Unit 4

What’s the best movie theater?
sectionB 3A------self check
Lead-in
What’s your favorite place to go on weekends? Why is it?
The Children’s Center is the best place to go on weekends. Because I can play tennis and play ping-pong. I can speak English with friends.
The best place to go is Center Park. Because I can swim and climb the hill. I can fly kites and take a walk in the woods.
Reading
Read the article about Greenwood Park. Fill in the blanks with the correct superlative forms of the adjectives and adverbs in the box.
3a
首先，阅读短文，整体把握短文大意。
其次，分析有空格的每个句子，看空格 处应是形容词还是副词，根据句意确定单词。
最后，将单词正确的最高级形式填到空格上。副词前可以不加 the。
方法指导：
Greenwood Park is _________ place to go on weekends. I always finish my breakfast _______ on Saturdays because I want to get to Greenwood Park before 10:00 a.m. to meet my friends. The park is ________________ place on weekends because almost everyone goes there to see the street performers.
fastest
the most crowded
crowed, creative, good, fast, quietly
the best
Some people think they are boring, but I think they are ________________ people. However, the place where you can enjoy your time ________________ is at one of the small coffee shops near the park. You can read or relax there. There is something for everyone at Greenwood Park.
the most creative
the most quietly
Think about some of the best places/things in your town. Why are they the best?
Writing
3b
Best super-market
New Century Supermarket
the best quality
the best service
Fashion Kids
best restaurant
best quality
clothes
Rui Jia Restaurant
best theater
most delicious
foodthe cleanest
HanHai 3D Theater
best clothes store
biggest screen
most comfortable seats
I live in a beautiful town near the Yellow River. ______________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
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Write about your town and the best places/things there.
Writing
3c
本文为写自己所居住的城镇上最好的地 方或事物，并说明原因。因此，时态应
用一般现在时态；
应先描述最 ……的是某个地方，然后 说明这个地方最好的原因。
应注意正确运用形容词或副词的最高级 形式来表达。
写作指导：
I live in a beautiful town near the Yellow River.
One possible version:
The best school is No. 2 Middle School because it is the most beautiful. The best supermarket is New Century Supermarket because it has the best quality things and the best service. The best restaurant is Rui Jia Restaurant because it has the most delicious food
and it is the cleanest restaurant. The best clothes store is Fashion Kids because it has the best quality clothes and it plays the nicest music. The best theater is Hanhai 3D Theater because it has the biggest screen and it has the most comfortable seats.
Discussion
Which is the best town/city?
… has the best …
… is the best because …
… is better than …, but … is the most …
Discuss the towns/cities in China with a partner. Tell the class which town/city you think is the best.
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I think Hangzhou is the best city in China. Because it’s the most beautiful. West Lake is the most famous place. And it’s the most popular city. Quite a lot of visitors come to Hangzhou every year.
I think San Ya is the best city in China. It has the most beautiful beaches. It has the cleanest water. It’s the warmest place. You can eat the most delicious sea food. You can enjoy the sunshine most quietly.
Self check
1. Fill in the blanks with the superlative forms of the words in the box.
good cheap popular comfortably bad
1. Dumpling House is ________ restaurant in the city. You can get a big plate of
dumplings for only five yuan.
2. Spring Park is ________ place in the city on weekends. Many families go there with their young children. Lots of old people like to take walks there, too.
3. You can rest _______ at Flower Hotel. Their rooms are clean and big.
4. 109.9FM plays _______ music. The songs are always boring and too loud.
5. PEP High School is _______ school in this town. They have big classrooms, fantastic teachers and an excellent sports center.
2. Read the information. Then correct the mistakes in the sentences below.
A movie ticket at Town Cinema is $12.00. it is $10.50 at Screen City, and $10.00 at Movie World.
Screen City is always very crowded. Many people go to Movie World, too. But you can always get a ticket at
Town Cinema.
The seats at Movie World are very comfortable. The seats at Screen City are a little hard. The Town Cinema seats are very uncomfortable.
1. Movie World is the most expensive.
2. Screen City has the cheapest tickets.
3. Town Cinema is more popular than Screen City.
4. Movie World is the most popular.
5. Town Cinema has the most comfortable seats.
1. 改为Town Cinema is the most expensive.
2. 改为Movie World has the cheapest tickets.
原因：在短文第一段中列举了这三家影剧院的票价：Town Cinema 12美元；Screen City 10.50美元；Movie World 10美元。
3. 改为Town Cinema is less popular than Screen City.
4. 改为Screen City is the most popular.
原因：在短文第二段中描述了，Screen City总是很拥挤，Movie World 也有很多人；而人们总是在Town Cinema能买到票。可推知Screen City最受欢迎，Movie World次之，Town Cinema最差。
5. 改为Town Cinema has the most uncomfortable seats.或 Screen City has the most comfortable seats.
原因：在第三段中描述了，Screen City的座椅很舒服；Movie World 的有点硬；而Town Cinema的座椅很不舒服。
uncomfortable adj. 不舒服的
happy 愉快的；高兴的
unhappy 不高兴的
“前缀un + 形容词” 常构成此形容词的反义词。
common adj. 普通的；寻常的
uncommon adj. 不寻常的；非凡的
Explanation
Read the information and discuss:
Which is the best city to visit for winter ？
Why?
Sanya
Beijing
Harbin
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Province: 省
Sanya
southern: 南方的
15°c =fifteen degrees Celsius
Sanya is in Hainan Province in southern China. It’s still （仍然）warm in winter. It’s about 15°c in the afternoon. Sanya has lovely beaches. The price (价格）of a hotel room is about 320 yuan a night.
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三亚在中国南部的海南省.冬天仍很暖和.下午约15度.三亚有美丽的沙滩,酒店房价约320元/晚
Explanation
1. Sanya is in Hainan Province. 三亚在海南省。
海南省要大写, 介词用in而且不加the。
如: 河北省 in He Bei Province.
2. The price of a hotel room is about 320 yuan a night.
旅馆一个房间一晚上的价格大约在320元左右。
Beijing is not very cold in winter. It’s about
-10°c. It doesn’t often rain or snow. Hotels usually cut their prices（减价） in winter. About 200 yuan a night is enough.
-10°c＝ minus ten degrees
Celsius
Snow：下雪
enough: 足够的
北京冬天不冷,大约-10度,不经常下雨或雪,酒店通常在冬季减价,一晚约200元足够了.
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3. Hotels usually cut their prices in winter.
旅馆通常在冬天里减价。
cut their prices. 降价、减价
The car is cheap/ expensive.=
The price of the car is low/ high.
物体说贵贱，价格论高低。
enough 可以修饰名词也可以修饰形容词。当它修饰名词时可放在名词的前边，也可放在后边。如：足够的水，enough water; 当它修饰形容词或副词时，则放在它的后边。
如: 足够大big enough .
不能说成enough big . ×
There is enough water (名) here.
这里有足够的水。
Your classroom is big (形) enough.
你的教室足够大。
4. About 200 yuan a night is enough.
一晚上大约200元足够了。
Five dollars is enough.
Ten kilometers is not far.
Twenty days has passed since Bill went to Paris.
小结：
时间，距离，价格作主语要视为单三。
Ice and Snow Festival
冰雪节
Harbin is in the north of China. It’s cold in winter,sometimes -30°c. Tourists need to wear warm clothes. There is an Ice and Snow Festival冰雪节in winter. A hotel room is about 230 yuan a night.
5. Harbin is in the north of China .
哈尔滨在中国的北部。
north 在北方 south 为南方，
east为东方，west 为西方。
表示方位的有三个介词：in，on, to。
Japan is to the east of China.
Qingdao is in the east of Shandong.
Hebei is on the north of Shandong.
小结：范围之内要用in,
范围之外，接壤要用on,
范围之外，不接壤要用to.
6. Tourists need to wear warm clothes .
游客需要穿暖和的衣服。
7. There is an Ice and Snow Festival in winter.
在冬天有一个冰雪节。
Ⅲ. 请从括号中选出适当的词语完成下列句子。
1. Mr Green often _______ (puts on / wears) a white shirt in summer.
2. I think Vera is the best ______________ (perform / performer).
3. Who do you think is the funniest _____ (actor / act)
4. Which do you like best, chocolate, apples ___ (and / or) hamburgers?
5. They need some _______ (another / more) singers for the talent show.
wears
performer
actor
or
more
Good –bye
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