ACTIVITIES 3RD_BGU_P3 TERM: 2 PARCIAL 3-W5

TERM: 3
WEEK 5
TOPIC:
WEEK 5
TOPIC: COMPARATIVES

Review the grammar chart

Read the following text and underline the adjectives.

TWO HOTELS
Angela: I’ve found these two hotel brochures. Let’s look at them closely for our holiday.
The first one is Alba Hotel. It’s a nice small hotel near the city centre. The second one is
Conrad hotel by the seaside.

Mike: Let’s compare them, then.

Angela: Alba is a boutique hotel and don’t have many facilities. It’s cheaper than Conrad
hotel.

Mike: Yes, you’re right. Besides, it’s lovelier than Conrad hotel. Look at this lovely
restaurant.

Angela: On the other hand, Conrad hotel is a five-star hotel and it has everything. There
is even a hairdresser in it. I think it is more relaxing than Alba hotel.

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Mike: I agree with you. However, Alba looks cosier than Conrad. It really has a warm
atmosphere. Besides, I think Conrad is a bit expensive hotel.

Angela: What about the rooms?

Mike: Conrad’s rooms are larger and nicer than Alba’s.

Angela: Alba’s rooms are looking at the river, so their views can be more beautiful than
Conrad’s. However, their room service isn’t as good as Conrad’s.

Mike: Alba is only five-story high. Conrad is much higher than Alba. I think a view from a
Conrad’s room will be great.

Angela: Maybe. Both hotels have advantages and disadvantages. I can’t decide on one
of them.

Mike: Let’s go to Conrad Hotel. It’s bigger and has a great swimming pool. I think the
weather will be hotter than now when we get there. This swimming pool will be
awesome for us.

Angela: Alright, let’s go to Conrad then. Also, their rooms look much cleaner than
Alba’s.

Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the adjectives.

1. A rock is ……………………..than a leaf. (heavy)

2. Our house is…………………..than yours. (big)

3. The princess is ……………………than the witch. (beautiful)

4. Tom is a student …………………..than Mary. (good)

5. Bicycles are ………………………..than motorbikes. (safe)

6. July is ………………………..than January. (hot)

7. A lion is ………………………than a cat. (dangerous)

8. Helen is ……………………………than Mary. (happy)

9. Computers are……………………… than telephones. (expensive)

10. I think golf is…………………………….than football. (boring)

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Do this Reading, the do a chart with a comparison adjectives of coastal, highland,
and amazonic region and galapagos Iland.

COMPARATIV COASTAL HIGHLAND AMAZONIC GALAPAGOS

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Ecuador and its 4 worlds: Coast, Andes,

Amazon, and Galapagos

Ecuador, located in the northwestern of South America, is characterized by an incredible variety of geography,
topography, climate, ethnicities, so as an enormous natural wealth with vast biodiversity and a rich cultural
diversity of people that make this small state one of the most diverse countries in the world! More than 300 years
ago, the German explorer Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) remarked, that the only constancy of Ecuador’s
geography is its diversity!

Ecuador borders Colombia, Peru and the Pacific Ocean and the country’s area of 256,370 km² is pretty the same
as the United Kingdom’s or of the US State of Oregon. Divided into four completely different geographical zones,
it offers an array of possibilities to discover and enjoy the diversity of its people with its vast spectrum of culture,
as well as its impressive and varied landscapes and the unique fauna and flora.

The estimated population of Ecuador is 17 million.

COSTA
At the western coastal area, consisting of alluvial soil and low coastal mountains, you may enjoy beautiful white
sand beaches at the shore of the Pacific Ocean, but also the coastal dry forests, the mangroves, and the coastal
protected áreas.

It is the country’s most fertile and productive land, with large banana plantations and shrimp farms, two of the
most important export products, and where Ecuador’s rice crop grows; with a length of 640 km, the truly coastal
provinces also have active fisheries. The largest city at the Ecuadorian’s COSTA is Guayaquil.

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 SIERRA
The central Andean region contains most of Ecuador’s volcanoes and many of them, even those with
snow-capped peaks, are active.

The agriculture is focused on the traditional cultivation of potatoes, corn, wheat and barley, and quinoa.

The Andean valleys in between the volcanoes offer some of the most incredible, surprising, sometimes even
breathtaking highland landscapes.

Handicraft, music and the colorful traditional markets permit to see, hear, feel and taste the Ecuadorian SIERRA.

The largest Sierra city is Quito, the political capital of Ecuador.

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 ORIENTE or AMAZONIA
The Amazon is a very extensive region at the eastern slopes of the Andes and the sparsely populated Amazon
lowland, with huge Amazon national parks and large stretched untouched zones. Amazon-Amerindian tribes live
here traditionally, some of them in the deepest jungle even still non-contacted.

The ORIENTE also is the area with the largest reserves of petroleum in Ecuador, the most important export
product, so petroleum companies have extensively exploited parts of the upper Amazon.

The largest cities in the Oriente are Lago Agrio in the rainforest’s North, and Macas in the South.

Different Amazon lodges or Amazon river cruises offer the possibility to stay some days in this green region, most
of them to connect with flights from Quito to the airports of Coca or Lago Agrio.

GALAPAGOS
Separated from Ecuador’s coast by 1000 km, the Galapagos Islands are a unique natural paradise on Earth, and
you may find our complete information under www.angelitogalapagos.com

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 Student’s Signature

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