fewer than yes no no yes I make fewer mistakes in writing than before. less than no yes no yes Beijing has less rain this year than last year. 　　Option Two

　　1. Have students do Activity One so that they will know how to make comparisons by using "as much/many as" "more. . . than" and "fewer/less. . . than".

　　2. Help them sum up the usage of these words. Show the following grammatical items on the screen.

　　as much／many as, much／many more. . . than, fewer／less. . . than以及比较级用于否定结构的较复杂的用法:

　　表示双方程度相等, 用as. . . as结构, 意思是"......和......一样"。as many as用来修饰可数名词; as much as用来修饰不可数名词。

　　(1) I don't think we have as many freeways as Sydney。

　　(2)We have as much rainfall in Beijing as in Tianjin.

　　在比较级中fewer. . . than用来修饰可数名词, 表示"少于......"; less. . . than用来修饰不可数名词, 表示"少于......", 或表示程度"不如......"; many more. . . than与复数名词连用, 表示"比......多得多"; much more. . . than与不可数名词连用, 表示"比......多得多"。

　　(1)There are fewer tourists in Beijing (than in Sydney).

　　(2)Beijing is less dangerous (than Sydney).

　　(3)I think Sydney has less rain (than Beijing).

　　(4)Beijing has many more inhabitants (than Sydney).

　　(5)He has done much more work than expected.

　　比较级用于否定结构可表示"最......不过"。

　　(1)I couldn't agree with you more.

　　(2)It couldn't be worse.

　　练习

　　1.(2004全国高考Ⅰ, 33)It is reported that the United States uses_____________ energy as the whole of Europe.

　　A. as twice

　　B. twice much

　　C. twice much as

　　D. twice as much

　　2.(2001北京春季，19)Many people have helped with canned food; however, the food bank needs_____________ for the poor.

　　A. more

　　B. much

　　C. many

　　D. most

　　3. We advertised for pupils last autumn, and got_____________ 60.

　　A. more than

　　B. more of

　　C. as much as

　　D. so many as

　　答案: 1. D　2. A　3. A

3. Ask students to finish Activity 2 as consolidation.