2. Unit 12 What’s the best radio station? Section B

3. Can you guess what they are doing? They are holding a school talent show. Lead-in

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

5. Positive words most creative quietest best funniest Tell your partner about people you know. Use the positive words. 1b My sister Isabel is the funniest person I know.

6. Vera The Math Teachers DennisElizaSteve Listen to people talking about the school talent show. Write these names under the performers. 2a

7. Name What people say Eliza best Steve Vera Dennis The Math Teachers excellent, great funniest most creative worst loudest Listen again. What do the people say about the performers? Fill in the chart with the adjectives you hear. 2b

8. A: Wasn’t that a great talent show? B: Yeah! A: Who did you think was ______ ________ 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 ____ __________. B: Me too! I couldn’t stop laughing! And how about Vera? Wasn’t she creative? Tapescript the best thefunniest

9. A: Yeah, I’d say she was ______ _______ _________ 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 _______ ________ The Math Teachers? B: Well, they were definitely the loudest! the most creative thinkof Tapescript

10. Pairwork Name What people say Eliza best Stevefunniest Veracreative Dennisworst The Math Teachersloudest Look at the information about the talent show above and make a conversation. A: Who was the best performer? B: Eliza was the best performer.

11. Ask and answer the questions: 1. Who was the best performer? Why? 2. Did Hu Yue dance without music? 3. When was the school talent show held? Section B 3a

12. The school talent show was fantastic. The most creative actor was Vera. The Math Teachers were the loudest. Dennis was the worst performer, but Eliza was the best and greatest performer. Steve was the funniest because he could perform with his dog. We all like the show so much. 3b Writing — A sample

13. Name What people say Jim Carrey funniest Jackie Chen best Li Yundicreative The Famous People Talent Show was fantastic. The funniest performer was Jim Carrey … Imagine you went to the talent show of famous people. Write an article about the talent show. 3c 3a

14. A: Who / What do you think is the funniest actor? B: I think Jim Carrey is the funniest actor. 4

15. Interview three classmates. Write their answers in the chart. A: Who do you think is the funniest actor? B: I think Jim Carrey is the funniest actor. What / Who do you think is the … student’s name funniest actor? most creative music video? loudest musical group? most boring TV show? worst movie? best book? 4

16. Exercises Additional

17. Which do you think is more delicious, the apple or the pear? Which do you think is the most delicious, the apple, the pear or the strawberry?

18. Which do you think is funnier, the pig or the elephant? Which do you think is the funniest, the pig, the elephant or the panda?

19. Who do you think is more beautiful, Zhang or Zhou? Who do you think is the most beautiful, Zhang, Zhou or Li? Zhang Liangying Zhou Bichang Li Yuchun

20. Which do you think goes faster, bike or bus? Which do you think goes the fastest, bike, bus or train?

21. 1. The sweater isn’t so ______ (nice) as that one. 2. The street is as _____ (long) as that one, but it is ______ (wide) than that one. 3. My brother is three years _____ (old) than I. 4. His drawing isn’t so ______ (good) as yours. 5. My mother often gets up ______ (early) in the family. 6. Lesson One is _______ (easy) than Lesson Three. nice long wider older good easier earliest

22. 7. Li Lei came to school _______ (late) of all today. 8. The Beijing Library is one of the _________ (big) libraries in China. 9. Look! She is running _______ (fast) and _______ (fast). 10. Mr Wang is the _______ (busy) worker in our workshop. 11. Which is ______ (new), this one or that one? 12. My brother didn’t get up so _____ (early) as I this morning. latest biggest faster busiest newer early

23. 13. The ______ (cold) season of the year is winter. 14. He swims ______ (well) of the three brothers. 15. Lesson 3 is ______ (easy ) than Lesson 5, but is not so _________ (interesting) as Lesson 5. 16. She plays the piano ______________ (beautifully) than you. 17. Which is ____________ (difficult) for you, Math or English? 18. You don’t need to go any _________ (far), the post office is right here. coldest best easier interesting more beautifully more difficult farther

24. 19. Would you like to have some _______ (much) rice? 20. She is _____________ (friendly) than any other girls in her class. 21. Tom is getting _______________ (bad and bad). You should send for the doctor at once. 22. English is as __________ (important) as Math. You should learn both of them well. 23. Li Hong speaks English _______ (slowly), but much ____________ (clearly) than you. I think she speaks ______ (well) of all your classmates. more more friendly worse and worse important slowly more clearly best

25. 24. I came to school very _____ (early) yesterday, but Mike came even ______ (early). He told me that the teacher had come _______ (early) of us all. 25. The _____ (much) you learn, the _______ (great) knowledge you will get. 26. This park is one of the ______________ (beautiful) parks in Beijing. 27. Practice as ______ (much) as you can. 28. She didn’t write so _______ (careful) as her brother. early earlier earliest more greater most beautiful much carefully