专题3.4 人教版八年级英语上册 I'm more outgoing than my sister Writing知识点+练习题学案

Unit 3  I’m more outgoing than my sister.

  话题分析

本单元的话题是谈论人物的个性特征，本单元的写作题目与描写人物的个性特征相关。写此类短文时，要抓住所比较的人物的特点，从外貌特征(如tall, short, thin, fat, long/short hair等)、个性特点(如outgoing, funny, friendly, hard-working, smart等)等方面来描述。若要进行人物个性特征的比较，则要写出他们的相同点和不同点，并能够正确使用比较级进行表达。语言要精炼、准确，行文要流畅。

一、词汇积累

(一)人物对比类短语

1. 与……不同 ________________________________

2. 与……相像的________________________________

3. 和……相同________________________________

4. 和……一样高________________________________

(二)人物描述类短语

1. 在某方面有天赋________________________________

2. 擅长于________________________________

(三)朋友相处类短语

1. 和某人相处得好________________________________

2. 真正关心我________________________________

3. 分享一切________________________________

4. 使我笑________________________________

(四)写出下列形容词或副词的比较级和最高级形式

1. tall → ____________________ →____________________

2. short →____________________ →____________________

3. late →____________________ →____________________

4. lazy →____________________ →____________________

5. funny →____________________ →____________________

6. early →____________________ →____________________

7. thin →____________________ →____________________

8. popular →____________________ →____________________

9. good →____________________ →____________________

10. bad →____________________ →____________________

 二、句子积累

(一)佳句欣赏与模拟

1. My best friend Larry is quite different from me.

【quite为副词，可以用来修饰形容词，表示程度，意为＂十分＂】

我十分擅长英语。

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2. I’m shy so it’s not easy for me to make friends.

【it’s＋adj.＋for sb.＋to do sth.做某事对某人来说怎么样】

取得好成绩对我来说很容易。

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3. Larry is much less hard-working, though.

【much/a little/a lot＋比较级】

事实上，李明跑步比我快得多。

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(二)表达个人的择友观

1. 在我看来，有相同点是必要的。

In my view, it’s ____________________ to be the same.

2. 我真的不介意朋友是与我相同或是不同。

I don’t ____________________ ____________________ if friends are the same as me or different.

3. 我认为朋友就该像书——你不需要很多，只要他们好就行。

I think friends ____________________ ____________________ books — you don’t need a lot of them ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ they’re good.

(三)写作微技能：比较级的巧用

形容词和副词的比较级，能帮助你更具体、生动、形象地描述所要描写的人物，写出评价人物的文章。如：I’m more outgoing than my sister. I work as hard as my sister.你可以根据你的需要，用＂than，as... as＂等更具体、生动地描述人物间的相同点与不同点。

1. Lisa唱得比Sam好。

Lisa sings ____________________ ____________________ Sam.

2. 他和我一样外向。

He is ____________________ outgoing ____________________ me.

3. Peter学习不如Tom努力。

Peter doesn’t work ____________________ hard ____________________ Tom.

 三、以读促写

根据所给汉语或首字母提示，写出空白处所缺单词的正确形式。每空限填一词。完成后请找出文中的比较级并思考其在文中的用法。

My Best Friend and I

My favorite    1   (谚语) is ＂Friends are God’s way of taking care of us.＂ It makes me think about my best friend Linda. We have known each other since we were in    2   (最初的) school. In some ways, we look    3   (相像的), and in some ways, we look different.

B   4   of us have black eyes and long black hair, but she is a little taller than I. I’m quiet and    5   (严肃的), so it’s not easy for me to make friends and get on with other    6   (小孩). However, Linda is not as quiet as me. She is    7   (外向的). She is so    8   (有才能的) in telling jokes that she always makes me l   9   . It’s so lucky to have a friend like her. As for study, both of us are    10   (辛勤的) and like to learn everything new. We enjoy studying together. But Linda is better at study and gets better g   11   than I do. She always tries her best to help me as l   12   as I have problems. With her help, I made great progress in my lessons. I’m very thankful for all that she has done for me. I think I    13   (应该) learn from her and try to help others just like her. In our free time, we often talk about and    14   (分享) everything. In f   15   , I think I’m a good listener and always there to listen.

   16   (虽然) Linda is quite different from me, I don’t really    17   (在意) if my friends are the same as me or different. I    18   (真正) understand that a life without friendship is like a day without sunshine. Linda is my true friend who reaches my hand and touches my    19   (内心).

【参考答案】

  思路点拨

1. 体裁：记叙文。

2. 人称：用第一、三人称。

3. 时态：主要用一般现在时。

（一）

假设Kitty是你的好朋友，请根据所给要点，向你的同学们介绍一下她。（不少于80词）

My good friend

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写作思路

这是一篇提示性作文。要求根据所给提示写一篇作文。本文所给材料比较详细，并且给出了具体要求，我们要做的就是用正确的英语把这些内容表达出来。动笔前要认真阅读材料，不可遗漏要点，并适当发挥。注意时态与时间状语的搭配及主谓一致问题。写作中适当使用连词，注意上下文联系紧密，符合逻辑关系。

参考范文

My good friend

I have a good friend. Her name is Kitty. She is 14 years old. She’s from America. She’s a tall and thin girl with big eyes and she has long hair. She likes dancing and seeing movies.

She’s kind and friendly. She’s also ready to help others. Her favorite food is dumplings. Her favorite festival is Spring Festival because it is very interesting. She likes pink and wearing dress. She likes soup very much and seldom eats hamburgers. She eats more vegetables and fruit. She also exercises for one hour every day. She wants to be a dancer when she grows up.

名师点评

这篇文章语言规范，叙事清楚，词汇及时态运用正确，能够把提示的内容叙述清楚，语句通顺，意思连贯，是一篇不错的文章。

（二）

请你给班主任写一封推荐信，推荐 Li Lei 当班长。信中要对Li Lei进行全面介绍。词数80—100（短文开头已给出，不计入总词数）。

内容要点：1.15岁，八年级，外貌；

2. 星座……，以及所代表的性格特征；

3. 有许多个人特质：自信、勤奋、好学，成绩好；

4. 乐于助人，常为我们讲解难题；

5. 为人善良，不自私，能注意每个细节；

6. 聪明、富于创意和想象力。

Dear Mr. Lu

We are writing to recommend Li Lei as our monitor. ______________________________________________

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写作思路

本书面表达是一封推荐信，首先应该注意书信的格式，然后注意推荐的是别人，所以人称应该用第三人称；本文的时态也应该尽可能用一般现在时；书写时，应该注意表达的逻辑性，尽量将提示内容表达的直观清晰，符合英语的表达习惯。本文中会用到这些单词或短语confident、hardworking、careful、kind、clever、creative、imaginative、help sb. to do等。

参考范文

Dear Mr. Lu

We are writing to recommend Li Lei as our monitor. He is a 15-year-old good-looking boy. He is in Grade 8. His star sign is Leo, so he is so confident and hardworking that he often gets good marks in all the subjects. He is polite and helpful to others. When his classmates have any problems, they often ask him for help. He is kind, generous, so he has made many good friends. He is very clever, creative and imaginative. He often takes an active part in different activities. We all like him.

I think that Li Lei has all the qualities to be a good monitor. I hope you can agree with me.

Yours,

Li Hua

名师点评

这封信注意到了格式、时态、人称和固定词组搭配，还注意了连词的运用。句子顺畅，符合英语的表达习惯。

（一）

　　以＂My friend and I＂为题，写一篇短文。

　　要求：1. 词数80左右。

　　　　　2. 用比较级描述你与朋友的外貌，性格特征、兴趣爱好，学习等方面的异同。

My friend and I

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（二）

阅读下面表格中的内容，根据所提供的信息，写一篇100词左右的短文，介绍一位名叫Kate的女孩。

要求：1. 语言表达准确；

2. 要包括表格中的信息；

3. 可适当发挥。

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（三）

假如你叫田甜，想应聘学校的学生导游，今年署假陪同即将来校访问的美国朋友参观徐州。要求你用英语写一篇短文向学校推荐自己。

注意：

1. 短文应包括所给内容要点，可适当发挥，使文章连贯；

2. 词数90左右，短文开头已给出，不计入总词数；

3. 文中不得提及考生所在的学校及自己的姓名；

My name is Tian Tian. ______________________________________________________________________

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（一）

【思路导航】

这是一篇以我和我的朋友为题的命题作文。在写作前要审清题意，看清要求。作文要求用到比较级来写我和朋友在外貌、兴趣爱好等的异同。所以在写作时一定要用到比较级。可以用第一人称来写。写作时理清思绪，注意句子的完整性和句与句之间的衔接，可适当利用连词和带有总结性的句子，使文章更紧凑和流畅。学科&网

【佳作展示】

　　My friend and I

　　Tom is my best friend, and we get along with each other quite well. He is taller than me, but I am stronger than him, because I like playing all kinds of sports. But Tom is quieter and smarter on study. He likes reading and listening to music, especially English songs. There are so many differences between us. But we also have something in common. We both like playing computer games. And on weekends we often do homework together and he helps me with my study. He is such a nice friend!

（二）

【思路导航】

这是一篇利用表格给材料的作文。通过表格可知主要描述凯特的年龄、就读学校、外貌特征、性格爱好和凯特心中的理想学校等。结合内容可知主要采用一般现在时，因为该文以第三人称单数描述，所以要注意主谓一致。

【佳作展示】

Kate is a 13-year-old girl. She studies in a mixed school in France. She has round face, big eyes and has long hair.

She is honest. And she often offers her seat to the old man on the bus. She is humorous but she never says anything bad about others. She likes children, so she hopes to be a teacher when she grows up.

About ideal school, she wishes her ideal school is very large. There are at most 25 students in each class. Students can choose subjects that they like learning. In summer, students can have more weeks to have a rest. In the school, there are more activities for students to take part in. She hopes that every student can study happily in the ideal school. 学科&网

【名师点评】

短文分三段从三个方面：个人情况及外貌、性格爱好、理想学校描述了凯特的情况。虽然这篇短文语言很平实，但是内容全面，要点突出，语言结构正确，没有语法错误，表述符合逻辑。

（三）

【思路导航】

这是一篇应用文写作，写一封自荐信。由于给出的材料比较全面，我们所要做的首先是应用正确的英语句子把这些内容表达出来，在此基础上亦可适当发挥，注意不要遗漏材料中给出的要点。写作前先结合要表达的事情确定句子的人称时态，注意标点符号及大小写等问题，不要犯语法错误。注意上下文之间的逻辑关系，语意连贯。

【佳作展示】

My name is Tian Tian. I’m in Class 4, Grade 8. I’m very brave, outgoing and easygoing. And I am helpful. I like traveling and making friends a lot. My favorite sport is basketball and I am very good at it. I enjoy reading English novels well. In 2012 I won the first prize in the school English competition. Xuzhou is my hometown. It is a beautiful and clean city. There are many places of interest. I love it and I know it very well.

I really want to be a student guide for the American friends. I’d like to show them around our school and visit Xuzhou.

My e-mail address is tiantian@163.com.