’ s English is ______ ( bad ) in his class. 4. Betty is ___________________( generous ) May. 5. Sandy is ____________________(helpful) Simon. 6. Amy is ____________(funny) of the girls. shorter than the lightest worst more generous than more helpful than the funniest

11. Homework: a.Give a summary to how to change an adjective into comparative and superlative. b.Go on talking about the table on P10 and try to make more sentences. c.Carry out a survey and collect some information to write a class profile of your own.