LESSON |
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A is high. C is tall.
B is low.
C is tall.
D is short.
A is higher than B.
D is shorter than C.
E ___________
f _______________
G ______________
H ____________
E is as long as f.
G is shorter than either f or E.
H is the shortest of all.
E,f,G, and H are straight lines.
Take a ruler. Measure your desk. How long is it? How wide is it? How high is it?
Your desk is not so long and so broad as mine. It is shorter,lower,and narrower than mine.
Show me your new book. Your book is not so thick as mine. Yours is thinner.
This is my book. This book is mine. This is mine.
This is your book. This book is yours. This is yours.
This is his book. This book is his. This is his.
This is her book. This book is hers. This is hers.
These are our books. These books are ours. These are ours.
These are your books. These books are yours. These are yours.
The se are their books. These books are theirs.These are theirs.
This is the picture of an English ruler. Have you an English ruler?
An English ruler has twelve inches. Twelve inches make one foot.
How many inches has a Chinese ruler?
My hand is six inches long. My desk is longer than my hand. The table is longer than my desk. The wall is longer than the table.
My hand is four inches wide. My book is wider than my hand. The chair is wider than my book.
I am five feet nine inches tall. I am taller than that boy or that little girl.
A is old.
B is as old as A.
C is not so old as A or B.
D is older than A or B.
E is the oldest of all.
Exercise |
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(a) Shape,size,measure,square,round,pointed,curved,ruler,tongue,bottle.
(b) Straight,higher,shortest,thinner,hottest,better,worst,worse,least,less.
(c) Mine,purple,English,color,piece,Mary,fred,John,rain,thank.
(d) Think,friend,began,thigh,running,slowly,middle,knee,sorry,lesson.