Unit 1 Friends

Grammar (Ⅱ)

《牛津初中英语》 8A

Millie is as tall as Kitty.

Part One Lead-in

Millie Sandy Amy Peter Kitty Simon

Height

(cm)150 160 145 168 150 158

Weight

(kg)44 45 40 49 40 48

English

test10/10 8/10 9/10 6/10 8/10 7/10

Amy is as heavy as Kitty. Sandy’s English is as good as Kitty’s.

Grammar C

Part Two Learning for use

1 The boy is _________

(tall) the girl.

2 The boy is ___________

(happy) the girl.

as tall as

as happy as

Grammar C Using ‘(not) as’ + adjective + ‘as’

We use ‘as’ + adjective + ‘as’ to

compare people/things. It means people

or things are the same in some ways.

e.g. 1 She is as slim as I am.

2 Amy is as tall as Peter.

Part Three Rule out

1 She is not as slim as I am.

2 Amy is not as tall as Peter.

(She is fatter than I.)

(Amy is shorter than Peter.)

We use ‘not as’ + adjective + ‘as’ to

compare people/things. It means people

or things are not the same in some ways.

hiking swimming camping

Part Four Practice

Outdoor activities ( 户外活动 )

cycling diving skiing

★★★★★ ★★★★★

Millie thinks hiking is ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ skiing.

★

Cycling is _________________ diving.

★★★★★ ★very interesting not interesting

as interesting as

not as interesting as

Millie’s opinions

★ ★

1 Millie ： I don’t think swimming is

______________ hiking.

Sandy ： You’re right, but I think

swimming is _______________

cycling.

Daniel ： Oh no, swimming is

__________________ cycling.

Simon ： I think cycling is ______________

camping and skiing.

as interesting as

as interesting as

not as interesting as

as interesting as

very dangerous not dangerousMillie’s opinions

危险的

2 Millie ： Skiing is dangerous. It’s ______________ diving. Sandy ： Yes, skiing is dangerous, but it is __________________ diving. Daniel ： Well, I think skiing is _______________ cycling. However, skiing and cycling are __________________ diving. Simon ： I don’t think any of these outdoor activities are dangerous if we’re careful.

as dangerous as

as dangerous as

not as dangerous as

not as dangerous as

Additional exercisesA Fill in the blanks with the right forms of the words in the brackets

1 These flowers are (beautiful) than those ones. 2 Bob is as _______ (clever) as his brother. 3 Nancy isn’t as _______ (tall) as Kitty. 4 Linda’s handwriting is _______(good) in her class. 5 Diving is than swimming. but it is not as ________ as skiing. (dangerous)

more beautiful

clever

tallthe best

more dangerousdangerous

B Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meanings 1 Simon is taller than Kitty. Kitty is Simon. 2 My English is worse than David’s. David’s English is ______ _______ ______. 3 Tom is the fattest boy in his class. Nobody else is ________ _______ Tom in his class. 4 Diving is not as exciting as hiking. Hiking is ______ ______ ____diving.

better than mine

fatter than

more exciting than

shorter than

C Put the following sentences into English

1 谁是你们班游泳游得最快的？　 Who is ______ ______ ______ in your

class?

2 她比我要重。 She _______ _______ _______ I.

3 我认为野营和骑车一样有趣。 I think is __ __ .

4 滑雪没有潜水危险。 Skiing is _______ ________ ________

________ diving.

the fastest swimmer

is heavier than

camping as interesting as cycling

not as dangerousas

Exercises:

1.Millie 1.Millie 的英语比的英语比 JennyJenny 好好 ..

2.2. 我想潜水我想潜水是最有趣的活动是最有趣的活动 ..

3.3. 大连和三亚一样美丽大连和三亚一样美丽 ..

4.4. 英语不如日语难英语不如日语难 ..

Millie’s English is better than Jenny’s.

I think diving is the most interesting sport.

Dalian is as beautiful as Sanya.

English is not as difficult as Japanese.