Unit 6
I'm more outgoing than my sister.
描述个人特征的单词
tall
short
LiLei is taller than ZhangJun.
ZhangJun
LiLei
ZhangJun is shorter than LiLei.
fat
thin
David
Tom
David is fatter than Tom.
Tom is thinner than David.
heavy
light
The black one is heavier than the red one.
The red one is lighter than the black one.
today
yesterday
Today’s weather is finer than yesterday’s weather.
The red flowers are more beautiful than the pink flower.
表示两者 (人或事物) 的比较。
一般在词尾加“er”
long—longer short—shorter tall—taller
b. 以一个元音加一个辅音结尾的重读毕音节，双写该辅音加“er”
fat—fatter thin—thinner big—bigger
c.以辅音加“y”结尾的双音节词，改“y”为“i”加“er”
heavy—heavier easy---easier early—earlier
d.以“e”结尾的加“r”
fine—finer late—later nice—nicer
e.多音节词和部分双音节词在词前加“more”
loudly—more loudly beautiful—more beautiful
比较级的变化规则
What do/does … look like?
She’s fatter than Miss Green.
She has longer hair
than Liu Hong.
What does she look like?
She’s fat.
What does she look like?
She has long hair.
Liu
Hong
Miss
Green
What does she look like?
She is thinner than the girl.
What does she look like?
She has shorter hair
than her.
What do they look like?
They are shorter than
the man..
What does he look like?
He is taller than them.
Jerry is taller than John.
Richard is taller than Jerry.
Which runs faster, the dog or the sheep?
The dog runs faster than the sheep.
Who is more beautiful,the girl or the nurse?
The nurse is more beautiful than the girl.
John Mike
Who is more outgoing?
Mike is more outgoing than John.
John is outgoing.
Jim
Tom
Who is more athletic?
Tom is more athletic than Jim.
Jim is athletic.
good
bad
This chair is better than those chairs.
Those chairs are worse than this chair.
构成的不规则变化:
e.g. good / well – better
bad / badly – worse
many / much – more
little – less
far – farther/further
在形容词比较级前还可用much, even, still, a little来修饰, 表示“……的多”, “甚至……”, “更……”, “……一些”。
e.g. This city is much more beautiful
than before.
She’s a little more outgoing than me.
It’s a little colder today.
“比较级＋and＋比较级”意为“越来越……” 。多音节比较级用“more and more＋形容词原级”形式。
It’s getting worse and worse.
The group became more and more popular.
tall loudly
thin short hair
long hair heavy
quietly short
1a
Listening (1b: p. 31)
1
2
3
Practice
Work in pairs to make similar conversations.
Who is who?
A: Is that Lucy?
B: No, that’s Lily. Lily’s heavier than Lucy. And Lucy’s shorter than Lily.
2a: Listening
-er/-ier
funny
smart
fast
high
hard
early
lazy
outgoing
hard-working
more
2b Listen again, fill in the charts.
Tina
is friendlier and
funnier
is more outgoing
can run faster and
jump higher
Tara
work as hard as Tina
gets up earlier
is smarter
is lazier
2c PAIRWORK
Student A, look at the chart. Student B, look at the chart on page 81.
Ask and answer questions about Sam and Tom.
Is Tom taller than Sam?
No, he isn’t. Sam is taller than Tom.
Are you as friendly as your sister?
No, I’m not. I’m friendlier.
as+形容词/副词+as 与….一样…
他和我一样努力学习。
He studies as hard as I.
否定形式为:
not so/as… as… 不如…一样….
Grammar Focus
1.Julie/tall/you
Q: Is Julie as tall as you?
A: No, she isn’t. She’s taller than me.

2. Jack/run/fast/Sam
Q:
A: No, he doesn’t. He runs than Sam.
3a
Does Jack run as fast as you?
faster
3. your cousin/outgoing/you
Q:
A: No, she isn’t. She’s than me.
4. Paul/funny/Carol
Q:
A: No, he isn’t. He’s than Carol.
Is your cousin as outgoing as you?
more outgoing
Is Paul as funny as Carol?
funnier
3a
Section B
Discuss
What kind of things are important in a friend?
cool clothes
good at schoolwork
popular in school
do the same things as me
makes me laugh
good at sports
Pairwork: Talk about what you think a good friend should be like. Rank the things below.
___a. has cool clothes.
___b. is talented in music.
___c. likes to do the same things as me.
___d. is good at sports.
___e. truly cares about me.
___f. makes me laugh.
___g. is a good listener.
A good friend…
A: I think a good friend makes me
laugh.
B: For me, a good friend likes to do
the same things as me.
C: Yes, and a good friend is talented in music, too.
D: That’s not very important for me…
DIY
1c Listen. What do Molly and Marry like about their best friends? Fill in the chart.
Peter likes to do the same things / popular / good at sports
Lisa is a good listener
both are pretty outgoing
look similar / both tall / both have long, curly hair
Peter plays baseball better and speaks more loudly. Molly studies harder and is quieter.
Lisa is quieter and smarter. Marry is more outgoing.
1. I think a good friend makes me laugh.
make sb. do sth.
让(使)某人做某事（make后跟不
带to的不定式）
Explanation
eg. His words made us feel so
excited.
The boss made the workers work
all day and all night.
2. She’s a good listener.
听者listener, 说话者speaker
3. Is she a lot like you?
= Is she very much like you?
（1）a lot 表程度, 相当于very
much, 但位置不同。
（2）be like 像…, like为介词。
1e PAIRWOR
Talk about Molly and Marry and their best friends.
A: Molly studies harder than her best friend.
B: Well, Marry and her best friend
are both tall.
popular— more popular
funny— funnier
quiet--- quieter
hard-working— more hard-working
serious— more serious
friendly— friendlier
outgoing— more outgoing
smart— smarter
shy-- shyer
2a
2b Some friends have opposite views and interests, and some like the same things.
What is your opinion? Should friends
be different or the same?
Read the following article and find out the comparative words and phrases in the passages.
quieter more serious harder

taller more outgoing play tennis better

less hard-working get better grades

more funnier feel better
1.Jeff is less serious than most kids.
2.Jeff and Yuan Li are both quiet.
3. Jeff thinks it is easy for him to make friends.
4.Huang Lei is taller than Larry.
5.Huang Lei isn’t as good at tennis as Larry.
6.Larry works harder than Huang Lei.
7.Mary thinks her friends should be the same as her.
8.Carol broke her arm last year and Mary made her feel better.
F
F
F
T
F
F
T
F
Like doing 喜欢做某事（长期的习惯）
like to …. 想要/喜欢做…(某一次具体的行动)
enjoy doing sth. 喜欢做…
It is (not)+形容词+(for sb. )to do sth.
做某事对某人来说是(不)…
as long as 只要
Jeff Green
be different from 与…不一样
bring out the best/worst in oneself
把某人最好/最坏的一面呈现出来

the same as 和…一样
in fact 事实上，实际上
talk about 谈论 care about 关心
be there 随叫随到，不离…左右
Huang Lei
Mary Smith
Tell us your opinions about friends.
I like friends who are wilder than me. I’m quieter than most of the actors and my best girl friend Jin Xishan is quiet, too. There are some differences, though. I’m smarter than her when I’m working. She is more beautiful than me.
I’m a famous actor in Korea.
Pei Yongjun
Reading and talking
I’m Bill Gates. I like to have friends who are different from me. My best friend is George. He is quieter than me. We both work hard. I’m stronger than him. But he is more outgoing than me. We both like to do the same things.
Reading and talking
originally posted to Flickr as Bill Gates - World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Davos 2008
1. He isn’t as tall as I. (变为同义句)
I’m _______than him.
taller
2. Shanghai is the biggest city in China.
(变为同义句)
Shanghai is ______than _________city in China.
bigger
any other
Exercise 1
3. Tim is ten. Tom is thirteen.
(合为一句)(句意不变)
Tom is three years _____ than Tim.
older
4. They both work hard at English.
(变为同义句)
＿＿＿＿＿＿work hard at English.
Both of them
5. Tom is two meters tall, Jack is two meters tall, too. (合为一句,句意不变)
Tom is __________Jack.
as tall as
“比较”出来的英语
　　1. A friend is easier lost than found.          朋友易失不易得。

2. Enough is as good as a feast.              知足常乐。
　　
3. Better to do well than to say well.          说得好不如干得好。
　
　4. Better the last smile than the first laughter.  
宁可最后微笑，不可首先狂喜。
　　
5. Doing is better than saying.               会说不如会做。
　　
6. Two heads are better than one.             两人智慧胜一人。
　　
7. Good to begin well, better to end well.      善始好，善终更佳。
　
　8. An eye finds more truth than two ears.      百闻不如一见
Homework: Who is my friend?
Choose one friend and compare yourselves with him or her. Write down the differences and similarities. Don’t tell the names of your friends.