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In 2017, Patty

could say
numbers and
colours in
Spanish.
In 2018, she could have simple conversations.
In 2019, she was
watching
telenovelas
without subtitles.
Now, in 2021, she's reading Don Quijote.
Patty's Spanish was better in 2018 than in 2017, and it
was better in 2019 than in 2018.
Her level of Spanish is continuously changing.
Like this:

Excellent

Good

OK

Basic
2017 2018 2019 2020
We can describe this process using a REPEATED
COMPARATIVE:
Patty's Spanish is getting better and better

Excellent

Good

OK

Basic
2017 2018 2019 2020
Here's another:
2014 - $10.75
2016 - $12
2018 - $14.50
2020 - $16

16
15
14
$$ 13
12
11
10
2014 2016 2018 2020
Milk is becoming more and more expensive.
And another:
March - 50Mbps
April - 42Mbps
May - 37Mbps
June - 22Mbps

50
40
Mbps 30
20
10
0
March April May June
My internet is getting slower and slower!
We can also use this structure with nouns:

1.5

English 1.0
Speakers
(Billions) 0.5

0
1960 1980 2000 2020

More and more people speak English.


OR
There are more and more English speakers.
Or adverbs:

30
Oil Reserves
(Millions of barrels) 20

10

0
1990 2000 2010 2020

Oil reserves are falling more and more rapidly.


Now you try some: KEY
1) Jan - 21°, Feb - 24°, Mar - 29°, Apr - 33°, May 37°.

Temperatures are getting higher and higher. OR


The weather is getting hotter and hotter.

2) Cars in the city:


2000 - 130,000 2010 - 220,000 2020 - 340,000

There are more and more cars in the city.


Now you try some: KEY

3) Average IQ of Anahuac Mayab students:


2010 - 103 pts 2015 - 107 pts 2020 - 111 pts

Mayab students are getting smarter and smarter. OR


Mayab students are getting more and more intelligent.

4) Average size of chocolate bar:


1930 - 107g 1960 - 90g 1990 - 67g 2020 - 45g

Chocolate bars are getting smaller and smaller.


5) SpaceX acceleration (in m/s/s) during the first 2.5
minutes:

SpaceX accelerates faster and faster. OR


Space X accelerates more and more quickly.

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