UNIT 5

INTENSIVE COURSE III

 5A GRAMMAR: COMPARATIVES
Adjectives Adverbs
To describe people - things -places To describe actions

I'm funnier than Paul People speak more quickly than in the past
English is more interesting than Science
San Juan is hotter than Córdoba
 WAYS TO COMPARE WITH ADJECTIVES

1. Comparative Adjectives
2. less + adjective
3. (not) as + adjective + as
} + than
COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES
I'm older than you
Canada is bigger than the USA
She is more tired than we are
Fruits are healthier than fast food
A computer is more expensive than a phone
Iphone is better/worse than Samsung
Milan is further from the sea than Rome

adj -(i)er + than ....

more + adj + than ....
irregular adj + than ...
 WAYS TO COMPARE WITH ADVERBS
1. Comparative Adverbs
2. Less + adverb
} + than

3. (not) as + adverb + as

Rule for most adverbs:

More + adverb ending in -ly.
She drives more carefully than me.

Fast, hard, well and badly don't follow the rule. They are irregular.
She sings better than I do
She sings more well than I do
COMPARATIVES WITH PRONOUNS
After a comparative + than or
as ... as we have two options:

Object pronouns Subject pronoun + auxiliary verb

She is smarter than me (que yo)

I'm stronger than him
We were more stressed than them
She drives more carefully than us
She is smarter than I am (de lo que yo soy)
I'm stronger than he is
We were more stressed than they were
She drives more carefully than we do

Do ex a and b Section 5Ap.135

 5B GRAMMAR: SUPERLATIVES

Jack is smarter than me.

vs
Jack is the smartest in
our family.

We use THE + SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVE

to talk about the most ....... person/thing/place in a group.
 the + -(i)est
the + most/least
the + irregular

We can often use superlatives with the present perfect + EVER

Dubai is the most expensive city I've ever been to.
This is the biggest house I've ever seen.
What’s the best film you have ever watched?
 5C GRAMMAR: QUANTIFIERS
TOO MUCH /MANY - TOO+ ADJ

We use these quantifiers to say "more than is

good/necessary"
TOO MUCH
Too much + uncountable noun: There is too much water in the pool.
Verb+too much: My cousin eats too much.
TOO MANY
Too many+ countable noun: There are too many books to read.
TOO + ADJ
Too+adjective: I can't lift the fridge. It's too heavy.
(NOT) ENOUGH We use enough to say that something is the correct
amount, all that is necessary .

Enough + Noun:
There isn't enough bread to make sandwiches.
Have you got enough money?
Verb + Enough
He eats enough for his age.
I don't read enough but I'm going to start buying some
books.
Adjective / Adverb+ Enough
I'm not tall enough to play basketball..
I couldn't write quickly enough and I ran out of time.
Do ex a and b section 5C p.135