LESSON B A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE

1. READ THE BLOG AND COMPLETE IT WITH THE CORRECT COMPARATIVE FORM OF
THE ADJECTIVE IN PARENTHESES.

ATravel Blog

After two weeks in Pachuca, I’m now in Tula, Hidalgo. It’s much
(1)
____________________
quieter (quiet) here than in Pachuca, but it is a big
place too. There are lots of restaurants and places to go out.
(2) bigger
Downtown Pachuca is ____________________ (big) but there aren’t
(3)
many gardens. Downtown Tula looks ____________________
more natural (natural),
(4) safer
there are a lot of trees and plants. It is also ____________________
(safe) for people to walk because drivers can’t drive on the main
(5) friendlier
square. I think people in Tula are ____________ (friendly) and
(6)
____________________
politer (polite) than in Pachuca, because most of
people who live here know each other. However, Pachuca has
(7)
more interesting (interesting) places to go out. The public
____________________
transport in both cities is goof but in Pachuca is
(8) (9) smaller
____________________
cheaper (cheap). Shops are ____________________ (small)
in Tula than in Pachuca but they are not very expensive. Now, I’m
trying to find a good restaurant, I hope to find a
(10)more traditional (traditional) food restaurant.
____________________

Bye for now.

2. WRITE COMPARATIVE SENTENCES USING THE PROMPTS.

1. Pachuca / cold / Tula Pachuca is colder than Tula

2. Traditional food / tasty / junk food Traditional food is tastier than junk food
3. Tula / polluted / Pachuca Tula is more polluted than Pachuca
4. A taxi / expensive / the bus A taxi is more expensive than the bus
5. The bridges in Pachuca / long / the bridges in Tula The bridges in Pachuca are longer than the bridges in Tula
6. Hidalgo / small / Mexico City Hidalgo is smaller than Mexico City
7. Hidalgo / good / in Charreria / other states in Mexico Hidalgo is better in charreria than other states in Mexico
 3. LOOK AT THE PICTURES AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.

Which cities are they?

Where are these cities?

Which one do you prefer? Why?

4. DO SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND WRITE A SMALL PARAGRAPH

COMPARING THE TWO CITIES ABOVE USING COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES.
e.g. Guanajuato is older than Queretaro.

Cancun is more beautiful than Veracruz

Veracruz is cheaper than Cancun

Cancun has a tastier food than Veracruz

Cancun is more modern than Veracruz

the beaches of Cancun are cleaner than the beaches of Veracruz