Module 2 Unit 3《Language in use》
China is bigger(big)than Australia.
Sanya is warmer(warm)than Heilongjiang.
Language practice
用适当的单词补全句子。
1.It's getting bigger and busier.
2.It's a newer city than Hong Kong.
3.Its streets are much wider and cleaner too.
4.It's taller than many other buildings in Shenzhen.
1.Complete the sentences with the correct form of the
words in the box.
big cold large old tall
1.Shenzhen was very small about thirty years ago but it
is much bigger now.
2.This building is tall but that building is much taller.
big cold large old tall
3.Beijing is old but Xi'an is much older.
4.The US has a large population but India's population
is larger.
5.Beijing is cold in winter but Harbin is colder.
2.Work in pairs.
Talk about the pictures.
Use the words from the box to help you.
big busy high low old small tall wide
Now make comparisons.Write sentences.
big busy high low old small tall wide
The buildings in Picture 1 are older than the 
buildings in Picture 2.
Possible answers
The buildings in the village in Picture 1 are older/
smaller/lower than the buildings in the city in Picture
2.
The buildings in the city in Picture 2 are newer/higher/
bigger/taller than the buildings in the village in Picture
1.
In Picture 2,the roads are wider/busier than those in Picture
1.
3.Write sentences.Use the information in the table.

  
    
      Shenzhen
      Beijing
      new
    
    
      Shanghai
      Hangzhou
      busy
    
    
      Xi'an
      Beijing
      old
    
    
      China
      Australia
      big
    
    
      Tian'anmen Square
      Other squares in Beijing
      wide
    
    
      The population of Tianjin
      The population of Shanghai
      small
    
  


For example:Shenzhen is newer than Beijing.
Shanghai is busier than Hangzhou.
Xi'an is older than Beijing.
China is bigger than Australia.
Tian'anmen Square is wider than other 
squares in China.
The population of Tianjin is smaller than the population
of Shanghai.
4.Complete the word map with the words in the box.You need
to use one word more than once.
big cold large newold small warm


Now work in pairs.Talk about your home town.
Use the words in the word map to help you.


5.Complete the sentences with the expressions in the box.
in the northeast is famous for on the coast pretty good
The population of
1.Cambridge is a beautiful old English city.It is famous for
its university.
2.Tianjin is near Beijing,on the coast of Bohai Sea.
3.The population of India is smaller than that of China but 
bigger than that of Russia.
4.Harbin is in the northeast of China and is a very busy city.
5.The weather in Beijing in autumn is pretty good.
6.Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in brackets.
 In my home town there are two cinemas,the Grand Cinema and the 
Palace Cinema.The Grand Cinema is (1)older(old) and(2)smaller
(small)than the Palace Cinema.It is also(3)warmer(warm)in the Grand
Cinema.The Palace Cinema is usually(4)busier(busy)than the Grand 
Cinema and the tickets are(5)cheaper(cheap)too.
7.Listen and complete the sentences.
1.New York is a(n))bigger and busier city than Washington D.C.
2.New York is more famous than any other city in the US.
3.Shanghai has a(n)larger population than Beijing.
4.Beijing is older than Shanghai.
Around the word
Washington DC
 Washington DC is the capital of the US.Located on the east
coast,it is best known for the White House,where the President
of the US lives and works,and for Capital Hill,where the US
Congress meets.
 There are many famous mounuments,memorials and museums in 
Washington DC The Lincoln Memorial is a grand white building.
Millions of tourists visit it every year to show respect to 
President Lincoln.In the National Air and Space Museum,people
can see the command module of Apollo 11,which sent the first 
humans to the moon in 1969.
Read the article,tick true or false.
1.Washington DC is located on the west coast.F
2.It is best known for the White House.T
3.The Lincoln Memorial is a grand white building.T
Module task:
Making a report comparing two places in your home town.
8.Work in pairs.Compare two places in your home town.
Where is it?
It's in the north/south/east/west of the town.
How many people work/go there?
...people work/go there.
How old is it?
It's about...years old.
Is there anything special about it?
It's bigger than...
9.Write the information in the table.

  
    
      Place 1:Business Centre
      Place 2:Ancient Area
    
    
      
      It's in the north of the town.
      A lot of people work in the offices there.It's a modern area.It's large and there are lots of cars there.
      
      
      It's in the east of the town.
      People don't work there.It's a tourist area.It's an ancient area and it's about 500 years old.It's small and there are few cars there.
      
    
  


10.Make a report and read your report to the whole class.
Write sentences.
Place 1 is bigger than Place 2.
Place 2 older than Place 1.
Join the sentences using and or but.
Place 1 is bigger than Place 2,
but Place 2 is older than Place 1.
Exercises
1.The population of He'nan is__than that of Shandong.
A.bigger B.more C.larger D.higher.
2.__is the population of China?
A.How many B.What C.How D.How much
3.Zhuhai is __the coast of South Sea.
A.in B.on C.at D.of
4.Hong Kong is __busier than Ji'nan.
A.very B.much C.too D.little
5.The city is famous__its beautiful places.
A.to B.at C.of D.for
6.The girl is coming__a bag on her back.
A.with B.at C.of D.for
本课小结：
1.形容词的比较级
(1)定义：
(2)变化规则：
<1>一般的直接在词尾加er.
<2>以e结尾的，直接加r.
<3>以辅音字母加y结尾的，先改y为i再加er.
<4>双写最后的辅音字母再加er.
(3)形容词比较级的结构：
(4)形容词比较级的修饰词：
在比较级前常用much(......得多),even(甚至),still(更),a little
(一点),a bit(有点)等来修饰形容词，表示“程度进一加深”。
2.重点短语：
in the north be famous for
on the coast pretty good
the population of 
Homework
Nanning:in the south of Guangxi,
7 million people,bigger,hotter,1600 years old
Liuzhou:in the center of Guangxi,four million people,2100 years
old,older