Unit 1
Unit 1 Friends
Comparative and superlative adjectives
Grammar
Presentation
The air is
bad
.
The air is
worse
.
The air is the
worst
.
bad
—
worse
—
worst
e.g. The girl’s
height
is one
metre
.
height
n.
高度,身高
e.g. He wants to lose
weight
by
exercising.
weight
n.
重量;体重
e.g. They are having a
competition
.
competition
n.
竞赛,比赛
worse
(bad
的比较级
)
更坏,更差
worst
(bad
的最高级
)
最坏,最差
height
高度;身高
weight
重量;体重
sec.
(= second)
秒
competition
竞赛,比赛;竞争
test
测试,考查
swimmer
游泳者
Read aloud these new words.
Warming up
He is
taller
than
I am.
他比我高。
Yao
Ming is
the tallest
of the three
.
姚明是三位中最高的。
My book is
more interesting than
his.
我的书比他的更有趣。
This book is
the most interesting
of all
.
这本书是所有当中最有趣的。
形容词通常有
三种形式
:
原级,比较级和最高级,用来表示人或事物在某方面的不同程度。如:
(Comparative and superlative adjectives)
形容词比较级和最高级
原级
比较级
最高级
规则变化
短词
tall
taller
tall
est
长词
interesting
more
interesting
most
interesting
不规则变化
good
better
best
形容词比较级和最高级形式
形容词原级
比较级
最高级
短词
tall
small
词尾+er
词尾+est
taller
tallest
smaller
smallest
一、规则变化
形容词原级
比较级
最高级
以不发音的e结尾的形容词
nice
fine
以辅音字母+y结尾的形容词
pretty
easy
把
y
改成
i + er
+ st
nicer
nicest
finer
finest
把
y
改成
i + est
prettier
+ r
easier
prettiest
easiest
形容词原级
比较级
最高级
重读闭音节,结尾只有一个辅音字母
slim
big
长 词
beautiful
important
双写最后一个辅音字母 + est
slimmer
slimmest
bigger
biggest
双写最后一个辅音字母 + er
前面
+
more
前面 + most
more beautiful
more important
most beautiful
most important
特殊形容词原级
比较级
最高级
good
bad
little
much/many
old
far
better
best
worse
worst
二、不规则
变化
less
least
more
most
older/elder
oldest/eldest
farther/ further
farthest/ furthest
Adjective
Comparative
Superlative
funny
bad
healthy
careful
large
smart
slim
funnier
funniest
worse
healthier
worst
healthiest
more careful
most careful
larger
largest
smarter
smartest
slimmer
slimmest
Complete the table below.
Daniel is writing about his classmates. Help him complete the following table with the correct adjectives.
Adjective
Comparative
Superlative
clean
cleaner
cleanest
big
cute
short
happy
lazy
bigger
biggest
cutest
cuter
shorter
shortest
happier
happiest
lazier
laziest
Adjective
Comparative
Superlative
thin
thinner
thinnest
sad
difficult
interesting
good
bad
better
best
worse
worst
sadder
saddest
more difficult
most difficult
more interesting
most interesting
1.
两者之间用比较级。
句型结构:
A + be +
比较级
+ than + B
2.
三者及以上用最高级。
句型结构:
A + be the +
最高级
+
表三者及以上
的范围
形容词比较级和最高级的基本使用原则
e.g.
1. She is
shorter
than I am.
2. My book is
more interesting
than his.
3. He is
the tallest
in our class.
4. This is
the most expensive
computer in the shop.
Daniel has made a profile of his classmates. Read the profile and complete his notes.
Millie
Sandy
Amy
Peter
Kitty
Simon
Height (cm)
157
170
160
173
155
171
Weight (kg)
45
50
44
55
40
53
50 m swimming (sec.)
40
38
30
34
36
35
Drawing competition
9/10
10/10
9/10
5/10
6/10
8/10
English test
10/10
8/10
9/10
6/10
8/10
7/10
1. Simon is __________ (tall) Sandy.
2. Peter is __________ (tall) of the six
students.
3. Sandy is ___________ (heavy) Millie.
4. Peter is ___________ (heavy) of the
six students.
5. Among the six students, Millie is
___________ (slow) swimmer.
taller than
the tallest
heavier than
the heaviest
the slowest
6. Amy is _________ (fast) swimmer
of the six students.
7. Millie’s drawing is _________________ (beautiful) Simon’s.
8. Sandy’s drawing is ________________ (beautiful) in her class.
9. Millie’s English is ___________ (good) Simon’s. Millie’s English is __________ (good) in her class.
the fastest
more beautiful than
the most beautiful
better than
the best
一、
英语中形容词通常有三种等级
—
原级、比较级和最高级,用来描述人或事物在某个方面的不同程度。其中比较级的构成分为规则变化(分为长词变化规则和短词变化规则两类)以及不规则变化。
如:
long — longer — longest, important — more important — most important, many/much — more — most
语法小结
二、
当把两个人或事物作比较时要用比较级。即:两者之间用比较级。如:
Who is more generous, Kitty or Sandy?
三个及以上的人或事物之间进行比较时要用最高级,即三者及以上用最高级。如:
Whose drawing is the most beautiful, Millie’s, Sandy’s or Amy’s?
三、
比较级常和
than
连用,最高级常和三者及以上的范围连用,如
:
in her class, of the three, of all, among the six students, in China
等等
。
一、单项选择。
1. Which is _______, the sun, the moon or the earth?
A. big B. bigger C. biggest D. the biggest
2. She is _______ swimmer among them.
A. good B. best C. better D. the best
Exercises
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3. Her drawing is _____ than the other three.
A. beautiful B. more beautiful
C. the most beautiful D. the more beautiful
4. Whose bike is ______, his or hers?
A. new B.
newwer
C. the newest D. newer
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二、翻译句子。
1.
这台电脑比那台贵。
This computer is ___________________ that one.
2.
这三个盒子哪一个最重?
Which box is ______________________?
3.
今天比昨天热吗?
Is today ___________ yesterday?
more expensive than
the heaviest of the three
hotter than
4.
在这些学生中,
Sandy
数学最好。
Sandy is ___________________________ ____________.
5.
第一道数学题比第二道难得多。
The first
maths
problem is much
__________________ the second one.
the best at
maths
among these students
more difficult than
1. Remember the use of comparatives and superlatives of the adjectives.2. Preview the new words in the next lesson.
Homework
Thank you!