Environment and life

1 Environment and life 1 Saving the Earth Grammar (1) Using (not) as … as tocompare things

CONTENTS PAGE Additional activity Using (not) as … as with adjectives Using (not) as … as with adverbs Using (not) as … as with many/much + noun

3-1 Using (not) as … as with adjectives We use (not) as … as with adjectives to talk about how things are similar or different. Without it, the Earth would be as cold and lifeless as the surface of the moon. Football is not as popular as basketball in the USA. 3 1 2

3-2 Gao Ming and his father are comparing different models of microwave ovens. Write sentences to compare the price and size of the ovens using the correct form of the verb be, (not) as … as and the adjectives in brackets. The first two have been done for you. are not as expensive as 1 The Hotwave and the Micro-King ________________________ (expensive) the Speedcook and the Superoven. 2 The Speedcook _______________________ (wide) the Superoven. is as wide as 3 1 2

3-3 is as high as 3The Hotwave ________________________ (high) the Micro-King. 4The Micro-King ______________________ (deep) the Speedcook. 5The Hotwave and the Micro-King ________________________ (wide) the Speedcook and the Superoven. 6The Speedcook ____________________ (expensive) the Superoven. 7The Superoven and the Speedcook ________________________ (cheap) the Micro-King. is not as deep as are not as wide as is as expensive as are not as cheap as 3 1 2

3-1 Using (not) as … as with adverbs We use (not) as … as with adverbs to talk about how things are done similarly or differently. My mother cooks as well as yours. I don’t sing as beautifully as you. 3 1 2

3-2 Look at the table and the sentences below. Use an adverb from the box and (not) as ... as to complete each blank. The first one has been done for you. early often high fast as early as 1 Denise gets to school ____________________ Simon, but ____________________ Mark. not as early as 3 1 2

3-3 early often high fast 2Mark goes to the library ________________ Denise, but ________________ Simon. 3Simon can jump ________________ Denise, but _______________ Mark. 4Mark can run ________________ Denise, but ________________ Simon. as often as not as often as as high as not as high as as fast as not as fast as 3 1 2

3-1 Using (not) as … as with many/much + noun We can also use (not) as … as with many/much + noun to compare amounts of things. Ricky has as many computer games as Ann. Alex doesn’t earn as much money as Shirley. 3 1 2

3-2 Read the following note. Then look at the table on the right and complete these sentences using (not) as many/much as. the Browns = the Brown family Rubbish thrown away by Tony’s neighbours in a year 3 1 2

3-3 1The Blacks ______________________ cans _______ the Whites. 2The Whites ______________________ plastic _______ the Browns. 3The Browns ______________________ metal _______ the Blacks. 4The Greens ______________________ glass _______ the Whites. do not throw away as many as throw away as much as throw away as much as do not throw away as much as 3 1 2

Additional activity Some English idioms are made up of as … as with adjectives. Work out the adjectives in pairs. busy 1as __________ as a bee 2as __________ as snow 3as __________ as a bat 4as __________ as a lion 5as __________ as coal 6as __________ as lightning 7as __________ as a lamb 8as __________ as a wolf 9 as __________ as a peacock 10as __________ as a mouse white blind brave black quick innocent hungry proud quiet

Consolidation • Workbook 9B, pages 2 and 3.

说明 本册教材根据上海市中小学（幼儿园）课程改革委员会制订的课程方案和《上海市中小学英语课程标准（征求意见稿）》编写，供九年义务教育九年级第二学期试用。本教材经上海市中小学教材审查委员会审查准予试用。《英语（牛津上海版）》（试用本）主编：沃振华原作者：P Etherton G McArthur 改编人员：沃振华朱维庭李绍贤施安吉施志红奚翠华卢璐张瑶牛津大学出版社（中国）有限公司英语教材编写委员会责任编辑：林妍马芳芳插图：K Y Chan 周允达张亚宁课件制作：卢璐支持学校：上海市市北初级中学

Environment and life