’25 New Horizon English Course 2 Unit 6

Unit 6 How can we make a good presentation?

Unit 1 What is this page about?

形容詞の原級、比較級、最上級　　tall    taller     the tallest

EX This movie is as old as that one. (原級)

→　this movie is older than that one. ( 比較級)

→　This movie is the oldest of the five ( in Japan). (最上級)

Examples

Which is taller, Godzillar or the Statue of Liberty?
Godzillar is taller than the Statue of Liberty.
Which movie is older, Your Name or My neighbor Totoro?
My neighbor Totoro is older than Your Name.
Which movie is the oldest, of the three?
My neighbor Totoro is the oldest of the three.
A baseball is bigger than a tennis ball.
A volleyball is lighter than a soccer ball.
a tennis ball is  the smallest of the five.
A basketball is the heaviest of the five.
Example from the textbook  and practice
Which is larger, a basketball court or a tennis court?
a basketball court is larger than a tennis court.
Which is smaller, or a basketball or a volleyball?
A volleyball is smaller than a basketball.
Which is the smallest of these three?
volleyball is the smallest of the three?
A volleyball is lighter than a soccer ball.
A basketball is the heaviest of the three.
I think soccer is older than baseball.

? What is this page about?
It’s about the size of sports goods and stadiums.
Activity 1

Which is higher, Mt. Fuji or Tsurugi-dake?
Mt. Fuji is higher than Tsurugi-Gake.
Which is longer, Shinano Gawa River or Tone Gawa River?
Shinano Gawa River is longer than Tone Gawa River.

words 

tri/via
quiz
cou/rt
th/an

 

Part 2     What is Eddy asking about?
3音節以上の形容詞の原級、比較級、最上級　　beautiful    more beautiful       the most beautiful
Mt. Fuji is as beautiful as Mt. Zao. 

→   Mt. Fuji is more beautiful than Mt. Zao. 

→　Mt. Fuji is the most beautiful in Japan.
Example from the textbook
They’re more interesting than other movies.
I think science fiction movies are the most interesting of all.
Math is more difficult than English.
Basketball is more interesting than baseball.
The Midori Zoo is the most famous place in our town.
Pizza is the most delicious food of all.
We found that animated movies are the most popular in our class.
More than half of the class likes other kinds of movies better than animated movies.
They are the second most popular kind of movies.
They are as popular as science fiction movies. 
Example from the textbook and practice
It’s more interesting than other sports.
Curling is the most interesting sport of all.
Math is more difficult than English.
The Midori Zoo is the most famous place in our town.

? What is Eddy asking about? 
He’s asking about Anna’s favorite sport.
Activity 2 
what is your favorite movie?

Words
sur/vey
cur/li/ng
more
st/ra/te/gy
ski/ll
mo/st

 

Read & Think 1 

副詞の原級、比較級、最上級　　much, good, well      better    the  best

EX  Classmates like soccer better than baseball.  →　Classmates like soccer the best. 

Example from the textbook
Fifteen of our classmates like animated movies the best.
Nine of our them like action movies the best.
I like English the best of all subjects.
I like fall the best of all seasons.
I like Kyoto the best of all cities in Japan.
I like action movies the best.

Example from the textbook
12 of our classmates like basketball the best.
We found that basketball is the most popular sport in our class.
More than half of our classmates like other sports better than basketball.
We were surprised that soccer is not the most popular sport in our class.
I like fall the best of all seasons.
I like Kyoto the best of all cities in Japan.
I like Japanese dish the best of all dishes all over the world.
Activity 3
what kind of movies do you often watch?

graph
according
percent
such
conclusion
half
better
according to ～によれば
as for ～に関して言えば
such as ～のような
in conclusion 結果として
more than ～を超えて

 

Important words & phrases
As for the kind of movies, fifteen of our classmates like animated movies the best.
Five like other kinds, such as love stories, comedies or horror movies.
As a result of our research, we found that animated movies are the most popular in our class.
More than half of the class likes other kinds of movies better than animated movies.

Read & Think 2 Feedback

原級 This movie is as old as that one.
Example from the textbook
I like soccer the best.
In our class, it is the second most popular sport,
and it is as popular as tennis.
Language Focus
clearly 滑舌よく話す、明瞭に発音する

Activity 4
Do you like SF movies? And if you like, just let me know about the movies you see.

Words
feedback
speaker
content
delivery
clear
contact
comment(s)
topics
spoke ←speak
data
slide
letter(s)

important words & phrases
I feel like talking about my favorite movies with our classmates.
I sit in the front row.