Unit1 Unit1 Grammar CGrammar C

Look at the following table, compare the students, using tall, heavy, fast. 

NameHeight (cm)

Weight (kg)

Swimming (sec/50m)

Kitty 150 40 36Peter 168 49 32Sandy 160 45 34Amy 150 40 30

NameDrawing

competitionEnglish test

Kitty 6/10 8/10

Peter 5/10 6/10

Sandy 10/10 8/10

Amy 5/10 9/10

You see:Sandy’s English is as good as Kitty’s.Amy’s drawing is as good as Peter’s.Amy is as heavy as Kitty.

as…as, not as…as

very interesting ：★★★★★not interesting ：★very dangerous:▲▲▲▲▲

not dangerous ：▲

Practice using “… than”, “the most…”, “as…as”, “not as … as”.

very interesting not interesting

very dangerous not dangerous

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MMillie Sandy Daniel Simon

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The sun and the wind

One day the sun and the wind had a quarrel. The sun said he was stronger than the wind. And the wind said he was stronger than the sun. Just then they saw a man walking down below,with a hat and a coat on. The sun said: “Let’s see who can make the

man take off his hat and coat. If you can do that quicker than me, you are the stronger.”“All right,” said the wind, “I’ll try first.”So the wind began to blow. But the harder he blew, the tighter the man held his hat and coat. The wind could not make him take them off.

Then the sun tried. It shone quietly. Soon the man took off his hat and wiped his forehead. The sun began to shine a little brighter, and the man took off his coat. It shone harder, and the man began to take off his shirt. Then the wind said to the sun: “That’s enough. You are stronger than me.”

Q: Who is stronger, the sun or the wind? Why?

Q: When and how do we use comparative forms?

Q: When and how do we use superlative forms?

1. Millie 的英语比 Jenny 好。 Millie’s English is better than Jenny’s.

2. 我想潜水是最有趣的活动。 I think diving is the most interesting sport.

3. 大连和三亚一样美丽。 Dalian is as beautiful as Sanya.

4. 英语不如日语难 . English is not as difficult as Japanese.

Make up a story about your best friend using :comparative forms: as…as, superlative forms: not as …as

Practice

City City CountryCountry

Which do you like better, the city or the country?

Which do you like best, dogs, cats or chickens?

The bike is going fast.

The tractor is going faster.

The taxi is going fastest.

The car goes ___.

The train goes _____ than the car.

The plane goes _________ of all.

fast

faster

the fastest

Which goes more quickly,the train or the car?Which goes the quickest, the plane, the car or the train?

Adjectives and Adverbs