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A2- COMPARATIVES

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Comparatives

Past Plans
Future Plans

What are you doing weekend? Anything exciting?

What did you do last weekend? Anything interesting?

How has life changed over the years?

How has life changed over the years?

1. I am busier than I was five years ago.2. People are more impatient today than in the past. 3. I´m less relaxed this year than I was last year. 4. The service in this restaurant isn´t as good as it was. 5. People walk more quickly than in the past. 6. My brother speaks French less fluently than me. 7. She doesn´t drive as fast as her brother.

1. I am busier than I was five years ago. 2. People are more impatient today than in the past. 3. I´m less relaxed this year than I was last year. 4. The service in this restaurant isn´t as good as it was.

Use the comparative of the following adjectives to complete the sentences.

big tall
good long
far cheap
old pretty
young difficult
small expensive

1 Their house is______than ours. Ours doesn´t have much space.2 I'm______than my brother. 3 Tortoises live______than cats. 4 Electrical goods are usually______in America than in Britain. 5 Electrical goods are usually______in Britain than in America. 6 Amanda looks as ______as her older sister. 7 I think studying mathematics is______than learning English. 8 Switzerland is much______than Germany. 9 My brother is thirty and I am twenty-five – I am______than him. 10 Oxford is quite near to London, but Liverpool is______. 11. Martin is as______as John. They are the same age. 12 Adele is a______singer than Madonna.

1 Their house is bigger than ours. Ours doesn´t have much space.2 I'm taller than my brother. 3 Tortoises live longer than cats. 4 Electrical goods are usually cheaper in America than in Britain. 5 Electrical goods are usually more expensive in Britain than in America. 6 Amanda looks as pretty as her older sister. 7 I think studying mathematics is more difficult than learning English. 8 Switzerland is much smaller than Germany. 9 My brother is thirty and I am twenty-five – I am younger than him. 10 Oxford is quite near to London, but Liverpool is further/farther. 11. Martin is as old as John. They are the same age. 12 Adele is a better singer than Madonna.

Making comparisons

Comparing

Compare

Quiz

1. What is the coldest place on Earth? a. the Arctic b. the Antarctic c. Siberia 2. What is the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world? a. Jerusalem b. Athens c. Damascus 3. What is the most crowded country in the world? a. Monaco b. Singapore c. Bangladesh 4. What is the largest ocean in the world? a. the Pacific b. the Atlantic c. the Indian Ocean5. What is the heaviest animal on Earth? a. rhinoceros b. hippopotamus c. elephant6. What is the world’s busiest train station (has the most passengers daily)?a. Shinjuku, Tokyo b. Grand Central, New York c. Gard du Nord, Paris7. Which American city has the world’s busiest airport? a. Chicago b. New York c. Atlanta8. What is the least densely populated country in the world? a. Canada b. Australia c. Mongolia

Quiz

1. What is the coldest place on Earth? a. the Arctic b. the Antarctic c. Siberia 2. What is the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world? a. Jerusalem b. Athens c. Damascus 3. What is the most crowded country in the world? a. Monaco b. Singapore c. Bangladesh 4. What is the largest ocean in the world? a. the Pacific b. the Atlantic c. the Indian Ocean5. What is the heaviest animal on Earth? a. rhinoceros b. hippopotamus c. elephant6. What is the world’s busiest train station (has the most passengers daily)?a. Shinjuku, Tokyo b. Grand Central, New York c. Gard du Nord, Paris7. Which American city has the world’s busiest airport? a. Chicago b. New York c. Atlanta8. What is the least densely populated country in the world? a. Canada b. Australia c. Mongolia
Correct the mistakes

1 The easier way to travel is by bike. ………… 2 My laptop is the more expensive in our house. …………….. 3 The older person in my family is my grandma. …………….. 4 My gooder friend is called Jake. …………….. 5 Who is the famousest actor in Hollywood? …………….. 6 Bicycles are the most cheaper way to travel. ……………..

Correct the mistakes

1 The easier way to travel is by bike. EASIEST 2 My laptop is the more expensive in our house. MOST EXPENSIVE 3 The older person in my family is my grandma. THE OLDEST 4 My gooder friend is called Jake. MY BEST 5 Who is the famousest actor in Hollywood? THE MOST FAMOUS 6 Bicycles are the most cheaper way to travel. THE CHEAPEST

Ali is the tallest student in our class. I bought the longest couch in the store. The elephan is the heaviest animal on Earth. Prague is the most beautiful city I’ve ever seen. Maria is the most careful climber of the group. The Grand Canyon is the most amazing sight I’ve ever seen. Of all my friends, Alicia calls the most frequently. My red shoes fit the most comfortably of all my shoes. He is the best person I've ever met. This is the worst film I've ever seen.

Complete the sentences with the superlative form of the adjective or adverb in parentheses.

1. ..... (big) piles of trash on Mount Everest are on the lower areas. 2. Trash is one of ......(bad) problems on Mount Everest now.3. Many climbers consider K2, a mountain between Pakistan and China, to be...... (difficult) mountain to climb, not Mount Everest.4. Ted was...... (experienced) climber on the expedition.5. Which climber is .......(far) from the top?6. That was........ (easy) mountain I’ve ever climbed.7. Danny climbs...... (quickly) of all of us.8. Mount Everest is...... (high) mountain on Earth.9. That company has........ (good) guides.10. Climbing Mount Everest in a snowstorm is one of (stupid)......thing you can do. It’s extremely dangerous

Susie
Peter
Patty
Mary
Martin
Susan
John
Ian
Adam
Jack
Jane
Brenda

Give information about your classmates

Use comparative and superlative structures to talk about students in your class (i.e. David is younger than Gloria)

Student A

Student B

1. the best 2. more popular 3. the most interesting 4. busier 5. the most important 6. more useful 7. the friendliest 8. more active 9. the most difficult 10. healthier

1. the funniest 2. worse 3. the safest 4. shorter 5. the most beautiful 6. happier 7. the most expensive 8. harder 9. the most exciting 10. more fun