8A Unit1 Grammar1

Multiple Choice
( B ) 1. My mother is _______ in our family. A.busiest B.the busiest C.busier D.busy ( C ) 2. This apple is _______ of all. A.redder B.the redest C.the reddest D.reddest ( D ) 3.Which pen is _______ , this one or that one? A.dear B.dearest C.the dearest D. dearer ( B ) 4. Kate is ______ than all the other girls. She is _______ of all. A.taller , tallest B. taller , the tallest C. the tallest , tallest D. tallest , the tallest ( A ) 5. _______ of the two men is my uncle. A. The older B. Old C. The oldest D. Oldest
smart
thin
Profile
Height (cm)
Millie
Sandy
Amy
Peter
Kitty
Simon
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Weight (kg)
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Swimming (sec/50m) Drawing competition English test
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She has short hair. Her hair is short.
Study the use of adjectives
This is a lazy cat.
This cat is lazy.
Conclusion
We use adjectives to describe someone or something. We can put an adjective ______ a noun before (名词) or ______ a linking verb after (系动词).
Complete the table .
adjective funny
good happy
comparative
funnier
superlative
funniest best happiest
better
happier
interesting
large
more interesting most interesting larger smarter thinner largest smartest thinnest
longest fewest cheapest nicest safest latest biggest hottest thinnest prettiest unhappiest heaviest
构成方法
原级
比较级
最高级
部分双音节 词和多音节 词在前面加 more或most
nervous clearly dangerous frightened good / well bad /badly/ill many / much little far old
Conclusion
1. We use comparatives to compare two people or things when we see … in the sentence than, much, even, still, a little, of the two , Which/Who is …, A or B? etc. 2. We use superlatives to compare three or more people or things when we see … the, of…, in …,
long few cheap nice safe late big hot thin pretty unhappy heavy
longer fewer cheaper nicer safer later bigger hotter thinner prettier unhappier heavier
Translation
1. 格林先生是这四个人当中最高最胖的。
the tallest fattest of the four Mr Green is ______________ and _______________________. 2. 小香蕉往往比大香蕉好。 Small bananas are often _______________________. better than big ones 3. 我的铅笔比你的短得多。
The black and white dog is the happiest of the three.
The first pig is quite fat.
The second pig is much fatter.
The third pig is the fattest of all.
Compare them
Find out the difference
This girl is beautiful.
(adj.)
That girl is singing beautifully.
(adv.)
Attention
We use an adjective with a noun or a linking verb while we use an adverb with a notional verb(实意动词).
Linking verbs
be look become seem feel get
grow
smellkeep turnsound taste
Form sentences and tell the use of the adjectives 1. is/He/ strong/ man/ a He is a strong man 2. wears/ Sandy/ glasses/ round Sandy wears round glasses. ___________________________ 3. is/ funny/ Amy/ and helpful Amy is funny and cheerful. ___________________________ 4. like/ Millie/ not/ hair/ does/ long Millie does not like long hair. ___________________________ 5. is/ Sandy/ hair/ tall/ long/ and has Sandy is tall and has long hair. ______________________________
Which/Who is …, A, B or C? etc.
We add ‘the’ before the superlatives.
Form Comparatives and Superlatives
构成方法 原级 比较级 最高级
大部分单音节词 在词尾加-er或-est 以字母e结尾的词， 加-r或-st 重读闭音节词只有 一个辅音字母时， 应先双写辅音字母， 再加-er或-est 以辅音字母+y结 尾的双音节词， 先改“y”为“i”, 再加-er或-est
不规则变法
Conclusion
We add -er / -est to short adjectives. We use more/ most for long adjectives. (Short adjectives are adjectives of one or two syllables(音节). Long adjectives are adjectives of three or more syllables.)
Report
Words, phrases and sentences you may use clever strong fast noisy exciting interesting dangerous delicious sweet healthy helpful smart generous humourous much+~er ~er than the ~est of the three/ of all/ in one's ... Which/ Who is ~er, A or B? Which/ Who is the ~est, A, B or C?
6. Amy is ___________ (fast) swimmer of the the fastest six students. 7. Millie’s drawing is ___________________ more beautiful than (beautiful) Simon’s. 8. Sandy’s drawing is ___________________ the most beautiful (beautiful) in the drawing competition. 9. Millie’s English is _____________ (good) better than the best Amy’s. Millie’s English is __________ (good).
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