B. We should value what we have.

　C. If we have nothing, we shouldn't complain.

Key: 1-3CCB

Activity two: Get familiar with structure

T: Look at activity 7 and finish the exercise.

Help the Ss finish the task with correct forms.

T: Next look at activity 8 and make sentences following the examples. Use every given word twice following the example. The first time you should focus on the comparative form and the second time you had better use the exact times to compare.

Example:

1. The motorboat is more expensive than the wooden boat.

2. The motorboat is 5 times expensive than the wooden boat.

Sa: The motorboat is faster than the wooden boat.

Sb: The motorboat is 3 times faster than the wooden boat.

Sc: The wooden boat is smaller than the motor boat.

Sd: The wooden boat is 4 times smaller than the motor boat.

T: You all have mastered the structure of these forms. Compare the second group of pictures and make sentences following the example below. This time use these words once.

Example: The man with a rod is younger than the man with a fish.

Sa: The man with a rod is more handsome than the man with a fish.

Sb: The man with a rod is taller than the man with a fish.

Step IV Consolidation

Activity one: Consolidation

T: We have learnt the meaning and forms of comparatives. Next we will learn another form of it. Look at the examples below and observe in what way we can find the meaning of comparison. (activity 9)

Let the Ss look at the examples and find the meaning of comparison using other forms of comparison.