Unit 04. My neighbourhood. Lesson 3. A closer look 2

Friday,

October

27th

2017.


Comparative Adjectives:
1. Short adjectives:
one syllable: tall, large, big, small, short, …
Ex: Tom is taller than Jimmy.
Tom
= Jimmy is shorter than Tom.
Form:S1 + be + adj-erJimmy
+ than + S2
one syllable

Positive

Comparative

tall
large

taller
larger

big

bigger

Rule

+ er
+r
double last
letter + er

than is used to make comparisons


2. Long adjectives:
two
more
modern,
interesting,
Ex1:or
The
townsyllables:
house is more
modern
than the
country house.
convenient,
expensive, …
Ex2: The town house is more expensive than
the country house.
Form: S1 + be + more + adj + than + S2

Positive Comparative
two or more
syllables

Rule

modern more modern more + adj
expensive

more
expensive

more + adj


NOTE:
two syllables

Positive Comparative

noisy

noisier

Rule

y -> ier

narrow

narrower

+ er

clever

cleverer

+ er

quiet

quieter

+ er


1- Complete the following sentences...
slimmer
1. Ann is ………………than
Laura. (slim)
2. This building is ……… taller
than that building. (tall)
3. The square in Ha Noi is ………...... than the square in Hoi An.
(big)

bigger

4. My neighbourhood is …………...….. than your neighbourhood.
(noisy)

noisier

5. The Green Hotel is …………………. than the Palace Hotel.
(cheap)

cheaper


2- Complete the following sentences...
1. This house is............................
more modern than that
house. (modern)

2. This park is.......... than that park. (beautiful)
3. Living in a house is.........than living in a flat. (convenient)
4. Living in a city is........than living in the countryside.
(interesting)
5. Things in this shop are.......than things in the
supermarket. (expensive)


LUCKY NUMBERS

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more convenient
Living in a house _______________
than living in a flat. (convenient)

Back


Is Hoi An _____________
more historic than Hue?
(historic)

Back


Are your streets _________
narrower than
ours? (narrow)

Back

Back


Tran Hung Dao Street is _________
busier
than Nguyen Du Street. (busy)

Back


Things in this shop are______________
more expensive
than things in the supermarket.
(expensive)

Back


4. Write about the differences:
Ex: Yen Binh is more crowded than Long
Son.
1. crowded
2. noisy
3. modern
4. peaceful
5. beautiful

6. Ask and answer:
1. Yen Binh / crowded / Long Son?
2. Long Son / modern / Yen Binh?
3. Yen Binh / noisy / Long Son?
4. Long Son / beautiful / Yen Binh?
5. Long Son / peaceful / Yen Binh?

Example:
1. A: Is Yen Binh more crowded than Long Son?
B: Yes, it is.
2. A: Is Long Son more modern than Yen Binh?
B: No, it isn’t.


1. Learn by heart the structures.
2. Do the exercises 3, 7.
3. Prepare Communication



Exercise 2, 4


Question 1

Question 6

Question 2

Question 7

Question 3

Question 8

Question 4

Question 9

Question 5

Question 10


Question 1

This house is ________than that house. (modern)

A. moderner
B. more modern
C. more moderner
Finis
h

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Key

Hom
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Question 2

Is Ho Chi Minh City ________ than Ha Noi? (big)

A. is bigger
B. biger
C. bigger
Finis
h

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Key

Hom
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Question 3

This park is __________than that park. (beautiful)

A. more beautiful
B. beautifuler
C. more beautifuler
Finis
h

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Key

Hom
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Question 4

Is a house in the city _________ than a house in
the countryside? (expensive)

A. is more expensive
B. more expensive
C. expensiver
10s

Key

Finis
h

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Question 5

Living in a house is_________ than living in a flat.
(convenient)

A.more convenient
B.convenienter
C.more convenienter
10s

Key

Finish

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Hom
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