Unit 3 I am more outgoing than my sister. smaller bigger bigger or smaller smaller bigger bigger or smaller stronger thinner stronger or thinner Which is stronger? A or B? Which is thinner? A or B? A B heavier thinner heavier or thinner Its smaller. Its shorter. Its bigger. Its heavier. Its longer. He is taller. He is thinner. Who is taller? Who is thinner? Who is stronger? He is stronger. stronger or thinner a dog a horse Which is taller? A horse is taller than a dog. a bearan elephant Which is heavier? An elephant is heavier than a bear. Who is taller, the father or the son? [t :l ] The father is taller than the son. [n] Who is shorter, the father or the son? The son is shorter than the father. [ :t] [n] Who is stronger, the pig or the bear? [str g] The pig is stronger than the bear. [n] Who is thinner, the pig or the bear? The pig is thinner than the bear. [ n] [n] Which is longer, the yellow one or the red one? The yellow one is longer than the red one. [l g ] [n] Which is bigger, the mouse or the elephant? The elephant is bigger than the mouse. [b g ] [n] Which is smaller, the mouse or the elephant? The mouse is smaller than the elephant. [sm :l] [n] Which is heavier, the fox or the bird? [hev ] The fox is heavier than the bird. [n] 1 Put the words in the correct columns. hard-working run fast quiet serious jump high smart what people are likewhat people can do hard-working, quiet, serious, smart run fast jump high What people are like What people can do Can you add more words or phrases in the chart? funny outgoing friendly study harder play the guitar better get up early sing more clearly popular 2 Fill in the blanks using the correct forms of the words in brackets. 1. My brother is _________(funny) than me. He makes laugh a lot. 2. I m outgoing, but my best friend is a lot _______________(outgoing) than me. funnier more outgoing 3. My brother is as_______________ (serious) as my sister. They both like to study. 4. My cousin can run __________(fast) than me. She is taller than me, too. 5. Jim is_________________ (friendly) than Tom, so Tom has more friends than Jim. more serious faster friendlier 3 Think of your best friend. Write down two ways in which you are similar, and two ways in which you are different. Use comparatives. 3 The sameDifferent Were both girls.Im taller than she is. My best friend and I are both outgoing. My best friend and I can run very fast. My best friend can sing better than me. My best friend is less hard-working than me. 3. Think of your best friend. Write down two ways in which you are similar, and two ways in which you are different. Dick Dick a) b) c) a) b) c) I a) b) quiet funny outgoing kind athletic 1. My friend likes sports. Shes very _______. 2. Paul is never _____ ! He cant stop talking. 3. Lu Xiang is really ______. She is very good at math, physics and chemistry. 4. Mary is a ______ girl. She always makes me laugh. 5. Jane isnt very _________. She likes to stay at home and read. athletic quiet smart funny outgoing I Fill in the blanks. 1. Seen from the mountain, the town looks ________________ (beautiful). 2. She has made far ________ (great) progress this term than she did last year. 3. She is a head ________ (tall) than I. 4. This room is 3 times ________ (big) than that one. more beautiful greater taller bigger . 5. Jim is _______ (tall) than Mary. 6. Baobao is ____________ (young) boy in his class. 7. I believe English is _______________ (interesting) than any other subject. taller the youngest more interesting 1. Its an (interest) story and it makes us all (laugh). 2. This box is (heavy) than that one. 3. I think Lily is (popular) than Molly in our class. 4. His hair is a little longer than (I). 5. My elder brother is as (old) as your younger brother. interesting laugh heavier more popular mine old Fill in the blanks with the words given. 6. He is ________ (young) than I am. 7. Mr. Smith is much _____ (old) than his wife. 8. Chicago is ______ (big) than Paris. 9. This book is ______ (good) than that one. 10. The weather this winter is _______ (bad) than that of last winter. younger older bigger better worse 1. This year they have produced ____ grain ______ they did last year. A; as less; as B. as few; as C. as few; as D. less; than 2. Which is ______ classroom, this classroom or that one? A. bigger B. the bigger C. a bigger D. bigger D C . 3. This apple is ________ that one. A. as big twice as B. as big as twice C. as twice big as D. twice as big as 4. There are more books in our library than ________. A. theirs B. those in theirs C. that in theirs D. those in their D B 5. It is thought that the harder ________, ________ result youll get. A. you work; the better B. you will work; the more better C. you worked; a better D. you were working; more better A 1. 2. 3. . He is three years older than me. I like someone who are like my sister. I am as athletic as he is. 4. We have a lot in common. 5. Black and white are opposites. 6. I dont know him well though I've known him for a long time. , . 1. my, math, subjects, favorite, English, are, and 2. parents, his, teachers, both, are 3. he, little, a, outgoing, more, me, is, than My favorite subjects are English and math. His parents are both teachers. He is a little more outgoing than me. 1. Their room is ___ _____ ________ ( ) than yours. 2. I spend ____ ____ ______( ) time on Chinese than other subjects. 3. Their life was becoming ______ _____ ______ ________ ( ). a little bigger a lot more more and more difficult . 4. The days get ________ _______ ________ ( ). 5.She wants to buy __________ ________ ( ). shorter and shorter something cheap 1. Write something about your past and now. Homework 2. Think of your best friend. Write down two ways in which you are similar, and two ways in which you are different. Use comparatives.