Comparing schools Sandy is like Mandy Sandy and

Comparing schools

Sandy is like Mandy. Sandy and Mandy are alike.

Change the sentences with ‘alike’. Lucy’s jacket is like Lily’s. Lucy’s and Lily’s jackets are alike. Lucy’s sweater is like Lily’s. Lucy’s and Lily’s sweaters are alike. Lucy’s skirt is like Lily’s. Lucy’s and Lily’s skirts are alike. Lucy’s shoes are like Lily’s. Lucy’s and Lily’s shoes are alike.

Jim’s Tom’s Jim’s notebook is different from Tom’s. Jim’s and Tom’s notebooks are different. Their notebooks are different.

Lucy’s Lily’s Lucy’s cup is the same as Lily’s.

paper clips These paper clips are the same as those ones.

This pumpkin lantern is the same as that one.

My coat is red. My cousin’s coat is red, too. colour as My coat is the same ____ my cousin’s. I am in Class 8. You are in Class 8, too. class as you. I am in the same______

One is Sandy’s bedroom, ______ the Look! Here are two pictures. _____ other alike They are very beautiful. They ______ is Millie’s. They are ______. the ______ same _____ as Sandy’s. have ____ size. Millie’s clock is _____ the same Their computers are the same, too. betweenthe two bedrooms. But there are some small differences _______ is quite _______ different ____ from Sandy’s. You see Millie’s doll _____ different What about their shoes? They are ______, too.

Daniel is writing an article about the different schools for the school newsletter. Sandy is helping him collect information on the Internet.

• Number of students • Number of teachers • Number of classrooms • Length of summer holiday (how long) • Time spent 1 day on homework • Do students wear uniforms?

Beijing No. of s 1, 800 No. of t 90 No. of c 45 Length of s 7 weeks Time on Holiday 3 hours Woodland 550 46 28 6 weeks 2 hours Rocky 1, 200 85 35 12 weeks 1 hour

• Chinese students have fewer weeks off in the summertime than British students. • 中国学生夏天休假比英国学生少几个星期. • have (take) … off “休假, 请假” • He had two days off because of his mother’s illness. • 你上午为什么请假? • Why did you have (take) the morning off? • 上个月她请了一周的假. • She took a week off last month?

• • What’s the number of (… 的数量 ) the students in our school? • The number of the students in our school is over 4500. • a number of 几个 • A number of students want to study hard. • a great number of 大量, 许多 • A great number of visitors come to the meeting.

Daniel is finishing his article. There are _______ fewer teachers and _______ fewer students in Woodland School than in Beijing Sunshine Secondary School. more Chinese students have ______ weeks off in the summertime than British students.

less British students spend _______time doing their home work than Chinese students. less • American students spend ______ time doing their homework than British students. • Rocky Mountain School is different from Woodland School. _______

Finish Part A 3.

1. 三班的学生比四班的多。 • There are more students in Class 3 than in Class 4. 2. 桌上的面包比冰箱里的少。 • There is less bread on the table than in the fridge. 3. 这两件外套一样。 • These two coats are the same (as each other). 4. 这两个游泳池一个样。 • The two swimming pools are the same. 5. 这两件外套颜色一样。 • These two coats are the same color. 6. 这两个随身听价格相同。(the same price ) • The price of the two walkmans is the same. 7. 这两件外套颜色不一样。 • These two coats are different in color.

用所给单词的适当形式填空 1. The number of students of my is _____(be) 1500. school fewer 2. His school has _______(few) teachers than ______(I) mine 3. American students spend doing _______(little) time ______(do) less homework than Chinese. 4. Thelength _____(long) of the river is 500 kilometers. least 5. There at ____(little) 2000 students in my school.

l 6. Beijing Sunshine secondary School and Woodland School are not alike _____(like). more l 7. There is ____(much) bread in the fridge than on the table. walking l 8. Do you like ____(walk) to school everyday? l 9. Daniel’s school is quite different from Mike’s. There are many _____ differences between the two _____ schools. (different)

l 1. --你认为体育不重要吗？--不， 我认为它很重要。 l Do you think PE is unimportant? Yes, I think it’s very important. l 2. 看看你练习中的错误！你太粗心了， 你应当细心些。 l Look at your mistakes in the exercises! You’re too careless. You must be more careful. l 3. 这本书太无味了。我想借一本有趣的故事书。 l This book is boring. I want to borrow an interesting storybook. l 4. --跳水容易吗？--不， 很难。 l Is diving easy? No, it’s very hard /difficult. l 5. --那个歌星还受欢迎吗？--不，他现在不受欢迎了，许多年轻 的歌手比他受欢迎。 l Is the singer star still popular? No, he isn’t. Many younger singers are more popular than he.