九年级英语上册 Module 2 Computers vs humans Unit 4 Computers Grammar 牛津上海版

1、Grammar,2,Computers vs humans,4,Computers,CONTENTS PAGE,Comparison of adjectives,Comparison of adverbs,More grammar input,Comparison of adjectives,15-1,1,2,3,4,When we pare two things or two groups of things, we use the parative form of adjectives + than. We usually add -er to short adjectives and w

2、e use more with long adjectives,5,6,This says that a puter is not cleverer than I am,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,David needs to buy a suitcase. He is talking to a salesman in a shop. Complete the conversation with the parative form of the adjectives in the box,A1,15-2,heavy light cheap expensive big sma

3、ll,SalesmanCan I help you, sir? DavidYes, I need a suitcase. I have some questions about these two. The red one costs 2,500. Why is it (1)_ than the black one? SalesmanBecause its made of leather, sir. The black one is made of plastic. Thats why the black one is (2)_ than the red one,more expensive,

4、cheaper,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,DavidI see. SalesmanBut if you are going on an aeroplane,you must think about the weight. Thered suitcase is (3)_than the black one. Try them, sir. DavidOh, youre right. The black one ismuch (4)_ than thered one. SalesmanAnd look at the size too, sir. The

5、blackone is (5)_ than the red one. DavidYes, thats true. The red one is(6)_ than the black one. Right, Ill have the black one then. SalesmanThank you very much, sir,15-3,heavier,lighter,bigger,smaller,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,15-4,Work in pairs to do this quiz. S1 asks the questions. S2 u

6、ses the information in the box below to answer the questions. The first one has been done for you,A2,1S1(river/long) _, the Nile or the Amazon? S2_,Which river is longer,The Nile is longer,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,15-5,2S1(continent/big) _, Africa or Asia? 3S1(mountain/high) _, Qomolangma

7、 or K2? 4S1(island/large) _, Greenland or Borneo? 5S1(ocean/deep) _, the Atlantic or the Pacific,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,Which continent is bigger,Which mountain is higher,Which island is larger,Which ocean is deeper,Working alone, make sentences using the adjectives in the box. The firs

8、t one has been done as an example,A3,15-6,The Amazon _. Africa _. K2 _. Borneo _. The Atlantic _,low shallow short small,is shorter than the Nile,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,is smaller than Asia,is lower than Qomolangma,is smaller than Greenland,is shallower than the Pacific,When we pare mor

9、e than two things or two groups of things, we use the + the superlative form of adjectives. We usually add -est to short adjectives and we use most with long adjectives,15-7,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,Mary is shopping for a camera. Write the letters of the cameras that the salesman is talki

10、ng about. The first one has been done for you,A4,15-8,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,a,a,c,b,Later Mary told Tony about her shopping trip. Complete Marys sentences using the superlative form of the adjectives in the box. The first one has been done for you,A5,15-9,TonyDid they show you any inte

11、resting cameras? MaryYes. (1) The _ costs _. (2) The _ weighs _. (3) The _ has sold over _,popular dear light,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,dearest model,2,200,lightest model,239 g,most popular model,2,800,Work in pairs to do this quiz. S1 asks the questions. S2 gives the answers. Follow the e

12、xample. Remember to use the and the superlative form of the adjectives in brackets,A6,15-10,Example:(big) the Earth, the Moon or the Sun? S1Which is the biggest, the Earth, the Moon or the Sun? S2The Sun is the biggest,small) a bee, a butterfly or a mosquito? (large) the Atlantic, the Pacific or the

13、 Indian Ocean? (valuable) iron, silver or gold? (hot) the North Pole, the South Pole or the Sahara Desert? (heavy) a bear, a whale or an elephant? (fast) a rocket, a plane or a train,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,Some adjectives are irregular,15-11,good better best bad worse worst far farther

14、farthest,Im the best puter games player in school,No, youre not. Youre the worst,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,Look at the school record below and say whether the sentences are true or false. Circle T or F,A7,15-12,Alice has thebest marksin art. T / F Eric has worsemarks inscience thanMartin.

15、T / F Belinda hasbetter marksin art thanDaisy. T / F Peter has the worst marks in science. T / F Paulines home is farther from school than Pauls. T / F,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,Work in pairs. S1 asks S2 questions about the school record, using the adjectives in brackets in the correct for

16、m. S2 replies. The first two have been done for you,A8,15-13,Who _ _ in art? (good) Who _ _ in art, Belinda or Daisy? (good,Who _ in science? (good) Who _ in art, Paul or Martin? (good,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,has the best marks,Alice,has better marks,Daisy,has the best marks,has better m

17、arks,Daisy,Paul,Who _ _ in science, Eric or Alice?(bad) Who _ _ in art? (bad,15-14,Whose home is _ school, Belindas or Martins?(far) Whose home is _ school? (far) Whose home is _ to school? (near,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,has worse marks,has the worst marks,Eric,Pauline,farther (away) from

18、,Martins,the farthest (away) from,Daisys,the nearest,Erics,Alice has better marks in history than Belinda. Paul has worse marks than Belinda, but better marks than Eric. Peter has worse marks than Alice, but better marks than Daisy. Daisy has better marks than Belinda. Martin has the worst marks,Rea

19、d what the history teacher says and put the names in the table below,A9,15-15,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,Alice,Peter,Daisy,Belinda,Paul,Eric,Martin,Comparison of adverbs,9-1,1,2,3,Adverbs tell us how and when things happen. We can pare many adverbs by using more and most,However, we pare a

20、few adverbs by adding -er and -est,4,5,6,7,8,9,9-2,1,2,3,A few adverbs, usually those of only one syllable, have parative and superlative forms which use -er and -est,early fast hard high late long near soon,earlier earliest faster fastest harder hardest higher highest later latest longer longest ne

21、arer nearest sooner soonest,Most of the words above can be both adjectives and adverbs,4,5,6,7,8,9,These are some of the most mon irregular forms of the paratives and superlatives of some adjectives and adverbs,Base form many/much little good/well bad/badly far,ComparativeSuperlative more most less

22、least better best worse worst farther/further farthest/furthest,9-3,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,Before paratives you can add the modifiers a bit, a little, much, a lot, far or rather,9-4,The article the before superlatives can be left out,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,Denise has been unwell. Now she is feeling better. Si

23、mon is asking her how she is. Work in pairs to make dialogues. Follow the example,B1,9-5,Example:SimonCan you study better now? DeniseYes, I can study better than before,think/quickly? study/long? remember things/easily? finish your work/early,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,1S1Let me fill out the score sheet. Wh

24、at about accuracy of speech? S2Denise spoke _ Mary, but Ann _. (accurately,Denise entered a speech petition with two other students, Mary and Ann. Work in pairs. S1 asks S2 for information. S2 uses the score sheet and the words below to answer S1. The first one has been done for you,B2,9-6,more accu

25、rately than,spoke (the) most accurately,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,2S1What about clearness of speech? S2Ann spoke _ Mary, but Denise _. (clearly) 3S1What about sensible arrangement of ideas? S2Mary arranged her ideas _ Ann, but Denise _. (sensibly,more clearly than,spoke (the) most clearly,more sensibly than

26、,arranged her ideas (the) most sensibly,9-7,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,4S1What about confidence of the speaker? S2Mary spoke _ Denise, but Ann _. (confidently) 5S1What about ability to answer questions? S2Ann answered questions _ Mary, but Denise _. (well,9-8,more confidently than,spoke (the) most confidentl

27、y,better than,answered questions (the) best,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,6S1What about cleverness of arguments? S2Denise argued _ Ann, but Mary _. (wisely,9-9,more wisely than,argued (the) most wisely,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,When we pare things, we can use that and those when we dont want to report the same noun,Mor

28、e grammar input,6-1,1,2,3,4,5,6,Complete these sentences with the parative form of the adjectives in brackets + than + that or those + the correct preposition. The first one has been done for you,6-2,1,2,3,4,The population of New York is _ Shanghai. (large) Taxis in Hong Kong are _ Tokyo. (cheap) Th

29、e ferries to Chongming Island are _ Pudong. (fast) The streets in Beijing are _ Hong Kong. (wide) The food in Beijing is _ Guangzhou. (hot,larger than that of,cheaper than those in,faster than those to,wider than those in,hotter than that in,5,6,The books on this shelf are _ that shelf. (useful) The

30、 seats in the Airport Express trains are _ _ the underground (fortable) Land in Lujiazui is _ Jinqiao. (valuable) The dresses in this shop are _ that shop. (nice) The food in the Golden Duck Restaurant is _ the Red Dragon Restaurant. (tasty) The students in this school are _ that school. (hard-worki

31、ng) In February, the weather in our city is _ December. (cold,6-3,1,2,3,4,more useful than those on,more fortable,than those in,more valuable than that in,nicer than those in,tastier than that in,more hard-working than those in,colder than that in,5,6,We often use the verbs get and bee + the parative form of adjectives when we talk about continuous changes over periods of time,6-4,1,2,3,4,We can also use adverbs in the same way,5,6,Prices are getting _. Saving money is being _. Computers are being _ to our daily lives. Cities are gett