TEACHERS: Evert Martino / Raquel Ramos / Miriam Chayán.

COMPARISONS

Learning Goal:
❑To talk compare people, animals and places using
different degrees of comparisons.
as + adjective + as (+)
not as + adjective + as (-)
⚫Angela is as imaginative as
Greg.
⚫I am not as tired as I was last
week.
⚫Walking is as fast as taking a
bus.
⚫Algebra is as difficult as
more (+) /less (-) + adjective +
than
⚫I find golf less exciting than
volleyball.
⚫I find aerobics more effective
than pilates.
⚫Tom is less mature than his
brother.
the most (+) / the least (-) +
adjective + of/in
⚫Sheila is the least easy-going girl
in the group.
⚫Erin is the most artistic child in
the class.
 A big difference:
much, a lot, far + comparative
⚫Sales in July were much higher
than sales in June.
⚫She’s a lot taller than you.
⚫This one’s far more expensive
than the blue one.
A small difference:
slightly, a little, a bit, not much +
comparative

⚫Sales in August were slightly

lower than sales in July.
⚫You’re a bit younger than me.
⚫These are not much more
expensive than those.
A big difference in the same group
of people/things:
by far + the+ superlative
⚫Maria is by far the most
responsible employee in the
company.
A tiny or no difference:
exactly, more or less, roughly + the
same + as
⚫He’s exactly the same age as
me. ( No difference)
⚫The figures for December are
more or less the same as the
figures for November. (a tiny
difference)
Increasing (+)/decreasing (-):
comparative + and +comparative

⚫The weather is getting colder

and colder.
⚫As she gets older, she becomes
more and more impatient.
the + comparative ..., the +
comparative

⚫The more I exercise, the fitter I

get.
⚫The more I eat, the fatter I get.