COURSE 7

CHAPTER 10
•Take off
•The plane takes off at 8:00 pm. The
takeoff was calm and quiet.
 Comparatives

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1Rs793CjqE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXiD0FdON7k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vj3SbCwQd9I
COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES
• Comparative adjectives are used to compare differences between the two
objects they modify (larger, smaller, faster, higher). They are used in sentences where two
nouns are compared, in this pattern:
Noun (subject) + verb + comparative adjective + than + noun (object).
EXAMPLES
• My house is larger than hers.
• This box is smaller than the one I lost.
• Your dog runs faster than Jim's dog.
• The rock flew higher than the roof.
• Jim and Jack are both my friends, but I like Jack better. ("than Jim" is
understood)
The comparative form is used for comparing two people or
things:

He is taller than me.

I am shorter than him.

The comparative form is used for comparing two people or things:

My puzzle is easier than Mike’s puzzle.

Mike’s puzzle is more difficult than mine.

The comparative form is used for comparing two people or
things:

A rabbit is faster than a turtle.

A turtle is slower than a rabbit.

SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES
• Superlative adjectives are used to describe an object which is at the upper or lower limit of
a quality (the tallest, the smallest, the fastest, the highest). They are used in sentences where
a subject is compared to a group of objects.
Noun (subject) + verb + the + superlative adjective + noun (object).
• The group that is being compared with can be omitted if it is clear from the context (final
example below).
EXAMPLES:
• My house is the largest one in our neighborhood.
• This is the smallest box I've ever seen.
• Your dog ran the fastest of any dog in the race.
• We all threw our rocks at the same time. My rock flew the highest.
("of all the rocks" is understood)
The supertlative is used for comparing one person or
thing with every other member of their group.

He is the tallest boy in the class.

The supertlative is used for comparing one person or thing with
every other member of their group.

Ana is the youngest person in the group.

 superlatives

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxEMZTu6JYM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orLwiZBVoyA
Comparatives and superlatives

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEKV5TBeLfo
https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/adjectives-comparative-and-superlative.html
https://elt.oup.com/student/solutions/preint/grammar/grammar_04_012e?cc=gt&selLanguage=en
https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/adjectives-adverbs/adjectives/exercises

https://agendaweb.org/grammar/comparative-superlative-exercises.html (exercises 1,2,3)

Comparatives and superlatives
review

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q27H9YCQmrY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13TLUMw6og0
 more intelligent

the worst

the wettest

better

the most powerful

funnier

older

the nicest
 tidier

bigger

better

less

the most difficult

worse

more intelligent than

the best
The hottest

the most talkative

 Too and Enough
REVIEW
Too + adjective ( more than sufficient, has a negative meaning, expresses a
problem)

✓ This rug is too expensive for me.

✓That shirt is too big for him.

 Too and Enough
REVIEW
Not adjective + enough ( not satisfactory)

✓ This rug isn’t cheap enough for me.

✓That shirt isn’t small enough for him.

 Too and Enough
REVIEW
Too + adjective ( more than sufficient, has a negative
meaning, expresses a problem)

✓The box is too heavy.

✓My car is too slow.

 Too and Enough
REVIEW
Not adjective+ enough ( not satisfactory )

✓The box isn’t light enough.

✓My car isn’t fast enough.

 Too and Enough
REVIEW
✓This rug is too expensive for me. ✓This rug isn’t cheap enough for
me.
✓That shirt isn’t small enough for
✓That shirt is too big for him.
him.

✓The box is too heavy.

✓The box isn’t light enough.
✓My car is too slow.
✓My car isn’t fast enough.
Satisfaction : enough in positive
• This sweater is big enough for • Is the photocopier fast enough
my dad. I’ll buy the sweater for for an office?
him.
• Are your shoes comfortable
• This laptop is fast enough for my enough for running?
work. I love it.
• I like this coffee maker. It’s small
enough for my kitchen.
 Rewrite the sentences using enough.
1. These shoes are too big. These shoes aren’t small enough.
2. Japanese is too difficult to learn. Japanese isn’t easy enough to learn.
3. The book was too boring to read.The book wasn’t interesting enough
to read.

4. The room was too dark. The room wasn’t bright enough.
5. Those jeans are too short for him. Those jeans aren’t long enough for
him.
6. Today is too cold to go swimming.Today isn’t warm enough to go
swimming.
 More examples:
1. That vase is too expensive for me. - That vase is not cheap enough for me.
2. This rug is too big for my room. –This rug isn’t small enough for my room.
3. That blender is too noisy. – That blender isn’t quiet enough.
4. That belt is too short for him. – That belt isn’t large enough for him.
5. Those shoes are too small for Ana. Those shoes aren’t big enough for Ana.
6. The coffee maker is too old for my mom. – The coffee maker isn’t new enough for my mom.
7. The dress is too tight for Kate to wear.- The dress isn’t loose enough for Kate to wear.
8. That soup is too hot for us to eat. – That soup isn’t cold enough for us to eat.
 Too and enough

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WPXDuqfcFo
Goldilocks and the three bears
Too and enough

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rfg6FJ6k7J8
• The first porridge was too hot for her.
• The second porridge was too cold for her.
• The first chair was too big for her.
• The second chair was too big for her.
• The first bed was too hot for her.
• The second bed was too soft for her.

The third porridge was good enough for her.

The third bed was comfortable enough for her.
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HOW TO BARGAIN IN ENGLISH
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03GUBROojrU
 TIPPING
http://www.traveller.com.au/a-guide-to-tipping-in-
the-us-when-do-i-tip-and-how-much-39x1t

INTERVIEW
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfNy_LarUc4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HihGQvyWjp4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLGQy8Ajt9w
❖ https://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-too-enough.php

❖ http://www.saberingles.com.ar/curso/lesson17/05.html

❖ https://agendaweb.org/grammar/too-enough-exercises.html

❖ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcvXpp4H5qM (VIDEO REVIEW)

 Too and Enough
REVIEW

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-YcccuMDH8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ds1PIdGKrmQ