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2 Grammar focus Comparing people, places, and things
A
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Listen again to Lucy Chen’s conversations. Complete the sentences.
The double room is course, it’s
and
than a single room, but of
I can give you one of our
rooms at a special price. rooms.
It’s one of our
Complete the rules. Comparative: Add We use the word
to a short adjective. with a long adjective.
Superlative: Add We use the word
to a short adjective. with a long adjective.
These are different:
B
Comparative
Superlative
good
better
best
bad
worse
worst
Marriage is for better or for worse. Ma
Read what they said and complete the rule. Lucy Chen: The double room is bigger and more comfortable than a single room. Mr Wijaya: He’ll be there earlier than me. We use the word
C
when we compare people or things.
Akio and his sister Naoko are from Japan. Make sentences and compare the two of them.
Akio
Naoko
• 22 • intelligent • 1.70 meters tall • very fit • a good student • polite • a very bad driver
• 20 • very intelligent • 1.55 meters tall • not very fit • a very good student • very polite • a bad driver
Akio is older than Naoko. Naoko is more intelligent than Akio. 46
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