Unit 1 Friends Grammar ( Ⅱ )

1. 《牛津初中英语》8A Unit 1 Friends Grammar (Ⅱ)

2. Grammar C Part One Lead-in Millie is as tall as Kitty. Amy is as heavy as Kitty. Sandy’s English is as good as Kitty’s.

3. Part Two Learning for use 1 The boy is _________ (tall) the girl. as tall as 2 The boy is ___________ (happy) the girl. as happy as

4. Grammar C Using ‘(not) as’ + adjective + ‘as’ Part Three Rule out We use ‘as’ + adjective + ‘as’ to compare people/things. It means people or things are the same in some ways. e.g. 1 She is asslimas I am. 2 Amy is as tall as Peter.

5. 1 She is notas slim as I am. 2 Amy is not astallas Peter. (She is fatter than I.) (Amy is shorter than Peter.) We use ‘not as’ + adjective + ‘as’ to compare people/things. It means people or things are not the same in some ways.

6. Part Four Practice Outdoor activities (户外活动) hiking swimming camping

7. cycling diving skiing

8. Millie’s opinions ★★★★★ ★ very interesting not interesting ★★★★★ ★★★★★ as interesting as Millie thinks hiking is ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ skiing. ★ ★ ★ Cycling is _________________ diving. not as interesting as

9. 1 Millie：I don’t think swimming is ______________ hiking. Sandy：You’re right, but I think swimming is _______________ cycling. Daniel：Oh no, swimming is __________________ cycling. Simon：I think cycling is ______________ camping and skiing. as interesting as as interesting as not as interesting as as interesting as

10. Millie’s opinions very dangerous not dangerous 危险的

11. 2 Millie：Skiing is dangerous. It’s ______________ diving. Sandy：Yes, skiing is dangerous, but it is __________________ diving. Daniel：Well, I think skiing is _______________ cycling. However, skiing and cycling are __________________ diving. Simon：I don’t think any of these outdoor activities are dangerous if we’re careful. as dangerous as not as dangerous as as dangerous as not as dangerous as

12. Additional exercises A Fill in the blanks with the right forms of the words in the brackets more beautiful 1 These flowers are (beautiful) than those ones. 2 Bob is as _______ (clever) as his brother. 3 Nancy isn’t as _______ (tall) as Kitty. 4 Linda’s handwriting is _______(good) in her class. 5 Diving is than swimming. but it is not as ________ as skiing. (dangerous) clever tall the best more dangerous dangerous

13. B Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meanings 1 Simon is taller than Kitty. Kitty is Simon. 2 My English is worse than David’s. David’s English is ______ _______ ______. 3 Tom is the fattest boy in his class. Nobody else is ________ _______ Tom in his class. 4 Diving is not as exciting as hiking. Hiking is ______ ______ ____diving. shorter than better than mine fatter than more exciting than

14. C Put the following sentences into English 1 谁是你们班游泳游得最快的？ Who is ______ ______ ______ in your class? 2 她比我要重。 She _______ _______ _______ I. 3 我认为野营和骑车一样有趣。 I think is __ __ . 4 滑雪没有潜水危险。 Skiing is _______ ________ ________ ________ diving. fastest swimmer the heavier is than camping as interesting as cycling as not dangerous as

15. Exercises: 1.Millie 的英语比Jenny好. 2.我想潜水是最有趣的活动. 3.大连和三亚一样美丽. 4.英语不如日语难. Millie’s English is better than Jenny’s. I think diving is the most interesting sport. Dalian is as beautiful as Sanya. English is not as difficult as Japanese.