Grammardegreesofcomparison比较级的表达方式.ppt

Grammar: degrees of comparison 比较级的表达方式 The tallest man and the shortest man in the world The Mongol is four times as high as the superman. Or we can say: The Mongol is four times higher than the superman. 0.64m 2.55m The old woman is about twenty times as old as her granddaughter. Or we can say: The old woman is about twenty times older than her granddaughter. What’s wrong with this sentence? Ball 2 is two times as big as ball 1. Correct: Ball 2 is twice as big as big as Ball 1. ② A ＋倍数+形容词比较级+than B… ①A＋倍数（half, double, twice, ××times…）+as+形容词+as B … 倍数的表达法 Winter in Harbin Winter in Beijing -20℃ -5℃ （cold） Mount Tai Mount Qumolangma 1521m 8848m Diameter (Earth=1) Jupiter=11 (big) Discuss in groups of three. Make sentences about the comparative sizes of the pairs. (high) Example: A: The Yangtze River is about three times as long as the Songhua River. B: The Yangtze River is about three times longer than the Songhua River. Winter is four times as cold in Harbin as in Beijing. Winter is four times colder in Harbin than in Beijing. Mountain Qumolangma is about six times as high as Mount Tai, Mountain Qumolangma is about six times higher than Mount Tai. My aunt’s house is twice as large as my house. My anut’s house is twice larger than my house. Tom weighs twice as heavy as Lily. Tom weighs twice heavier than Lily. The Mongol is four times as high as the superman. Or we can say: The Mongol is four times higher than the superman. 0.64m 2.55m The Mongol is four times the height of the superman. Or we can say: ② A ＋倍数+形容词比较级+than B… ①A＋倍数（half, double, twice, ××times…）+as+形容词+as B … 倍数的表达法 ③A +倍数+the size ( height, length, weight, width, depth, age) +of B… The old woman is about twenty times as old as her granddaughter. Or we can say: The old woman is about twenty times older than her granddaughter. The old woman is about twenty times the age of her granddaughter. 1: It is reported that the United States uses ___energy as the whole of Europe. A.