4Unit1Helivesthefarthestfromschool.Doyouknowthisplace?BeijingLondonParisHowdoyougetthere?Whatisthemostcomfortablewaytogotothere?Whatisthecheapestwaytogetthere?WorkinpairsTeachingaims1.Keyvocabularyandphrases:road,accident,except,choice,far,close,crowdedKeystructure:…est,themost…2.Listeningskill:Tounderstandconversationsabouttransportation.3.Affectionandattitudes:Comparingmodesoftransportation./rəʊd//'æksIdənt//Ik'sept//tʃɔIs//'klɑːs'meIt//fɑː/路;(尤指)公路n.road交通事故;意外事件n.accident除······之外prep.choice选择n.远;远离adv.远的;遥远的adj.同班同学n.exceptclassmateWordsandexpressions远离farfarfrom/kləʊs//'kraʊdId/(距离上)近的,接近的adj.(距离上)接近地adv.close拥挤的;人数过多的adj.crowded一直;不断地allthetime1.Matchthewordsintheboxwiththepictures.busshiptaxitrainundergroundtrainshiptaxiundergroundbus2.ListenandmatchthewordsintheboxwiththepicturesinActivity1.busycheapexpensivemodernEverydayEnglishWhathappened?Don’tworry.ThenlistenandreadBetty:Iwaslateforschooltoday.Mum:Why?Whathappened?Betty:Itookthebus.Therewasaroadaccident,andthetrafficwasveryheavy.Butnobodywaslate,exceptme.MaybeIshouldgotoschoolbytaxi.Mum:It’sthemostcomfortableway,butit’salsothemostexpensive.Andtaxisareveryslowinheavytraffictoo.Betty:Thenwhataboutgoingbybike?Mum:That’sagoodchoice,butit’sabitdangerous.There’ssomuchtraffic.Betty:Butmostofmyclassmatesridebikes,andit’squitesafe.Don’tworry.I’llbecareful.Mum:HowdoesTonygotoschool?Betty:Helivesthefarthestfromschool,sohetakestheunderground.Mum:AndwhataboutLingling?Betty:Herhomeistheclosesttoschool,soshewalks.Mum:HowaboutDaming?Betty:Hegoesbybustoo,thesameasme.Butit’ssocrowded!Andthetrafficisheavy.Mum:Allright.Youcanrideyourbiketoschool,butremembertobecarefulallthetime.Nowcompletethetable.BybusBuybikeByunder-groundOnfoot/walkBybus4.Completethesentenceswiththecorrectformofthewordsinthebox.1Thewaytogotoschoolisbytaxi.2Tonylivesthefromschool.3Linglinglivesthetoschool,soshealwayswalks.4ForBetty,goingtoschoolbybikeisthechoice.mostcomfortablefarthestclosestbestclosecomfortablefargood5Completethepassagewiththecorrectformofthewordsfromthebox.accidentcrowdedexceptmostmodern1AllthestudentstakethebustoschoolSam.2ThetrainintheworldistheShanghaiairporttrain.3Isawa(n)onmywaytoschoolyesterday.4Idonottakethebustoschoolbecauseitisusuallyvery.exceptmostmodernaccidentcrowded1.MaybeIshouldgotoschoolbytaxi.或许我应该坐出租车上学。by和表示交通工具的名词(名词前没有任何冠词)连用,意思是“乘,坐”。例如:travelbytrain/car/ship乘火车/汽车/轮船出行Languagepoints最高级当我们要将三个或三个以上的事物进行比较时,可以用形容词或副词的最高级形式来表达。如:Lingling’shomeistheclosesttoschool.玲玲家离学校最近。Itisthemostcomfortableway,butitisalsothemostexpensive.这是最舒适的方式,但也是最贵的。Tonylivesthefarthestfromschool.托尼住得离学校最远。Ofallthestudentsinmyclass,Macywritesthemostcarefully.在我们班所有的学生中,梅西写得最仔细。从以上句子可以看出,形容词和副词的最高级的规则变化有两种形式,一种是在词尾加-est,另一种是在单词前面加most。请看下表:构成方法原级最高级单音节和少数双音节单词一般在词尾加-esttall,long,short,old,hard,fasttallest,longestshortest,oldesthardest,fatest以e结尾的词直接加-stnice,fine,large,close,latenicest,finest,largest,closest,latest构成方法原级最高级单音节和少数双音节单词以重度闭音节结尾的词,如末尾只有一个辅音字母,应先双写该字母,再加-estbig,hot,thinbiggest,hottest,thinnest以“辅音字母+y”结尾的词,先把y变成i,再加-estbusy,easy,earlybusiest,easiest,earliest大部分双音节和多音节单词在单词前加mostcareful,carefully,dangerous,slowly,beautiful,beautifullymostcareful,mostcarefully,mostdangerous,mostslowly,mostbeautiful,mostbeautifully请注意:在表示“A比B······时”,我们用Ais…thanB,但最高级表达的是三个及三个以上事物的比较状况,所以后面通常用in/of/among…来表示比较的范围。例如:Jackisthetallestinourclass.杰克是我们班个子最高的。Tomlives(the)closesttoschoolofallmyclassmates.在我们班所有的同学中,汤姆住得离学校最近。另外,请同学们注意:形容词的最高级前通常要加定冠词the;副词的最高级前可加,也可不加。常见形容词、副词最高级不规则变化如下:原级最高级good,wellbestbad/ill,badlyworstmany/muchmostlittleleastfarfarthest/furthest6Listenandunderlinethewordsthespeakerstresses.1-Wholivestheclosesttoschool?-Linglinglivestheclosest.2-WhatisthemostcomfortablewaytogotoschoolforBetty?-Bytaxi.Nowworkinpairs.Listenagainandrepeat.7Workinpairs.Askandanswerquestionsaboutthewaysofgoingtoschool.Usethewordsintheboxtohelpyou.-What’sthemostexpensivewaytogotoschool?-Goingbytaxiisthemostexpensive.bikebuscheapcomfortablecrowdedexpensivefastpopularsafetaxiundergroundwalking1.Whichcityis________,Beijing,ShanghaiorFuzhou?A.beautifulB.morebeautifulC.muchmorebeautifulD.themostbeautiful2.Heruns__________ofthefourboys.A.fastB.fasterC.thefastestD.fastestCD单项选择。3.Theoldmanwastootiredtowalkany__________.A.farB.fartherC.thefarthestD.farer4.Ithinkmathsis_____ofallthesubjects.A.themostinterestingB.moreinterestingC.sointerestingD.thebestinterestingBA5.WhichdoesJimmylike_____,ChineseorArt?A.wellB.bestC.betterD.much6.TheChangjiangRiverisoneof_____intheworld.A.thelongestriverB.longestriversC.thelongestriversD.longerriversCC7.Itis________todaythanyesterday.Shallwegoswimmingthisafternoon?(2003年北京市海淀区)A.thehottestB.hotC.hottestD.hotter8.Intheexam,the________youare,the________mistakesyou’llmake.(2000年安徽省)A.careful;littleB.morecareful;lessC.morecareful;fewD.morecareful;fewerDD写出下列单词的比较级和最高级1.good2.comfortable3.big4.happy5.cheap6.many7.difficult8.little1.goodbetterbest2.comfortablemore~most~3.bigbiggerbiggest4.happyhappierhappiest5.cheapcheapercheapest6.manymoremost7.difficultmore~most~8.littlelessleast1.