Nguyễn Thị Huyền

Welcome to our class today!
Period 28:
Unit 4: MY NEIGHBOURHOOD
Lesson 3. A CLOSER LOOK 2
Example:

1, Tom is taller than Mary.

2, My bag is heavier than yours/ your bag.

3, A house in a city is more expensive than a house in the countryside.


Period 28. Unit 4. My neighbourhood.
Lesson 3. A closer look 2
I. GRAMMAR ( Comparative Adjectives )
one syllable
fast
faster
+ er
large
larger
+ r
big
bigger
double last letter + er
two syllables
noisy
noisier
y -> ier
modern
more modern
more + adj
three or more syllables
expensive
more expensive
more + adj
“than’’ is used to make comparisons
Tom is taller than Mary.
My bag is heavier than yours.
A house in a city is more expensive than a house in the countryside.
1. Ann is ……………than Laura. (slim)
2. This building is ……………. than that building. (tall)
3. The square in Ha Noi is ……………. than the square in Hoi An. (big)
4. My neighbourhood is …………...….. than your neighbourhood. (noisy)
5. The Green Hotel is …………………. than the Palace Hotel. (cheap)
1. Complete the following sentences with the comparative form of the adjectives in brackets.
slimmer
taller
bigger
noisier
cheaper
II. PRACTICE
Period 28. Unit 4. My neighbourhood.
Lesson 3. A closer look 2
2. Now complete the following sentences with the comparative form of the long adjectives in brackets.
This house is …………………than
that house. (modern)
more modern
2. This park is ………………… than
that park. (beautiful)
more beautiful
3. Living in a house is …………………
than living in a flat. (convenient)
more convenient
more interesting
5. Things in this shop are ……………………
than things in the supermarket. (expensive).
more expensive
II. PRACTICE
4. Living in a city is ………………….…
than living in the countryside. (interesting)
Period 28. Unit 4. My neighbourhood.
Lesson 3. A closer look 2
3. Read and complete Vy’s letter to her friend.
Dear Nick,
How are you?
Ha Noi is beautiful! But it is too busy and polluted for me. I’m at Cua Lo Beach now. I’m having a great time. The weather is (0. hot) hotter and (1. dry) ______ than that in Ha Noi. The houses are (2. small) _______ and the buildings are (3. old) ______ than the buildings in Ha Noi. The streets are (4. wide) ________ with less traffic. I love the food here. The seafood here is (5.delicious) _____________ and (6.cheap) _________ than the seafood in Ha Noi.
Well, outside the sun is shinning so I’m off to get some fresh air.
See you soon.
Vy
drier
maller
older
wider
more delicious
cheaper
4. Complete the following sentence with the
comparative form of the adjectives in brackets:

Is Ho Chi Minh City bigger than Ha Noi?(big)

Is a house in the city ____________ than a house in the countryside? ( expensive)

Is a sofa _____________ than a chair? (comfortable)
Is Hoi An ____________ than Hue? (historic)

Are your streets ________ than ours? ( narrow)
more expensive
more comfortable
more historic
narrower
5. Look at the pictures of Yen Binh neighbourhood
and Long Son neighbourhood. Now write about the differences.
Ex: Yen Binh is more
crowded than Long Son.
Yen Binh / convenient/
Long Son
2. Yen Binh/ noisy/
Long Son
3. Long Son/ peaceful/
Yen Binh
4. Yen Binh/ modern/
Long Son
5. The house in Yen Binh/
tall/ the house in Long Son
6. Ask and answer about Yen Binh neighbourhood
and Long Son neighbourhood.
Example:
A: Is Yen Binh more
crowded than Long Son?
B: Yes, it is.
A: Is Long Son more modern
than Yen Binh?
B: No, it isn’t.
7. Ask and answer questions about the places that you live and Da Lat
beautiful boring exciting friendly
small hot wet convenient
Example:
A: Is Bac Ninh more beautiful than Da Lat?
B: No, it isn’t.
A: Is Da Lat hotter than Bac Ninh?
B: No, it isn’t.
Homework
Period 28. Unit 4. My neighbourhood.
Lesson 3. A closer look 2
Learn the Grammar.
Write 4 sentences using Comparative Adjectives.
Prepare: Communication.
Thanks for your attending!