Module 5 My hometown and country

1. Module 5My hometown and country Unit 1 Shanghai is bigger than Hong Kong —Listening and speaking 张秀芳 大连开发区二中

2. Key words and expressions in Unit 1 • hometown, than, east, south, north, west, kilometre, metre, high, million, busy, coast, hill, island, population, answer, question, river, sea,

3. New words study north capital west east coast island south

4. North China 华 北 West China 华 西 East China 华 东 South China 华 南 South China Hong Kong is in______________. Shanghai is in _______________. East China

5. The Bund Shanghai

6. The Victoria Peak Hong Kong

7. Activity 2 Listen and fill in the form East China South China The Bund Victoria Peak 1.5 kilometres long 554 metres high 13 million 7 million

8. Activity 3 Listen and answer Is Shanghai a newer city than Hong Kong? No, it isn’t. It’s an older city.

9. Listen again to Activity 3 and tell (T)rue or (F)alse. 1. Hong Kong is biggerthan Shanghai. 2. Hong Kong is hotterthan Shanghai. 3. Shanghai is warmer in winter than Hong Kong. 4. Shanghai is hotterthan Hong Kong. 5. Hong Kong is olderthan Shanghai. 6. Shanghai is busierthan Hong Kong.

10. Read and fill in the blanks bigger • Shanghai is _______ than Hong Kong. • It’s _______ in Hong Kong than in Shanghai. • Hong Kong is ______ _______ Shanghai. • Shanghai is an _______ city ______ Hong Kong. hotter newer than older than 单音节形容词比较级的构成﹖

11. 形容词比较级的构成 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

12. Comparative forms of the adj. 注意一些特殊的变化形式： • many/ much – more • little – less • bad /ill – worse • good / well – better • far – farther

13. 一般在词尾加-er Comparative forms of the adj. small – smaller, cold – colder, old – older, warm – warmer, short – shorter, cheap - cheaper light – lighter, weak – weaker, rough – rougher, clean – cleaner soon - sooner

14. 一般在词尾加-er Comparative forms of the adj. • high- higher, few – fewer, new – newer • low- lower, slow - slower • near – nearer , dear – dearer • long – longer, strong – stronger young - younger

15. Comparative forms of the adj. 以字母 e 结尾的 形容词,直接加 - r • nice – nicer • fine – • large - • wide- • late - finer larger wider later

16. Comparative forms of the adj. • easy – easier • happy – • heavy – • busy – • lucky – • windy – • rainy – • early - 以“辅音字母+ - y”结尾的 形容词，先把 y变成 i， 再加 - er happier heavier busier luckier windier rainier earlier

17. 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 Comparative forms of the adj. • hot – hotter • thin – • fat – • red – • big - thinner fatter redder bigger

18. Listen and fill in the form 13 million hot old new hotter 7 million

19. Ask and answer big hot old new small hotter • A: Is _____ bigger than ______? • B: Yes, it is. It’s bigger than______. • (No, it isn’t. It’s smaller than_______.) A: Which is bigger , Shanghai or Hong Kong? B: Shanghai is bigger than Hong Kong.

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

21. population • What’s the population of Shanghai? • The population of Shanghai is 13 million.

22. Ask and answer • Think of two cities you know in China. Ask and answer in pairs. Use big, small, hot , cold, old or new. Then report about the two cities. • Ask and answer like this: —Is Dalian bigger than Beijing ? — No, it’s smaller.

23. Report like this: • Dalian and Beijing are two big cities in China. Beijing is older and bigger than Dalian. In winter Beijing is colder than Dalian and in summer Beijing is hotter than Dalian.

24. old heavy tall What can you write about? clever thin … … Homework • Copy the passage about two cities you have written in class. • 用含“than”的比较状语从句比较你和你的一个朋友，至少10句，写在作文本上。