2. Look at the title and these pictures. What do you think today’s
lesson is about?
3. GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES
Look at the pictures and the words. Which of these types of
geographical features exist in or near the area where you live?
valley volcano cliff
waterfall coast jungle
mountain range
4. A. Look at the pictures and the map on pages 40 and 41. What do you
know or can you guess about Sichuan?
5.
6.
7. B. Read the text and tick the topics that are mentioned.
places of interest
hotels
history
food
museums
nature
animals
8. C. Read again and answer the questions.
Q1. What’s the mountain range to the West of Sichuan called?
The Himalayas.
Q2. Where can you see carved lions?
Outside palaces and other important buildings.
Q3. Where can you see beautiful scenery and lakes?
At Jiuzhaigou Valley.
9. C. Read again and answer the questions.
Q4. What’s the capital of this Province?
It’s Chengdu.
Q5. What do the Sichuanese use in
their cooking?
A lot of chilli peppers and
garlic.
10. D. Look at the highlighted words in the text and choose the
correct meaning a or b.
11. E. Discuss.
• Would you like to visit Sichuan?
• Which places in Sichuan would you
like to visit
most? Why?
12.
13. Comparative & Superlative Forms
• We use the comparative of adjectives when we
compare two
.people, animals or things
• We use the superlative of adjectives when we
compare one
person, animal or thing with several of the same
kind.
18. Other Forms of Comparison
as + adjective + as
My car is as fast as yours. (= My car and your car are
equally fast.)
not as + adjective + as
He’s not as clever as you are. (=You are cleverer than
he is.)