Unit 3 I’m more outgoing
than my sister.
Section A 1
1a-2d
Lead-in
big
small
A
B
Ball A is ______ _____ Ball B.
Ball B is _______ _____ Ball A.
bigger than
smaller than
tall
short
Liu Xiang is ______ _____ Yao Ming.
Yao Ming is _____ ____ Liu Xiang.
shorter than
taller than
The women are fat.
The man and the woman are thin.
The women are fatter than the man and the woman.
Lily is _______ _____ Lucy.
Lucy
Lily
Lucy and Lily are twins (双胞胎).
funnier than
funny
2. ____ → _____
1. _____ → ____
short
fat
thin
tall
Write the opposite words according to the pictures.
1a
3. ______ → ______
quietly
loudly
4. _________ → _________
short hair
long hair
Listen and number the pairs of twins in the picture.
1b
1
2
3
Pair work
1c
Practice the conversation then make conversations about the other twins.
A: That’s Tara, isn’t it?
B: No, it isn’t. It’s Tina. Tina is taller than Tara. And she also sings more loudly than Tara.
Grammar
形容词或副词的比较级形式：
tall taller
fast faster
nice nicer
thin thinner
early earlier
outgoing more outgoing
原形
比较级
tall taller
fast faster
nice nicer
thin thinner
(以不发音的字母 e 结尾的 + r )
(一般在词尾 + er )
原形
比较级
(重读闭音节词词尾只有一个辅音字母时，先双写辅音字母再 + er)
early earlier
outgoing more outgoing
(以辅音字母 + y 结尾的单 词，变 y 为 i + er )
(多音节词和部分双音节词前加more)
Listening
Listen. Are the words in the box used with –(i)er or more? Complete the chart.
2a
funny — funnier
smart — smarter
lazy — lazier
fast — faster
hard — harder
hard-working —
more hard-working
high — higher
early — earlier
Listen again. How are Tina and Tara different?
2b
Tina …
is more outgoing than Tara.
is friendlier and funnier.
runs faster and jumps higher than Tara.
is smarter than Tara.
is lazier than Tara.
Tara …
works as hard as Tina.
gets up earlier than Tina.
Pairwork
Student A, look at the chart on the right. Student B, look at the chart on page 81. Ask and answer questions about Sam and Tom.
2c
Is Tom funnier than Sam?
No, he isn’t. Sam is funnier than Tom.
Is Sam more hard-working than Tom?
Yes. He’s more hard-working than Tom.
2d
Read the conversation and match the people with the right things.
Lisa
Nelly
sang better
with shorter hair
practice more and really wanted to win
sang more clearly
danced better
Reading
Did you like the singing competition yesterday, Anna?
Oh, it was fantastic! Nelly sang so well.
Role-play the conversation.
Role-play
1. outgoing adj. 友好的；外向的
一般修饰人，指人的性格。在句子中可做定语或表语。
e.g. Mary is an outgoing girl.
玛丽是一位外向的女孩。
My brother is not very
outgoing.
我弟弟不善与人交往。
Language points
2. better adj. / adv. （good和well的比较级） 较好的（地）；更好的（地）。
e.g.
The red bike is better than the blue one.
红色的自行车比蓝色的好。
Mike can play the guitar better than Bob.
迈克弹吉它比鲍勃好。
3. loudly adv. 喧闹地；大声地；响亮地
quietly adv. 轻声地； 轻柔地；安静地
e.g.
Don’t talk so loudly.
不要这么大声说话。
All the students are sitting quietly in the library.
所有的学生都安静地坐在图书馆里。
4. which pron. & adj. 哪一个；哪一些
指上文或下文提到的几个名词中的一个或一些。
e.g.
Which is your bike, Mary?
哪一辆是你的自行车，玛丽？
Which girl runs faster?
哪一名女孩跑得更快一些？
5. competition n. 比赛；竞赛；竞争
e.g. The singing competition was very interesting yesterday.
昨天的歌唱比赛很有趣。
6. fantastic adj. 极好的；了不起的
e.g. Look! Our English newspaper is really fantastic.
看！我们的英语报真是太棒了。
7. clearly adv. 清楚地；清晰地；明白地
e.g. Can you see the words clearly?
你能清楚地看到那些字吗？
8. win v. 获胜；赢得
e.g. It’s easy for us to win the game.
我们赢得这场比赛很容易。
9. …in some ways we look the same, and
in some ways we look different.
look the same 看上去一样
look like… 看上去像……
look alike 看上去相像
in a way 为某一种方式
10. We both have black eyes and black
hair, although my hair is shorter than
hers.
1) both“两个、两者都……”, 在句中
可作代词、形容词、副词、连词。
作副词时常放在be动词之后, 实义
动词之前。
e.g. Both (of) his parents are doctors.
(作代词或形容词)
=His parents are both doctors.
(作副词)
They both went camping in the holiday.
(作副词)
Both English and math are very important.
(both …and…短语常连接两个并列的成分,
可连接名词、动词、形容词和代词等)
注: both指两者都, all指三者或三者以上都。
11although与though常可互换, 表
“虽然、即使、尽管”, 都不能与but
用于一句话中。但though用得更普
遍。此外though可作副词, 在句尾表
“然而”, although不能。
固定短语 even though 表示“即使、
纵然”, 不能用even although. 如:
There are some differences, though.
形容词和副词的比较级和最高级。
大多数形容词和副词有三个等级：
原级、比较级、最高级。
一、构成
Grammar Focus
1. 构成的不规则变化:
eg. good / well – better – best
bad / badly – worse – worst
many / much – more – most
little – less – least
far – farther / further – farthest/
furthest
2. 构成的规则变化:
1) 单音节词和少数双音节词
一般在词尾后加-er 或-est. 如：
cold – colder – coldest
nice — nicer – nicest
2) 重读闭音节词末尾只有一个辅音字母
时, 先双写这个辅音字母, 再加-er或-est。
如: big – bigger – biggest
thin – thinner – thinnest
3) 以“辅音字母+ y”结尾的双音节词，
先改y为i, 再加-er或-est。如：
easy – easier – easiest
happy – happier – happiest
4) 多音节词和部分双音节词在词
前加more或most。如：
delicious – more delicious
– most delicious
interesting – more interesting
– most interesting
二、用法
1.比较级表示两者 (人或事物) 的比较。
eg. I am taller than Tom.
My dress is more beautiful than hers.
2. 最高级表示三者或三者以上 (人或
事物 ) 的比较, 其中有一个在某一方面
超过其他几个时, 用最高级。最高级
的前面一般要加定冠词 the, 后面可
带 of ( in )短语来说明比较的范围。
如：
She is the youngest in the class.
Jason is the tallest of the three.
Whose handwriting is the best of all?
3.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”。如：
This city is much more beautiful than
before.
She’s a little more outgoing than me.
It’s a little colder today.
4.“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。如：
It’s getting worse and worse.
The group became more and more
popular.
5. “Which / Who is + 比较级…？”
比较A、B两事物, 问其中哪一个较……时
用此句型。如：
Which T-shirt is nicer, this one or that one?
Who is more active, Mary or Kate?
Which one is more popular among students,
going to concerts or going to movies?
6. 使用形容词比较级时需注意以下几点：
1) than后面接代词时, 一般要用主格形式，
但在口语中也可使用宾格形式。 如：
My brother is taller than I / me.
2) 当需要表示一方超过另一方的程度时，
可以用much, a lot, a little, a bit, even, still
等来修饰形容词比较级。注意: 比较级不
能用very, so, too, quite等修饰。如：
He is much more serious than Sam.
3) 形容词比较级后面往往用连词than连接
另一个比较的人或事物, 但在上下文明确
的情况下, 形容词比较级可单独使用。如：
My sister is tall, but my aunt is taller.
我姐姐个子高, 但我姑姑个子更高。
outgoing
twin
calm
wild
serious
smart
athletic
note
mean
孪生的;双胎的
镇静的;无忧虑的
表示……的意思
严肃的;严重的
卤莽的;轻率的
友好的;直爽的
聪明的;伶俐的;机敏的
注释;说明
体格健美的;强健的
Match the words.
Exercises
写出下列单词的比较级。
funny
quiet
serious
smart
outgoing
quickly
funnier
quieter
more serious
smarter
more outgoing
more quickly
一、词汇
1. I'm tall but my sister is ________(short).
2. My mother has long hair, and my sister has
________ (long) hair.
3.This little baby is _________________
(outgoing) than that one.
shorter
longer
more outgoing
4. In some ways we look the same, in some
ways we look ____________(不同).
5. Ann is a very ____________(安静的) girl,
she hardly makes noise.
different
quiet
1. The twins ______ lovely girls.
A. are all B. are both C. both are
2. I like drawing and I am good _____ it.
A. in B. on C. at
3. That boxer is _______ than others.
A. more athletic B. athleticer
C. much athletic
二、单项选择
B
C
A
4. She is three years _______ than I am.
A. old B. more old C. older
5. I think a good friend should make me
____.
A. laugh B. laughing C. to laugh
C
A
6. -- Which of the caps will you take
--I’ll take _______.one for my father the other for my brother.
A.neither B.both C.all

7. Sam looks like his Dad. They are ______ tall.
A. either B. any C. all D. both
B
D
8. There are many tall buildings on ________ sides of the street.
A. either B. all C. both

9. ___Lily ___ Lucy may go with you because one of them must stay at home.
A. Not, but B. Neither, nor
C. Both, and D. Either, or
C
C
Homework
1. Make an adjective word list including
all the adjective words you know.
2. Write a short passage to compare you
and your best friend.
Thank you!
Section B 1
1a-2e
Review
Yes. I’m more outgoing than I was two years ago.
1. Are you more outgoing now?
2. Are you friendlier?
3. Do you study English harder?
与两年前的自我进行比较。
My mom is funnier than my dad.
1. Who is funnier, your mom or your dad?
5. Who drives better?
2. Who works harder?
3. Who sings better?
4. Who is more outgoing?
Talk about your parents.
Lead-in
I have a good friend. He is really outgoing.
I have a good friend. She’s cute and smart.
My good friend works very hard.
My good friend is good at music.
a. has cool clothes.
d. is good at sports.
f. make me laugh.
b. is talented in music.
What kind of things are important in a friend? Rank the things below [1-7] (1 is the most important.)
g. is a good listener.
e. truly cares about me.
c. likes to do the same things as me.
1a
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 important for me …
Talking
Talk about what you think a good friend should be like.
1b
Listening
What do Molly and Mary like about their best friends? Fill in the first column of the chart.
1c
Lisa is a good listener.
1d
Listen again. How are Molly and Mary the same as and different from their best friends? Complete the rest of the chart in 1c.
They are both pretty outgoing.
They are both have long, curly hair.
Molly is a little quieter.
Peter plays baseball better.
Peter speaks more.
Lisa is smarter.
Mary is more outgoing.
Talking
Talk about Molly and Mary and their best friends.
1e
A: Molly studies harder than her best friend.
B: Well, Mary and her best friend are both tall.
New words
kid
mirror
grade
saying
hand
heart
arm
beak
laugh
loud
similar
Reading
2b
Read the passages quickly and match the person with the right ideas.
Friends are like books —you don’t need a lot of them.
It’s not necessary to be the same. My best friend is quite different from me.
A true friend reaches for your hand and touches your heart.
Mary Smith
Huang Lei
Jeff Green
Read the passage carefully and find the differences and similarities between friends.
I’m quieter and more serious than most kids.
differences:
He is taller and more outgoing than me.
He plays tennis better.
Larry is much less hard-working.
So I always get better grades than he does.
Similarities:
We both like sports.
My best friend Yuan Li is quiet, too.
We can talk about and share everything.
She’s funnier than anyone I know.
2c
Are the following statements true or false?
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.
T
F
F
F
T
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
T
2d
How do you and your friends compare with the people in the article? Write five sentences.
I’m different from Jeff because I’m louder than the other kids in my class.
My best friend is similar to Larry because she’s less hard-working than me.
A + be different from B because
A + be similar to B because
1. I’m similar to Jeff because I like reading books and works harder in class.
2. My friend is similar to Carol because she always makes me laugh.
3. I’m different from Huang Lei because I think my best friends should be the same as me.
4. My friend is similar to Yuan Li because she is quiet and like studying.
5. I’m similar to Carol because I’m funnier than any other kids and I make my friends laugh.
Which saying about friends is your favorite? Which friend do you think about when you read this saying? Why? Tell your partner about it.
2e
1. A good friend is like a mirror.
2. Friends are like books – you don’t need a lot of them as long as they’re good.
3. My best friend helps to bring out the best in me.
4. A true friend reaches for your hand and touches your heart.
My favorite saying is “A true friend reaches for your hand and touches your heart.” It makes me think about my best friend, Wu Zhou. He helps me with my English for three years. I was bad in English three years ago. But now I’m interested in it with his help.
比较级形式为more serious。
1. serious adj. 严肃的；稳重的
e.g. Mr. Bai is more serious than Mr. Zhao.
白先生比赵先生更严肃。
Language points
It’s (not) necessary to do sth.
e.g. It’s necessary to brush your teeth every day.
每天刷牙是有必要的。
2. necessary adj. 必需的；必要的
both 为“两个都”；all 指三者或三者以上都。
3. both adj. & pron. 两个；两个都
e.g. They both like computer games.
他们两个都喜欢电脑游戏。
They are all having lunch in the dinning room now.
他们现在都在餐厅吃午饭。
touch one’s heart 触动某人的心弦
4. touch v. 感动；触摸
e.g. I love this song. It can touch my heart.
我喜欢这首歌，它能触动我的心弦。
Don’t touch the food with dirty hands.
不要用脏手动食物。
e.g. My best friend is talented in music.
我的好朋友很有音乐才能。
5. talented adj. 有才能的；有才干的
6. care about 关心；在意；担忧
e.g. He doesn’t care about his clothes.
他不在乎他的衣着。
7. truly adv. 真正；确实（修饰动词）
e.g. We truly saw the UFO that day.
那天我们确实看到过不明飞行物。
e.g. I think their dream can come true some day.
我相信他们的梦想会成为现实。
true adj. 真正的
come true 实现；成为现实
e.g. A true friend should tell the truth.
真正的朋友应当说真话。
1. A good friend is like a mirror.

2. Friends are like books – you don’t need
a lot of them as long as they’re good.
好朋友像书籍—只要他们优良，无需太多。
好朋友就像一面镜子。
Translate these saying into Chinese.
Exercises
真正的朋友会握你的手，打动你的心弦。
3. My best friend helps to bring out the best in me.
4. A true friend reaches for your hand and touches your heart.
好朋友帮我将自己最好的一面发挥出来。
Homework
1. Read the passages after class.
2. Make sentences with the phrase below:
as long as; be different from; bring out; be similar to; in fact; make sb. do …; It’s (not) necessary to do …
Thank you!