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* * The cold star ?? 长春外国语学校 田静 21st Century Teens Pre-reading What do you know about Pluto? Is life on Pluto different from that on the Earth? While reading Read the story . Then answer “T” or “F”. 1. The spaceship sent to Pluto this year will get to the star in 5 years. 2. A Pluto year is as long as an earth year. (F) (F) 3. You are heavier on earth than on Pluto. 4. You should bring lots of clothes if you visit Pluto. 5. Pluto is cold because it is far away from earth. (T) (F) (T) Facts about Pluto ?? It’s the smallest of the nine planets. It’s the farthest from the sun. Facts about Pluto It’s cold and dark. Gravity on Pluto is only 8% that of earth. It was discovered in 1930. Words and expressions: not……until: 直到……才…… (常与表示瞬间性动作的动词连用) e.g: The noise of the street didn’t stop until midnight. The secret was never told until the death of the old man. Don’t open it until your birthday. *** ……until……为止 (与表示持续的动词连用) e.g.: I am going to stay until Sunday. He lived with his parents until he graduated from college. Words and expressions: 2. plenty of: 足够的，大量的 可接可数名词也可以接不可数名词，但其后面的动词的单复数形式须与其一致。 e.g.: plenty of books / money There are plenty of students who want to speak English. Grammar Focus: 形容词的比较级：表示“较……”或“更……一些” 构成方法： 1. 单音节词和部分双音节词： 　(1). 一般在词尾加er e.g: high- higher; tall- taller; slow- slower (2).以字母e结尾的词，加-r e.g: fine- finer; late- later Grammar Focus: (3). 重读闭音节词词尾只有一个辅音字母时，先双写辅音字母，再加-er e.g: big- bigger; thin- thinner; fat- fatter (4). 以“辅音字母+y”结尾的双音节词，先把“y”改为“i”, 再加-er e.g: easy- easier; funny- funnier; early- earlier 2. 多音节和部分双音节词：在词前加more e.g: beautiful- more beautiful interesting- more interesting Grammar Focus: 3. 不规则变化： e.g: good/well- better; bad- worse; many/much- more little- less; far- farther, further; old- older, elder ***例句： This ruler is longer than tha