Section A

Listening (1b: P31)Listening (1b: P31)

1

2

3

athletic

calm

heavythin

outgoing serious

taller

Mr Black

tall

Miss Miss BlackBlack

0.9m

short

0.8m

shorter

JimTom

Li Yong Pan Changjiang

funny funnier

young younger

Kay David

bigbigger

NO.2

NO.1

1a Match each word with its opposite1a Match each word with its opposite

tall wildtall wild

thin short hairthin short hair

long hair heavylong hair heavy

calm shortcalm short

Tapescript

A: Is that Sam?

B: No, that’s Tom. Sam has longer

hair than Tom.

C: Yes, and Tom’s calmer than

Sam.

Conversation 1

A:A: That That’’s Tara, isns Tara, isn’’t it?t it?

B:B: No, it isn No, it isn’’t. Itt. It’’s Tina. Tina s Tina. Tina

is taller than Tara. And is taller than Tara. And

sheshe’’s also wilder.s also wilder.

Conversation 2

A:A: Is that Paul? Is that Paul?

B:B: No, that No, that’’s Pedro. Pedros Pedro. Pedro’’s s

heavier than Paul. And heavier than Paul. And

PaulPaul’’s shorter than s shorter than

Pedro.Pedro.

Conversation 3

1c

1c Pairwork1c Pairwork

old older

Ted Vince

Lin Xinru Liu Yifei

.

thin

thinner

calm--calmer wild--wilder

Fei Mao

heavier

Liu Huan

heavy

John Mike

more outgoingoutgoing

athleticmore athletic

Tom

serious

Pedro

more serious

Yao Ming is taller than Pan Changjiang.

Pan Changjiang is funnier than Yao Ming.

He is more athletic than Pan Cahngjiang.

He is more outgoing than Yao Ming.

Yao Ming is funny.

Pan Changjiang is funnier.

funny

outgoingtallathletic

Yao Ming is taller than Jordan.

Jordan is tall.Yao Ming is taller.

Jordan

tall

athletic

Stallone is more athletic than Li Xiaopeng .

Li Xiaopeng is athletic.

Li XiaopengStallone

2a Listen. Are the words in the box used with “-2a Listen. Are the words in the box used with “-er/-ier”or “more”? Complete the chart.er/-ier”or “more”? Complete the chart.

-er/-ier more-er/-ier more _____funny_____funny___ _______ ____outgoingoutgoing____ ____

_____________ _____________ _____________ _____________

_____________ _____________ _____________ _____________

athletic

serious

smart

quiet

2b Listen again. Fill in the 2b Listen again. Fill in the chartchart

Tina is … Tara is …Tina is … Tara is …

____funnier_________funnier_____ ______________ ______________

______________ ____________________________ ______________

______________ ____________________________ ______________

more outgoing

more athletic

more serious

smarter

quieter

Tapescript

Interviewer: Tina, do you think you

are different from Tara?

Tina: Oh, sure. We’re very different.

I’m funnier than Tara. And I’m

more outgoing. Let’s see, what

else? Oh, I’m more athletic, too.

Interviewer:Interviewer: So, Tara, are So, Tara, are

you more serious than you more serious than

Tina?Tina?

Tina:Tina: I guess so. I I guess so. I’’m m

smarter than Tina. And smarter than Tina. And

II’’m quieter.m quieter.

2c Pairwork2c Pairwork

Tom Nick

TinaTina TarTaraa

calmcalm

wildwild

funnyfunny

seriouseriouss

* ***

Tara is calmer than Tina.

Nick

TinaTina TarTaraa

calmcalm

wildwild

funnyfunny

seriouseriouss

* ***

Tara is calmer than Tina.

Nick

TinaTina TarTaraa

calmcalm

wildwild

funnyfunny

seriouseriouss

* ****** *

Tina is wilder than Tara.

Nick

TinaTina TarTaraa

calmcalm

wildwild

funnyfunny

seriouseriouss

* ****** **** *

Tina is funnier than Tara.

Tom

TinaTina TarTaraa

calmcalm

wildwild

funnyfunny

seriouseriouss

* ****** **** * * ***

Tara is more serious than

Tina.

My harvestWords:

calm, serious, smart, outgoing, athletic

比较级句型结构 : 主语 +be+adj. 比较级 + than+ 对比成分 Adj. 比较级构成 : 1. -er / -ier 2. more

比较级规则变化口诀：比较级，要变化，一般词尾加 er 。(long-longer)

词尾若有哑音 e, 直接加 r 就可以。(nice-nicer)

重读闭音节， 单辅音字母要双写。(hot-hotter)

辅音字母若加 y, 记得把 y 变为 i 。(happy-happier)

athleticathletic

outgoingoutgoing

seriousserious

deliciousdelicious

moremore athletic athletic

moremore outgoing outgoing

moremore seriousserious

moremore delicious delicious

多音节词、部分双音节词词前加 more

原级原级 比较级比较级

Test yourself

short

angry

smart

red

late

thin

happy

serious

calm

fat

calmer

fatter

shorter

angrier

smarter

redder

later

thinner

happier

more serious

Task pairwork : ask and answer.

A: Who do you like better, Yao Ming or Pan Changjiang?

B: Yao Ming. I like sports. Yao Ming is more athletic than Pan Changjiang.

A:I like Pan Changjiang. He always makes me laugh. He is funnier and more outgoing than Yao Ming.

周杰伦明星档案英文名 : Jay 出生年月 : 1979-01-18 身　高 : 173cm体　重 : 60kg 运 动 : 篮球

张卫健明星档案英文名： Dicky出生年月 :1965-2-8身高： 170cm 体重： 52kg运动：足球，游泳，潜水 撞球，保龄球

athletic, outgoing ,serious, smart, funny, quiet

Who do you like better?

Who do you like better?

What are their differences?

What are their differences?

Thanks for listening!