Module 5Module 5My hometown and My hometown and

countrycountryUnit 1Unit 1

Shanghai is bigger than Hong KongShanghai is bigger than Hong Kong——Listening and speakingListening and speaking

张秀芳 大连开发区二中

hometown, than, east, sohometown, than, east, south, north, west, kilometuth, north, west, kilometre, metre, high, million, bre, metre, high, million, busy, coast, hill, island, pousy, coast, hill, island, population, answer, questiopulation, answer, question, river, sea, n, river, sea,

north

south

west eastcapital

coast

island

South China 华 南

North China 华 北

East China 华 东West China 华 西

Hong Kong is in______________.Shanghai is in _______________.

South ChinaEast China

Shanghai

The Bund

Hong Kong

The Victoria Peak

City City ShanghaiShanghai Hong KongHong Kong positionpositionfamous famous placeplacemeasuremmeasuremententpopulationpopulation

East ChinaThe Bund

1.5 kilometres long13 million

South ChinaVictoria Peak554 metres high7 million

Listen and fill in the form

Listen and Listen and answeranswer

Is Shanghai a newer city than Hong Kong?

No, it isn’t. It’s an older city.

Listen again to Activity 3 and tell (T)rue or (F)alse.

1. Hong Kong is bigger than Shanghai.

2. Hong Kong is hotter than Shanghai.

3. Shanghai is warmer in winter than

Hong Kong.

4. Shanghai is hotter than Hong Kong.

5. Hong Kong is older than Shanghai.

6. Shanghai is busier than Hong Kong.

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Read and fill in the Read and fill in the blanksblanks

Shanghai is _______ than Hong Kong.Shanghai is _______ than Hong Kong. It’s _______ in Hong Kong than in It’s _______ in Hong Kong than in

Shanghai.Shanghai. Hong Kong is ______ _______ Hong Kong is ______ _______

Shanghai.Shanghai. Shanghai is an _______ city ______ Shanghai is an _______ city ______

Hong Kong.Hong Kong.

biggerhotte

r newer than older than

单音节形容词比较级的构成﹖

形容词比较级的构成形容词比较级的构成构 成 方 法构 成 方 法 原 级原 级 比 较 级比 较 级

单音单音节节和少和少数数双音双音节节单 单 词词

tall, long, short,tall, long, short,old, small, old, small, warmwarm

talltallerer,long,longerer,,shortshorterer,old,olderer,,smallsmallerer,,warmwarmerer

nice, fine, largenice, fine, large nicenicerr, fine, finerr, , largelargerr

big, hot, red, big, hot, red, thin thin

bigbiggerger, hot, hotterter, , redredderder, thin, thinnerner

busy, early, busy, early, easyeasy

busbusierier, earl, earlierier, , easeasierier

一般在词尾加 -er

以字母 e 结尾的形容词 , 直接加 - r

以重读闭音节结尾的形容词，如末尾只有一个辅音字母，应先双写该字母，再加 - er

以“辅音字母 + - y ” 结尾的形容词，先把 y 变成 i ，再加 - er

Comparative forms of the Comparative forms of the adj.adj.

many/ much – moremany/ much – more little – lesslittle – less bad /ill – worsebad /ill – worse good / well – bettergood / well – better far – fartherfar – farther

注意一些特殊的变化形式：

Comparative forms of the Comparative forms of the adj.adj.

small – smaller, cold – colder, small – smaller, cold – colder, old – older, warm – warmer, old – older, warm – warmer, short – shorter, cheap - cheapershort – shorter, cheap - cheaperlight – lighter, weak – weaker, light – lighter, weak – weaker, rough – rougher, clean – cleanerrough – rougher, clean – cleanersoon - soonersoon - sooner

一般在词尾加 -er

Comparative forms of the Comparative forms of the adj.adj.

high- higher, few – fewer, new – high- higher, few – fewer, new – newernewer

low- lower, slow - slowerlow- lower, slow - slower

near – nearer , dear – dearernear – nearer , dear – dearer long – longer, strong – strongerlong – longer, strong – stronger young - youngeryoung - younger

一般在词尾加 -er

Comparative forms of the Comparative forms of the adj.adj.

nice – nicernice – nicer fine – fine – large - large - wide-wide- late - late -

以字母 e 结尾的形容词 , 直接加 - r

wider

finerlarger

later

Comparative forms of the Comparative forms of the adj.adj.

easy – easiereasy – easier happy –happy – heavy – heavy – busy – busy – lucky –lucky – windy – windy – rainy – rainy – early -early -

happierheavierbusierluckier

以“辅音字母 + - y ” 结尾的形容词，先把 y 变成 i ，再加 - erwindierrainierearlier

Comparative forms of the Comparative forms of the adj.adj.

hot – hothot – hotterter thin – thin – fat –fat –red –red –big -big -

thinnerfatterredderbigger

以重读闭音节结尾的形容词，如末尾只有一个辅音字母，应先双写该字母，再加 - er

CityCity populatiopopulationn

weatherweather historyhistory

ShanghShanghaiaiHong Hong KongKong

13 million

7 million

hot

hotter

old

new

CityCity populatiopopulationn

weatheweatherr

historyhistory

ShanghaShanghaiiHong Hong KongKong

big

small

hot

hotter

old

new

A: Which is bigger , Shanghai or Hong Kong?

B: Shanghai is bigger than Hong Kong.

A: Is _____ bigger than ______? B: Yes, it is. It’s bigger than______. (No, it isn’t. It’s smaller than_______.)

Complete the conversationComplete the conversationTony: I come from Cambridge, but now I live in BeiTony: I come from Cambridge, but now I live in Beijing. Beijing is jing. Beijing is bigger thanbigger than Cambridge. Cambridge.Daming: Is Beijing ______(busy) Cambridge?Daming: Is Beijing ______(busy) Cambridge?Tony: Yes, it is. Cambridge is on the River Cam.Tony: Yes, it is. Cambridge is on the River Cam.Daming: Is the River Cam ____(long) Chang Jiang?Daming: Is the River Cam ____(long) Chang Jiang?Tony: No, it isn’t. It’s _______(short).Tony: No, it isn’t. It’s _______(short).Daming: I went to Hong Kong for a holiday. It was hDaming: I went to Hong Kong for a holiday. It was hot!ot!Tony: Is Hong Kong _____(hot) Beijing in summer?Tony: Is Hong Kong _____(hot) Beijing in summer?Daming: They’re both hot! What about Cambridge?Daming: They’re both hot! What about Cambridge?Tony: Cambridge is _____(cool) Beijing in summer, Tony: Cambridge is _____(cool) Beijing in summer, but it’s______ (warm) in winter.but it’s______ (warm) in winter.

populationpopulation What’s the population ofWhat’s the population of Shanghai? Shanghai? The population of Shanghai isThe population of Shanghai is 13 13

million.million. CityCity populationpopulationBeijingBeijing 14,000,00014,000,000TianjinTianjin 10,000,00010,000,000ChongqingChongqing 31,000,00031,000,000Dalian Dalian 5,900,0005,900,000

Ask and answerAsk and answer Think of two cities you know in Think of two cities you know in

China. Ask and answer in pairs. China. Ask and answer in pairs. Use Use big, small, hot , cold, old or big, small, hot , cold, old or newnew. Then report about the two . Then report about the two cities.cities.

Ask and answer like this:Ask and answer like this: — —Is Dalian bigger than Beijing ?Is Dalian bigger than Beijing ? — — No, it’s smaller.No, it’s smaller.

Report like this:Report like this: Dalian and Beijing are two Dalian and Beijing are two

big cities in China. Beijing is big cities in China. Beijing is older and bigger than Dalian. older and bigger than Dalian. In winter Beijing is colder In winter Beijing is colder than Dalian and in summer than Dalian and in summer Beijing is hotter than Dalian.Beijing is hotter than Dalian.

HomeworkHomework Copy the passage about two cities you Copy the passage about two cities you have written in class.have written in class. 用含“用含“ than” than” 的比较状语从句比较你和你的一的比较状语从句比较你和你的一个朋友，至少个朋友，至少 1010 句，写在作文本上。句，写在作文本上。

old tall heavy

thin clever

… …

What can you write about?