CENTRO DE IDIOMAS ULADECH

INGLES NIVEL INTERMEDIO

DOCENTE TUTOR:
HUBER ELVIS INGA

ALUMNO:
VILLANUEVA TAMAYO ANGEL

2020-2
UNIT 1
GRAMMAR: Comparisons

One-syllable adjectives (tall, short, hot, cold, big, small, etc.): → -er + than
Spain is warmer than Germany. Alaska is colder than Hawaii.

Two-syllable adjectives ending in consonant +y (happy, silly, pretty, etc.): → -ier than
I am happier than I was last year. I think roses are prettier than tulips.

Other two-syllable and longer adjectives: → more...than less...than

His watch is more expensive than my car!
I feel less confident about the test now than before.

SPEAKING: Family talk

A. Write 10 sentences about your family members and/or friends. Use comparative grammar.
For #8-10, select your own adjectives.

Example: (caring) My grandmother is more caring than my grandfather.

1. (caring) _____________________________________________________________________
My mother is more caring then my pather. .

2. (patient)_____________________________________________________________________
My wife is more patient .

3. (artistic)_____________________________________________________________________
My sister Giovanna is more artistic than my brother Miriam. .

4. (conservative)________________________________________________________________
My wife is more conservative than me. .

5. (responsible)_________________________________________________________________
My oldest son is more responsible than my youngest son. .

6. (confident) __My
_________________________________________________________________
mother is more confident than my father. .

My daughter allison is wiser than my daughter maria.

7. (wise)_______________________________________________________________________ .

(more expensive) q __His

8. ______________ cell phone is more expensive than mine!
___________________________________________________________ .

(less calm)
9. _______________q __I___________________________________________________________
feel less calm about the exam now than before. .

10. ______________q
(funny) __My
___________________________________________________________
brother-in-law is funnier than his wife. .

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B. Complete the following sentences with comparatives

taller
1. _ Carlos is tall, but Tom is even ___________________________.

more creative
2. _ Rachel is creative, but Ann is even ___________________________.

nicer
3. _ Ellen is nice, but Tom is even ___________________________.

friendlier
4. _ Ann is friendly, but Ellen is even___________________________.

younger
5. _ Carlos is young, but Diana is even ___________________________.

more generous
6. _ Ellen is generous, but Tom is even ___________________________.

more conservative.
7. _ Diana is conservative, but Sam is even ___________________________.

quieter.
8. _ Diana is quiet, but Rachel is even ___________________________.

more hardworking
9. _ Tom is hardworking, but Sam is even ___________________________.

more responsible
10._ Tom is responsible, but Diana is even ___________________________.

READING & GRAMMAR: Which teacher do you prefer?

A. Complete the paragraph with comparison grammar. Next, decide which teacher you prefer.

Professor Violet Professor Morris

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Professor Violet or Professor Morris?

Professor Violet is (nice) ____________________Professor

NICER THAN Morris. She knows the students’ names
and remembers things about them. Professor Morris is nice, but he doesn’t try to get to know
all the students. However, Professor Morris is (funny) __________________
FUNNIER THAN Professor Violet. He
makes a lot of jokes during the lecture, and he is a very interesting speaker. His classes are never
boring. Professor Violet is (patient) _____________________
MORE PATIENT than Professor Morris. She listens to
students and tries to understand them. She almost never gets angry with students. Professor Morris
usually doesn’t talk with students after class. He is (busy) _________________
BUSIER than Professor
Violet, so he isn’t available to the students very often.

I prefer Professor ___________________

PROFESSOR VIOLET because ______________________________________.
,She knows the students' names and remembers things about them.

Professor Keating Professor Hall

Professor Keating or Professor Hall?

Professor Keating is (flexible) ____________________

more flexible than Professor Hall. Professor Keating
doesn’t mind if a student submits an assignment a little late. Professor Hall is (strict)
___________________
stricter than Professor Keating. She never accepts late homework. Professor Keating is
(easygoing) ______________________
more easygoing than Professor Hall, but Professor Hall is a little (responsible)
________________________. Professor Keating is sometimes late to class, and he often takes
more little responsible

a long time to grade and return assignments. Professor Hall, however, is never late to class
and she grades and returns assignments quickly. In lectures, Professor Keating is (relaxed)
_______________________Professor
more relaxed than Hall. He makes some jokes and he sometimes talks about
personal things. Occasionally, he is not very clear about the homework, though. Professor Hall
is much (disciplined and organized) __________________________.
more disciplined and organized than Professor Keating
She stays on topic in lectures.
Her homework assignments are very clear, and students always know what is expected.

I prefer Professor ___________________

Professor Hall because ______________________________________.
is much more disciplined and organized

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