Lesson 8
         The best and the worst
             最好的和最差的
【New words and expressions】 生词和短语

★competition  n. 比赛，竞赛
race  car race
football match
contest  baby contest
beauty contest 选美
暗地里的竞争－competition
game

★neat  adj. 整齐的，整洁的
neat=tidy

★path  n. 小路，小径

★wooden  adj. 木头的

★pool  n. 水池 
人工的　swimming pool
pond  天然的　　good pond

good   bad   比较级－than
最高级－of all
He is the tallest of all.  He is the tallest in the room.
the+ -est
more interesting   the most interesting
三个或者是三个音节以上——多音节
比较级的构成：more+原级　　　　最高级的构成：the most+原级
单音节的词用er
双音节　　　以y结尾的双音节词+er
clever   cleverer   more clever
slowly   more slowly
often    more often
fun:快乐　　　more fun 美国人用
无规律：good   bad;    many  much;  few   little
many much--more most  little--less least
far  old   far--farther   farthest  further  furthest
farther:距离上的远和更远　　　further:程度　　further more
old--older  oldest   elder eldest
older:比...大　　　　elder：做定语修饰其他名词　　elder sister
She is older than somebody

           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!

参考译文

    乔.桑德斯拥有我们镇上最漂亮的花园。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。比尔.弗里斯的花园比乔的花园大，他比乔也更为勤奋，种植的花卉和蔬菜也更多，但乔的花园更富有情趣。他修筑了一条条整洁的小路，并在一个池塘上架了一座小木桥。我也喜欢花园，但我却不愿意辛勤劳动。每年的花园竞赛我也参加，但总因是镇上最劣的花园而获得一个小奖！

【课文讲解】
 Joe Bill     the writer
the most beautiful     the largest    the worst
Joe's garden is the most beautiful.
Bill's garden is the largest.
The writer's is the worst.
比较的东西都是同类的事物
enter for:报名参加，强调报名　　take jpart in 真真参加
enter for the exam
win:赢　　　won--won  I win.  I lose
win something    I win the book.   I win the gold cup
win后面往往是奖品
win a prize:赢得了一个奖
win a prize for:因为...而获奖
win不能接对手
defeat+对手　　I defeat you.

【Key structures】

最高级的标志：of  in
in+地点　　　of+范围

 Exercises D
1.in  2.of  3.of   4.in

【Special difficulties】
Everyone knows him
Exercises A
1.believes   2.was  3.tries
Exercises B
enter/enter for
1...enter his room
enter 直接使用表示进入；enter for：表示报名
2....enter for this week's...
crossward 文字游戏
3...enterd for the Olympic Games...
athletes : sportsman
4....entered...the building.
5....entered for the examination...
enter+地点名词
enter for+表示比赛、竞赛、考试的名词

【Multiple choice questions】

3. ...It is...
It 指代前一句的主语，Bill Frith's garden
两者比较，不可能出现最高级
garden 可数名词
garden 单数：a garden
garden 复数：gardens
It is a larger garden.
可数名词 + a/an  或者　-s
6......C
be fond of:like

I like sth.
I love sth.
I enjoy sth.
I am fond of sth.
8.....B
对手关系不能用win
defeat v.击败
beat v.打败；打
gain:get sth.
earn:挣得：earn money
9...
grow vt.:grow sth;grow flowers...种植
grow vi.:sth.grow;flowers are growing;...生长
in the garden 地点状语
grow tall/grow big 变得...;一般不加形容词
grow up:up adv.表示向上；只和人连用，表示人的长大
10...D
sth.is interesting……是令人感兴趣的
be interested in....对——感兴趣
11....
it 作形式主语；真正的主语是to look up the garden
hard work 繁重的工作
work不可数名词／job可数名词
a hard work 错
a hard job
hard job 错
hardly a job：hardly adv.几乎不
Have you understood me?
Sorry,I have hardly understood you.
12....B
very 不单独使用
and　并列连词，不放在句子末尾
either也，表否定
also 表示也，可以放在句子末尾
often 可以放在句子末尾