【正文】 ve heard ___ stories about him and he sounds interesting. 4. He’s __crazy than you first think. Some of his ideas make sense. 5. That must be __frightening horror film I’ve ever seen. 6. He’s not liked. In fact he’s __ liked person in the office. 7. I’d like to go to Japan but I get so ___ opportunities to travel in my present job. 8. I’d like you to spend ___ time on your own work and more on controlling your staff. 9. David Letterman is very famous in America but __ people in England have heard of him. 10. 15. The winner will be the person who makes __ mistakes. Suggested answers: 1. fewer 2. less 3. a few 4. less 5. the least 6. the least 7 few 8. less 9. few 10. the fewest b. Learning about much and many What word do you need to plete the sentence? 1. How ___ people are you expecting? 2. How ___money do you want for this? 3. I don’t see ___ point in continuing. We’re all very tired. 4. Thank you so __ for your help. 5. We don’t stock these. We don’t get ___ demand for them. 6. I feel __ better today, thank you. 7. I like that dress very ___. 8. There are so __ things I want to ask you. 9. There are too __ paintings to see in one visit. 10. I’m talking too ___. I’ll be quiet. Suggested answers: 1. many 2. much 3. much 4. much 5. much 6. much 7. much 8. many 9. many 10 much. Step 4. Vocabulary and Speaking a. Check the meaning of these words. Which ones describe positive features of a city? Attractive busy dangerous dirty industrial lively modern Noisy peaceful polluted poor smart vast wealthy b. Work in pairs. Which words can you use to describe these places? New York Hong Kong Beijing Your town c. Compare two towns or cities you know. Talk about these aspects of the towns or cities. Population industry climate location transport tourism Step 5 Guided Writing You are going to write a description paring two places you know well. Follow these steps. 1. Think of two regions, cities, towns or villages you know well. One of them could be your hometown. 2. Write notes about some of these features: Population climate industry location tourism transport Homework: 1. Finish your position after class. 2. Finish the exercises 20,21,22 on page 88. Period 5 Step 1. Prereading Answer the following questions. Q1. Does your hometown have a twin town? Q2. Do you think it is a good idea? Say why or why not. Q3. What happens when two towns have a town twinning agreement? Suggested answers: Q3. Two similar towns exchange people for educational, cultural and sporting events. Step 2. Whilereading Answer the following questions. 1. How are Oxford in the UK and Grenoble in France similar? a. ____________ b. ____________ c. ____________ d. ____________ 2. What is town twinning? 3. What kind of person will benefit from town twinning agreements most? Why? Suggested answers: 1. a. mediumsized towns of between 100,000and 200,000 inhabitants. b. have universities and industries c. tourism is important d. close to some of the most beautiful countryside 2. It’s an agreement between towns or cities of similar size and age, and which have similar features. 3. The students and people who want to practise speaking another language. Because living with a foreign family for one or two weeks means that you have to speak their language, and as a result you improve fast. Step 3 Task Writing an advertisement for your hometown. ? Work in pairs. Make notes of interesting features of your hometown. ? Choose the features that would be most attractive to visitors. ? Decide what the central message of your advertisement is. ? Decide what pictures you want to use and where you will put them in your advertisements. ? Write the advertisement and put the pictures in. Homework: 1. Finish your advertisement after class. Finish the other exercises of this module. 1,3,5 。 1. I can not speak Russian ______ my little daughter can. 2. I think there may, ______, be some other reasons we don’t know about. 3. My brother decided to go to that dangerous place, _____ I asked him not to. 4. The boy had said he wouldn’t do it again, ______ he broke his promise. 5. He didn’t turn on the light, _____ it was very dark in the room. Suggested answers: 1. while 2. however 3. although 4. but 5. although Step 4 Vocabulary and listening a. Prelistening Check the meaning of the following words. Construction crowded fascinating freeway Huge inhabitants similarity unfortunate Now answer the questions: 1) Which words can be used to describe a city? 2) Which word is connected with building?