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InventionsGrammar02LearningobjectivesBytheendofthislesson,Ican:01Mastertheusageofthecomparativeandsuperlativeformsof“good”“bad”and“far”andtheusageof“(not)as...as”Combinetheirregularadjectiveformsand“(not)as...as”structuretotalkaboutsomegreatinventions.Reviewinsearchofnewplacestoliveandbettersourcesoffoodonfoot

travelfurtherandfasterstartedtoridehorsesReview

usedwheelstotransportpeopleandthingtoplacesfarawarychangedthewayvillages,townsandevencountriesdidbusinesswitheachotherbuildalltypesofamazingmachinesThewheelwasinvented.Review

afewthousandyearsago6,000yearsagoThankstothewheel,

peoplecantravelfasterandfarther.Ithasimprovedpeople’slives.100,000yearsagoReviewManyinventionsmakepeople’slivesbetter.Forexample,theinventionofthewheelallowedpeopletotravelfartherdistances.However,therearebadinventionstoo.Amagazineoncepickedthetoptenworst

inventionsinhumanhistory,suchascigarettesandplasticbags.Manypeoplethinktheseinventionsmaketheworldaworseplacetolivein.GrammarAccordingtothepassage,cigarettesandplasticbagshavemadeourlivesworse.Whichinventionhasmadeourlivesbetter,accordingtothepassage?

Whichinventionshavemadeourlivesworse?Thewriterthinksthewheelhasmadeourlivesbetter.GrammarWheelTelephoneComputerPlasticbagPrintinga.Typesanddrawsthingswithitb.Communicatesoverlongdistancesc.Makestravellingfasterd.Pollutesthesoil/whitepollutione.HelpsspreadknowledgecdebaGrammarS1:Whatdoyouthinkofthewheel/plasticbag/...?S2:Ithinkitisuseful/helpful/important/harmful/bad/...S1:Howdoesitmakeourlivesbetter/worse?S2:Thankstotheinventionof...,wecan...,ourlivesarebecomingbetter./Theinventionof...made/hasmadepeople’slivesworse.......GrammarSummaryAdjectiveComparativeadjectivesSuperlativeadjectivesgoodbadfarbetterbestworseworstfarther/furtherfarthest/furthestAttentionfarther和further都是far的比較級，表示“（空間、距離或時間上）更遠的；較遠的”時，兩者可以相互轉換。farther和further的異同最高級thefarthest/furthest的用法和比較級的用法類似。(2)further可以用于抽象概念的比較，表示“（程度上）更進一步的；更深遠的”，farther則沒有這個意思。Lookattheschoolreportbelow.Inpairs,askandanswerquestionsaboutit.Practice1.S1:Who______________inArt,BelindaorDaisy?(good)S2:________________________________________2.S1:Who________________inArt?(good)S2:________________________________________gotabettermarkDaisygotabettermarkinArtthanBelinda.gotthebestmarkAlicegotthebestmarkinArt.Example:Practice3.S1:Who_________________inScience,PaulorMartin?(good)S2:______________________________________.4.S1:Who_________________inScience,EricorAlice?(bad)S2:______________________________________.gotabettermarkPaulgotabettermarkinSciencethanMartingotaworsemarkEricgotaworsemarkinSciencethanAlicePracticeOtherirregularwordsPractice(not)as…as…=TheSimpsonsisasinterestingas

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TheSpongeBobisinteresting,too.Canyoufigureouttheusageof“as…as”?as…as…表示雙方程度相同時的比較LookandsayWeuse(not)as…astosaythatthingsorpeopleare(not)equalinsomeway.Earlycomputerswereasbigasaroom.Withelectriclights,peoplecandoasmanythingsintheeveningsastheycaninthedaytime.Acandledoesnotproduceasmuchlightasalightbulb.Weuse(not)as...aswiththe_________ofadjectivestocomparethingsandpeople.Weuse(not)as...aswithmany+the___________ofacountablenounormuch+an__________nountocompareamounts.baseformpluralformuncountableSummaryHisroomisasbig

asmine.HerunsasfastasIdo.Youshouldkeeptheroomascleanasyourbrother’s.1.(not)as…as用于表示同級之間的比較,中間可加形容詞、副詞原級。意思是“和……一樣……”。as+形容詞或副詞原級+asSummary2.as…as的否定形式是notas…as，表示后者比前者強，意為“不如……那樣”。notas...as中第一個as可以用so替換，即notso...as。Hisroomisnot

as/sobig

asmine.Hedoesn’trunas/sofastasIdo.Robertisnotas/so

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ashelooks.notas/so+形容詞或副詞原級+asSummaryLookatthepicturesbelowandcompletethefollowingsentences.1.TheHotwaveandtheMicro-King____________________(expensive)theSpeedcookandtheSuperoven.2.TheSpeedcook___________(wide)theSuperoven.Example:arenotasexpensiveasisaswideasPracticeSomehistorianshavemadealistofgreatinventionsinthepast1,000years.Lookatthelistandcompletetheconversationbelowwiththecorrectformofthewordsinbrackets.

YearInvention1041-1048movabletype1440-1450printingpress1796vaccine1876telephone1879lightbulbYearInvention1885car1895radio1903airplane1925television1940scomputerPracticeSuWen:Ithinkmovabletypeisthe(1)_______(good)inventioninthepast1,000years.Thankstothis,peoplecouldhavebookstoread.SuMei:Well,itisanimportantinvention.However,Ithinkthelightbulbisaneven(2)________(good)invention.Itwashardtoreadandwriteatnightbeforewehadlightbulbs.Whichmoderninventiondoyouthinkisthemostimportant?SuWen:Definitelythecomputer.Ithasbeenalmost(3)________________(important,as...as)themovabletype.SuMei:Thethingsonthelistareallgreatinventions.Afterall,lifewouldbemuch(4)_________(bad)withoutthem!bestbetterasimportantasworsePractice(1)Whichinventiondoyouthinkismoreimportant,theprintingpressorthelightbulb?Why?(2)Whichinventiondoyouthinkisthemostimportant?Why?(3)Whatotherinventionsdoyouthinkareasusefulasthoseonthelist?Lookatthelistofthegreatinventionsinthepast1,000yearsinExercise1.Thenaskandanswerthequestionsinpairs.DiscussionWhichisthebestinventionofthepast1,000years,accordingtoSuWen?

Movabletype.2.WhichinventiondoesSuMeithinkisbetter,thelightbulbormovabletype?

Thelightbulb.3.WhichinventiondoesSuWenthinkisalmostasimportantasmoveabletype?Thecomputer.4.Ifthereweren’tanyinventions,whatwouldourlivesbelikeaccordingtoSuMei?Itwouldbemuchworsewithoutthem.DiscussionWorkinpairs.Role-playaconversationbetweenajournalistandapersononthestreet.UsethequestionsfromGrammarinUseonpage58andthetimelinebelowtohelpyou.InterviewInterviewSummary1.形容詞的不規(guī)則變化：good,badandfar2.(not)as…as用于表示同級之間的比較AdjectiveComparativeadjectivesSuperlativeadjectivesgoodbetterbestbadworseworstfarfarther/further