Grammar and Vocabulary

REFLECT ON GRAMMAR
Basic Comparative Comparative Basic Comparative Comparative
Adjectives Adjectives Sentences Adjectives Adjectives Sentences
*big bigger • The Earth is bigger interesting interesting • This frog is
high higher than Mars. dangerous dangerous than
large larger • Brazil is expensive more expensive other varieties.
*good better than the United beautiful beautiful
*bad worse States.
To make comparisons add to one-syllable To make comparisons with two or -syllable
adjectives. adjectives, use the basic adjective between the words
Notice: Use the particle in comparative and .
sentences.

4. Make sentences comparing landmarks. 5. Make your own informal dialog.

PLANET RIVER MOUNTAIN CITY COUNTRY A: Hi, buddy. What can I do for you?
diameter length height population size B: Well, I’m looking for...,
Mercury Mississippi Kilimanjaro Montreal Argentina you know, things like that.
4,900 km 6,275 km 5,891 m 3,401,000 2,766,590 km2
A: Let me see. Here I have this
Earth Amazon Aconcagua Bogotá Brazil
12,800 km 6,400 km 6,962 m 6,834,000 8,511,960 km2
book about….
Look, here it says that…
Saturn Nile Everest Tokyo China
125, 000 km 6,650 km 8,848 m 32,450,000 9, 596,960 km2 is bigger/taller/higher/better/worse
than…
a. Mercury is smaller than the Earth. B: Well, yes, that’s really interesting.
b. But…
c.
A: That’s a great choice. Here you are.
d.
e.

6. Think of two places. Talk to your partner about them. Use the Word Bank.

Machu Picchu Madrid Mount Everest Jerusalem

Yes, I agree, but I Word Bank

I think Machu think Mount Everest
Picchu is more • exciting • relaxing
is more interesting
relaxing than than Machu Picchu. • interesting • popular
Mount Everest.
Project  Stage 1
• Get together as a group. Decide on a famous sports person
Speaking Strategy you would like to write about.
Recombine known elements E.g. Lionel Messi is more famous than Iglesias in Barça Football
in a new way. Club. Rafael Nadal is more popular than Roger Federer.
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