E 8 UNIT 2 A CLOSER LOOK 2.(P 1)

Unit 2: Life in the countryside
Lesson 3: A closer look 2



GRAMMAR
Comparative forms of adjectives: review.



Short Adj:

S + be + adj + er + than + Noun/
Pronoun
Long Adj:

S + be + more + adj + than +
Noun/ Pronoun



GRAMMAR
Ex 1. Complete the passage below with a suitable comparative form of
the adjectives provided.
Sometimes I hear adults around me say that it is (0. good) better for
children to grow up in the city than in the countryside. They say that the city
higher
offers a child more opportunities for (1. high) __________
education, and
easier

better
(2. easy) __________
access to (3. good) __________
facilities. Life there is
(4. exciting) _______________ and (5. convenient) _______________.
more exciting
more convenient
They may be right, but there’s one thing they might not know. I feel
(6. happy) __________
here than in a crowded and noisy city. Country folk
happier
are (7. friendly) more
____________________
friendly/ friendlier than city folk. I know every boy in
my village. Life here is not as (8. fast) __________
as that in the city and I
fast
feel (9. safe) __________.
Perhaps the (10. good) best
__________ place to
safer
grow up is the place where you feel at home.




Short Adv:

S1 + V + adv + er + than + Noun/
Pronoun

Long Adv:

S + V + more/ less + adv + than + Noun/
Pronoun
Eg.
They work harder than I do.= They work harder than me. 
My friend did the test more carefully than I did. = My
friend did the test more carefully than me.


GRAMMAR

2. Complete the sentences with suitable comparative forms of adverbs
in the box.

Traditionally (một cách truyền thống) - soundly (một cách ngon 
lành) - generously (một cách hào phóng) - slowly - healthily
1. Can you speak _______________?
My English is not good.
more slowly
2. After a hard working day, we usually sleep _______________.
more soundly
3. Nowadays, people dress _______________,
less traditionally so it’s difficult to
say which country they are from.
more generously
4. It’s not always true that rich people donate _______________
than poor people.
more healthily
5. If you want to stay slim, you have to eat _______________.

HOMEWORK
 Review Grammar points.
 Prepare for:
Unit 2: A closer look 2 –
Do Exercises 3, 4, 5 textbook