2. Unit 12

3. Which movie do you like best? Let’s go to the movie theater!

4. comfortable seats 紫荆电影城 friendly service big screens

5. in a fun part of town 王府井影城 popular cheap 王府井影城

6. new movies close to home

7. 王府井影城 good better best

8. It’s cheap. It’s cheaper. It’s the cheapest. ￥ 6999 ￥ 4999 ￥ 3999

9. The weather is bad. The weather is worse. The weather is the worst.

10. popular more popular the most popular

11. Section A

12. 1a How do you choose what movie theater to go to? Write the things in the box under “Important” or “Not Important”. comfortable seats new movies cheap big screens close to home popular friendly service in a fun part of town ImportantNot Important

13. 1b Listen and match the statements with the movie theaters. Write in the names of the theaters. QualitiesMovie Theater It has the biggest screens. It’s the most popular. It’s the closest to home.Town Cinema It’s the cheapest. It has the friendliest service. It has the most comfortable seats. Town Cinema Screen City Movie Palace Screen City Town Cinema Movie Palace

14. Tape script Boy 1: Do you want to go to the movies? Girl: Sure. Boy 2: I’ll go too. Boy 1: OK, great. What’s the best movie theater to go to? Boy 2: Town Cinema. It’s the closest to home.

15. Girl: Yes, but they don’t show new movies there. Boy 2: Maybe not, but it’s the cheapest. Boy 1: I think Movie Palace has the most comfortable seats. Girl: I like the Screen City because it has the biggest screens. Boy 1: It’s the most popular cinema, too.

16. Boy 2: That usually means it’s crowded. Boy 1: Well, Town Cinema isn’t crowded, and it has the friendliest service. Girl: It’s also in the most fun part of town. Boy 1: Let’s look at the movie times in the newspaper and then decide. Girl: OK with me. Boy 2: Me, too.

17. Pairwork A: What’s the best movie theater? B: Showtime Cinema. It’s the cheapest. A: But I think Gold Theater has the most comfortable seats....

18. 2a Listen to a reporter interview a boy. How does the boy answer the questions? Circle the correct letters below. Green City Survey 1.What is the vest clothing store? a. Jeans Corner c. Trendy Teens b. Jeason’s d. Funky Fashions 2.What is the best radio station? a. Easy Listening 97.9FM c. Sll Talk 970AM b. Oldies 102.1FM d. Jazz 107.9FM

19. 2b Listen again. How does the boy describe the clothing stores in town? Circle the expressions. Jason’s has good quality clothes has better quality than Trendy Teens Jeans Corner and Trendy Teens are good storesare bad storesare the best stores Funky Fashions has worse clothes has the worst clothes than Jason’s in town

20. Tape script Reporter: Hi, I’m doing a survey for the Green City Daily News. What’s the best clothing store in town? Boy: I think Jason’s is the best. Reporter: Why? Boy: Jeans Corner and Trendy Teens is in a fun part of town, but it’s expensive.

21. Boy: Don’t go to Funky Fashions. It has the worst clothes in town. Reporter: OK. What about the radio stations in Green City? What’s the best radio stations? Boy: I guess Jazz 107.9FM is the best. Reporter: Why?

22. Boy: Because it has the most interesting music. It’s much better than the other stations in town. Reporter: What about the other radio stations? Boy: Well, I think Oldies 102.1FM is pretty bad. It has the worst music.

23. Reporter: I heard that Easy Listening 97.9FM is the most popular. Boy: Not for me. Reporter: Why not? Boy: Just listen to their commercials. They’re worse than commercials of All Talk 970AM!

24. 2c Role play. Student A, you are the reporter. Student B, you are the boy. Role play the conversation. A: Hello! I’m a reporter. Can I ask you some questions? B: Sure. A: What’s the best clothing store in town? B: I think Jason’s is the best. A: Why do you think so? B: Jason’s has…

25. Grammar Focus Look! Town Cinema is the cheapest. It has the friendliest service. Movie Palace has the most comfortable seats. –est –iest most Jason’s and Trendy Teens are good stores. Trendy Teens has better service. Jason’s has the best quality clothing. good better best Oldies 102.1FM is pretty bad. It’s worse than All Talk 970AM. It has the worst music. bad worse worst

26. 3a Read the article and fill in the chart. What do young people think about places in town? We did a survey of our readers and this is what we learned. All the movie theaters are good, but the Screen City is the best in our town. It has the biggest screens and the most comfortable seats. However, Town Cinema is the cheapest, and it has the

27. friendliest service. The most popular clothing store is Jason’s. It has the best quality clothing. It’s also the cheapest. Funky Fashions is the worst. It has really bad service. As for radio stations, most people think that Jazz 107.9FM is really great. It plays the most interesting music.

28. The bestNameBecause movie theater Screen CityIt has … clothing store radio station It has the biggest screens and the most comfortable seats. Jason’s It has the best quality clothing and is also the cheapest. Jazz109.7MIt plays the most interesting music.

29. 3b Pairwork Think of three stores in your town and fill in the chart. Then talk about the stores. Service best: worst: Quality best: worst: Prices cheapest: most expensive: A: I think Teen World has the best service. B: I think Bargain House has the worst quality.

30. 1. 用法：英语中三者或三者以上相比较，表示 “ 最 ……” 这 样的最高程度概念时，要用 “the+ 最高级 ” 的结构表示。 这种句式一般带有表示比较的介词短语，比如 : in our class, of the three 等。 例如： Wang Lin is the tallest in our class. This theater is the cheapest of the three. 注意使用最高级时应注意以下几点： 形容词的最高级 Explain

31. (1) 表示 “ 最 …… 之一 ” 的句式，要用 one of the + 形容词最高级 + 复数名词。 例如： Jingjiang Hotel is one of the biggest hotels in our city. Lisa is not of my best friends. (2) 当最高级前面有物主代词或名词所有格时， 不加定冠词 the 。 例如： Tom is Lucy’s best friend. Tuesday is her busiest day.

32. (3) 最高级前可加序数词。 例如： The Yellow River is the second longest river in China. (4) 形容最高级修饰作表语或介词宾语的名 词，代词时，被修饰的词往往省略。 例如： He is the laziest (student) in our class.

33. 2. 形容词比较级和最高级的构成 (1) 规则变化 a. 一般情况下，单音节或双音节的形容词比较级 直接加 -er, 最高级直接加 -est 。如： clever—cleverer—cleverest cheap—cheaper—cheapest few—fewer—fewest small—smaller—smallest young — younger — youngest

34. b. 以 -e 结尾的形容词，比较级 + -r, 最高级 + -st 。如： large—larger—largest nice—nicer—nicest cute—cuter—cutest c. 以辅音字母 +y 结尾的形容词，变 y 为 i +er 或 +est 。 busy—busier—busiest heavy—heavier—heaviest easy—easier—easiest happy—happier—happiest dirty—dirtier—dirtiest

35. d. 以重读闭音节结尾，末尾只有一个辅音字母结 尾的词，双写最后一个辅音字母，再加 +er 或 +est 。 如： big—bigger—biggest thin—thinner—thinnest fat—fatter—fattest hot—hotter—hottest e. 多音节和部分双音节形容词，需在原级前 +more 构成比较级， + most 构成最高级。如： important—more important—most important beautiful—more beautiful– most beautiful difficult—more difficult—most difficult

36. 3. 不规则变化： 原级比较级最高级 good /well better best bad /ill worse worst little less least many /much more most far farther /further farthest /furthest old older /elder oldest /eldest

37. Exercises 一、写出下列单词的比较级和最高级。 good _____ comfortable _____ far _____ big _____ bad _____ friendly _____ popular _____ much _____ funny _____ well _____ dull _____ easy _____ close _____ creative _____

38. 二、根据要求写出单词。 1. bad ( 比较级） ______ 2. do ( 过去式） _____ 3. best ( 原级） _______ 4. expensive( 反义词） ______ 5. big ( 最高级） _______ 6. report ( 名词） _______ 7. friend ( 形容词） _______ 8. beach （复数） _______ 9. quiet ( 反义词） _______ 10. store （同义词） ______ worsedid good/wellcheap biggestreporter friendlybeaches busyshop

39. Section B

40. 1a Write these words and phrases next to their oppositions in the chart below. funniest most creative quietest best Positive wordsNegative words most creative dullest loudest worst most boring best quietest funniest

41. Pairwork Tell your partner about people you know. Use the positive words above. e.g. My sister Isabel is the funniest person I know. …

42. What do the people say about the performers? Fill in the chart with the adjectives you hear. NameWhat people say Eliza Steve Vera Dennis The Math Teachers best, excellent, great funniest most creative worst, terrible loudest

43. Tape script A: Wasn’t that a great talent show? B: Yeah! A: Who did you think was the best act? B: Oh, I thought Eliza was the best. She’s an excellent piano player. A: Yeah, she was great. And I thought Steve and his dog were the funniest.

44. B: Me too! I couldn’t stop laughing! And how about Vera? Wasn’t she creative? A: Yeah, I’d say she was the most creative act! I don’t know many people who can play the guitar upside down! B: Who did you think was the worst? A: Oh, Dennis! He was terrible! He can’t juggle at all! B: I know! A: What did you think of The Math Teachers? B: Well, they were definitely the loudest!

45. 3a Read this article about the school talent show. Fill in each blank with one of the words in the box. best was quietest sang funniest were Last week’s talent show ______ a great success. There _______ fifteen acts. Eliza Clark won the prize for the ______ performer. She played a beautiful piano piece. Hu Yue was the ______ performer. He danced without music. The prize for the _______ act went to Steve Tian and his dog, Fido. They ______ a cute song together. ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 4 ) ( 5 ) ( 6 ) was were best quietest funniest sang

46. Writing Imagine you went to a talent show of famous people. Write an article about the talent show. The Famous People Talent Show was fantastic. The funniest performer was Jim Carrey…

47. Selfcheck Fill in the blanks with the words given. Change the form of the word if necessary. Then make your own sentences with the words. dance learn do a survey of go think about 1.What did you ________ in school today? 2.We _____________ what movies students like watching. 3.It has interesting to hear what the class _____________ action movies. 4.Boys love action movies but girls don’t often ______ to see them. 5.Can you _______ ? We need some more actors for the talent show. learn did a survey of thought about go dance 1

48. Read the information about the three cities. Find more information about them and complete the chart. Decide which is the best city to visit for a winter. 1. Harbin is in northern China. It’s cold in winter, sometimes -30 ℃. Tourists need to wear warm clothes. There is an Ice and Snow Festival in winter. A hotel room is about 230 yuan a night. 2

49. 2. Beijing is not very cold in winter, It’s about - 10 ℃. It doesn’t often rain or snow. Hotels usually cut their prices in winter. About 200 yuan a night is enough. 3. Sanya is in Hainan Province in southern China. It’s still warm in winter. It’s about 15 ℃ in the afternoon. Sanya has lovely beaches. The price of a hotel room is about 320 yuan a night.

50. Weather warmest coldest Price cheapest most expensive Activities a lot to do little to do Distance nearest farthest

51. Exercises Ⅰ． Complete the dialogue with the best answers. 1. —What’s your sister doings? —________. A. I can’t see her. C. Yes, she’s reading D. She likes running. 2. —What’s the best clothing shop? — _________. A. Oldies 102.1FM B. Market C. Beijing 3. —May I ask you a question? —_______. B. I can’t answer C. Keep quiet D. I don’t agree B. She’s flying a kite. D. Bruno’s A. Sure

52. 4. —Big Screen Complex has the most comfortable seats. — ________. A. So does it B. It is so C. So it is 5. —Who do you think is the most creative performer? —________. A. I think he does B. I don’t think Pido is a dog D. Don’t say so D. So it does. C. I think Steve is the most creative performer.

53. Ⅱ. Choose the best answers. 1. He is ______. A. enough old to go to school B. tall enough reach the basket D. enough beautiful to be a performer 2. Mary and Jane are different ______ each other. A. with B. for D. in 3. —How long does it _____ you to walk to school? — About ten minutes. A. have B. give D. want C. old enough to go to school C. form C. take

54. 4. —Would you like to go out for a walk with me? — _______. A. Yes, I like B. Yes, I would C. Yes, I’d like 5.Who is ________ performer? A. old B. funnier D. taller D. Yes, I’d like to C. the funniest

55. Ⅲ．用所给单词的适当形式填空． 1. He learns English ________ (well) than I. 2. It’s cold in Beijing in winter, but autumn is _______ (good) season of the year. 3. Her little brother has _______ (many) toys than her. 4. Liu Tao can jump _______ (far) than any other boy in his class. 5. Our life is getting ________ and ________. (good) better the best more further better