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COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES
1. Match an adjective with its opposite
fast
modern
expensive
dangerous
dirty
unfriendly
noisy
exciting
busy
cheap
slow
friendly
clean
quiet
old
safe
relaxing
boring
2. Listening
Listen to Joel and Andy comparing city and country life. Do you agree?
3. Listen and repeat
4. PRESENTATION OF COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES
The buildings in the city are higher than the ones in the country.
The country is safer than the city.
The city is dirtier than the country.
Hanoi is hotter than Dalat.
New York is more modern than Basque country.
New York is more modern than Basque country.
The buildings in the city are higher than the ones in the country.
The country is safer than the city.
Hanoi is hotter than Dalat.
The city is dirtier than the country.
S1 + to be + SHORT ADJECTIVE + ER + THAN + S2
(no more than 2 syllables)
S1 + to be +MORE + LONG ADJECTIVE + THAN + S2
(2 or more than 2 syllables)
COMPARATIVES
2-syllable adjectives ending in y, er, ow, le are short ones
Formation of the ending “er”
- Adj + er Eg: cheap cheaper
- Adje + r Eg: large larger
- Adjy Adjier Eg: heavy heavier
- Adja vow + a con (except w) + the last consonant + erEg: thin thinner
COMPARATIVES
Adjectives Comparative form
• Good
• Bad
• Much/many
• little
• better
• worse
• more
• less
Irregular comparative forms of some common adjectives
COMPARATIVES
Practice 1: Write the correct form of the adjectives1. A: Life in the country is ……… ………… city life (slow)
B: Yes, the city’s much …………….. (fast)
2. A: New York is ………. …………. Los Angeles. (safe)B: No, it isn’t. New York is much ………….. ……….……… (dangerous)
3. A: Seoul is ………… …………. Beijing. (big)B: No, it isn’t. It’s much …….………. (small)
4. A: Madrid is ………… ……….…….. …………… Rome. (expensive)B: No, it isn’t. Madrid is much ……………….. (cheap)
5. A: The buildings in Rome are …...….. ……..…… …………. the buildings in Prague. (modern)
B: No, they aren’t. They’re much ………….. (old)
6. A: Cafes in London are ……..….. …………. cafes in Paris. (good)B: No! Cafes in London are much …….…….. (bad)
slower than
faster
safer thanmore dangerous
bigger thansmaller
more expensive thancheaper
more modern than
older
better thanworse
Work in pairs to compare 2 towns or cities that you both know and decide which town you prefer, why?
Practice 2
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!