一、單詞

competition /?k?mp??t??(?)n/ n.比賽，競賽；

compete?v.?競爭，比賽

compete with/ against sb for …

① I found that competition very interesting, but I don’t now.

②enter for the competition 參加比賽

I entered for the competition.

③ like + competition

Did you like the garden competition last year?

neat /ni?t/ adj. 整齊的，整潔的；

① neat+n.

Her house is always neat and clean.

② He always looks very neat and tidy.

③ That’s neat/cool 這很酷

path /pɑ?θ/ n. 小徑，小道；

① neat path

He has made neat paths.

做句型的變化：橫向-時態(tài)變化； 縱向-四句型轉(zhuǎn)換

He made a neat path last month.

wooden /?w?dn/ adj. 木制的；

n+en -> adj.

① wooden chair/bridge/spoon/door +v. expression

His house is full of wooden chairs ( A be full of B)

He knocked at the wooden door?

He always finds wooden things beautiful

I had breakfast with a wooden spoon.

pool /pu?l/ n. 游泳池；池塘，水坑；水池

① swimming pool 游泳池

②句子的結(jié)構(gòu)6123456

He has gone to the swimming pool.

There are a great many swimming pools in Beijing.

二、原文

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!

三、課文和語法

1. Joe Sanders has the most beautiful garden in our town.

形容詞前最高級+the???一般有范圍中的有比較級和最高級，這里用的in

Kim is the tallest student in the class.

It’s the most exciting movie I have ever watched. (從句表范圍)

2. Nearly everybody enters for …

nearly 幾乎= almost

Edward nearly/almost missed the flight.

enter for 報名參加（考試，競賽）

enter for CET6

enter for a beauty contest(選美比賽)

enter + 地點 意思為進入，走進

3. but Joe wins every time.

win 贏，獲勝， 一般不接人。對應的反義詞是lose

我們常用beat sb. 或 defeat sb. 表示打敗某人

win the race/match/a battle/a prize

He always beats me at chess.

近義詞：win, obtain, gain, earn, acquire

1）win: 著重指經(jīng)過努力或占有優(yōu)勢而得到，可與gain互換使用

By her hard work, she won a place for herself.

The teacher quickly won/gained experience.

2)obtain: 指力爭得到自己所渴望的東西或達到如意的目的，比get正式

He obtained a large sum of money by buying and selling houses.

3)earn 指通過自身的勞動而獲得報酬或因自身功勞而得到榮譽、贊賞

She earned reputation for honesty

He earns his living by playing the piano

4) acquire: 指通過努力而逐漸獲得智力、才能等

They have acquired many skills in these few years.

4. Bill Frith’s garden is larger than Joe’s

①n+’s 表示所屬關系，構(gòu)成名詞所有格

Mary’s parents

②復數(shù)名詞以s結(jié)尾，后面直接加’

the twins’ parents

the babies’ parents

③不規(guī)則名詞復數(shù)+’s

the children’s parents

④Mary and Tom’s parents 兩者共有的，在最后一個后面+’s

Mary’s and Tom’s parents 各自擁有的

⑤名詞所有格中，事物第二次提到時，可省略

They aren’t Mary’s parents but Tom’s

Whose parents are they? Mary’s or Tom’s?

5. He has mad neat paths and has built a wooden bridge over a pool.

①make -made-made

build-built-built

make 修建，含義更廣泛

build 修建，建筑

The shirt is made in China

② over prep. 從（某物）的右邊到另一邊，橫越

a bridge over the river

run over the field 跑過田野

7. I always win a little prize for the worst garden in the town

prize 獎品，獎金 n.

Dave won the first prize in the race.

8.形容詞的比較級和最高級

1)用法：

主+be+adj.er + than + 比較對象

The left one is smaller than the right one.

主+ be+the+adj.est+n.+范圍

My mon is the kindest person in the world.

主+ be+the+adj.est+n. + I’ve ever met/seen

Yao is the tallest guy I’ve ever seen.

2）規(guī)則：

①單音節(jié)詞和少數(shù)雙音節(jié)詞在詞尾加-er, -est

hard -harder- hardest

small- smaller- smallest

② 以-e結(jié)尾的單音詞詞前直接加-r, -est

large-larger-largest

③本身重讀閉音節(jié)的單音節(jié)詞要雙寫最后一個輔音字母再加-er, -est?（先記成輔音+元音+輔音結(jié)構(gòu)）

big-bigger-biggest,??thin-thinner-thinnest

④少數(shù)雙音節(jié)或多音節(jié)詞通常在前面加more和most構(gòu)成比較級和最高級

beautiful= more beautiful – the most beautiful

⑤一些不規(guī)則形容詞的比較級和最高級

good/well-better-best?bad/ill-worse-worst

⑥以輔音+y結(jié)尾的，變y為i再加-er, -est

busi-busier-busiest

⑦比較級中，如果把所比較的兩項都提到，比較級后用介詞than

Bill works harder than Joe

⑧最高級限定范圍一般用of， among, in 等介詞短語

9. 表示時間的介詞at, in, on ,during

1） at 主要表示時間點

①用來表示特定的某一時刻

at nine

②用來表示不確定某一時刻

at Easter 在復活節(jié)期間

③ 用來表示年齡段

at the age of eight.

2) in 主要用來表示時間段

①一般指在相對較長的一段時間內(nèi)

in the morning

in spring/summer

a man in his thirties 一個三十幾歲的男人

② 可表示在…時間之后/之內(nèi) ，通常用在將來時態(tài)

He said he would come back in a month.

③in+ 動名詞 ： in doing sth

相當于在做… 的過程當中

In working, we can learn a lot

3）on 主要表示具體到某一天

①表示具體的日期和星期

on Monday

on my birthday

② 表示特定的某一天上午、下午、凌晨或半夜等

on the night/morning of December 31, 1999

③表示在第幾天

on his first day to school

④on +動名詞或名詞 on doing sth

相當于在做…的時候或一… 就….

4)during 主要表示在…期間，強調(diào)在什么時間過程中發(fā)生了什么事情

表示事件發(fā)生的過程，不表示在此過程中事件發(fā)生的起止時間。for 則表示這件事延續(xù)時間的長短，指出了事件發(fā)生的開始時間。

My father was in hospital for six weeks during the summer

during 可接事件延續(xù)一段時間的名詞，如stay， visit，travel等，for不能這樣用

during his childhood

10. 不定代詞

1）both 的用法

both 兩者都，謂語動詞要用復數(shù)，both 可做主語，賓語，定語和同位語

2)each VS every 每一個，每個

each 強調(diào)把人或物一個個加以考慮，強調(diào)個別情況，every強調(diào)整體或共同性，相當于漢語的“人人都，每個都”

each可做名詞或形容詞，可充當主語、定語、賓語、同位語。every只能做定語。

each 和every都修飾可數(shù)名詞單數(shù)，謂語動詞用單數(shù)

3） all 的用法

all意思是全體，所有，一切，所有的；既是名詞也是形容詞, 可做主語、賓語、定語、狀語和同位語

all可指人、物或情況，指人代表兩個以上的人，如果作主語，謂語動詞要用復數(shù)。

指物或情況時，表示所有，一切，作主語時，謂語動詞要用單數(shù)

all做定語時，可修飾可數(shù)或者不可數(shù)名詞

4)either VS neither

either指兩個人或物中的任何一個，表示肯定意義

neither 指兩個人或物中的一個也不，哪個都不，表否定意義

either和neither在句中作主語、賓語、定語。做主語時，謂語動詞用單數(shù)。

四、習慣用法

swimming pool

enter the competition

make a path

That’s neat.

enter for

make a path

build a bridge

win a prize