WEATHER REPORTWEATHER REPORT

Do you belive them?

Do you pay attention to the weather reports?

Can you foresee the weather conditions?

How do you prepare for bad weather?

WEATHER REPORTWEATHER REPORT

rain

chilly

to clear up

cloudy

cold

to cool down

Fahrenheit drops of water from the clouds

very cold

clouds go away

too many clouds

low temperature

temperature goes down

international scale of temperature

WEATHER REPORTWEATHER REPORT

fog

freezing

lightning

storm

wind

spell 0°C temperature

Liquid water droplets suspended in the air

rays in a storm

An atmospheric disturbance with strong winds and rain, snow, thunder, and lightning.

a current of air

a period of weather of a particular kind

Comparatives and SuperlativesComparatives and Superlatives

One syllableOne syllable adjectives:

ComparativeComparative

tall

small

short

smart

hot

thin

AdjectiveAdjective

taller

smaller

shorter

smarter

hotter

thinner

Comparatives and SuperlativesComparatives and Superlatives

One syllableOne syllable adjectives:

ComparativeComparativeAdjectiveAdjective

big

large

fine

cold

nice

warm

bigger

larger

finer

colder

nicer

warmer

ierier

funnprett

er g

yy

ADJECTIVES WITH ONE SYLLABLE

ADJECTIVES THAT END IN -Y

ADJECTIVE COMPARATIVE

bigcheapold

funnypretty

bigcheapold

erer

16-3 THE COMPARATIVE: USING -ER AND MORE

Nicolle is tallerer Bradley.than

Ivana is ____ than Paris.older

Ivana 19

Paris 17

Justine 15

old

10

(a) Nicolle is taller than Bradley.

Nicolle is more tall than Bradley.?

Cali is hotter than Bogotá.hot

Bogotá is bigger than Cali.big

Cali’s people are warmer than Bogotá’s ones.warm

Bogotá is rainier than Cali.rainy

Short quiz in pairsShort quiz in pairsOn a piece of paperOn a piece of paper

1. Ed is ___________________ Joe (tall)

2. Al is ___________________ Ed (short)

3. Ed is ____________________ Al (thin)

4. Al is ____________________ Joe and Ed (fat)

5. Joe is ____________________ Ed (happy)

6. Joe is __________________ Al (old)

Comparatives and SuperlativesComparatives and Superlatives

Two or morene syllableTwo or morene syllable adjectives:

ComparativeComparative

interesting

intelligent

beautiful

important

dangerous

nervous

AdjectiveAdjective

more interesting

more intelligent

more beautiful

more important

more dangerous

more nervous

thanthan

isisisn’tisn’t

arearearen’taren’t

amamam notam not

Margaret

They

My son

Mountain climbing

I

English

The UAO

Physics III

Love

(b) Happiness is more important than money.

Happiness is importanter than money.

important

(a) Nicolle is taller than Brad.

(b) Happiness is more important than money.

To compare two persons or things:

-er more

+ thanadjective +

betterworsefarther/furtherlatermore

more famousmore importantmore interestingmore dangerous

ADJECTIVES WITH TWO OR MORESYLLABLES

IRREGULARCOMPARATIVEFORMS

famousimportantInterestingdangerous

goodbadfarlatemuch

ADJECTIVE COMPARATIVE

Family is _________________ money.more important than

16-3 Let’s Practice

important

Vicky looks ___________ Barbara.happier than

happy

VickyBarbara

We have a big family.My brother is older than

me.Grandpa is the oldest of

all.MeMy

brother

(a) COMPARATIVE

My brother is older than me.

(b) SUPERLATIVE

Grandpa is the oldest of all.

older

bigger

larger

ADJECTIVES WITH ONE SYLLABLE

old

big

large

the oldest

the biggest

the largest

ADJECTIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE

ADJECTIVES THAT END IN -Y

ADJECTIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE

pretty

easy

prettier

easier

the prettiest

the easiest

more expensive more important

ADJECTIVES WITH TWO OR MORESYLLABLES

ADJECTIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE

expensive

important

the most expensive the most important

the best

the worst

the farthest/furthest

IRREGULARFORMS

ADJECTIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE

good

bad

far

better

worse

farther/further

Justine is ______than Paris.Ivana is the ____________ the sisters. tallest of all

Ivana

Paris

Justine

tall

taller

A good bicycle is expensive.

A motorcycle is more expensive.

A car is ______________________.

the most expensive (of all)

expensive

A horse is ________than a dog.An elephant is __________ of all.the heaviest

heavy

heavier

For next class, practice in these links

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=5424

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=6009

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=5425

Kyung is one of the cutest babies I know.

(a) Kyung is one of the cutest babies I know.

(b) Angel Falls is one of the most beautiful

waterfalls in the world.

(c) Jackson is one of the best students

in school.

one of + superlative + plural noun

Tahiti beautiful placesin the world most

_________ is one of the __________________

______________.

Tahiti most beautiful places

in the world

Bo’s Barbequein this townrestaurants

worst

____________ is one of the ______________

_________________.

Bo’s Barbecue worst restaurants

in this town

_____________ is one of the ______________

_________________.

The Eiffel Tower tallest buildings

in France

buildingsthe Eiffel Tower

tallestin France