Unit 4

1. Unit 4 What's the best movie theater?

2. Section A

3. New Words theater seat screen DJ ticket reporter

4. big bigger This apple is thebiggest of all.

5. good better This car is thebest of the three.

6. ￥6999 This computer is cheap. ￥4999 This computer is cheaperthan that one. This one is the cheapestof all. ￥3999

7. The weather is bad. The weather is worse. The weather is theworst.

8. 观察与发现 1.Tom is the tallest in our class. This apple is the biggest of all. 1）形容词最高级： 用于三者或三者以上的人或 事物相比较。 2）标志词：表示比较范围时用in/of 3) 形容词最高级前必须加the.

9. 观察与发现 2.Which do you like best? Chinese, English or math? Tom is one of the tallest boys in his class. The Yellow River is the second longest river in China. 常用句式： 1) Who/ Which…+ 最高级…, A, B or C ? 2) one of +the +形容词最高级 +名词复数形式, 意为“最…之一”。 3）序数词后跟形容词最高级。

10. 3.上海是中国最大的城市。 Shanghai is the biggest city in China. Shanghai is bigger than the other cities in China. Shanghai is bigger than any other city in China. 小结：形容词比较级可用来表达最高级的意思。 比较级+than any other+单数名词 比较级+than the other+复数名词 可与最高级转化。

11. Grammar 语法 形容词最高级的变化： 规则的： cheap—cheapest big--biggest friendly—friendliest nice— nicest comfortable—most comfortable 直接加est 双写再加est 改y为i再加est 直接加st 不规则的： good--------better--------best bad----------worse--------worst 多音节词在前面加most

12. 最高级规则变化口诀： 最高级，很容易，一般词尾加est。 (cheap - the cheapest) 词尾若有哑音e, 直接就加st。 (close-the closest) 重读闭音节， 单辅音字母要双写。 (big-the biggest) 辅音字母加y, 记得把y变为i。 (friendly-the friendliest) 多音节，考考你，the most到底加哪里？ (popular-the most popular)

13. cheap--- fine --- fat--- heavy --- thin--- new--- close--- easy--- cheaper --- cheapest finer--- finest fatter--- fattest heavier ---heaviest thinner --- thinnest newer--- newest closer --- closest easier --- easiest

14. 原级 比较级 最高级 good better best well badly 特殊情况 worse worst bad ill many more most much farther farthest far little less least

15. Lead-in Screen City is cheap. ￥40 Movie World ischeaper. ￥20 Town Cinema isthe cheapest. ￥10

16. Red star Cinema has a big screen. Movie World has a bigger screen. Screen City has the biggest screen.

17. Town Cinema has comfortable seats. Movie World has more comfortable seats. Screen City has the most comfortable seats.

18. 二.形容词、副词比较等级的用法要点 • 1.原级:可用very, quite, so, too,等词修饰. e.g Jim is very tall. • 2.比较级:可用much ,far, even, any,a lot ,a little ,a bit 等修饰.其主要句型有： • ⑴比较级+than e.g Mary is much younger than Sue. • ⑵疑问句+动词+比较级,AorB? e.g Who draws better ,Tom or Jim? • ⑶ Which …like better, A or B? e.g Which do you like better ,maths or English? • ⑷ 比较级+ and+比较级，表示越来越…e.g the days are getting shorter and shorter. • ⑸ the +比较级 , the + 比较级,表示越…越…e.g he says ,”the busier ,the better.”

19. 3.最高级 • ⑴ the + 最高级 +of/ in • a. in 表示“在…内(指某范围内)” 可以跟表示单位,组织,时间等单数名词. • b. of表示属性(指在同类的人,物中)后可接 • the +基数词 / the +基数词+名词复数 / all +the +复数名词/all • eg. Jim works hardest of us all. • My mother is the busiest in my family • ⑵ 疑问词+ 动词+ 最高级 • ⑶ which …like best, A, B or C?

20. 注意：形容词的最高级前面必须加定冠词the，但当形容词最高级前面有物主代词修饰时，则不加the。 副词前面的the可以省略。例如： （正）This is my best friend. （误）This is my the (the my) best friend. （正）Today is the happiest day of my life. （误）Today is happiest day of my life. 练习： She is the tallest in his class. = She is ______ ( tall)than any other student in his class.

21. Exercises

22. fatter,fattest nicer,nicest drier,driest slower,slowest happier,happiest wetter,wettest • 一、写出以下各形容词的比较级和最高级： • 1. nice _____________ 2. fat ____________ • 3. slow _____________4. dry ____________ • 5. happy ___________ 6. wet ___________ • 7. much __________ 8. ill ____________ • 9. little ___________ 10. bad _________ • 11. thin ___________12. far ___________ • 13. early __________14. careful__________ • 15. exciting _________________ • 16. busy __________________ worse,worst more,most worse,worst less,least thinner,thinnest farther,farthest earlier,learliest more--,most-- more exciting, most exciting busier,busiest

23. 写出下列单词的适当形式。 1. Which do you think is the ______ (bad) food store in town? 2. Who sings ______ (good) in your class. 3. Jane writes _____________ (carefully) in your class. worst best most carefully freshest 4. Which store has the ________ (fresh) fruit in town?

24. the most difficult more carefully more interesting the most exciting more delicious the most beautiful 6. Which lesson is __________ (difficult) in Book ? 7. Alice writes _____________(carefully ) than I. 8. This story is _______( interesting) than that one. 9. That was one of _________( exciting) moments in 2008. 10. This kind of food must be ________ ( delicious ) than that one. 11. Beihai park is one of ____________ (beautiful ) parks in Beijing. 12. Who’s ________(careful), Tom,Jim or Kate? 13. That is ________(easy) of all. 14. He is __________(clever )boy in the class. 15. John is ________( short) than Tom. the most careful the easiest the cleverest shorter

25. strong stronger more slowly • 16. This horse is very ________ (strong), but that horse is much _________ (strong) than this one. • 17. It’s so late, so I drive the car _____ (slowly) • than usual. • 18. He went ______________(far) than the other explorers. • 19. The ____(little) you eat, the _________(thin) you are. • 20. The Beijing Library is one of ___(big) libraries in China. farther thinner less biggest

26. long wider well • 21. The street is as _______(long) as that one, but it is_____ (wide) than that one. • 22. His drawing isn’t so _______(good) as yours. • 23. When a piece of ice is taken into a warm room, it becomes __________(small) and __________(small). • 24. This piano is ____________(expensive) than the other two. It is _____________(expensive) of the three. • 25. Which is _____________(difficult), English, physics or biology? smaller smaller more expensive the most expensive the most difficult

27. A • 单选题 • 1．The Yellow River is one of ___ in China. • A. the longest rivers B. the longer river • C. the longest river D. the long river • 2. Does he speak Chinese ___ his brother? • A. as better as B. as good as • C. as well as D. best than • 3. Which shirt do you like ___, the white one or the blue one? • A. better B. good C. best D. much • 4. This picture book is not ___ that one. • A. so interesting as B. so interesting than • C. as interesting than D. interesting as C A A

28. A C • 5. This article is ___ than that one. • A. much easier B. more easier • C. much more easier D. more easy • 6. The Changjiang River is ___ river in China. • A. long B. longest C. the longest D. Longer • 7.My hair is longer than ________ . A. my sister B. Kate C. my brother’s D. Lucys’ • 8. There is_______ paper here .Please bring some. • A. little B. less C. fewer D. a little • 9. The pen is_______than that one. • A. more cheap B. cheap • C. much cheaper D. quite cheaper • 10.Tom speaks Chinese________ better than Jimmy. • A. more B. very C. a lot of D. even C A C D

29. 形副词：1.（09 ）25. The match was really fantastic, __ when Smith scored in the last minute. • probably B. exactly • C. especially D. mostly • 2.( 09 )27.—Helen, can I wear jeans and a T-shirt to the evening party? • —OK. But a dress might be __ . • A. good B. better C. bad D. worse

30. 形副词3( 10 ) 23—Excuse me，sir. The shoes are a bit small for me —Don’t worry．I’ll change them for a——size A smaller B smallest C larger D largest

31. 形副词： 4.( 10 )28 I often laugh when I see my grandma learning pop songs But she says，“One isnever old to learn’’ A too B so C very D quite 5.( 11 ) 29. —What do you think of the dress? —Wonderful. I don’t think I can find a _________ one. A. good B. better C. bad D. worst

32. 形副词： 6.( 12 ) 25. Yao Ming is ______Chinese basketball player that ever played in NBA. A. tall B. taller C. tllest D. the tallest 7.(13) 25. My grandpa told a good story, but I told a ______ one. A. good B. better C. best D. worse

33. 形副词： 9.(14) It’s possible to get $100 a day in this company, and some days you can get ______. much B. more C. little D. fewer 10. (14)—Where shall we eat tonight? —Let’s call Harry. He ____ knows the best places to go. only B. nearly C. seldom D. always

34. Section B

36. Let’s review the phrases. And make a sentence with it. be good at 1. 擅长---_________________ 2. 有相同的特征 3. 各种各样的 _________________ 4. 由……决定 _________________ 5. 发挥作用 _________________ have … in common all kinds of be up to play a role

37. 5. 编造 _______________________ 6. 例如 _______________________ 7. 认真对待 _______________________ 8. 给某人某物 _____________ 9. 实际上 _____________ 10. 喜爱做某事 _____________ make up for example take … seriously give sb. sth./ give sth. to sb. in fact enjoy doing sth.

38. Writing Think about some of the best places/things in your town. Why are they the best? 3b

39. Best super-market New Century Supermarket the best quality the best service

40. most delicious food the cleanest best restaurant Rui Jia Restaurant best quality clothes best clothes store Fashion Kids biggest screen most comfortable seats best theater HanHai 3D Theater

41. 写作指导： • 本文为写自己所居住的城镇上最好的地 方或事物，并说明原因。因此，时态应 用一般现在时态； • 应先描述最 ……的是某个地方，然后 说明这个地方最好的原因。 • 应注意正确运用形容词或副词的最高级 形式来表达。

42. One possible version: I live in a beautiful town near the Yellow River. ______________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ The best school is No. 1 Middle School because it is the most beautiful. The best supermarket is New Century Supermarket because it has the best quality things and the best service. The best restaurant is Rui Jia Restaurant because it has the most delicious food

43. __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ and it is the cleanest restaurant. The best clothes store is Fashion Kids because it has the best quality clothes and it plays the nicest music. The best theater is Hanhai 3D Theater because it has the biggest screen and it has the most comfortable seats.

44. Self check 1. Fill in the blanks with the superlative forms of the words in the box. good cheap popular comfortably bad 1. Dumpling House is ________ restaurant in the city. You can get a big plate of dumplings for only five yuan. the cheapest

45. good cheap popular comfortably bad 2. Spring Park is ________ place in the city on weekends. Many families go there with their young children. Lots of old people like to take walks there, too. 3. You can rest _______ at Flower Hotel. Their rooms are clean and big. 4. 109.9FM plays _______ music. The songs are always boring and too loud. the most popular most comfortably the worst

46. good cheap popular comfortably bad 5. PEP High School is _______ school in this town. They have big classrooms, fantastic teachers and an excellent sports center. the best

47. 2. Read the information. Then correct the mistakes in the sentences below. A movie ticket at Town Cinema is $12.00. it is $10.50 at Screen City, and $10.00 at Movie World. Screen City is always very crowded. Many people go to Movie World, too. But you can always get a ticket at

48. Town Cinema. The seats at Movie World are very comfortable. The seats at Screen City are a little hard. The Town Cinema seats are very uncomfortable.

49. 1. Movie World is the most expensive. 2. Screen City has the cheapest tickets. 3. Town Cinema is more popular than Screen City. 4. Movie World is the most popular. 5. Town Cinema has the most comfortable seats.

50. 1. 改为Town Cinemais the most expensive. 2. 改为Movie World has the cheapest tickets. 原因：在短文第一段中列举了这三家影剧院的票价：Town Cinema 12美元；Screen City 10.50美元；Movie World 10美元。