first time. Students only listen.
3. Ask them to listen carefully and write the –er and –ier words from the box on the left in the first column and the words that use more in the second column.
4. Play the recording the second time .
5. Check the answers.
Step7. Grammar Focus:
1. 形容词比较级的用法。
规则变化
2. 形容词比较级的构成。 （出示幻灯片）
不规则变化
3. 句型：
主语+动词+比较级+than…
Step8. Summary and task
Task 2. What are the differences between you and your sister or brother?
Step9. Homework
Write out the comparative degrees of the following words.
short shy serious thin
tall funny outgoing
long moody generous
straight heavy easygoing
smart curly unfriendly/ friendly
quiet interesting
板书：
1. wild calm athletic
2. Is that Sam? No, that’s Tom. He has shorter hair than Sam.
He’s calmer than Sam.
