Unit 3

1. Unit 3 A day out Grammar

2. Objectives • To learn to use the structures: as … as; not as … as • To learn to use reflexive pronouns

3. 1. Well, this hill isn’t as high as a real one! 2. Let’s enjoy ourselves! 3. I enjoyed myself! 4. The model Golden Gate Bridge looked as great as the one back home. 5. Go and see for yourselves! Look at the following sentences.

4. Listening is just as ______ as speaking in language learning. A. important B. more important C. most important D. the most important — Welcome to my house, Diana and Eric. Come in and make ______ at home. — Thanks, Mrs Lin. A. myself B. yourself C. yourselves D. themselves

5. (not) as ... as

6. as … as 的用法 Can you guess the meaning of the following sentences? Could you figure out the usage of “as … as”? 1. She is as slim as I am. 2. Amy is as tall as Peter. 3. This film is as interesting as that one. as ... as 意为“和……一样”，表示同级的比较。其基本结构为：as + adj./adv. + as

7. as … as 的用法 as + adj./adv. + as 的否定形式为： not as + adj./adv. + as 意为“和……不一样” This dictionary is not as useful as that one. Amy is not as tall as Peter. = Amy is shorter than Peter.

8. 在同级比较的否定句中，我们也可以使用not so … as 结构。 This chair is not as heavy as that one. = This chair is not so heavy as that one. = This chair is lighter than that one. 当我们对事物进行比较时，要注意被比较的双方必须是同类事物。 Her ruler is as long as me. Her ruler is as long as mine. × √

9. Reflexive pronouns

10. Reflexive pronouns 当一个句子的主语和宾语是同一人时，常用反身代词作宾语。反身代词与它所指代的名词或代词形成互指关系，在人称、性质、数上保持一致。例如： 1. The Class 1, Grade 8 students enjoyed themselves very much. 2. Daniel taught himself how to make a home page.

11. We make sentences using reflexive pronouns like this.

12. Exercise What happened at South Hill? Complete the sentences with the correct reflexive pronouns.

13. yourselves • You can go and enjoy _________ now. • 2. Oh no! Simon is trying to pull _______ • up the rocks. • 3. Please don’t tell anybody about this, Linda. • Ok, I won’t. You’re lucky you didn’t • hurt ________. • 4. Did you all have a good time? • Yes, we did. We really enjoyed ________! • 5. Simon and Linda looked at each other. • They kept the secret to ___________. himself yourself ourselves themselves

14. Reflection 1. 当我们要表示双方某方面（如年龄、身 高等）程度相同或不同时，常用as … as 或not as … as结构，表示“和……一样” 或“和……不一样”。 as … as或not as … as属同级比较，在此结构中，要使用形 容词或副词原级。 2. 反身代词即人称代词的反身形式。当一 个句子的主语和宾语是同一人时，常用 反身代词作宾语。

15. I. 单项选择。 1. Nanjing isn’t so large _______ Shanghai, however, it’s the second _______ city in East China. [2011无锡] A. like; largest         B. as; largest       C. like; large    D. as; large 2. Li Hua’s shoes are as _______ as Zhang Hui’s. [2012湖南常德] A. cheap B. cheaper C. the cheaper

16. 3. He speaks French well, but of course not _______ a person born in France. [2012江苏镇江] A. as clear as B. clearer than C. as clearly as D. the more clearly 4. I play basketball every day because I want to play as _______ as Yao Ming. [2012湖南株洲] A. well B. better C. best

17. 5. — Will you take part in the English speech competition tomorrow? — Sure, I see it as a chance to prove _______. [2011河南] A. myself B. me C. yourself D. you 6. Take care of _______. You don’t want to catch a cold. [2011湖南张家界] A. you B. yours C. yourself

18. 7. — Can you cook by _______? — Yes, I can cook well. [2011湖南湘潭] A. you B. yours C. yourself 8. I Believe I Can Fly is a nice song by R. Kelly. This song tells us that believing in _______ is very important. [2011黑龙江哈尔滨] A. themselves B. ourselves C. itself

19. 9. I guess Peter and his sister Sally enjoyed _______ at the dancing party. [2012湖北孝感] A. myself B. himself C. herself D. themselves 10. Peter enjoyed _______ at his birthday party last night. [2012江苏宿迁] A. he B. him C. himself D. his

20. II. 根据句意，在空白处填上合适的反身代 词。 myself 1. This time I finished the exercise ______. 2. The house ______ is big enough, but its garden looks too small. 3. He told _______ to stop watching TV and start his homework. 4. The children can take care of _________ when Aunt Huang is away. 5. You have to learn to look after ________. itself himself themselves yourself