UNIT5 MY HOMETOWN AND COUNTRYUnit3LanguageinuseUNIT5 MY HOMETOWN AND COUNTRY1. WORK IN PAIRS. ASK AND ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PLACES.bigbusylongshortsmallwide1.LosAngeles/Shanghai2.HongKong/London3.NewYork/Cambridge4.ChangJiang/RiverThamesANSWERS:1.IsLosAngelesbusierthanShanghai?No,itisnt.ShanghaiisbusierthanLosAngeles.2.IsNewYorksmallerthanCambridge?No,itisnt.CambridgeissmallerthanNewYork.3.IsHongKongbiggerthanLondon?No,itisnt.LondonisbiggerthanHongKong.4.IsChangJiangshorterthantheRiverThames?No,itisnt.TheRiverThamesisshorterthanChangJiang.2. WRITE FULL ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS IN ACTIVITY 1.1.ShanghaiisbusierthanLosAngeles.2.CambridgeissmallerthanNewYork.3.LondonisbiggerthanHongKong.4.TheRiverThamesisshorterthanChangJiang.3. SAY WHERE THESE PLACES ARE. USE A MAP.1.LosAngeles2.NewYork3.Darwin4.Melbourne5.Paris6.MoscowANSWERS:1.ItsabigcityinthewestoftheUSA.Itsonthecoast.2.ItsabigcityintheeastoftheUSA.Itsonthecoast.3.ItsabigcityinthesouthofAustralia.Itsonthecoast.4.ItsabigcityinthesouthofAustralia.Itsonthecoast.5.ItsabigcityinthenorthofFrance.Itsonthecoast.6.ItsabigcityinthewestofRussia.Itsonthecoast.WASHINGTON D.C. NEW YORKTASK: Workinpairs.Choosetwocitiesortworivers.Thenlookforinformationaboutthem.Findout:1.wheretheyare2.anyotherfactsyoucanfindPUT THE INFORMATION IN THE TABLE:City/River1:City/River2:MAKING A POSTER COMPARING TWO CITIES OR RIVERS IN CHINA.LANGUAGE POINTS1.疑问“ItsasmallcityintheeastofEngland.它是位于英格兰东部的一座小城。”一句中用in表方位，而在“ItsontheRiverCam.它位于康河河畔。”中却用on表方位？解答介词in和表示方位的词连用，意思为“在方向”。而介词on在第二句中与河流连用，表示位于某河畔上。inthenorthof在北方inthesouthof在南方intheeastof在东方inthewestof在西方例如：Thesunrisesintheeast.太阳从东方升起。BeijingisinthenorthofChina.北京在中国的北部。Thesmallvillageisontheriver.这个小村庄位于这条河畔。MyhometownisontheRiverThames.我家乡位于泰晤士河畔。2.疑问“ItsfamousforBigBen,BuckinghamPalaceandTowerBridge.它（伦敦）以大本钟、白金汉宫和塔桥而闻名。”一句中，famousfor必须连用吗？解答“famous”的意思是“著名的”。例如：LuXunisafamouswriter.鲁迅是一位著名的作家。当要表示“以闻名”时，要用搭配“befamousfor”。例如：Thetownisfamousforitswine.这个小镇以其葡萄酒而闻名。GRAMMAR:原原级形容词的原级通常在very,so,quite,rather,too,muchtoo等这些词或短语之后被修饰。如：Mybagisverynew.我的包很新。Theboxistooheavy.这个箱子太重。同学们注意：形容词一般住在系动词之后（作表语），名词之前（作定语）。如：Imfine.我很好。（表语）Itsafinedaytoday.今天是个晴天。（定语）比较级比较级前面常用than,much,alot,alittle,even(甚至)等修饰语来修饰。构成情况请看下表：比较的构成例子一般情况加-ersmall-smaller以结尾只加-rnice-nicery变为i加-erbusy-busier双写规则记住它（重读闭音节，并以一个辅音字母结尾）hot-hotter如：ThebuildingsinNewYorkaretallerthanthoseinWashingtonD.C.纽约的建筑物比华盛顿的建筑物高。IsChangJiangwiderthantheRiverThames?长江比泰晤士河宽吗？1.Ihaveasmallbag.Hersis_thanmine.2.Tigersare_thancats.3.Todayisfine.Yes.Itwillbe_tomorrow.4.Youarelateforschooltoday.Canyoube_tomorrow?从方框中选择恰当的词，并用其比较级形式填空。early,big,small,finesmallerbiggerfinerearlier词汇训练：A）1.Theydecoratethe_withmanybeautifulthingsatChristmas.2.Thereisaboatonthe_.3.Onthesmall_somechildrenarehavingapicnic.4.Japanisan_(岛)country.5.My_(家乡)isinasmallvillage.churchriverhillislandhometownB）从方框中选择恰当的词，并用其正确形式填空。meter,million,kilometer,low,wide6.Thedeskisfivefeetlongandthreefeet_.7.Thereare12_peopleinthisbigcity.8.Thewallisvery_.Itisonly1.5_high.9. The city is 200 _ fromLondon.widemillionlowmeterkilometerC）用所给形容词的适当形式填空。10.Theearthis_（big)thanthemoon,butitis_(small)thanthesun.11.Brownlooks_(young)thanJack.12.ThewhiteT-shirtis_(cheap)thantheblackone.13.TheYangtzeRiveris_(long)thantheYellowRiver.biggersmalleryoungercheaperlonger14.Tomisverytall.Heis_(tall)thananyotherstudentinhisclass.15.Thisbookis_(easy)thanthatone.16.Itis_(cold)intheNorththanintheSouth.17.Myhandwritingis_(good)thanhers.18.Maryhas_(many)stampsthanTom.tallereasiercolderbettermoreII.单项选择。（10分）1.Thetreeistenmeters_.A.bigB.highC.long2.Iamagirl_England.A.comefromB.fromC.comeof3._isthecapitalofEngland.A.LondonB.WashingtonD.C.C.Beijing4.Englandisa_ofBritain.A.cityB.countryC.region5.Chinaisabigcountry_alonghistory.A.atB.withC.has6.Londonis_theRiverThames.A.onB.inCat7.NewYorkisabigcity_theeastcoastoftheUSA.A.inB.fromC.on8.Therearemanypeopleinthisrestaurant.Itis_thanthatone.A.noisyB.noisyerC.noisier9.WhatstheweatherlikeinGuang-zhou?Itis_thanBeijing.A.hotB.hoterC.hotter10.Itisverycoldinwinterandthereare_flowersinthegardenthaninsummer.A.moreB.manyC.less将下列句子翻译完整1.你能回答我工作中的几个问题吗？Canyou_some_formywork?2.北京有多少人口？_isthe_ofBeijing?3.上海拥有700年的历史，它是一座古老的城市。Shanghai_sevenhundredyears_,soitisanoldcity.answerquestionsWhat populationisold4.剑桥因剑桥大学而闻名。Cambridgeis_CambridgeUniversity.5.英格兰的西部傍依着大海。_ofEnglandyoure_thesea.famous forIn the westnear