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UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LOJA

People, Cities and Sports.

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1. The Verb Be with adjectives.. 3

2. Comparative Adjectives(1........ 4

3. Comparative Adjectives(2).... 5

4. Irregular comparatives adjectives.. 6

5. Superlatives Adjectives...... 8

6. Comparatives and Superlatives Adjectives using Together . 10

7. Review. 12

8. Picture Vocabulary. 14



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a. The Verb Be with Adjectives

Adjectives are words that qualify the nouns

Singular Plural Im tired.

Youre happy.

Hes

Shes sad.

Its

Were hungry

Youre tall.

Theyre handsome.

Examples:

Article + Adjective + Noun After a Verb Colors are adjectives too. A beautiful woman.

A handsome man.

The nice park.

An ugly comic character.

The small town.

Parts of Loja City are

dangerous.

Buildings in Quito are modern.

This person is friendly.

China is big and crowded.

My mother is pretty.

Shes wearing a blue skirt.

Rose wears a pink jacket.

They buy black jeans.

I need white socks.

The teacher uses red markers.

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b. Comparative Adjectives (1) Comparatives show how two things are different. The form of the comparative depends on how

many syllables the adjective has.

Examples Notes One-Syllable Adjectives

France isnt cheap. Italy is cheaper than France.

Add er to one-syllable

adjectives. Use than to show

the other choice.

Adjectives Than end in y

French language isnt easy. Italian language is easier (to learn) than French.

When adjectives end in y, change the y to i and add er.

One-Syllable Adjectives

warm warmer noisy noisier big bigger small smaller close closer near nearer short shorter hot hotter long longer cold colder

Add er to one-syllable adjectives



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Example: Compare the two cities, Loja and Quito.

Quito Loja

Quito is bigger and more dangerous than Loja.

Loja is smaller and cleaner than Quito.

Quito is noisier and more entertaining than Loja.

Quito is colder than Loja.

Loja is warmer and more expensive than Quito.

Quito is higher than Loja.

Loja is farther than Quito.

c. Comparative Adjectives (2)

Longer adjectives use more .. than, to form the comparative.

Examples Notes

Two-Syllable

Adjectives that dont

end in y

This map is more helpful than that

one.

She is more tired than Jack.

Use more .. than with these

adjectives. Dont add er.

adjectives with more

than two syllables

The mountains are more beautiful

than the beach.

Use more.. than with these

adjectives. Dont add er.

Examples: What about Italy? Which Italian cities do Jack and Julie visit? Read what the travel

agent says. Then use the adjectives below to make sentences comparing Florence and Rome.

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exciting Rome is more exciting than Florence.

safe Florence is safer than Rome.

expensive Florence is more expensive than Rome.

important Rome is more important than Florence.

relaxing Florence is more relaxing than Rome.

interesting Rome is more interesting than Florence.

crowded Rome is more crowded than Florence.

d. Irregular Comparative Adjectives

Some comparative adjectives do not follow the rules. They are irregular. Here are three

common examples.

Adjective Comparative Examples

Good better

Bad worse

Far farther

Mary is better than Paul in sports.

Paul is worse than Mary in sports.

Mary can run farther than Paul.



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READING:

A Big Decision

Alice Jones works in St. Louis, Missouri, as a sales representative for a big publishing company. She

has a job offer from a smaller publishing company in New York City to become the marketing.

In a smaller company, there may be more chances for advancement and promotion because more

people get to know you. Her company now is so big that she doesn't know anyone outside of her

department. But the company in New York doesn't pay as well as the company in St. Louis. They are

offering her $2,000 less than her present salary. But the new job title, marketing director, is more

impressive than her current job title as sales representative. A marketing job is probably more

interesting than her sales job. It also involves a lot more responsibility.

The move from St. Louis to New York is also a big change. New York is an exciting place to live,

but it is expensive and dangerous, especially for a single woman. However, it really is the center of

the publishing industry, so it seems like a better city to work in than St. Louis.

Alice needs to make a decision soon.

Check your Understanding:

Where does Alice Jones work? She works in St. Louis, Missouri.

What does she do in publishing company? Shes a sales representative.

Is Publishing Company in Missouri bigger than in New York? Yes, its.

Does Company in New York pay more than her present salary? No, it doesnt

Is the new job title more impressive that her current job? Yes, its.

Whats the job that involves more responsibility? Marketing job.

Is Missouri a better city to work in than New York? No, it isnt.

Find verbs and comparatives adjectives in the reading and complete the table.

Verbs Works, has, become, get, know, pay, involves, move, live, seems, needs, make Comparative Adjectives

Smaller, less, more impressive, more interesting, more responsibility, better.

Task 1: Listen and practice: (Visite la pgina web indicada a continuacin y practique las diferentes destrezas: Reading, writing, listening and speaking)

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f. Superlative Adjectives (3)

Use superlatives to compare three or more people or things. Use the with superlatives.

Examples Notes One-Syllable Adjectives and Adverbs

I am the fastest runner on our team. Luis is the tallest in the classroom.

Add est to one-syllable adjectives.

Use the before the superlative.

Two-Syllable Adjectives Ending in y

Jack is the laziest person on the team.

Change the y to i, and add est to two-syllable adjectives ending in y.

Longer Adjectives Watching TV is the most interesting thing to do. Lion is the most dangerous animal in the jungle.

Use the most with multisyllable adjectives.

Irregulars He swims the best of anyone I know. They are the worst students in our school.

The superlative form of good is best. The superlative form of bad is worst.

Examples:

Regular Comparative Superlative

sweet sweeter sweetest

angry angrier angriest

bright brighter brightest

calm calmer calmest

cold colder coldest

cool cooler coolest

curly curlier curliest

early earlier earliest

rich richer richest

lovely lovelier loveliest

smart smarter smartest

simple simpler simplest

famous more famous most famous

immense more immense most immense

long longer longest

perfect more perfect most perfect

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Sentence examples containing superlative adjectives:

Michael is the oldest boy at the party.

Katie wore the prettiest dress she owned.

Snow white was the fairest maiden of them all.

These are the thinnest pancakes Ive ever made.

Aunt Jane was the least upset when the spilled coffee stained her tablecloth.

Rebecca was the most talented singer in the competition.

John is the smartest boy in his class.

Who is the richest man in America?

Luke threw the longest touchdown pass in high school history.

February was the coldest month of the year.

Highway 96 is the simplest route to take.

Some say Caribbean Pirates is the most famous film star.

This iced tea is the sweetest Ive ever tasted.

Irregular Adjectives Comparative Superlative bad worse the worst

good better the best

well better the best

far Farther/further the farthest/furthest

little less the least

many more the most

much more the most

Look at the pictures, use your knowledge and your imagination.

Read the questions and answers carefully.



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Example: Is Penny more famous than Eva? No, Eva is more famous than Penny

a. Who is the most famous?

b. Is Eva prettier than Penny?

Eva is the most famous.

No, Penny is prettier than Eva.

c. Who is the prettiest? Penny

d. Who is the oldest? Eva

e. Who is the thinnest? Penny

f. Who looks the most athletic? Suzanne

g. Who is the best actress? Eva

h. Who is the worst actress? Penny

i. Is Suzanne happier than Penny? Yes, shes

g. Comparatives and Superlative Adjectives Used Together (4)

The same sentence can have both the comparative and the superlative. This happens when

more than two people or things are compared.

Luca is happier than Tatiana, but Andrea is the happiest of the three.

David plays soccer better than Richard, but Gerardo plays the best.

Silvana is more serious than Paty, but Natasha is the most serious of the three.

Examples: On Sunday, there were three games on TV a soccer game, a baseball game and

a basketball game. Write sentences about these sports.

Basketball is faster than baseball, but soccer is the fastest of the three.

Baseball is more dangerous than basketball, but soccer is the most dangerous of the

three.

Basketball is more popular than basketball, but soccer is the most popular of the three.

Basketball is better than baseball, but soccer is the best sport of the three.



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READING:

Adventure Tours, Inc.

Do you want something different? Something exciting? Here is our new group of tours.

Tibet Tour

Six days in one of the most unusual countries in

Asia. Very few tourists go to Tibet. All around are

the tallest mountains in the world. You will visit

beautiful monasteries and crowded street markets.

You will also see wonderful Tibetan dancing.

Length of trip -14 days. Group size: 16

Cost - $6,000.

Cooking Tour

Do you like French food? Do you like to

cook? Visit Paris and seven other French

cities. Visit the best restaurant. Eat the most

delicious food in the world. Study cooking

with the most interesting chefs on France.

Length of trip 15 days. Group Size:14-18

Cost - $4,500



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Cost - $4,500 Maui Bicycling Tour

Ride a bicycle around the most

beautiful tropical island in the world. You

will swim in the clear, warm tropical water,

and go camping in the beautiful national

parks.

Length of trip 7 days. Group sixe: 9-12

Cost $695

American River Trip

Californias American River is one of the

fastest, most exciting, and most difficult

rivers to raft. You will never forget this trip!

The trip is for adventurous people only! You

must be in good health.

Length of trip- 3 days. Group size : 8-10

Cost - $1,650



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Check Your Understanding:

Which tour is best for different people? Write the numbers next to these travel ideas.

1. I just love French food. I want to learn to cook it. Tour 3

2. I need exercise. Id like some warm weather too. Tour 2

3. I like adventure. I dont want anything thats easy. Im very healthy. Tour 4

4. I enjoy different cultures. I dont like to see a lot of other tourists. Tour 1

Im interested in Asian cultures.

5. I like adventure. I have only three days for my vacation. Tour 4

6. I love food. I love all kinds of fool. And I love Europe. Tour 3

7. I like to swim and ride my bike. I love to go camping. Tour 2

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1. Match the words in the box with the pictures.

Fast ugly slow cheap pretty expensive

c. slow b. cheap a. pretty

d. fast f. expensive e. ugly

Complete the comparative sentences.

a. Ferrari is faster than Volkswagen b. Pink ring is cheaper than wedding ring.

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Write the comparative form of the adjectives in the questions.

a. Which is more expensive, a downtown apartment or a house in the suburbs?

b. Which is sunnier, Guayaquil or Cuenca?

c. Which is worse, purple hair or purple pants?

d. Which is better, a vacation on the beach or new clothes?

e. Which is more difficult, Chemistry or Math?

f. Which is drier, the Sahara Desert or Atacama Desert?

Complete the following sentences using the superlative form of the adjectives.

a. Pluto is the smallest (small) planet in the universe.

b. My brother is the youngest (young) in the family.

c. Combate is the most popular (popular) TV program in my country.

d. Angelina Jolie is the most beautiful (beautiful) actress in the world.

e. The Concorde is the fastest (fast) passenger airplane.

f. The Nile is the longest (long) river in the world.

g. The liver is the largest (large) organ in the human body.

h. Mount Everest is the highest (high) mountain in the world.

i. Antonio Valencia is the best (good) soccer player in my country.

Write the corresponding antonym (opposite) of the following adjectives:

a. Bad good f. interesting boring

b. cold hot g. far near

c. easy difficult h. crazy rational

d. Clean dirty i. strong weak

e. Quiet noisy j. handsome ugly

Complete the chart , using comparatives and superlatives:

Adjectives Comparatives Superlatives Adjectives Comparatives Superlatives Little less the least friendly friendlier the friendliest much more the most important more important the most important good better the best wonderful more wonderful the most wonderful bad worse the worst dangerous more dangerous the most dangerous far farther the farthest popular more popular the most popular big bigger the biggest exciting more exciting the most exciting heavy heavier the heaviest awesome more awesome the most awesome happy happier the happiest crowded more crowded the most crowded




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funny funnier the funniest successful more successful the most successful




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Picture vocabulary. INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM SPORTS

1. score 2. Coach 3. Team 4. Fan

5. Player 6. official/ referee 7. basketball court

8. basketball 9. Baseball 10. Softball 11. footbal

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5 12. soccer 13. ice hockey 14. Volleyball 15. water polo

1.archery

2. billiards/ pool

3. bowling

4. cycling/ biking

5. fencing

6. flying disc

7. golf

8. Gymnastics

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9. inline skating

10. martial arts

11. racquetball

12. skateboarding

13. table tennis/ Ping- Pong

14. tennis

15. weightlifting

16. Wrestling

17. track and field 18. horse racing

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