新概念英语第一册111_The most expensive model

Lesson 111: The most expensive model

最昂贵的型号

Watch the story and answer the question

1. Can Mr. Frith buy the television on instalments? How does it work?

Key words and expressions

• model 型号，式样
• afford 付得起
• deposit 预付定金;沉积物，沉积层；订金；押金；存款；竞选保证金
• instalment 分期付款( NAmE usuallyin·stall·ment )
• price 价格
• millionaire 百万富翁

Language points

1. Mr. Frith: I like this television very much. How much does it cost?

2. Assistant: It’s the most expensive model in the shop. It costs five hundred pounds.

3. Mrs. Frith: That’s too expensive for us. We can’t afford all that money.

4. Assistant: This model’s less expensive than that one. It’s only three hundred pounds. But, of course, it’s not as good as the expensive one.

5. Mr. Frith: I don’t like this model. The other model’s more expensive, but it’s worth the money.

6. Mr. Frith: Can we buy it on instalments?

7. Assistant: Of course. You can pay a deposit of thirty pounds, and then fourteen pounds a month for three years.

8. Mr. Frith: Do you like it, dear?

9. Mrs. Frith: I certainly do, but I don’t like the price. You always want the best, but we can’t afford it. Sometimes you think you’re a millionaire!

10. Mr. Frith: Millionaires don’t buy things on instalments!

11. How much does it cost ? = How much is it?

12. 大多数两个音节以上的adj.可与more/less连用构成比较级形式，与most/least连用构成最高级形式。

    1. more/less expensive
    2. the most/least expensive

13. five hundred pounds

    1. two hundred students
    2. hundreds of students
    3. five hundred dollars / yuan(外来货币不加s)

14. afford 付得起时间、金钱

    1. We can’t afford that television.
    2. He’s too busy, and he even can’t afford an hour for lunch.

15. less expensive = cheaper

16. not as … as

    1. The French test is as difficult as the English test.
    2. He doesn’t play as well as his sister.

17. buy sth. on instalments

    1. He bought his house on instalments.

18. pay 支付

    1. I paid ten yuan for a drink.

19. deposit 定金，存款

    1. bank deposit 银行存款
    2. put a deposit on the house 支付了购买房屋的定金

20. dear = daring 亲爱的

21. price

    1. The price is high / low.
    2. What’s the price of the television?
    3. It’s worth the price.

Sentence patterns

多音节adj.变比较级、最高级

1. The television is more/less expensive than that one.
2. It’s the most/least expensive model in the shop.
3. This television is (not) as good as that one.

Lesson 112: How do they compare?

Pattern drill

• As … as 像。。。一样

  • sweet
    • Is the red apple sweeter than the green one?
    • No, it isn’t.
    • The red apple is as sweet as the green one.
  • tall
    • Is the policeman taller than the policewoman?
    • No, he isn’t.
    • The policeman is as tall as the policewoman.
  • short
  • old
  • blunt adj. 钝的，不锋利的
    • Is the red pencil blunter than the green one?
    • No, it isn’t.
    • The red pencil is as blunt as the green one.
  • sharp

• Not as … as 不像。。。一样

  • clean
  • fat
  • smart
  • light
    • Is the brown case lighter than the blue one?
    • No, it isn’t.
    • The brown case is not as light as the blue one.
  • new
    • Is the white handbag newer than the black one?
    • No, it isn’t.
    • The white handbag is not as new as the black one.
  • expensive

• difficult, more difficult, the most difficult

  • This test is difficult.
  • This test is more difficult.
  • This is the most difficult test I have ever done!

• interesting, less interesting, the least interesting

  • This book is interesting.
  • This book is less interesting.
  • This is the least interesting book I have ever read!