8A Unit 3 A day outGrammar

Daniel

Tommy Max

What about Daniel? Is he tall?

Daniel is as tall as Tommy.Tommy is as tall as Max.as…as

与…一样

Lily Millie

Sandy

Lily is not as tall as Sandy.Millie is not so tall as Lily.

Look at these girls, who is the tallest ?

not as…as = not so…as 不如……

Make sentences.Very interesting not interesting

diving swimming hiking cycling

Very dangerous not dangerous

hiking skiing cycling swimming

diving camping

Amy thinks … Hiking is as interesting as camping. But they are not as interesting as skiing and swimming….

skiing camping

Model 2A: Do you like swimming or skating?B: I like both. I think swimming is as

… as skating.A: But I think swimming isn’t as/so…

as skating.

Work in pairs and talk about the activities.

Lily Millie Sandy Lily is not as tall as Sandy.

Millie is not so tall as Lily.

not as…as = not so…as 不如…… 比较级 + than 比……

= Lily is shorter than Sandy.= Sandy is taller than Lily.

= Lily is taller than Millie.

= Millie is shorter than Lily.

Task3:同级比较 / 比较级的转换：e.g.1) I’m not as tall as he is. = I’m shorter than he is. 2) Nanjing is not as big as Shanghai. = Nanjing is smaller than Shanghai. = Shanghai is bigger than Nanjing. 3) Diving isn’t as interesting as swimming. = Diving is less interesting than swimming. = Swimming is more interesting than diving.

多音节形容词的比较等级 比较级 : more +adj +than 更… less +adj +than 更不… 最高级 : the most +adj 最… the least +adj 　 最不… e.g. Hiking is more popular than camping.

=Camping is less popular than hiking.

=Camping isn’t as popular as hiking.

最高级 / 比较级 / 同级比较的相互转换： Shanghai is the biggest city in China.

= Shanghai is bigger than any other city

in China.

= Shanghai is bigger than the other cities

in China.

Make sentences.Very interesting not interesting

diving swimming hiking cycling

Very dangerous not dangerous

hiking skiing cycling swimming

diving campingAmy thinks … Diving is the most interesting activity. It’s more interesting than swimming and hiking. Hiking is as interesting as camping. But they are not as interesting as skiing and swimming….

skiing camping

Do some exercises in class

1. Jack isn’t as short as Mike.( 同义句 ) =Jack is ________ _________ Mike. =Mike is ________ __________Mike.2. I think skiing is dangerous. ( 否定句 ) I _____ think skiing ________ dangerous.3. I think diving is more exciting than swimming. = I think swimming is ________ ________ than

diving.4. Tom is the cleverest student in his class.( 同义句 )Tom is _________than ____ ______student in his class.Tom is _________than ____ _____students in his class.6. My best friend Betty is slim. I am slim too.( 合并）My best friend Betty is ___ _____ ___ __ ___.

shortertaller than

than

don’t is

less exciting

cleverer any otherotherthe

as slim as I

cleverer

am

Reflexive pronouns（反身代词）

We use reflexive pronouns when the subject and the object are the same person.

当主语和宾语是同一个人时，我们可以使用反身代词．

1.Daniel taught himself how to learn English.eg.

2.She enjoys herself.

Personal pronoun Reflexive pronoun

I

You

You

We

They

He

SheIt

myself

yourself

yourselves

ourselves

themselves

himself

herself

itself

Work out the rule:

We put the reflexive pronoun after the verb.

反身代词要放在动词（谓语）之后．反身代词要放在动词（谓语）之后．

What happened at South Hill?

1.You can go and enjoy_________ now.

2.Oh no! Simon is trying to pull ______to the rocks.

4.You are lucky not to hurt________.5.We really enjoyed_________.6.They kept the secret to __________.

yourselveshimself

yourself

ourselvesthemselves

Remember these phrases.

help oneself to 请吃…enjoy oneself 过得愉快teach oneself…=learn…by oneself 自学…do sth. by oneself （ alone/ on one’s

own ） 独自（亲手）做某事talk to sb./say sth. to sb. 自言自语the thing itself 事情本身

Thank you

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