2. Talk in a group. Which adjectives above describe city life? Which describes country life? And which describe both?

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1 1. Write the correct opposite next to it s adjective. Adjective Opposite fast modern expensive dangerous dirty unfriendly noisy exciting busy wet cold big good 2. Talk in a group. Which adjectives above describe city life? Which describes country life? And which describe both?

Listening from headway E2: Tape-script 10 2. Listen again. Comparative adjectives 3. Complete the conversation then check in pairs. Joel I prefer life. It s., more. and exciting than country life.

2 Listening from headway E2: Tape-script Listen again. Comparative adjectives 3. Complete the conversation then check in pairs. Joel I prefer life. It s., more. and exciting than country life. Andy Yes, but city life s also.. dangerous. The country is and. than the city. I prefer the. It s more.. Joel Well it s certainly more., but that s because it s boring! fast, modern, exciting, relaxing, boring, slow, safe 4. What do you think? Talk with your partner comparing city and country life. Use these adjectives.

3 Transcript 1. Complete the conversation then check in pairs. Joel I prefer life. It s., more modern and more exciting than country life. Andy Yes, but city life s also more dangerous. The country is safer and slower than the city. I prefer the country. It s more relaxing Joel Well it s certainly more relaxing but that s because it s more boring!

4 1. Short adjectives (1 syllable) Add -er to the adjective clean safe old Comparative adjectives 2. Short adjectives ending with consonant, vowel, consonant CVC (1 syllable) Double the last consonant and add er big hot wet 3. Adjectives ending in y Take off the y, add ier dirty noisy friendly 3. Long adjectives (2 or more syllables) add more expensive dangerous modern 4. Irregular adjectives just have to learn them. good bad

5 Write the comparatives next to the adjectives adjective comparative adjective comparative (1 syllable) clean clean(er) slow (2 or more syllables) modern more modern old Y = ier dirty CVC = double big dirtier bigger cheap safe expensive clean unfriendly friendly noisy quiet exciting boring busy relaxing wet dry cold hot dangerous good small bad

6 Spelling rules for comparative adjectives fast big dirty modern expensive bad dry quiet slow cheap old wet friendly dangerous exciting modern unfriendly happy relaxing cold boring hot sunny easy Work in pairs. Find the spelling rules for the adjectives Short Consonant, Vowel Long Adjectives Adjectives Consonant (2 or more syllables) (1 syllable) -er CVC = t tt double y = i -er -more Irregular adjectives clean er hot ter dirti -er more expensive good-better

7 Grammar HW Comparative and superlative adjectives 2. Short adjectives (1 syllable) Add -er Remember the spelling rule for words ending with CVC. big bigger cheap clean fast hot nice old safe slow small wet 2. Adjectives ending in y Take off the y, add -ier dirty happy noisy friendly lazy dry 5. Long adjectives (2 or more syllables) add more expensive dangerous exciting modern interesting 6. Irregular adjectives just have to learn them. good bad far

8 Grammar HW Comparative and superlative adjectives 3. Short adjectives (1 syllable) Add -er Remember the spelling rule for words ending with CVC. big bigger cheap cheaper clean cleaner fast faster hot hotter nice nicer old older safe safer slow slower small smaller wet wetter 2. Adjectives ending in y Take off the y, add -ier dirty happy noisy friendly lazy dry dirtier happier noisier friendlier lazier drier 7. Long adjectives (2 or more syllables) add more expensive dangerous exciting modern interesting 8. Irregular adjectives just have to learn them. more expensive more dangerous more exciting more modern more interesting good bad far better worse farther/further

Comparative story Read the story and choose the words to go in the gaps. Change them to comparative adjectives. The city is than the country. There is a lot of crime.

People are friendlier because they aren t so busy and stressed all the time. What about a car? A car is much than a bicycle. It can travel to Manchester in just 4 hours. It is also a bike.

They can be more than 13 feet tall. They are also much than a mouse. They can squash a mouse with one foot. What about a baby? A baby is an old man. It cries all the time.

9 Comparative story Read the story and choose the words to go in the gaps. Change them to comparative adjectives. The city is than the country. There is a lot of crime. The country is much (safe) compared to the city. The city is also than the country. It has big new buildings and lots of lights. I prefer the country because it is the city. People are friendlier because they aren t so busy and stressed all the time. What about a car? A car is much than a bicycle. It can travel to Manchester in just 4 hours. It is also a bike. You have to spend anywhere between 500 and for a car. However, using a bike is driving as it keeps you fit. What about an elephant? An elephant is much a mouse. They can be more than 13 feet tall. They are also much than a mouse. They can squash a mouse with one foot. What about a baby? A baby is an old man. It cries all the time. It is also much than an old man as it hasn t lived for very long. What about Nigeria and India? Nigeria is as as India. They both have only 2 seasons, the rainy and dry seasons. India is also as as Nigeria. Lots of people try to survive from day to day. noisy, safe, young, big, hot, healthy, modern, strong, relaxing, fast, crowded, expensive, dangerous,

10 Listening from headway E2: tape-script Listen again. Comparative adjectives 2. Complete the gaps with the correct conjunction. Joel I prefer city life. It s faster, more modern more exciting than country life. Andy Yes, city life s also more dangerous. The country is slower safer than the city. I prefer the country. It s more relaxing. Joel Well it s certainly more relaxing, that s it s more boring! and, but, because 1. Now write a similar dialogue with your partner about your country. Compare your city with London Print 8, 9

11 3. What do you think? Talk with your partner comparing city and country life. Use these adjectives. The country is slower and safer than the city. The city is noisier more expensive than the country. The country is safer than the city. cheaper quieter more exciting 4. I prefer the country because it s safer than the city. I think it s safer in the country, but the city is more exciting. 1. Similar or the same The country is as hot as the city London is as noisy as expensive than New York Brixton is as crowded as Camden

12 1. What do you think? Talk with your partner comparing city and country life. Use these adjectives. The country is slower and safer than the city. The city is noisier more expensive than the country. The country is safer than the city. cheaper quieter more exciting 2. I prefer the country because it s safer than the city. I prefer to dance because it s more exciting than to play football. I think it s safer in the country, but the city is more exciting.

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14 A place you know 1. Complete the questions. Ask your partner the questions. Question 1. Think of a village, town or city in your country that you know. What is the name of your city 2. it bigger or than London? Your partner s answer 3. Are the buildings older or than in London? 4. Are the streets or dangerous in London? 5. the streets clean or than in London? 6. Are the people or unfriendlier than in London 7. Is it or expensive to live there than in London? 8. Is it noisier or in London? 9. Is public transport or Worse than in London?

15 3. Compare your village, town or country with London. Write some sentences

16 A place you know 2. Complete the questions. Ask your partner the questions. Question 1. Think of a village, town or city in your country that you know. What is the name of your city 2. Is it bigger or smaller than your partner s place? Your partner s answer 3. Are the buildings older or newer than your partner s place? 4. Are the streets safer or more dangerous your partner s place? 5. Are the streets cleaner or dirtier than your partner s place? 6. Are the people friendlier or unfriendlier your partner s place? 7. Is it cheaper or more expensive to live there than your partner s place? 8. Is it noiser or quieter than your partner s place? 9. Is public transport better or Worse your partner s place? 2. Now use the adjectives above to compare your village, town or city with your partner s. Write two sentences. For example: The buildings are more modern in..... than the buildings in.

17 Page 79 Cutting edge comparative practice! Comparative Quiz: Team A: Question Answer points 1 The Pacific Ocean is bigger than the continent of Asia. True or True the Pacific is 3 times bigger than Asia False? 2 Which can live longer, a man or an elephant? 3 Which mountain is higher: Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa or Mont Blanc in France. 4 The Sahara Desert is larger than the Gobi desert. True or False? 5 There are more sheep in Australia than people? True or False? 6 Which mountains are older: The Urals in Russia or the Highlands of Scotland? 7 Toe nails grow faster than fingernails. True or false? 8 Hawaii is wetter than the UK. True or False? A man Mount Kilimanjaro is 5895 m high. Mont Blanc is 4810 m high. True. The Sahara covers 8,400,000 sq km and the Gobi covers 1, True. The Highlands are 400 million years old; the Urals are 250 million years old. False. Fingernails grow faster than toe nails. True. Mount Wai- ale-ale in Hawaii is the wettest place in the world, it rains 335 days a year.

18 Comparative Quiz: Team B: 1 Which river is longer? The Nile or The Nile is longer. the Amazon? 2 Which is harder: quartz or diamond? Diamond is the hardest mineral on Earth. 3 There are more cattle (cows) in New Zealand than people. True or False? 4 There are more cats in the USA than sheep in Australia. True or false? 5 Penguins can swim faster than humans. True or False? 6 Mumbai in India is wetter than Rome in Italy? True or False? 7 The Cambodian alphabet is longer than the Roman (European) alphabet. True or False? 8 Which waterfall is higher: The Angel Falls in Venezuela or the Tugela falls in south Africa? True. False. But there are more cats in the USA than people in Australia. True. They can swim 4 times faster than humans. True. In an average year, more rain falls in Bombay than in Rome. True. It has 74 letters. The Angel Falls are 979 metres high. The Tugela Falls are 948 m high.

21 old, young, long, short, tall, heavy, small, successful Make 10 comparative and superlative sentences 1. Roy is older than Jim

22 Describe your classmate first. Think about their (nice, kind, clever, funny, long, tall. Short, medium height, young, middle aged etc.) Classmate 1 Classmate 2 Hair: Height: Personality: Age: Body: Classmate 3 Classmate 4 Hair: Height: Personality: Age: Body:

23 Now write sentences about your classmates using the superlatives at the top For example: Andres is taller than Julia

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