香港朗文版4A chapter5 Lesson3 4

Chapter5,Book4APartELongmanWelcometoEnglishAnimalsbigandsmallThechildrenplayedgamesatthesciencemuseumlastsunday.Theycomparedtheanimals!Whatdidtheyfindout?Whatisthis?What’syourfavouriteanimal?Canyoudescibetheanimal?Let’learnsomewordstodescibetheanimals.let’go.Johnistall.HeistallerthanCindy.Cindyisshort.SheisshorterthanJohn.ComparativesComparisonofaqualitybetweentwopeopleorthingsCindyJohnComparatives:ShortadjectivesShortadjectivesSpellingrulesExamplesUsuallyEndinginaconsonant+ydoubletheconsonant+erhungryhungrierhappyhappierfunnyfunnierEndinginavowel+aconsonantbigbiggerfatfatterfitfitter+erslowslowerfastfastertalltallerEndingin-e+rlargelargernicenicer–y-i+erPractice1hot2fit3long4strong5pretty6wise7heavy8largehotterfitterlongerstrongerprettierwiserheavierlargere.g.noisynoisierComparativesComparativesareusedinsentenceswiththan.PeterHenryJimAnappletallerheavierfittersmallerMary.Simon.Henry.amelon.thanisverbcomparative(adjective+er)thanelephantbirdlargesmallTheelephantislargerthanthebird.Thebirdissmallerthantheelephant.PracticeComparisonofaqualityamongthreeormorepeople/thingsThewatermelonistheheaviestfruit.Thepineappleisthelightestfruit.2kg15kg7kgpineapplewatermelonmelonSuperlativesAlwaysusethebeforesuperlatives.TheelephantThesharkThegiraffethebiggestanimalthelargestfishthetallestanimalinthejungle.inthesea.intheworld.isthesuperlative(adjective+est)nounSuperlatives:ShortadjectivesShortadjectivesSpellingrulesExamplesUsually+estslowtheslowestfastthefastesttallthetallestEndingin-e+stlargethelargestnicethenicestEndinginaconsonant+yEndinginavowel+aconsonant–y-i+estdoubletheconsonant+esthungrythehungriesthappythehappiestfunnythefunniestbigthebiggestfatthefattestfitthefittestSuperlatives:Shortadjectivese.g.prettytheprettiestyoungtheyoungest1big2noisy3fine4long5scary6tinythebiggestthenoisiestthefinestthelongestthescariestthetiniestPracticeTheelephant,thelionandthehippoarelarge.Thehippoislargerthanthelion.Theelephantisthelargest.rabbitfrogratTherabbit,thefrogandtherataresmall.Thefrogissmallerthantherabbit.Theratisthesmallest.doghorsecheetahThedog,thehorseandthecheetaharefast.Thehorseisfasterthanthedog.Thecheetahisthefastest.Theflamingohasprettyfeathers.Theparrothasprettierfeathersthantheflamingo.Thepeacockhastheprettiestfeathers.parrotpeacockflamingoThehorsehasalongneck.Thecamelhasalongerneckthanthehorse.Thegiraffehasthelongestneck.horsecamelgiraffeMrsChanMrWongMrTamMrsChan,MrWongandMrTamaretall.MrWongistallerthanMrsChan.MrTamisthetallest.PracticeThemicrowave,theTVandthecupboardareheavy.TheTVisheavierthanthemicrowave.Thecupboardistheheaviest.Thesocks,theshortsandtheT-shirtarecheap.TheshortsarecheaperthantheT-shirt.Thesocksarethecheapest.$15$40$50Andyhasbigshoes.JohnhasbiggershoesthanAndy.Davidhasthebiggestshoes.Andy’sSize:9John’sSize:10David’sSize:12Lookatyourclassmates.Whoisthetallest?Whohasthebiggesteyes?Whohasthesmallestfeet?THEEND