Go for it J 8 twin Describe the

Go for it J 8

twin

Describe the person.

athletic

outgoing

calm wild

funny

cool calm

serious

They are twins

presentation

tall 1. 82 m Tom taller 1. 92 m Jack Tom is tall. Jack is taller than Tom.

shorter Xiao Dong 0. 8 m Xiao Ming is short. 0. 9 m Xiao Dong is shorter. Xiao Ming Xiao Dong is shorter than Xiao Ming.

old 黄药师 older 周伯通 78 years old 88 years old Zhou Botong is older than Huang Yaoshi.

young Lucy 2 years old younger Lily 1 year old Lily is younger than Lucy.

What do they look like? tall Liu Xiang is ____ taller than Pan Changjiang. short Pan Changjiang is _______ shorter than Liu Xiang.

Liu Yifei Sandy Liu Yifei has long hair. Sandy has longer hair. Sandy’s hair is longer than Liu Yifei’s. (hers)

thin heavy Lin Xinru is ______ thinner than Hong.

This apple is bigger than that apple

Which one is large? Which one is small？ China is larger than Japan is smaller than China.

Liu Huan is heavy. Fei Mao is heavier than Liu Huan.

Xiaoshenyang is than Feng Gong. funnier older

Rose is more beautiful than peach blossom

¥ 88, 000 ¥ 32, 000 This car is more expensive than that car.

funny—funnier serious —more serious Bai Yansong is more serious than Zhao Benshan.

outgoing quiet . Li Yong is more outgoing than Shui Junyi is quieter than Li Yong.

Are the words used with “-er/-ier, or more”? fast er large r wilder nice r calm er wider smarter long er old er tall er young er short er big ger hot ter fat ter thin ner busy ier happyier heavy ier easy ier funny ier Can you find out the rules?

Are the words used with “-er/-ier, or more”? fast er large r wilder nice r calm er wider smarter long er old er tall er young er short er Can you big ger hot ter fat ter thin ner busy ier happyier heavy ier easy ier funny ier find out the rules? 重读辅音字母辅结尾, 先双写最后的辅音字母, 再加er. 不发音e结尾的形容词直接加r. 一般在词尾加er. 以“辅音字母+ y”结尾词，先改y为i, 再加er.

写出下列词的比较级 smart quiet tall Short young smarter quieter taller shorter younger funny early angry funnier earlier angrier serious outgoing athletic more serious more outgoing more athletic 36

Choose the best answer. 1. This story is ____ than that one A. a little interesting B. more interesting C. a little interesting B. 2. Which is ____, Li Lei or Wu Tong? A. strong B. strongest C. stronger D. the strongest 3. Tom’s brother is ___ than Frank. A. thin B. thiner C. thinner D. more thin

1. Tom is calmer than Sam. (calm) 2. Pedro is shorter than Paul. (short) more outgoing than me. (outgoing) 3. Lin Ping is a little 4. Vera is more intellectual than Maria. (intellectual) 5. Tina is much more athletic than Tara. (athletic) 6. Paul is even thinner than Pedro. (thin) 7. Paul has curlier hair than Tom. (curly) 8. Ruth is more serious than Rose. (serious) 9. Liven is C than I am. 10. A: funny and outgoing B: more funnier and outgoing 11. C: funnier and more outgoing D: more funny and outgoing 12. 10. My brother is. B more easygoing than me. 13. A: more B: much C: very D: a lot of 形容词的比较级可用much, even, a little, a lot, far, still等词 修饰，说明比较的程度。

• Section A

1 a Match each word with its opposite.

tall wild thin short hair long hair heavy calm short

1 b Listen and number the pair of twins [1 -3] in the picture. 1 2 3

Tapescript Conversation 1 A: That’s Tara? B: No, it isn’t. It’s Tina. Tara’s shorter than Tina.

Tapescript Conversation 2 A: Is that Sam? B: No, that’s Tom. Sam has longer hair than Tom. C: Yes, and Tom’s calmer than Sam.

Tapescript Conversation 3 A: Is that Paul? B: No, that’s Pedro’s heavier than Paul. And Paul’s shorter than Pedro.

2 a Listen. Complete the chart. funny quiet serious smart outgoing athletic

Listening Complete the chart with the words used with “ -er/-est”or “more”. (P 32 ) -er/ier more funny outgoing smart athletic quiet serious

-er/-ier funny funnier smart smarter quieter more outgoing athletic more athletic serious more serious

2 b How are Tina and Tara different? Fill in the charts.

How are Tina and Tara different? Fill in the charts. Tina is… funnier Tara is… more serious ____ more outgoing _____ smarter ____ more athletic _____ quieter ____ Let’s talk about the differences between Tina and Tara. twins

funnier, more outgoing, more athletic Tina more serious, quieter, smarter Tara

P 32 -2 c Sam smart tall athletic quiet thin funny Tom *** * *** * Sam is ____ than Tom is _______than Sam.

• Grammar Focus

3 a Reading

• P 33 -3 a Read the article. • Dear Isabel, Thank you for your last letter. Here are photos of me and my twin sister Liu Ying. As you can see, in some ways we look the same, and in some ways we look different. We both have black eyes and black hair, although my hair is shorter than hers.

We both like sports, although Liu Ying is more athletic than me. She’s more outgoing , and I’m quieter. I think I’m smarter than her. My favorite subjects are physics and chemistry, and her favorite subject is P. E. However, we both enjoy going to parties. Please visit us soon! Love, Liu Li

Read and write “ T” “F” or “DK” 1. Liu Li has more than one sister. 2. Liu Li and Liu Ling have some things in common. 3. Liu Ying is not as good at sports as her sister. 4. Liu Ying talks more than Liu Li. 5. Liu Ying’s favorite subject is physics. 6. Both girls go to lots of parties. DK T F DK

• Section B

listening What do Holly and Maria like about their best friends? Likes about best friends Holly likes to do the same things popular, good at sports Maria good listener keep secrets

listening How are Holly and Maria the same as and different from their best friends. The same as best friend Holly Maria both pretty outgoing look alike , both tall both have long, curly hair Different from best friend Peter is funnier and wilder. Holly is quieter Vera is quieter and smarter. Maria is more outgoing.

The four people have different interests. 兴趣；爱好 Sometimes they have opposite views. 相反的；对立的 观点；看法

Though Bajie is a little lazy , 虽然；即使 they don’t care. 对……在意

They always beat monsters(妖怪). 打败；战胜 I think their friendship helps them. 友谊；友情 So it’s not necessary to be the same. 必要的：必须的

Read and underline the words that describe what people are like. (划出描写人性格的词） I like to have friends who are like me. I’m quieter than most of the kids in my class, and my best friend Yuan Li is quiet, too. There are some differences, though. I’m than Yuan Li. smarter more athletic. ______ She_______ is • It’s not necessary to be the same. I like to have friends who are different from me. My best friend more outgoing Larry is taller and than me. We both _______ like sports, but Larry is than me. He more athletic _____ quieter always beats (打败) me in tennis. Also, I’m ______ than he is. I don’t really care. My best friend is Carol is more outgoing , and than I am. But we both like doing the very funny ___________ same things. I think differences are not important in a friendship.

Read answer the questions. I like to have friends who are like me. I’m quieter than most of the kids in my class, and my best friend Yuan Li is quiet, too. There are some differences, though. I’m smarter than Yuan Li. She is James Green more athletic. 1. Who is his best friend? His best friend is Yuan Li. 2. What is the same thing between them? They are both quiet. 3. Are there any differences between them? What are they ? Yes, there are. He is smarter than Yuan Li, and Yuan Li is more athletic.

It’s not necessary to be the same. I like to have friends who are different from me. My best friend Larry is taller and more outgoing than me. Huang Lei We both like sports, but Larry is more athletic than me. He always T or F beats (打败) me in tennis. Also, I’m quieter than he is. F 1. Huang Lei likes to have friends who are the same as him. T 2. Huang Lei’s best friend is Larry. T 3. Huang Lei is shorter and quieter than his friend. F 4. Larrry always beats Huang Lei in soccer.

Read and fill in the blanks. I don’t really care. My best friend is Carol is very funny, and more outgoing than I am. But we both like doing the same things. I think differences are not important in a friendship. Mary Smith The same as her friend Different from her friend Mary They both like doing Carol is very funny, and more outgoing than her. the same things.

Fill in the chart. Retell the passages according to the chart. . Name James Green Huang Lei Mary Smith Views Best friend likes to have friends who are like him Yuan Li It’s not necessary to be the same. He likes friends who are different from him. She doesn’t really care. She thinks differences are not important in a friendship. Larry Carol The same as best friend are both quiet both like sports both like doing the same thing Different from best friend James is smarter. Yuan Li is more athletic. Huang Lei is quieter. Larry is taller , more athletic and more outgoing. Carol is more outgoing than Mary. For example: James Green likes to have friends who are like him. His best friend is Yuan Li. They are both quiet. James is smarter than Yuan Li. However, Yuan Li is more athletic than him.

primary school

Role play. Find someone for the job! 招 聘 大 会 You can talk about like this: 招聘方: Welcome to our school/hospital/…. A: I think I should get the job. I’m ____than_____ B: I think I’m _____ than _____. 招聘方: I think____ can get the job.

Self check

Fill in blanks with the words given. quiet funny outgoing smart athletic 1. My friend likes sports. She’s very ______. athletic 2. Paul is never _____ ! He can’t quiet stop talking. 3. Lu Xing is reallysmart _____. She is very good at math.

4. Mary is a _____ girl. She always funny makes me laugh. 5. Jane isn’t very ____. she likes outgoing to stay at home and read.

Think of yourself two years ago. Write about how you are different now. Are you taller now? Are you smarter? Are you more popular? Are you more outgoing? Are you a better student?

句型转换 1. He isn’t as tall as I. (变为同义句) I’m _______than him. taller 2. Shanghai is the biggest city in China. (变为同义句) bigger Shanghai is ______than _____city any other in China.

3. Tim is Ten. Tom is Thirteen. (合 为一句)(句意不变) Tom is three years _____ than older Tim.

4. They both work hard at English. (变为同义句) Both of them ＿＿＿＿＿＿work hard at English.

5. Tom is two meters tall, Jack is two meters tall, too. (合为一句, 句意不变) as tall as Tom is _____Jack.

He can’t stop talking. 【要点点拨】 stop doing sth. 表示“停止正在做的事”； stop to do sth. 表示“停止正在做的事去做 另一件事”。 【考点链接】 —There goes the bell. —It’s time for class. Let’s stop _____. （ 2007福建福州） C A. talk B. to talk C. talking D. not talk

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