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Revision: Comparision of Adjectives Colégio Pedro II Engenho Novo II English - 2010 - 9 Ano
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Comparision of adjectives
• Rio de Janeiro is hot.
• The Sahara desert is usually hotter than Rio.
• Last summer, Rio was as hot as the Sahara desert.
We use comparatives when we talk about two things, places, people,
etc...
• Rio de Janeiro
• The Sahara Desert
The Sahara desert is hotter than Rio de Janeiro
• Rio de Janeiro is old.
but... • Rome is older
than Rio. • Rio de Janeiro
isn’t as old as Rome.
Form of comparative adjectives
• One syllable (short adjectives):
• Old = older• Small = smaller• Hot = hotter • Long = longer
• More than one syllable (long adjectives):
• Expensive = more expensive
• Comfortable = more comfortable
• Intelligent = more intelligent
Try these: Fusca/ Land Rover• Small – A Fusca is ________ than a
Land Rover.• Comfortable – A Land Rover is
__________ than a Fusca. • Expensive – A Land Rover is _________
than a Fusca.
1. Smaller 2. more comfortable 3. more expensive
And these • Rio de Janeiro / Petrópolis 1. Cold – Petrópolis is __________ than
Rio de Janeiro2. Big – Rio de Janeiro is _________ than
Petrópolis. 3. Populous – Rio de Janeiro is
__________ than Petrópolis.
1. Colder 2. bigger 3. more populous
Irregular forms:
• Good – • Bad -• Far -
• Better• Worse • Further / farther
Which is better: English or French?
Adjectives of two syllables ending
in a consonant+ y:• Easy – • Happy – • Friendly -
• easier• happier• friendlier
Which is easier: Maths or Portuguese?
We use as...as to say that two places, people, things, etc...are
the same.
• I think English is as easy as French
• In my opinion, football is not as interesting as volleyball.
• She believes Maths is as difficult as Portuguese.
Try more:History/ Geography:• Difficult – I don’t think History is
as _________ as Geography.• Boring – I think Geography is as
________ as History.• Interesting – Is History __________
than Geography?• Good -Is Geography _______ than
History?
1. Difficult 2. boring 3. more interesting 4. better
And more:• Beyonce / Madonna 1. Beautiful – Is Madonna __________ than
Beyonce? 2. Old – Beyonce isn’t as _______ as
Madonna.3. Good – I think Beyonce’s songs
are______ than Madonna’s.
1. More beautiful 2. old 3. better
Do you remember...
• Which is hotter: Rio de Janeiro or Porto Alegre?
What is the hottest place in the world?
And the hottest place in the world is...
• ( ) The Sahara Desert • ( ) El Azizia (a city in
Lebanon) • ( ) Saudi Arabia
El Azizia, in Lebanon. On September 13th, 1922 the temperature was 58º.
We use superlative to compare three or more
things, places, people, etc...• The world's longest
hair belongs to Xie Qiuping (China) at 5.627 m. She has been growing her hair since 1973 from the age of 13.
Adapted from: http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records/human_body/extreme_bodies/longest_hair.aspx
• Most valuable guitar
Price: US$2.7millionWhere:Ritz-Carlton
Hotel, Doha, QatarWhen:November
17, 2005
Adapted from: http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com
In your opinion, which is...
• The easiest school subject?• The most difficult school subject?
( ) English ( ) Maths ( ) History ( ) Arts ( ) PE
( ) Geography ( ) Drawing ( ) Portuguese ( ) French
By: Panaro
• Books used:• BEAUMONT,D. Elementary English
Grammar. Oxford:Heinemann,1993.• MURPHY, R.Essential Grammar in
Use.Cambridge:CUP,1990.
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