BOOK ONE · LESSON 112

How do they compare? 比一比

它们怎么样？比一比。

Lesson 112 is a picture lesson about 'as...as' and 'not as...as' comparisons. Eighteen pictures (a-r) show pairs of things compared using as...as (sweet, tall, short, old, blunt, sharp) and not as...as (clean, fat, smart, light, new, expensive), followed by examples of difficult/more difficult/most difficult and interesting/less interesting/least interesting. The written exercises and grammar workbook section focus on age, weight and height comparisons using as...as and not as...as.

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READ & UNDERSTAND

Lesson 课文

Listen and answer the questions. 听录音并回答问题。

听录音并回答问题。

Grid of 18 pictures (a-r) in groups: a-f showing as...as comparisons (sweet, tall, short, old, blunt, sharp), g-l showing not as...as comparisons (clean, fat, smart, light, new, expensive), and m-r showing examples of difficult/more/most and interesting/less/least. — l112-items-grid

As...as (a-f): sweet, tall, short, old, blunt, sharp. Not as...as (g-l): clean, fat, smart, light, new, expensive. Examples (m-r): difficult / more difficult / most difficult; interesting / less interesting / least interesting.

像……一样（a-f）：甜的、高的、矮的、老的、钝的、锋利的。不像……一样（g-l）：干净的、胖的、聪明的、轻的、新的、贵的。例句（m-r）：难的/更难的/最难的；有趣的/没那么有趣的/最没趣的。

Listen and answer the questions

Listen to the recording and answer the questions for each picture (a-r).

听录音并回答每组图片（a-r）的问题。

The recording reads comparisons for each picture pair.

1Picture a: Compare the two apples (sweet).

2Picture b: Compare the two people (tall).

3Picture c: Compare the two people (short).

4Picture d: Compare the two people (old).

5Picture e: Compare the two pencils (blunt).

6Picture f: Compare the two knives (sharp).

7Picture g: Compare the two cars (clean).

8Picture h: Compare the two people (fat).

9Picture i: Compare the two people (smart).

10Picture j: Compare the two boxes (light).

11Picture k: Compare the two bags (new).

12Picture l: Compare the two shops (expensive).

13Picture m: What do you think of this test?

14Picture n: What do you think of this test?

15Picture o: What do you think of this test?

16Picture p: What do you think of this book?

17Picture q: What do you think of this book?

18Picture r: What do you think of this book?

MAKE IT YOUR OWN

Practice 练习

Written exercise A

Complete these sentences. (Two examples are given.)

模仿例句完成以下句子。（已给出两个例子。）

Model answers using comparatives.

1This book is cheap, but that one is ...

2This book is expensive, but that one is ...

3This question is easy, but that one is ...

4This question is difficult, but that one is ...

Written exercise B

Write questions and answers. (One example is given.)

模仿例句提问并回答。（已给出一个例子。）

Model questions and answers using as...as.

1policeman / tall / policewoman

Is the policeman as tall as the policewoman? No, he isn't. The policeman isn't as tall as the policewoman.

2man / short / woman

3boy / old / girl

4red pencil / blunt / green pencil

5blue car / clean / red car

6woman / fat / man

Written exercise C

Write new sentences. (Two examples are given.)

模仿例句改写以下句子。（已给出两个例子。）

Model sentences using comparative + superlative.

1My radio is less expensive than yours. (ever seen)

2Tom is less intelligent than Bill. (person / ever met)

3My book is less interesting than yours. (ever read)

4This test is more difficult. (ever done)

Practice A: Complete the dialogues

Complete the dialogues using comparative and superlative forms. (One example is given.)

用比较级和最高级形式完成对话。（已给出一个例子。）

Workbook L112 A: adjectives expensive/difficult with comparative/superlative forms.

1A: These shoes are uncomfortable. What are yours like? (any others / ever worn)

B: They're more uncomfortable than any others. I think they're the most uncomfortable shoes I've ever worn.

2A: This second race is exciting. What do you think? (first race / ever seen)

3A: What did you think of the test? Was it difficult? (less difficult / others / ever had)

4A: I think London's interesting. What do you think? (many other cities / been to)

Practice B: Compare using (not) as...as

Compare these sentences using (not) as...as. (One example is given.)

用 (not) as...as 比较以下句子。（已给出一个例子。）

Workbook L112 B: items 1-4.

1Tom's 1m 20cm tall. His sister Jane is 1m 20cm tall, too. And Bob is 1m 30cm.

Jane is as tall as her brother Tom, but she isn't as tall as Bob.

2The Maths test was difficult. The French test was difficult, too. The English test was the most difficult.

3Penny is 10 years old. Gary is 10, too. Sandra is 12 years old.

4The yellow apples are sweet. The green ones are sweet, too. The red ones are the sweetest.

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Grammar 语法练习

Grammar I: Answer questions about children's ages

仿照例句用表格里提供的学生年龄的信息回答下列问题。

Ages: Mary 14, Marie 16, Carol 16, Sophie 17, William 12, Jill 16, Scott 16, Jim 17. Item 1 is the printed example.

1Which girls are as old as Marie?

Carol and Jill are as old as Marie.

2Which boys are not as old as Jim?

3Which girl is not as old as Carol?

4Which boy is not as old as Scott?

5Which boy is not as old as Mary?

6Which boy is as old as Jill?

7Which girls are not as old as Sophie?

8Which boy is as old as Sophie?

Grammar II: Finish sentences about children's weight

用表格里提供的学生体重的信息完成下列各句。

Weights: Mary 45, Marie 55, Carol 47, Sophie 40, William 45, Jill 47, Scott 55, Jim 57.

1Mary is as heavy as ...

2Carol is not as heavy as ...

3William is not ...

4Jill is as ...

5Scott is not ...

6Marie is not ...

7Marie is as ...

8Mary is not ...

9Sophie is not ...

10Jill is not ...

Grammar III: Make sentences about children's height

仿照例句用表格里提供的学生身高的信息造句。

Heights: Mary 1.63, Marie 1.68, Carol 1.63, Sophie 1.60, William 1.60, Jill 1.65, Scott 1.65, Jim 1.68. Items 1-2 are printed examples.

1Mary is ... (height 1.63)

as tall as Carol.

2Mary is ... (height 1.63)

not as tall as Marie.

3Marie is ... (height 1.68)

4Carol is ... (height 1.63)

5Sophie is ... (height 1.60)

6William is ... (height 1.60)

7Jill is ... (height 1.65)

8Scott is ... (height 1.65)

9Jim is ... (height 1.68)

10Scott is ... (height 1.65)

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