works as hard as Tina.
smarter, get up earlier
Tape script
Interviewer: Tina, do you think you are different from your sister Tara?
Tina: Oh, sure. We look similar but we’re very different.
Interviewer: Really? In what ways are you different?
Tina: Well, I’m more outgoing than Tara. I’m friendlier and funnier, too. And I love sports.
Tara: yes, she can run faster and jump higher than me.
The red box is big. The green box is small.
The red box is bigger than the green box.
The purple ruler is long.
The blue ruler is short.
The purple ruler is longer than the blue ruler.
A: Is that Paul? B: No, that’s Peter. Peter’s heavier
than Paul. And Paul’s shorter than Peter.
1c Practice the conversation in the picture above. Then 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.
Let’s practice!
No, it isn’t. It’s Tina. Tara’s shorter than Tina.
48kg
Lin Xinru is thin.
45kg
Liu Yifei is thinner.
Liu Yifei is thinner than Lin Xinru.
Cheng Long is outgoing. Li Yong is more outgoing. Li Yong is more outgoing than Cheng long.
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人教版八年级英语上册unit3
Language Goals: Talk about personal traits; Compare people
Liu Xiang is tall. Pan Changjiang is short.
Liu Xiang is taller than Pan Changjiang.
funny friendly outgoing hard- working smart lazy
(run) fast (jump) high (work) hard (get up) early
-er \ -ier
more
friendly funny smart lazy (run) fast (jump) high (work) harng hair
short hair
1a Match each word with its opposite.
tall thin long hair quietly
loudly short hair heavy short
1b Listen and number the pairs of twins in the picture [1-3] 1 2
Is that Tara?
Tara
Tina
No, it isn’t. It’s Paul. Paul’s thinner than Peter. Peter’s taller than Paul.
Is that Peter?
2a Listen. Are the words in the box used with –( i)er or more? Complete the chart.
Conversation 2
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.
Conversation 3
Outgoing hard- working
2b Listen again. How are Tina and Tara different? Fill in the boxes.
Tina …
Tara …
more outgoing. friendlier, funnier, run faster, jump higher,
3
Tape script
Conversation 1 A: Is that Sam playing the guitar? B: No, that’s Tom. Sam has longer
hair than Tom. C: Both Tom and Sam can play the
drums, but Sam plays them better than Tom.
A: Is that Zhou Xingchi? B: No, it isn’t. It’s Yao Ming. He is taller than Zhou Xingchi.
The women are fat.
The man and the woman are thin.
The women are fatter than the man and the woman.