lesson 8 the best and the worst

1、/ts/ /dz/ /tr/ /dr/tr/dr/NEW WORDScompetition n. 比赛，竞赛比赛，竞赛This is a competition between you and me for the best garden.face competition 面对挑战面对挑战enter a competition 报名比赛报名比赛win a competition 赢得比赛赢得比赛withdraw from a competition 退出比赛退出比赛v. compete 竞赛，比赛竞赛，比赛 compete with/against sb与与竞争竞争 It is not eas

2、y for a small company to compete against/ with a big one.对于小公司来说，与大公司对于小公司来说，与大公司竞争是件不容易的事。竞争是件不容易的事。compete to do sth 竞争做某事竞争做某事 My students are competing to be the first one. competitor n. 竞争对手竞争对手 You have met a strong competitor. 你遇到了一个强劲的对手。你遇到了一个强劲的对手。 competitive adj. 有实力的，有竞争力的有实力的，有竞争力的 com

3、petitive business 有竞争力的行业有竞争力的行业neat /ni:t/ adj. 干净的，整齐的，干净的，整齐的， 整洁的，有序的，整洁的，有序的， 很棒的很棒的 There is one thing about baldness-it is neat. 光头有个好处，就是干净！光头有个好处，就是干净！ a neat answer巧妙的回答巧妙的回答 a neat speech 简练的发言简练的发言 a neat room 整齐的房间整齐的房间path n. 小路小路 小径小径 Keep to the path or you will lose the way.Woodenn.

4、 木制的木制的Wooden furniture 木制的家木制的家具具 wooden spoon 直译：木勺子直译：木勺子 实译：最后一名，末等奖实译：最后一名，末等奖 以前剑桥大学的数学学院里面，以前剑桥大学的数学学院里面，他们通常给考试得了最后一名的他们通常给考试得了最后一名的人发个木勺子，表示鼓励他们要人发个木勺子，表示鼓励他们要继续努力，好好学习。继续努力，好好学习。 Pool /pu:l/ n. 水池水池 （人（人工的）工的） swimming pool 游泳池游泳池 gene pool 基因库基因库 Pool vt. 集中（钱，力量等）集中（钱，力量等） They pooled th

5、eir money to buy a car. 他们凑钱买了小车。他们凑钱买了小车。LISTEN AND ANSWER Who wins the Nicest Garden Competition every time? Does the writer like gardens? Whose garden is the worst in the town?LANGUAGE POINTS语言点讲解语言点讲解 Joe Sanders has the most beautiful garden in our town.the most beautiful 最漂亮的最漂亮的形容词的最高级形容词的最高级

6、 beautiful是是多音节词多音节词，它的，它的比较级和最高级必须在前面比较级和最高级必须在前面加加more/the most，或，或less/the least Nearly everybody enters for The Nicest Garden Competition each year, but Joe wins every time.1. nearly和和almost 意义相似，意义相似，表示表示“几乎几乎”、“差不多差不多”、“差点儿差点儿”的意思的意思I have nearly forgotten his name. 我差点把他的名字忘了。我差点把他的名字忘了。 Im n

7、early/almost ready. 我快准备好了。我快准备好了。2. enter for 报名参加（各报名参加（各种竞赛，考试等活动）种竞赛，考试等活动） enter for+表示比赛、竞赛、表示比赛、竞赛、考试的名词考试的名词 “报名参加报名参加”, 强调报名强调报名 She entered (her name/herself) for the mathematics competition. 她报名参加数学竞赛。她报名参加数学竞赛。 take part in 真正的参加真正的参加Enter vt.&vi.进入进入 enter+地点名词地点名词 Always knock on t

8、he door before you enter. vt.&vi. 参加，加入参加，加入 Weve entered into an agreement. He soon entered their conversation.PRACTICE ON PAGE 42Enter & Enter for1. He is very ill. No one is allowed to _ his room.enterEnter & Enter for2. Will you _ this weeks crossword competition?enter forEnter &

9、 Enter for3. Many athletes have _ the Olympic Games this year.entered forEnter & Enter for4. No one saw the thief when he _ the building.enteredEnter & Enter for5. I have _ the examination but I dont want to take it.entered for3. win（won，won） v. 赢赢 win something 后面往往是后面往往是奖品奖品,不能接对手不能接对手 I w

10、in the book. I win the gold cup. win a prizedefeat difit 战胜战胜 I defeat you. Bill Friths garden is larger than Joes. Larger 比较级比较级 Large-larger-largest 大的大的 较大的较大的 最大的最大的比较的东西都是同类的事物比较的东西都是同类的事物Joes 的的“s”不能省略）不能省略） He has made neat paths and has built a wooden bridge over a pool. make = build， “修建，建修

11、建，建造造” make 的词义比较笼统、广的词义比较笼统、广泛，可解释为泛，可解释为“做、作出、做、作出、制造制造”等，而等，而build主要限于主要限于建筑业，指建筑业，指“建造，建设，建造，建设，盖房子，修筑（桥梁）盖房子，修筑（桥梁）等等” Have you made the skirt by yourself? They have made a road along the river. They will build a school this year.形容词的形容词的比较级和最高级比较级和最高级 原级原级：本身特征，没有相比：本身特征，没有相比 比较级比较级：两者相比，常用：两者

12、相比，常用than 最高级最高级，三者或三者以上相比，三者或三者以上相比，最为突出者，最为突出者规则变化：1. 一般直接加一般直接加er/est。2. 以以e结尾的单词直接加结尾的单词直接加r/st: nicernicest.3. 以以y结尾单词，改结尾单词，改y为为i加加er/est: drydrierdriest 4. 重读闭音节词双写最后面重读闭音节词双写最后面的辅音，然后加的辅音，然后加er/est: bigbiggerbiggest 5.三音节以上的词：三音节以上的词：more/ the most more/ the most important, difficult, expens

13、ive牢记以下不规则变化：牢记以下不规则变化：原级原级比较级比较级最高级最高级好好good/wellbetterbest坏坏bad/illworseworst多多many/much moremost少少littlelessleast注：表达注：表达“完全的完全的”、“唯一唯一的的”、“绝对的绝对的”含义的形含义的形容词容词没有没有比较级和最高级，比较级和最高级，如如dead/single/perfectPRACTICEPRACTICETo buy a better PC, you To buy a better PC, you need _more money.need _more money

14、. A. much A. much B. more B. more C. so C. so D. the D. theA- I have a little money left.- I have a little money left.- Oh, I have even_ money.- Oh, I have even_ money. A. more A. more B. fewer B. fewer C. the lest C. the lest D. less D. lessD_The disease he suffers is _The disease he suffers is not

15、 easy to cure.not easy to cure._ I know, but is he _ _ I know, but is he _ better?better? A. more B. rather A. more B. rather C. any D. little C. any D. little CHe is more diligent than _ He is more diligent than _ in his class.in his class.A. all the studentsA. all the studentsB. anyoneB. anyoneC.

16、any other studentC. any other studentC. everyoneC. everyoneC-Is Mr. White out of danger?-Is Mr. White out of danger?- No, _ than before, Im - No, _ than before, Im afraid.afraid.A.A. no better no better B.B. B B. a little . a little betterbetterC. not worse C. not worse D D. no worse. no worseA最高级里的

17、最高级里的in & of of表示表示属性属性，意为，意为“在在当当中中”，后接复数名词（有时可，后接复数名词（有时可省略）或代词，句子主语和省略）或代词，句子主语和of后的名词是后的名词是同类相比，即人与同类相比，即人与人比较、物与物比较人比较、物与物比较。 而而in表示表示“在在范围范围”之之内，侧重内，侧重比较的范围比较的范围，后接，后接单数单数地点名词地点名词。句子主语和。句子主语和in后的名词是后的名词是人（物）与地人（物）与地点点的关系。的关系。 最高级里的最高级里的in & of He is the best in our class. He is the tal

18、lest of you three (students).PRACTICE ON PAGE 42Which is the longest river _ the world?This is the finest picture _ them all.inof This stereo is the most expensive _all the ones in the shop. He is the best boxer _our town.ofin提升题提升题- Did you like the book I gave you?- _the novels that Ive read, I enjoyed this one the most. A. Of all B. All of C. For all D. From allA The experiment was_ easier than we had expected. A. more B. much more C. much D. more muchC- Are you feeling _?- Yes，Im fine now. A. a