新概念英语第二册 Lesson 8 The best and the worst 讲义

Lesson 8 The best and the worst Text 课文 First listen and then answer the question. 听录音，然后回答以下问题。 Why is Joe's garden the most beautiful one in the town Joe Sanders has the most beautiful garden in our town. Nearly everybody enters for 'The Nicest Garden Competition' each year, but Joe wins every time. Bill Frith's garden is larger than Joe's. Bill works harder than Joe and grows more flowers and vegetables, but Joe's garden is more interesting. He has made neat paths and has built a wooden bridge over a pool. I like gardens too, but I do not like hard work. Every year I enter for the garden competition too, and I always win a little prize for the worst garden in the town! New words 生词 competition [ k mpi'ti n] n.比赛,竞赛 (match表示比赛，指大型的公开赛，尤指球类比赛；competition表示比赛，指技术和能力的比赛) neat [ni:t] a.整齐的，整洁的 (同义词有tidy整洁的，整齐的；clean表示干净的) path [pɑ:θ] n.小路，小径 (road指城市与城市之间的大路或乡村里的大路) wooden ['wudn] a.木头的 (wood名词，表示木头，木材) pool [pu:l] n.水池 (swimming pool游泳池；pool还可以表示台球) Grammar focus 语法 1. Joe Sanders has the most beautiful garden in our town. 乔·桑德斯拥有我们镇上最漂亮的花园。 本节课的语法重点是形容词和副词的比较级和最高级。beautiful漂亮的，more beautiful更漂亮的。句中most beautiful是最高级，表示最漂亮的。比较级和最高级的变化规则如下： 1)一般情况下，在词尾直接加er或est。如： small-smaller-smallest hard-harder-hardest 2)以e结尾，在词尾加r或st。如： nice-nicer-nicest large-larger-largest 3)以辅音字母+y结尾，变y为i，再加er或est。如： busy-busier-busiest heavy-heavier-heaviest 4)以辅音+元音+辅音结尾，且元音字母发短音，要双写最后一个尾字母，再加er或est。如： big-bigger-biggest thin-thinner-thinnest 5)多音节单词，在前面加more或most。如： handsome-more handsome-most handsome interesting-more interesting-most interesting 6)不规则形容词的比较级和最高级。如： good-better-best many-more-most 2. Nearly everybody enters for "the Nicest Garden Competition" each year, but Joe wins every time. 几乎每个人都参加每年举办的“最佳花园竞赛”，而每次都是乔获胜。 nearly和almost都表示“几乎，差不多”。可替换使用，如： Dinner is nearly ready. =Dinner is almost ready. 晚饭就要做好了。 enter for表示报名参加（活动、比赛等）。如： Will you enter for the contest 你会参加这个竞赛吗？ enter+地点，表示进入、走进某个地方。如： The students entered the classroom one by one. 学生们一个挨一个地走进了教室。 win赢，获胜。反义词为lose输，失败。如： He is certain to win the game. 这场比赛他稳赢。 She will lose the game. 她会输掉这场比赛的。 3. He has made neat paths and built wooden bridge over a pool. 他修筑了一条条整洁的小路，并在水池上架了一座小木桥。 wooden表示木头的，木制的。类似的还有：woolen羊毛的，plastic塑料的，silk丝绸的，metal金属的。 Exercises 练习 一. Answer these questions. 1. Who has the best garden in town？ Joe Sanders has the best garden in town. 2. What does he win each year He wins 'The Nicest Garden Competition' each year. 3. Who else has a fine garden Bil ... ...