Lesson3TheSeaWorldUnit7TheSeaWhichoftheseanimalshaveyouseenbefore?crabdolphinpolarbearpenguinwhalesealfishBeforeyoustartsharkfishwhichusealighttoattractfoodVirtualRealityVoyageReadthebrochure.FindwhereyoucanseethesethingsinUnderwaterWorld:Readtolearn2.dolphinsinperformanceSeaTheatre3.fishthatappeartoflyinthewater

OceanFloor4.seacreaturesthatchildrencantouchDiscoveryPool5.abigicebergPolarWorldstarfishEnjoymorepictures.tropicalfishraysharksquidsealpenguinpolarbearcrabdolphinReadthetextcarefullyandfillinthefollowingblanks.WhereWhattoseePolarWorldPolarbears,arealiceberg,1.________sealsandpenguinsOceanFloorThemostbeautifulcoralandthe2._____________

fishintheworld3.______________Dolphinshowsacrobatic

mostunusual

SeaTheatre

WhereWhattoseeDiscoveryPoolCrabsandothersmaller4.________5.________________________Thenoisiestfish,theprettiestfish,thetiniestfish,dolphinsandthegreatwhitesharkPrices:6.______________beforethe22ndOpenfrom10:00till19:00everydaycreatures

VirtualRealityVoyagespecialdiscount1.Theycaneatfishasbigasthemselves.2.Lookcarefullyforthetiniestfishintheworld.3.Theyarelesscolorfulthansomeotherfish…4.Itisnotasbigasaflyinyourhouse.a.tosaythattwopeople,thingsoractivitiesaresimilarorequalab.Tosaythatsomethingisuniquebc.tosaythattwopeople,thingsoractivitiesarenotequalccMatchtheunderlinedstructures(1-4)withtheuses(a,b,c).1.原級常用于“as+形容詞/副詞原級+as”或“notas/so+形容詞/副詞原級+as”結(jié)構(gòu)。該結(jié)構(gòu)常用來描述兩個比較對象程度上的相似或不同。

e.g.PhilipisastallasI.VickylikesLilyasmuchashelikeshissister.Grammar形容詞和副詞的比較等級Theresultswerenotas/sobadasIhadexpected.Frankdoesnotplayas/sowellashissister.2.比較級常用于“形容詞/副詞比較級+than”結(jié)構(gòu)。該結(jié)構(gòu)常用來描述“……比……更……”。

e.g.BrucefindsEnglishismoredifficultthanmath.Generallyspeaking,olderpeoplewoulddrivelessrapidlythan

youngerpeople.3.比較級也可用于“the+比較級+the+比較級”結(jié)構(gòu)。該結(jié)構(gòu)意為“越……，就越……”。

e.g.ThemoreIthoughtaboutit,thelessIlikedtheidea.4.表示“最高級含義”的比較級結(jié)構(gòu)：

①“比較級+thananyother...”意為“比其他任何一個……都……”；

②not,never之類的否定詞與形容詞或副詞的比較級連用也可表示最高級含義，意為“再沒有比……更……的了”。

e.g.TheGreeksspendmoremoneyonfoodthananyothernationinEurope.Ihaveneverreadabetternovel.5.“no+比較級+than”和“notmore+比較級+than”的區(qū)別：“no+比較級+than”結(jié)構(gòu)表示對兩個比較對象都進行否定（可用neither...nor...結(jié)構(gòu)來改寫）；“notmore+比較級+than”結(jié)構(gòu)表示在程度上前者不如后者。e.g.Kittyisnomorecapable(有能力的)ofspeakingChinesethanLucy.=NeitherKittynorLucycanspeakChinese.Thiscoatisnotmoreexpensivethanthatone.=Thiscoatislessexpensivethanthatone.6.形容詞或副詞的比較等級可用于以下結(jié)構(gòu)來表達倍數(shù)：

①倍數(shù)+as+形容詞/副詞的原級+as...；

②倍數(shù)+形容詞/副詞的比較級+than...；

③倍數(shù)+the+名詞（如：size,height,weight,length,width等）+of...。e.g.Polly’shouseisthreetimesas

big

asmine.Polly’shouseisthreetimesbiggerthanmine.Polly’shouseisthreetimes

thesizeofmine.注意：在形容詞和副詞比較級前可用even,much,rather,far,still,any,alot,abit,alittle等修飾。從A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。1.It’ssaidthatthepowerplantisnow_____largeaswhatitwas.A.twiceas

B.astwice

C.twicemuch

D.muchtwice2.Thisrestaurantwasn’t_____thatotherrestaurantwewentto.A.halfasgoodas

B.ashalfgoodasC.asgoodashalf

D.goodashalfasAA3.—Thefilmis,Ihavetosay,notabitinteresting