,2,My home town and my country,Module,Unit 3 Language in use,China is _ (big) than Australia.,larger,Sanya is _(warm) than Harbin.,warmer,1. To summarise and consolidate the use of comparative adjectives 2. To compare two places in your home town,1. Its getting _ and _. 2. Its a _ city than Hong Kong. 3. Its streets are _ _ and _ too. 4. Its _ _ many other buildings in Shenzhen.,taller,than,newer,bigger,cleaner,much,wider,busier,language practice,big cold large old tall,1. Shenzhen was very small about thirty years ago but it is much _ now. 2. This building is tall but that building is much _.,1. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box.,bigger,taller,big cold large old tall,3. Beijing is old but Xian is much _. 4. The US has a large population but Indias population is _. 5. Beijing is cold in winter but Harbin is _.,older,larger,colder,2. Work in pairs. Talk about the pictures. Use the words in the box to help you.,big busy high low old small tall wide,Now make comparisons. Write sentences.,The buildings in Picture 1 are older than the buildings in Picture 2.,big busy high low old small tall wide,Possible answers,The buildings in the village in Picture 1 are older / smaller / lower than the buildings in the city in Picture 2. The buildings in the city in Picture 2 are newer / higher / bigger / taller than the buildings in the village in Picture 1. In Picture 2, the roads are wider / busier than those in Picture 1.,3. Write sentences. Use the information in the table.,For example: Shenzhen is newer than Beijing.,Shanghai is busier than Hangzhou. Xian is older than Beijing. China is bigger than Australia. Tiananmen Square is wider than other squares in China. The population of Tianjin is smaller than the population of Shanghai.,4. Complete the word map with the words in the box. You need to use one word more than once.,cold,place,warm,old,new,large,small,big,small,big cold large new old small warm,Now work in pairs. Talk about your home town. Use the words in the word map to help you.,cold,place,warm,old,new,large,small,big,small,Place,5. Complete the sentences with the expressions in the box.,in the northeast is famous for on the coast pretty good The population of,1. Cambridge is a beautiful old English city. It _ its university. 2. Tianjin is near Beijing, _ of the Bohai Sea.,on the coast,is famous for,3. _ India is smaller than that of China but bigger than that of Russia. 4. Harbin is _ of China and is a very busy city. 5. The weather in Beijing in autumn is _.,The population of,pretty good,in the northeast,6. Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in brackets.,In my home town there are two cinemas, the Grand Cinema and the Palace Cinema. The Grand Cinema is (1)_ (old) and (2)_ (small) than the Palace Cinema. It is also (3)_(warm) in the Grand Cinema. The Palace Cinema is usually (4)_(busy) than the Grand Cinema and the tickets are (5) _(cheap) too.,warmer,cheaper,busier,smaller,older,Around the world,Washington DC Washington DC is the capital of the US. Located on the east coast, it is best known for the White House, where the President of the US lives and works, and for Capitol Hill, where the US Congress meets.,There are many famous monuments, memorials, and museums in Washington DC . The Lincoln Memorial is a grand white building. Millions of tourists visit it every year to show respect to President Lincoln. In the National Air and Space Museum, people can see the command module of Apollo 11, which sent the first humans to the moon in 1969.,Read the article, tick true or false. 1. Washington DC is located on the west coast. 2. It is best known for the White House. 3. The Lincoln Memorial is a grand white building.,F,T,T,Module task:,Making a report comparing two places in your home town,8. Work in pairs. Compare two places in your home town.,Where is it? Its in the north/south/east/ west of the town. How many people work/go there? people work/go there. How old is it? Its about years old. Is there anything special about it? Its bigger than .,9. Write the information in the table.,Its in the north of the town. A lot of people work in the offices there. Its a modern area. Its large and there are lots of cars there.,Its in the east of the town. People dont work there. Its a tourist area. Its an ancient area and its about 500 years old. Its small and there are few cars there.,Business Centre,Ancient Area,10. Make a report and read it to the whole class.,Write sentences. Place 1 is bigger than Place 2. Place 2 is older than Place 1. Join the sentences using and or but. Place 1 is bigger than Place 2, but Place 2 is older than Place 1.,Exercises,1. The population of Henan is _ than that of Shandong. A. bigger B. mo