LÍNGUA INGLESA

3º ANO AULA 01
MÁRCIO DE LIMA BOBROWC
LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE

Traffic in São Paulo (SP), 2014.

Senior couple in the garden with a basket

of harvested vegetables, in Idaho (USA),
2014.
Comparar coisas e pessoas
Use a forma comparativa dos adjetivos para fazer comparações entre dois elementos

Comparative Adjectives

Many people want to move (...) to the city because they think that life in the city is
more exciting and better than in rural areas, especially younger people who like new,
modern things.
However, it is now possible to enjoy a higher quality of life in the countryside (...).

-er + (than)
But...

+ base
adjective +
-er
(than)
 Adjetivo base Regra Adjetivo Comparativo
young Adjetivo base + -er (+than) younger (than)
Uma sílaba
late Adjetivo base + -r (+than) later (than)

Duas sílabas terminado pretty adjetivo base (sem y) + prettier (than)

-ier (+than)
em -y

Consoante + vogal dobre a consoante final do

big adjetivo + bigger (than)
+consoante na sílaba -er (+ than)
tônica
Duas sílabas ou mais exciting more + adjetivo base more exciting (than)
(+than)

Adjetivos irregulares far farther/further (than)

good forma irregular better (than)
bad worse (than)
1. An elephant's brain is ________ a whale's brain.
A) more big than
B) bigger than
C) the bigger than
D) the biggest
2. Monkeys are ____________ learners than elephants.
A) faster
B) very fast
C) more faster
D) more fast
3. I am _________________ my brother.
A) tall than
B) taller
C) more taller than
D) taller than
4. Tom thinks that his car is ___________________ than my car.
A) expensiver
B) more expensiver
C) most expensive
D) more expensive
5. This examination is ______________ than the other examination.
A) more easy
B) difficult
C) more difficult
D) more easier.
1. An elephant's brain is ________ a whale's brain.
A) more big than
B) bigger than
C) the bigger than
D) the biggest
2. Monkeys are ____________ learners than elephants.
A) faster
B) very fast
C) more faster
D) more fast
3. I am _________________ my brother.
A) tall than
B) taller
C) more taller than
D) taller than
4. Tom thinks that his car is ___________________ than my car.
A) expensiver
B) more expensiver
C) most expensive
D) more expensive
5. This examination is ______________ than the other examination.
A) more easy
B) difficult
C) more difficult
D) more easier.
Use adjetivos na forma superlativa para fazer comparações entre um elemento e
o grupo a que ele pertence:

Adjective Superlatives

Often people like to be fashionable and feel they can find the latest styles only
in the city.
 Adjetivo base Regra Adjetivo Comparativo
young the + adjetivo base + -est the youngest
Uma sílaba
late the + adjetivo base + -st the latest

Duas sílabas terminado pretty the + adjetivo base the prettiest

(sem y) + -iest
em -y

Consoante + vogal the + dobre a consoante

big final do adjetivo base + the biggest
+consoante na sílaba -est
tônica
Duas sílabas ou mais exciting the most + adjetivo base the most exciting

Adjetivos irregulares far the farthest/the furthest

good forma irregular The best
bad The worst
1."Do you really think Japanese is the world's _______ language?"
a.most difficult
b.difficultest
c.the most difficult
2. Ariana sang her latest songs and _______ of her old songs.
a.the best
b.her best
c.best
3. In 2019 NASA stated that the previous five years were _______ ever recorded.
a.the most hottest
b.the hottest
c.the most hot
4. "It looks like our _______ fears are coming true."
a.bad
b.worse
c.worst
5. Many adjectives with one syllable can be changed into the superlative form by adding:
a. -er
b. –est
c. -er OR -est
1."Do you really think Japanese is the world's _______ language?"
a.most difficult
b.difficultest
c.the most difficult
2. Ariana sang her latest songs and _______ of her old songs.
a.the best
b.her best
c.best
3. In 2019 NASA stated that the previous five years were _______ ever recorded.
a.the most hottest
b.the hottest
c.the most hot
4. "It looks like our _______ fears are coming true."
a.bad
b.worse
c.worst
5. Many adjectives with one syllable can be changed into the superlative form by adding:
a. -er
b. –est
c. -er OR -est
 Is country life better than city life? What is your opinion about that?

What are the website users’ opinions?

Are the text fragments above part of an online survey, a debate or research?

In these fragments, are people stating arguments, personal opinions or others’ ideas?

What are the arguments in favor of life in the countryside?

1. Choose the best alternative for each sentence:

a) They play tennis well but she can play .

1 – better
2 – worst
3 – good

b) Delbra is the person I know.

1 – worse
2 – worst
3 – bad

c) I live far, but my parents live .

1 – far
2 – farthest
3 – farther

d) Nick is the person I know.

1 – good
2 – better
3 – best
1. Choose the best alternative for each sentence:

a) They play tennis well but she can play .

1 – better
2 – worst
3 – good

b) Delbra is the person I know.

1 – worse
2 – worst
3 – bad

c) I live far, but my parents live .

1 – far
2 – farthest
3 – farther

d) Nick is the person I know.

1 – good
2 – better
3 – best
e) Salvador is ____________________than Curitiba.
1 – hotter
2 – hottest
3 – hot

f) Usain Bolt is the ________________ athlete in the world.

1 – fast
2 – faster
3 – fastest

g) Russia is ________than Italy, in territory.

1 – bigger
2 – biggest
3 – big

h) San Marino is the ______________country in the world.

1 – small
2 – smallest
3 – smaller
e) Salvador is ____________________than Curitiba.
1 – hotter
2 – hottest
3 – hot

f) Usain Bolt is the ________________ athlete in the world.

1 – fast
2 – faster
3 – fastest

g) Russia is ________than Italy, in territory.

1 – bigger
2 – biggest
3 – big

h) San Marino is the ______________country in the world.

1 – small
2 – smallest
3 – smaller
2. Look at some facts about our world. In your notebook, write the complete sentences
with a superlative form of the adjectives below.

deep high large spoken tall

a) ___ language in the world is Chinese Mandarin, with over one billion speakers.

b) The continent with _____ number of countries is Africa, with 54 countries.

c) _________ country in the world is Russia, with 17,098,246 square kilometers.

d)________ocean in the world is the Pacific Ocean.

e) Mount Everest is ________________________ mountain, with 8,848 meters.

2. Look at some facts about our world. In your notebook, write the complete sentences
with a superlative form of the adjectives below.

deep high large spoken tall

a)The most spoken language in the world is Chinese Mandarin, with over one billion speakers.

b) The continent with the tallest number of countries is Africa, with 54 countries.

c) The largest country in the world is Russia, with 17,098,246 square kilometers.

d) The deepest ocean in the world is the Pacific Ocean.

e) Mount Everest is the highest mountain, with 8,848 meters.

3.Complete: I am ___ in my class.

1.the more short

2.shorter
3.the shortest
4.the shorter
5.the most short

She is the ___ writter in her city.

1.most
2.best
3.goodest
4.gooder
5.more good

He forgot to tell us about the ___ city of this country.

1.moust dangerous
2.more dangerous
3.dangerouest
4.dangerouer
5.most dangerous
3.Complete: I am ___ in my class.

1.the more short

2.shorter
3.the shortest
4.the shorter
5.the most short

She is the ___ writter in her city.

1.most
2.best
3.goodest
4.gooder
5.more good

He forgot to tell us about the ___ city of this country.

1.moust dangerous
2.more dangerous
3.dangerouest
4.dangerouer
5.most dangerous
4. Michael played the piano ______ when he was _______ . Now he stopped practicing.

a)better/younger
b) very well/ newest
c) well/ more young
d) more right / more young.

5. Dadas as formas comparativas e superlativas

I. bigger than / the biggest

II. more modern than / the most modern
III.more interesting than / the most interesting
IV. more ingenuous than / the most ingenuous
constatamos que está(ão) correta(s):

a) apenas a I.
b) apenas a II.
c) apenas a II e a III.
d) apenas a II, a Ill e a IV.
e) todas as formas apresentadas
4. Michael played the piano ______ when he was _______ . Now he stopped practicing.

a)better/younger
b) very well/ newest
c) well/ more young
d) more right / more young.

5. Dadas as formas comparativas e superlativas

I. bigger than / the biggest

II. more modern than / the most modern
III.more interesting than / the most interesting
IV. more ingenuous than / the most ingenuous
constatamos que está(ão) correta(s):

a) apenas a I.
b) apenas a II.
c) apenas a II e a III.
d) apenas a II, a Ill e a IV.
e) todas as formas apresentadas
What was the currency of Greece before the Euro?
a) Dolar b) Real c) Drachma d) Cruzeiro

Which country is popularly called ‘The Land of the Maple Leaf’?

a) Canada b) Brazil c) Argentine d) New Zealand

In Britain who would you give a tip to?

a) teacher b) pilot c) waiter d) dog

Are festivals celebrated in English-speaking countries.

a) Dia de Los Muertos b) St.Valentine´s Day c) Festas Juninas d)Nippon Matsuri

“A good husband should be deaf and a good wife blind”. What are these sayings called?
a) Proverbs b)Histories c) Fairy tales d) Poetry
What was the currency of Greece before the Euro?
a) Dolar b) Real c) Drachma d) Cruzeiro

Which country is popularly called ‘The Land of the Maple Leaf’?

a) Canada b) Brazil c) Argentine d) New Zealand

In Britain who would you give a tip to?

a) teacher b) pilot c) waiter d) dog

Are festivals celebrated in English-speaking countries.

a) Dia de Los Muertos b) St.Valentine´s Day c) Festas Juninas d)Nippon Matsuri

“A good husband should be deaf and a good wife blind”. What are these sayings called?
a) Proverbs b)Histories c) Fairy tales d) Poetry