八年级英语上册 Module 2 My home town and my country Unit 3 Language in use2 .pptVIP

Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in brackets. In my home town there are two cinemas, the Grand Cinema and the Palace Cinema. The Grand Cinema is __________ (old) and __________(small) than the Palace Cinema. It is also _________(warm) in the Grand Cinema. The Palace Cinema is usually ________(busy) than the Grand Cinema and the tickets are ______________(cheap), too. * How can we describe our hometown ? hometown size history population famous … people …. building large / big small small large old new weather cold hot warm cool modern new old friendly / … … Shenzhen Location on the coast near Hong Kong Population over ten million / large History 30 years ago: a small village Now : a very big city , be getting bigger and busier, be much wider and cleaner In the future: be as busy as Hong Kong Famous building Diwang Tower , taller than many other buildings … Introduce Shenzhen according to the table. Which city do you like better? Why do like it ? Cambridge London Location (where ) Population Famous places / famous River in the east of England, on the River Cam about 120,000 has a population of famous university , old buildings , churches Newton and Darwin the River Cam in the south of England, on the River Thames 7,500,000 bigger busier Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, Tower Bridge The River Thames Compare the two pictures . Use the words below to help you. The buildings were older 30 years ago. 30 years ago now big, busy, high, low, old, small, tall, wide,… older smaller warmer busier cheaper Listen practice 1. New York is a(n) ______ and ______ city than Washington D.C. 2. New York is more __________ than any other city in the US. 3. Shanghai has a(n) ______ population than Beijing. 4. Beijing is _______ than Shanghai. bigger busier famous larger older What cities are mentioned in the dialogue? New York Washington DC Shanghai Beijing What places are they? Which place do y