Unit 3I am more outgoing than

my sister.

Language Goals:

Talk about personal traits;

Compare people

Liu Xiang is tall. Pan Changjiang is short.

Liu Xiang is taller than Pan Changjiang.

Lin Xinru is thin.

Liu Yifei is thinner.

Liu Yifei is thinner than Lin Xinru.

45kg48kg

Li Yong is more outgoing than Cheng long.

Cheng Long is outgoing.

Li Yong is more outgoing.

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.

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.

outgoing

long hair short hair

tall loudly

thin short hair

long hair heavy

quietly short

1a Match each word with its opposite.

1b Listen and number the pairs of twins in the picture [1-3]

1

2

3

Tape script

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.

Conversation 1

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 2

A: Is that Paul?

B: No, that’s Peter. Peter’s heavier

than Paul. And Paul’s shorter than

Peter.

Conversation 3

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!

Is that Tara? No, it isn’t. It’s Tina. Tara’s shorter than Tina.

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.

funny (run) fast

friendly (jump) high

outgoing (work) hard

hard- working (get up) early

smart

lazy

-er \ -ier more

friendly Outgoingfunny

smart

lazy

(run) fast

(jump) high

(work) hard

(get up) early

hard- working

2b Listen again. How are Tina and Tara different? Fill in the boxes.

Tina … Tara …

more outgoing. works as hard as Tina.friendlier,

funnier, run faster, jump higher,

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.

Interviewer: Who’s more hard-working

at school?

Tara: Tina thinks she works harder than

me, but I work as hard as Tina. But

she’s smarter than me.

Tina: Not really. I think I’m lazier than

Tara. She always gets up earlier

than me.

2c Student A, look at the chart on the right. Student B, look at the chart on page 81. Ask and answer questions.

Sam Tom

smart

tall *** *

run fast

get up early *** ***

thin

funny *** *

hard-working *** *

friendly

Note: ***Means Sam is taller than Tom.

2d Role-play the conversation.

Julie: Did you like the singing competition

yesterday, Anna?

Anna: oh, it was fantastic! Nelly sang

so well!

Julie: Yes, but I think Lisa sang better

than Nelly.

Anna: Oh, which one is Lisa?

Julie: The one with shorter hair. I think she

sang more clearly than Nelly.

Anna: Yes, but Nelly danced better than Lisa.

Julie: You can tell that Lisa really wanted to

win, though.

Anna: Well, everyone wants to win. But the

most important thing is to learn

something new and have fun.

1. do you think you are different from

your sister. 你认为你不同于你的姐姐吗？ be different from 与 differ from 同义，同时 是 differ from 的另一种表达方式，并且比 differ from 更为口语化。 如： American cars are different from ours.

= American cars differ from ours.

Explanation

2. …we look similar, but we’re very different.

look similar 看上去相似

look the same 看上去一样

look like… 看上去像……

look alike 看上去相像

3. Both Tom and Sam can play the

drums,

but Sam plays them better than Tom.

1) both“ 两个、两者都……” , 在句中 可作代词、形容词、副词、连词。 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。

一、按要求写出下列各词的正确形式 1 easy( 比较级 ) ： ___________   

2 different( 名词 ) ： _________

3 many( 比较级 ):______       

4 serious( 比较级 ):_____________    

5 friendly( 比较级 ):_________     

 

easier

difference

more

more serious

friendlier

练 习练 习

6  funny( 比较级 )_________ 

7 outgoing( 比较级 )_______     

8 quiet( 反义词 )_________ 

9 tall( 反义词 )____________ 

10 beautiful( 比较级 )______________ more beautiful

more outgoing

loud

short

easier

二、句型转换。1.This picture looks beautiful, but that one

looks more beautiful.( 同义句 )

That picture looks ______ _________

_______ this one.

2. She has longer hair than Emma.( 同义句 )

Her hair is ______ _______ _______.

3.Helen studies hardest in her class.( 同义句 )

Helen studies ________ than ______ _______

student in her class.

more beautiful than

longer than Emma's

harder any other

4. My father is two years older than my mother.

(同义句 )

My mother is _______ _______ _______ than

my father.

5. Li Lei is taller than his twin brother. (同义句 )

Li Lei is _______ ________ of the twins.

6. Dave is heavy, but he can run very fast. (上同 )

________ Dave is heavy, he can run very fast.

two years younger

the taller

Though

1.If you want to be thinner and

healthier, you’d better eat ____food

and take ____ exercise.

A.more, fewer B. more, less

C. fewer, more D. less, more

三 . 选择

2.He’s ____ than his brother.

A. strong B. stronger

C. the stronger D. the strongest

3.Which do you like ____, tea

or coffee?

A.good B. better

C. best D. the better

4. Mum, this T-shirt is much too

small for me. Would you buy

me a ____one?

A. good B. better

C. large D. larger

Homework

1. Compare one of your friends with

you to find your similarities and

differences, then write them down.

2. Preview the words of this unit.