UNIT 9B A Trip to Egypt

Shokran Hotel Sels Hotel COMPARISON

Sels hotel is more convenient than Shokran hotel.

Sels hotel is smaller than Shokran hotel

126 rooms 39 rooms Shokran hotel is bigger than Sels hotel
Holiday in Cairo is cheaper than holiday in Sharm.
€1,490/week €1,670/week Sharm is more expensive than Cairo.
Cairo is hotter than Sharm.
30o C 26o C Sharm is cooler than Cairo.
Cairo Sharm El Sheikh COMPARISON
See the Pyramids at Giza Diving and snorkelling in
and the famous Egyptian the Red Sea -beautiful
Museum coral reefs and colourful
fish
Go on a guided tour of Rent a motorbike and go
Old Cairo to see the into the desert, or go on
beautiful mosques and a camel ride
buildings, or go shopping
in the famous market
Enjoy traditional food in Eat fresh seafood in
restaurants excellent restaurants

Go on a boat trip and Go clubbing with friends

have dinner on the River
Nile
Grammar Notes
Comparing Two Different Things → we use the Comparative Adjectives

House A is bigger than house B

House A is more expensive than house B

Adjective Comparative Adjective

One-syllable Adjective Hot Wet Hotter Wetter
➔ double the last letter Big Thin Bigger Thinner
and add +er
One-syllable Adjective Nice Sweet Nicer Sweeter
➔ add +r or +er Large Strong Larger Stronger
New Newer
Two-syllable Adjective Noisy Happy Noisier Happier
ending in -y Dirty Easy Dirtier Easier
➔ add +ier
Two/Three-syllable Clever Expensive more clever
Adjective Crowded Amazing more crowded
➔ add more before the more expensive
adjective more amazing
Irregular Adjective Bad → Worse
Good → Better
Far → Farther/Further
More Practice