APRIL 12TH CLASS
COMMUNICATIVE OBJECTIVE
• TO DESCRIBE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PLACES , PEOPLE AND OBJECTS
ACTIVITIES
• SUPERLATIVE PRESENTATION
• EXERCISES
SUPERLATIVE?
THE SUPERLATIVE FORM OF AN ADJECTIVE IS USED
TO EXPRESS THE HIGHEST OR A VERY HIGH DEGREE
OF A QUALITY (E.G. THE BRAVEST, THE MOST
FIERCELY )
SUPERLATIVE FORM
SHORT ADJECTIVE LONG
(1 SYLLABLE) (2 OR MORE
S
SYLLABLES)
BIG INTERESTING
TALL FAMOUS
TH RICH +ES THE BEAUTIFUL
YOUNG DANGEROUS
E OLD T MOST POISONOUS
SHORT INTELLIGENT
ANTARCTICA IS THE COLDEST PLACE IN THE HAWKINS IS THE MOST INTELLIGENT SCIENTIST
WORLD SCARLET IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL ACTRESS
THE BLUE WHALE IS THE BIGGEST ANIMAL THE MOST CROWDED STATION IS LAS AMERICAS
MAFE IS THE YOUNGEST STUDENT IN CLASS
SPELLING RULES
1. MONOSYLLABLE ADJECTIVE ENDING
1 VOWEL + 1 CONSONANT = DOUBLE CONSONANT
BIG – THE BIGGEST
FAT – THE FATTEST
THIN – THE THINNEST
EXCEPT = W-X-Y-Z
2. TWO SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES FINISH IN
“Y” = IER
HAPPY = THE HAPPIEST
PRETTY = THE PRETTIEST
FUNNY = THE FUNNIEST
3. IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES
GOOD = THE BEST
BAD = THE WORST
FAR = THE FARTHEST / FURTHEST
LET’S WORK
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ADJECTIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
Messy _ _messier______ ___messiest__________
Tall ____taller than_______ ___tallest________
Noisy ______noisier___ ____noisiest_________
Attractive more attractive__ the_most attractive___
Expensive more expesive_ the_most expensive____
Pretty __prettier_____ ___prettiest____
Exciting the more exciting______ __the most exciting
Good ____better_____ ____best______
COMPLETE THE DIALOGUES WITH COMPARATIVE OR SUPERLATIVE
FORMS.
(old)
A: Harvard is the oldest university in the United States.
B: But Oxford, in England, is much older than. It`s the oldest university in England.
(small)
A: Is North America smaller than South America?
B: I don`t think so. I think South America is smaller than North America.
A: You`re right. But Australia is the smallest continent in the world.
(large)
A: The city of New York has the largest population in the United States: about 7
million people.
B: But Mexico City’s population is even larger.
Patsy and Bob are trying to choose a hotel to stay at during their holiday. Read the
dialogue and fill in with the comparative and superlative forms.
Bob: What are you doing, Patsy?
Patsy: I’m looking at the holiday brochure again. There are three hotels in the town, but I
can’t decide which one we should stay at.
Bob: let me see. Hmm… why don’t we stay at The Sunset? It looks the
(1) the most (comfortable) and it’s
(2) cheapper (cheap) than The Grand.
Patsy: That’s true, but it’s on the main road, next to all the discos and cafés.
Bob: so? That means it’s in the (3) the most (convenient) part of town.
Patsy: But I’m sure it’s much (4) noisier (noisy) than the other hotels.
Bob: What about The Seaview, then?
Patsy: Well, it is the (5) cheappest (cheap) hotel in town, and it’s probably
(6) quieter than (quiet) The Sunset.
Bob: Shall we stay at The Seaview, then?
Patsy: I don’t know. It looks quite dirty, don’t you think?
Bob: Perhaps it’s not as clean as the others, but the brochure
says it’s got “ the friendliest staff in town. “
Patsy: I like The Grand. It’s the (7) the most (luxurious),
and it’s the (8) closest (close) to the beach.
Bob: But it’s too expensive! We can’t afford it, patsy!
Patsy: Oh, I suppose you’re right. Okay, let’s stay at The Seaview. I’m sure it will be fine
