a. sang better
b. with shorter hair c. practice more and really wanted to win Lisa d. sang more clearly e. danced better
Role-play the conversation. Did you like the singing competition yesterday, Anna? Oh, it was fantastic! Nelly sang so well.
形容词和副词的比较级和最高级。
大多数形容词和副词有三个等级：
原级、比较级、最高级。
一、构成
1. 构成的不规则变化:
eg. good / well – better – best
bad / badly – worse – worst many / much – more – most little – less – least far – farther / further – farthest/
3. loudly adv. 喧闹地；大声地；响亮地 quietly adv. 轻声地； 轻柔地；安静地 e.g. Don’t talk so loudly. 不要这么大声说话。 All the students are sitting quietly in the library. 所有的学生都安静地坐在图书馆里。
still, a little来修饰, 表示“„„的多”,
“甚至„”, “更„”, “„一些”。如：
This city is much more beautiful than
(以不发音的字母 e 结尾的 + r ) thin thinner
(重读闭音节词词尾只有一个辅音 字母时，先双写辅音字母再 + er)
early earlier (以辅音字母 + y 结尾的单
词，变 y 为 i + er ) outgoing 前加more) more outgoing
(多音节词和部分双音节词
2
3
Practice the conversation then 1c make conversations about the other twins. A: That’s Tara, isn’t it? B: No, it isn’t. It’s Tina. Tina is taller than Tara. And she also sings more loudly than Tara.
用于一句话中。但though用得更普 遍。此外though可作副词, 在句尾表
“然而”, although不能。
固定短语 even though 表示“即使、
纵然”, 不能用even although. 如:
There are some differences, though.
Grammar Focus
in some ways we look different.
look the same
look like…
看上去一样
看上去像„„
look alike
in a way
看上去相像
为某一种方式
10. We both have black eyes and black hair, although my hair is shorter than hers. 1) both“两个、两者都„„”, 在句中 可作代词、形容词、副词、连词。
Listen again. How are Tina and 2b Tara different? Tina … is more outgoing than Tara.
is friendlier and funnier.
runs faster and jumps higher than Tara. is smarter than Tara. is lazier than Tara.
2a
funny friendly outgoing
Listen. Are the words in the box used with –(i)er or more? Complete the chart. (run) fast
(jump) high (work) hard
hard-working smart
4. which
pron. & adj. 哪一个；哪一些
指上文或下文提到的几个名词 中的一个或一些。 e.g. Which is your bike, Mary? 哪一辆是你的自行车，玛丽？ Which girl runs faster? 哪一名女孩跑得更快一些？
5. competition n. 比赛；竞赛；竞争 e.g. The singing competition was very interesting yesterday. 昨天的歌唱比赛很有趣。 6. fantastic adj. 极好的；了不起的 e.g. Look! Our English newspaper is really fantastic. 看！我们的英语报真是太棒了。
funny
Lucy and Lily are twins (双胞胎). Lily is _______ funnier _____ than Lucy.
Write the opposite words 1a according to the pictures.
1. _____ short → ____ tall
Liu Xiang is shorter ______ _____ than Yao Ming. Yao Ming is _____ taller ____ than Liu Xiang.
The women are fat.
The man and the woman are thin.
The women are fatter than the man and the woman.
带 of ( in )短语来说明比较的范围。
如： She is the youngest in the class.
Jason is the tallest of the three.
Whose handwriting is the best of all?
3.在形容词比较级前还可用much, even,
lazy
(get up) early
-er / -ier friendly funny — funnier smart — smarter lazy — lazier fast — faster high — higher hard — harder early — earlier
more outgoing hard-working — more hard-working
二、用法
1.比较级表示两者 (人或事物) 的比较。
eg. I am taller than Tom.
My dress is more beautiful than hers.
2. 最高级表示三者或三者以上 (人或 事物 ) 的比较, 其中有一个在某一方面
超过其他几个时, 用最高级。最高级
的前面一般要加定冠词 the, 后面可
Unit 3 I’m more outgoing
than my sister.
big
small
A B Ball A is ______ bigger _____ than Ball B. Ball B is _______ smaller _____ than Ball A.
short
tall
thin – thinner – thinnest
3) 以“辅音字母+ y”结尾的双音节词，
先改y为i, 再加-er或-est。如： easy – easier – easiest happy – happier – happiest
4) 多音节词和部分双音节词在词 前加more或most。如： delicious – more delicious – most delicious interesting – more interesting – most interesting
Is Tom funnier than Sam?
No, he isn’t. Sam is funnier than Tom.
Is Sam more hard-working than Tom?
Yes. He’s more hard-working than Tom.
2d
Nelly
Read the conversation and match the people with the right things.
作副词时常放在be动词之后, 实义
动词之前。
e.g. Both (of) his parents are doctors. (作代词或形容词) =His parents are both doctors. (作副词) They both went camping in the holiday. (作副词)
Both English and math are very important. (both …and…短语常连接两个并列的成分,
可连接名词、动词、形容词和代词等)
注: both指两者都, all指三者或三者以上都。
11although与though常可互换, 表
“虽然、即使、尽管”, 都不能与but
7. clearly adv. 清楚地；清晰地；明白地
e.g. Can you see the words clearly?
你能清楚地看到那些字吗？ 8. win v. 获胜；赢得 e.g. It’s easy for us to win the game. 我们赢得这场比赛很容易。