2 Language practice 1. Its getting bigger and busier 2. Its a newer city than Hong Kong 3. Its streets are much wider and cleaner too. 4. Its taller than many other building in Shenzhen 1. 2. -er small smaller old older e r large larger fine finer -er big bigger hot hotter y y i er busy busier easy easier 3. (1) as + / + as not as + / + as (2) + than + 4. : much ( ) even ( ) still ( ) a little ( ) a bit ( ) 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 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 Xian is much. 4. The US has a large population but Indias population is. 5. Beijing is cold in winter but Harbin is. bigger taller older larger colder big busy high low old small tall wide The buildings in Picture 1 are older than the buildings in Picture 2. big busy high low old small tall wide 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. ShenzhenBeijingnew ShanghaiHangzhoubusy XianBeijingold ChinaAustraliabig Tiananmen Square Other squares in Beijing wide The population of Tianjin The population of Shanghai small For example: Shenzhen is newer than Beijing. 1.Shanghai is busier than Hangzhou. 2.Xian is older than Beijing. 3.China is bigger than Australia. 4.Tiananmen Square is wider than other squares in China. 5.The population of Tianjin is smaller than the population of Shanghai. cold Place weather history population size warm old newlarge small large small big cold large new old small warm 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 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 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 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. 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 Can you compare this two cities? City 1: Hangzhou City 2: Beijing 1. Where is Hangzhou? Whats it famous for? 2. Where is Beijing? Whats it famous for? 3. Which city is bigger or busier? Writing Hangzhou is in the east of China. Its famous for the West Lake. Beijing is in the north of China. Its famous for the Great Wall. Beijing is bigger and busier than Hangzhou. A Sample ---- 1. southeast) 2. 900 3. : 4. Making a report comparing two places in your home town 8 Work in pairs. Compare two places in your hometown. Where is it? Its in the north / south / east / west of the town. How many people work / go there? people work / go there. How old is it? Its about years old. Is there something special about it? It is bigger than Place 1 :__________Place 2 :__________ Place 1 : ________________ Place 2 : ______________ Its in the north of the town. A lot of people work in the offices there. Its a modern area. Its large and there are lots of cars there. Its in the east of the town. People dont work there. Its a tourist area. Its an ancient area and its about 500 years old. Its small and there are few cars there. Business CentreAncient Area 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. 1. The population of Henan 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 4. Hong Kong is _____ busier than Jinan. 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 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 1 She ________________________ meals. 2 Beijing _______________ Guangzhou. 3 Here ____________________ there. 4 London ______________ the Thames. 5 Chang Jiang _______________ the Thames. is interested in cooking is busier than is wider than is famous for is longer than 50 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