Planes, ships and trains

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1 Planes, ships and trains
Module 4 Planes, ships and trains Unit 3 Language in use

2 总 结 The Comparative Superlative Degrees of Adjectives & Adverbs 形容词和副词
比较级和最高级

3 形容词和副词比较级和最高级构成 (规则变化) cheap, cold, small, warm, young, high
形容词和副词比较级和最高级构成 (规则变化) cheap, cold, small, warm, young, high fine, nice, safe tall taller- tallest 单音节词在词尾比较级加- er或最高级加- est happy, busy, dirty, easy, lazy, pretty late later - latest 以e结尾的词，只需加－r 或－st fat, hot, red, thin, wet, sad early earlier – earliest 以辅音字母加 y 结尾双音节词变 y 为 i 加 –er 或 –est narrow, yellow 重读闭音节、末尾只有一个 辅音字母双写加 –er 或 –est quickly, slowly, useful, careful, popular, modern, big bigger- biggest clever cleverer-cleverest 少数以er,ow 结尾的双音节词加-er -est 部分双音节和多音节词在原级前加 more 或 most fluently/difficult more～, most～

4 不规则变化 good / well – better - best much / many – more - most
bad / badly / ill – worse – worst little – less – least far – farther/ further– farthest – furthest old – older/ elder – oldest / eldest

5 形容词和副词比较级的用法 1.Who runs faster, he or she? 2.He runs faster than she.
3.He runs much faster than she. 4.He becomes healthier and healthier. 5.The more you exercise, the healthier you will be. 6.She is less healthy than he.

6 Who runs faster, he or she?
1.表示两者之间的选择, 可用“Which/Who … + 比较，…or…?”. Who runs faster, he or she? 2.表示两者之间的比较，通常用连词 than 引导， 表示“更······一些”． He runs faster than she. 3.much/far/a lot, even ,still ,a little/a bit … 修饰比较级,表示程度. He runs much faster than she.

7 4. “比较级+and+比较级”表示“越来越……”
He becomes healthier and healthier. Shanghai is becoming more and more modern. 5. “the+比较级 , the + 比较级”表示“ 越…, 越 …” The more you exercise, the healthier you will be. 6. 表示不及另一方时，用“less+原级+than…” 　 (双音节和多音节词) He is healthier than she. She is less healthy than he.

8 Pair Work: A: Who / Which is……, …or… ? Who writes/speaks/works...? B:
B: …… is/writes/speaks… much/a little/even…than… ……

9 more and more beautiful
2.the+比较级 , the + 比较级　 越…, 越 … 1.The girl becomes ______________________. (越来越漂亮） more and more beautiful 2. The weather is getting _________________. (越来越槽糕） worse and worse 3._______________you are, _________mistakes you will make (你越仔细，做错的题目就越少） 4. __________you eat, _________you’ll be. (你吃得越多,就越胖) 5. Alice writes well. Mary writes _________________ than she (甚至更好） The more careful the fewer The more the fatter even / still better

10 形容词和副词的最高级的用法 1.表示三者或三者以上比较,可用”Which/Who … +最高级,…,…or …?”表示.
Who is the tallest, Tom , Mike , or Jack? 2. 最高级+of/among (同类比较) in… (范围比较) Tom is the tallest of the three. Tom runs (the) fastest in our class. 3. 序数词修饰最高级 Mike is the second tallest student in our class. 4.one of + 形容词最高级 +名词复数表示“最… 之一” Jack is one of the tallest students in our class.

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12 Talk show ……plays/ sings/ acts/ runs….. ……one of the …actors/runners
……the second / the third…… Yao Ming m Jacken Chen m Jay m Liu Xiang m

13 Exercise: 一、翻译句子： The Yangtze River is__________________ river in the world (第三长河） the third longest 2. The Atlantic is __________________ ocean in the world. ( 第二大洋） the second biggest 3. Lin Tao is __________________________ in the class because he never gets to school on time （最懒的学生之一） 4. Edison was_________________________ in the world. 　(最伟大的发明家之一） one of the laziest students one of the greatest inventors

14 1. Flat A is more expensive than Flat B
二、同义句转换 1. Flat A is more expensive than Flat B Flat B is _____ __________ than Flat A. Flat B is ________ _______ Flat A. Flat B is not ____ __________ ___ Flat A. less expensive cheaper than expensive as as 2. I prefer maths to English. I like maths __________________ English. better than 3.He is the tallest student in the class. He is ______________________________ in the class. taller than any other student any other +　名词单数

15 三、完成句子 1.Hainan is a very large Island .It is the second _________ island in china. (large) 2.Our teacher is as ______ as before.(busy). 3.He is ______________ among us. (careful) 4.Li Lei jumped far ______ than Jim.(far) 5.The busier he is, the ________ he feels.(happy) 6.I think Yao Ming is one of ____________ basketball players in NBA. (hot) largest busy the most careful farther happier the hottest

16 Language practice It’s the most comfortable way,
but it’s also the most expensive. He lives the farthest from school. It is the fastest and the second cheapest. The more information, the better.

17 1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.
1 This bus takes the (long) time because it is the _______(slow). 2 The new train travels the (fast) of all the trains in the world. 3 The (cheap) way to get there is by coach. 4 I am in a hurry. What is the (fast) way to get there? 5 The fastest way to travel is by plane, but it is also the _______________(expensive). longest slowest fastest cheapest fastest most expensive

18 2 Complete the conversation with the sentences with the sentences in the box.
a) By plane, but you have to go to the airport by taxi and that takes time too. b) The cheapest way is going by coach, but it is not very comfortable. c) The most comfortable way is going by train, but it takes more time than going by plane. d) There are three ways: by plane, by train and by coach.

19 d a b c Customer: How can I get to Beijing from here?
Tourist guide:________________ Customer: Which is the fastest way? Customer: Which way is the cheapest way? Customer: Which way is the most comfortable? d a b c

20 3 Complete the conversation with the correct form of the words in the box.
cheap close expensive good much slow A: What’s the ___________way to go to Qingdao? B: We can take a plane, but that’s ____________. We can also take a train. It’s ________, but it’s not so expensive. The coach is the ________ way to go, but it takes the ________ time. A: So how should we go? B: I think the best way is by train because the train station is the ________ to our home. best expensive slower cheapest most closest

21 5 Complete the word map. by bus take a bus bus station by plane
train station take a plane by train airport take a train

22 5 Work in pairs. Choose a place you would
like to visit. Ask and answer the questions about the ways by which you can get there. 1 What is the cheapest way to get there? 2 What is the most expensive way to get there? 3 What is the fastest way to get there? 4 what is the most comfortable way to get there? 5 What id the safest way to get there?

23 6 Complete the email. Hi, Tony,
book choice cost travel trip FROM: Sally To: Tony SUBJECT: Journey to China Hi, Tony, My family is planning a journey to China in the summer. We want to visit Beijing first. Do you think we should (1) the plane tickets early? After Beijing we want to visit Xi’an and Hangzhou, and maybe somewhere else. How can we (2)______ from Beijing to Xi’an, by train or by plane? The (3) is not so important, but the time is. book travel cost

24 After Xi’an, we want to go to Hangzhou. Is it better
to go to Shanghai first, or can we go from Xi’an to Hangzhou directly? And after Hangzhou what is the best (4)________? Can you make a short (5)_______ to Suzhou? What do you think? Thanks for your help. Sally choice trip

25 7 Listen and match the cities with the information.
1 London a) the city with four million people 2 Birmingham b) a small beautiful town 3 Oxford c) the most expensive city 4 Cambridge d) the most interesting city e) the biggest city

26 8 Listen again and answer the questions.
1 Which city has the largest population? 2 Which cities have the oldest universities in the world? 3 which city is the nearest to London? 4 What are the popular places for sightseeing in London？ London Oxford and Cambridge Cambridge Big Ben Buckingham Place Tower Bridge

27 Around the world The longest railway
The Trans-Siberian Railway is the longest railway in the world. You can go from Moscow, the capital of Russia, to Vladivostok on the east coast, It is not the fastest way to travel from Moscow to Vladivostok, but it is the most interesting and also the most comfortable way.

28 9 work in groups. Make a holiday plan for a family trip to a city in china. Try to do: Find a map of China. Choose a city to visit, and decide on the best way to get there. 2. Make a list of things to do there. Present your plan to the class, and make notes about other group’s plans.

29 Then choose the best plan.
Use your notes to compare the different plans, and decide which one is the best. I think the trip to Shanghai by train is better because the journey is shorter and there are a lot of interesting places to visit in Shanghai.

30 练习：用形容词的原级、比较级和最高级填空
Screen City is _____ ______(good) of all the theaters in town. 2. Screen City has ____ ________ (big) screens and _____ _____ ___________(comfortable) seats. 3. Town Cinema is ________(cheap) than the other cinemas. the best the biggest the most comfortable cheaper 4. Town Cinema has _____ _______ (friendly) service than the others. more friendly

31 5. Jason’s is _____ ______ ________(popular) of all
the clothing stores. 6. Jason’s has _____ _____ and _____ _________ (good, cheap) quality clothes of all. the most popular the best the cheapest 7. I think math is____________ (difficult) than Chinese. 8. Mr. Miller is one of _______________(popular) teachers in Green High School. 9. Your father is as _______ (young) as your uncle. more difficult the most popular young

32 请根据句意及首字母提示完成下列句子。 1. Which is the c_______ of the three bags? I don’t have much money. 2. Don’t turn on the r____. My father is sleeping now. 3. My house is c____ to our school. 4. Town Cinema has the friendliest s_____ . 5. The waiter showed me to my s___. heapest adio lose ervice eat

33 Homework Interview your father and mother
Make a holiday plan： Interview your father and mother about the favorite place, then make a holiday plan.(至少出现3个比较级或最 高级的句子。)

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