八年级英语countries and cities2.pptVIP

Unit 3 Countriesand Cities 【本讲教育信息】 一. 教学内容： 第三单元 第一部分 能简单描述不同国家的人口、地理、语言等情况，并进行比较 二. 本周教学重点、难点： 1. 描述国家的人口、地理、语言等。 2. “How + adjective”疑问句，及其回答。 3. 形容词的比较级。 三. 具体内容： （一）Asking about countries, cities, and languages. 1. —What is the capital of France? —It’s Paris. 2. —What language do they speak in America? —They speak English. 3. —Whereis the Eiffel Tower? —It’s in France. 4. —What is the country famous for? —It’s famous for thesilk. e.g. My country is very large. It has many beautiful lakes, rivers and mountains. Most people live in the southern part of the country because it is very cold in the north. Thecapital of my country is Ottawa. My country is called Canada. （二）Questions with “How + adjective” 1. —How long is the Nile River? —TheNile River is about 6,671 km long. 2. —How high is the Great Pyramid? —TheGreat Pyramid is 137 meters high. 3. —How far is Beijing from Shanghai? —It’s about 1000km. 4. —How deep is the Grand Canyon? —It’s about …deep. （三）Comparative adjectives 形容词的原来形式在相比较概念中称做原级，与之比较，“更„„的”称作比较级，“最„„ 的”称作最高级。 形容词变成比较级和最高级的构成规则 1. 一般单音节形容词和少数双音节词变成比较级，最高级，分别在词尾加 er, est. 情况 一般情况 以 e 结尾时 以“辅音+y”结尾时 以重读闭音节结尾，末尾 只有一个辅音字母时 变法 加 er, est 加 r, st 变 y 为 i，加 er, est 双写最后的辅音字母， 再加 er,est 例词 tall—taller—tallest large—larger—largest happy—happier—happiest big—bigger—biggest thin—thinner—thinnest 对少数的双音节形容词，变比较级和最高级时也是如此。 e.g. narrow—narrower—narrowest simple—simpler—simplest clever—cleverer—cleverest 2. 一般双音节及多音节的形容词变比较级和最高级时，都要在前面加 more, most. e.g. useful—moreuseful—most useful difficult—more difficult—most difficult 3. 不规则形式。 比较级 more better worse less farther/further 最高级 most best worst least farthest/furthest 原级 many/much good/well bad little far 4. 有一些形容词没有比较级。 e.g. Chinese English, afraid awarealive, east west, right left, wooden golden, squareround… 5. 形容词比较级的用法。 （1）所在的句子结构通常是：“含有形容词比较级的主句+引导的从句”，如从句省略，要保 留同主句相比的部分及其修饰语。 e.g. My composition is shorter than hers. I have moreEnglish books than French bo