Unit 4

What’s the best movie theater?

To learn to discuss preferences and make comparison 学习讨论用形容词讨论外观并作比较 To learn to understand and use superlatives with –(i)est, the most 理解和运用最高级

To learn to understand and use irregular comparisons good, better, the best, bad, worse, the worst 理解并运用以下词的不规则变化

Movie theater = cinema

comfortable seats舒适的座位

seat n. 座位• 1 、 Are there enough seats for

everyone?• 座位够吗？• 2 、 It has the most comfortable

seats.• 有最舒适的座位。• 3 、 have / take a seat 坐下• 4 、 take one’s seat 就坐

big screen

friendly service

cinema

new movies

Do you like to go to the movies?Do you like to go to the movies?

Where do you watch movies?Where do you watch movies?

movie theater=

is a fun part of town

big screens

cheap tickets

What does a good movie theater need?

comfortable seats

… …

has a big screen.

Screen City

Movie World

has a bigger screen.

has the biggest screen.

Town Cinema

big

has comfortable seats.

has more comfortable seats.

has the most comfortable seats.

Town Cinema

Screen City

Movie World

comfortable

￥ 36

￥ 25

￥ 20

is cheap.

is cheaper.

is the cheapest.

cheap

Town Cinema

Screen City

Movie World

You can buy tickets quickly.

buy tickets more quickly.

buy tickets the most quickly.

quickly

Town Cinema

Screen City

Movie World

There are a lot of people working there.

is popular.

is more popular.

is the most popular.

popular

Town Cinema

Screen City

Movie World

has good sound.

has better sound.

has the best sound.

sound

Town Cinema

Screen City

Movie World

good

is close to my home.

is closer to my home.

is the closest to my home.

TownCinema

Screen City

Movie World

500m

My house

400m

200m

close

Close 的用法• close adj. • 接近 be close to 靠近；在…的附近• e.g. Our school is close to a park.• 我们的学校靠近一个公园。• It’s the closest to home.• 离家最近。• 亲密的，亲近的• e.g. We are close friends.• 我们是亲密的朋友。• 关；关闭 v. • e.g. Close the door, please!• 请关上门。

1. The door closes quietly. 这门关起来不发出什么声音。

关闭 ; 盖上 ; 合上2. The post office closes at 6.

邮局六点关门。 ( 商店等 ) 关门 , 打烊3. At eleven the conference closed.

十一时大会结束。 结束以上句子中 close 是不及物动词。

ticket

• ticket n. 票；入场券• e.g. buy tickets quickly 买票快• I want to buy two tickets.• 我想买两张票。

• a ticket to … … 的票• a train ticket to Beijing • 一张去北京的火车票• two train tickets to Tianjin• 2 张去天津的火车票

常见的名词 +to+ 名词结构• the key to the door

• 这扇门的钥匙• the answer to the question

• 这个问题的答案• the bridge to knowledge

• 通向知识的桥梁• the way to the school

• 去学校的路

Good , better , bestGood , better , best,,Never let it rest ,Never let it rest ,Till good Till good bebe better , better ,And better best .And better best .

Bad , worse ,worstBad , worse ,worst , ,Never fight against ,Never fight against ,Get better and better,Get better and better,And you’ll be the best.And you’ll be the best.

GOOD , BETTER, BEST

英文顺口溜

比较级、最高级用法没有比较用原级，两者相比比较级，三者以上最高级。Very 词后用原级， than/much/a little句子比较级 ,The字在前最高级 , 碰上 of 和 in短语 ,千万别忘最高级。

1a How do you choose which movie theater to go? Write the things in the box under “important” or “Not important”.

comfortable seats big screens best sound cheap new movies close to home buy tickets quickly popular

Important Not important

I think big screens and comfortable seats are important.

I think close to home and cheap are not important.

Which is Which is more more

importantimportant??

comfortable seats 　舒适的座位new movie 　　　新电影big screen 　　　大屏幕close to home 　　离家近 friendly service 　　友好的服务 in a fun part of town 城区最佳位

置

cheappopular

-comfortable seats----- -new movies------big screen------close to home------friendly service------in a fun part of town-cheap clothes------popular songs-----

-the most comfortable seats -the newest movies

-the biggest screen

-the closest to home-the friendliest service

-in the most fun part of town-the cheapest clothes -the most popular songs

1a How do you choose what movie theater to go to? Write the things in the box under “Important” or “Not important”.comfortable seats big screens best sound cheap new movies close to homebuy tickets quickly popular

Important Not Important

big screenscomfortable seatsbest soundpopular

close to homecheapnew moviesbuy tickets quickly

What is the most important for you in a movie theater?

A: I think comfortable seats are

the most important for me .

B: For me, … and … are the most important

in a movie theater.

C: But I think …is the most important.

D: In my opinion, I think … is the most important

1b Listen and match the statements with the movie theaters.

Town Cinema Screen city Movie World

Qualities Movie Theater

It has the biggest screens.

It’s the most popular near here.

It’s the closest to home

It has the shortest waiting time.

It has the best sound.

It has the most comfortable seats.

Town Cinema

Town Cinema

Movie World

Movie World

Screen City

Screen City

=You can buy tickets the most quickly

Tape script Boy1: Do you want to go the movies?Girl: Sure.Boy2: I’ll go , too.Boy1: OK, great. What’s the best movie

theatre to go to?Boy2: Town Cinema. It’s the closest to

home.Girl: Yes, but they don’t have the new

movies there.Boy2: Maybe not, but it’s the cheapest.

• Boy1: I think Movie Theatre has the most comfortable seats.

• Girl: I like the Screen City because it has the biggest screens.

• Boy1: It’s the most popular cinema, too.

• Boy2: That means it’s crowded.

• Boy1:Well, Town Cinema isn’t crowded, it has the friendliest service.

• Girl: It's also in a fun part of town.

• Girl: It’s also in the most fun part • of town.• Boy1: Let’s look at the movie times

in the newspaper and then decide.• Girl: OK with me.• Boy2: Me, too.

1 这家电影院有最大的屏幕。

2 他是最受欢迎的歌手。

3 它离家最近。

4 这件衣服是最便宜的。

5 这家餐馆有最友好的服务。

6 这家剧院有最舒适的座位。

The cinema has the biggest screens.

He is the most popular singer.

It is the closest to home.

The clothes are the cheapest.

The restaurant has the friendliest service.

The theater has the most comfortable seats.

It has the biggest screens.It’s the most popular.It’s the closest to home.It’s the cheapest.It has the friendliest service.It has the most comfortable seats.

A: What’s the best movie theater?B: Sun Cinema. It’s the cheapest.C: But I think Moon Theater has the most comfortable seats. D: For me, ……F: In my opinion, ……

1c Talk about the movie you know

词句荟萃1.the best movie theater 最好的电影院 2.the biggest screens 最大的荧屏3.the most popular 最受欢迎的 4.the closest to home 离家最近5.the shortest waiting time 最短的等待时6.the best sound 最好的音响7.the most comfortable seats 最舒服的座位 8.the best clothes store 最好的服装店

规则变化 P114

better best

far

little

worse worst

more most

farther farthest

less least

goodwell

badbadly

many

much

不规则变化

• Task One: Do some exercises.一 写出下列形容词的比较级和最高级 :

1. big _________ _________

2. cheap _________ _________

3. funny _________ _________

4. new _________ _________

5. close _________ _________

6. friendly _________ _________

7. comfortable _______________ ______________

8. popular _______________ _______________

9. good _________ _________

10. bad _________ _________

more popular most popular

bigger biggestcheaper cheapestfunnier funniest

newer newestcloser closestfriendlier friendliest

better bestworse worst

more comfortable most comfortable

1.Lily gets up (early) than Lucy.

2.Which goes (slowly),Tom or Jim?

3.This book is (interesting) than than one. 4.She works (careful) in her school.

5.Who goes to bed (late) Jim, Tom or Jack?

6.I think turkey is (delicious) of all

earlier

more slowly

more interesting

the most carefully

the latest

the most delicious