unit 6 comparatives and superlatives

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UNIT

6

COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES

Hán T. Hồng Nhung


UNIT 6. COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES

We use the comparative to compare two people, places or things.

small

smaller


1. GRAMMAR
1.Comparative adjectives

Ex1:

One, you were

1

Superlatives

the

most

beautiful.


1. GRAMMAR
1.Comparative adjectives
Ex2:
Nowadays, snow white is way

2

Comparatives

more

beautiful

than

you.


1. GRAMMAR
1.Comparative adjectives
Ex3:
Her skin is

Ex4:

as

white

Her lips have

as

snow.

the same

color

as

blood.

3

Comparison of Equality


1. GRAMMAR
1.Comparative adjectives
1.1.Rules at a Glance

one syllable

Only one syllable, with one vowel and one consonant

tall, neat, deep...
hot, big, fat, sad....

at the end

Short adj

Two syllables, ending in -y

happy, silly, lonely,....

Two syllables, ending in -ow

narrow, yellow,.....

Two syllables, ending in -le

simple, noble...

Two syllables, ending in -er or -et

Long adj

Two syllables or more, not ending in -y.

clever, quiet....

modern, interesting, beautiful,.....

1. GRAMMAR
1.Comparative adjectives
1.1.Rules at a Glance

Short Adj

Comparative

Superlative

S + V + Short Adj - er than + N/ Pronoun

S + V + the + Short Adj - est

Ex: I am taller than him.

Ex: I am the tallest.

Long Adj

S + V + the most + long Adj

S + V + more + long Adj+ than + N/ Pronoun
Ex: I am more famous than him.

Ex: I am the most famous.

Comparison of

Equality

S + V + as + Adj/ Adv + as
Ex: Sometimes, love is as sweet as a cup of milk tea.


Part 1.
(A) He's filling the boxes with shoes.

(B) The boxes are on (B)
the The
belt. boxes are on the belt.
(C) The boxes are being stacked on the floor.

stack

/stæk/

(D) The warehouse is full of people.


Part 1.

(A) The man is putting a letter in the
(A) mailbox
The man is putting a letter in the mailbox
(B) The mailman is emptying the mailbox..
(C) The post office is full of people with packages.
(D) The man is waiting in the line at the post office.

package
/ˈpæk.ɪdʒ/


Part 1.
(A) The woman is buying presents

(B) The woman is opening a present.
(B) The woman is opening a present.
(C) The woman is making a presentation.

(D) The family is making presents.

present (n)

/ˈprez.ənt/

present (v)

/prɪˈzent/


Part 1.

(A) The posters are advertising movies.
(B) The man and woman are watching a movie.
(C) They are walking in front of a theater.
(D) There are many people in front of the theater.

Part 1.
(A) The bear attacking the little girl.

(B) The girl is playing with her favorite doll.

(C) The man is touching the stuffed bear.
(C) The man is touching the stuffed bear.
(D) He’s feeding the bear some fish.

touch (v)

/tʌtʃ/

stuff (n)

/stʌf/

attack(v)

/əˈtæk/


Part 2.

1.What time will the meeting be out?
(A) It’s at the hotel.
(B) About 4:30
(C) We won’t be there on time.

Part 2.

2. What is your favorite class?
(A) Evelyn is an excellent teacher.

(B) The class is very large.
(C) I like Spanish.

large (adj)
excellent (adj)

/lɑːrdʒ/
/ˈek.səl.ənt/


Part 2.

3.Can you write me a check?

(A) She has already checked it.

(B) I can check.
(C) No problem.


Part 2.
4. How do you get to work?
(A) By bicycle.
(B) I’ve been there for almost fifteen years.
(C) It’s an engineering company.

engineering (n)

/en.dʒɪˈnɪə.rɪŋ/


Part 2.
5.Where do you teach?
(A) On the subway.
(B) Only language classes.
(C) At a language institute.

institute (n)

/ˈɪn.stə.tuːt/


Part 3.Short Conversations
Questions 1 through 3 refer to the following conversation.

conference (n)

/ˈkɒn.fər.əns/

M: Do you think we should come back from the ........................a day..............?
conference

early

W: What for? As long as we're there, we might as well stay for the weekend.

M: You're right. Let's try to make the most of it. I've never been to New York before.

W: After the conference, we can take .........................of the city, too.

a guided tour


Part 3.
1. What are the man and woman discussing?
(A) Plans for after a conference
(B) Their summer vacation.
(C) Tours .
(D) Their boss


Part 3.
2. What does the man suggest at first?
(A) Staying for an extra day
(B) Missing the conference
(C) Leaving early
(D) Taking a week's vacation
3. What will they do afterwards?
(A) Go to a museum
(B) Leave New York
(C) Go to an art gallery
(D) Take a tour


Part 3.Short Conversations
Questions 4 through 6 refer to the following conversation.

M: Based on our interview yesterday, I would like
offer you a job

to ....................................... in our company.
W: That's great news, Mr. Morrison. When do I start?
M: You'll have to sign the contract first, but you should be
next week
able to start .............................
this Friday
W: I finish my current job..................... , so that would be great.


Part 3.
4. Why did Mr. Morrison telephone the woman?

(A) To interview her

6. When will the woman finish her present job?

(A) Yesterday

(B) To fire her

(B) Today

(C) To offer her a job

(C) Tomorrow

(D) To wish her a nice day
5. When will the new employee begin to work?

(A) Next week
(B) Today
(C) The first of the month
(D) In January

(D) At the end of this week
(D) At the end of this week


Part 4. Short talks
Questions 1 through 3 refer to the following conversation.

M: Tonight we are pleased to present this award to Johnny

composer

nhà soạn nhạc

West,........................ of the extremely popular song "Tuming

fourteen years
To You." Over the past ..........................., Mr. West has written over forty-three hits and has been honored
as one of the most innovative composers of our generation. In addition to these honors, he has been the
featured artist on

the .......................for several movies in the past five years. Ladies and gentleman, please give a big round

soundtracks

of applause for Johnny West!


Part 4.
1. What is Mr. West's occupation?

(A) Musician
(B) Poet

3. What has Mr. West written for movies?

(A) Screen plays
(B) Soundtracks

(C) Actor
(D) Model

(C) Scripts
(D) Two songs

2. How long has Mr. West been in the
business?
(A) Forty-three years
(B) Five years
(C)Fourteen
Fourteenyears
years
(C)

(D) One year


Part 4. Short talks
Questions 4 through 6 refer to the following report.

last evening
W: Since early ............................., a fire has been spreading in the East Mountains. This fire has
grown out of control in the last three hours as firefighters try to contain it. City officials are calling
on members of the East Mountains police force to help by communicating important radio
announcements to the residents of Timberfalls to ensure that all residents can

safely ......................................... The fires started when a

tree was hit by lightning during a ........................ late yesterday afternoon.
evacuate the area

storm