Book6Module3Unit2.ppt

3. ... it was less common in the past. ……在过去这是不太常见的。 英语中, 有些双音节形容词可以加more / most, 也可以加-er / -est构成比较级和最高级。common就是这样一个词。类似的词还有clever, pleasant等。如： The climate here is pleasanter / more pleasant than that in our city. 这里的气候比我们城市的气候更宜人。 The girl is the cleverest / most clever of all the students in her class. 这个女孩是她班里最聪明的学生。 2. I can’t believe the number of cars on the streets. 【辨析】 the number of，a number of 1) the number of 表示“……的数量”, 跟复数名词连用作主语时，中心 词是number，谓语动词要用单数。 例如: The number of students in our class is 50。 我们班学生的数量是50人。 The number of pages in this book is 60． 这本书有60页。 2) a number of 表示“许多”, 相当于many, 修饰可数名词复数。作主语时, 谓语动词用复数。number前可用large, small等修饰, 以表示程度。 e.g.: A number of students are planting trees on the hill. 许多学生在小山上植树。 1. _____________ sheep on the hill is 350． 2. ___________ sheep are eating grass on the hill. Important phases 1. 70多岁 2. 某人的一生 3. 问某人关于某事 4. 最年长的孩子 5. 我的哥哥/我的弟弟 提示词: 便利的convenient 要求: 1. 短文须包括所有内容要点, 可适当发挥, 使短文连贯、通顺； 2. 80词左右，开头已给出, 不计入总词数。 In the past, my hometown was very small. ____________________________ _________________________________ Example: Changes in my hometown In the past, my hometown was very small. People lived a poor life. The houses were old and small. The pollution was very serious, and there was rubbish everywhere. Travelling around the town wasn’t convenient, so few visitors came here. Now great changes have taken place. People are living a better life. Their houses are large and bright. Many people have their own cars. The mountains are greener, the rivers are clearer and the sky is bluer. Exercises 1. —Do you know Mr. Green? —Yes, I do. I first __him three years ago. He __in a hospital at that time. A. met; has worked B. met; was working C. meet; is working D. h