II. Write the comparative and superlatives:

1 old older 6 good …………...

2 strong ……….. 7 large …………..

3 happy ………… 8 serious ………….

4 modern ……… 9 pretty …………..

5 important ………. 10 crowded ………….

Write the opposites:

1 younger older 4 better ………

2 colder ……….. 5 nearer ………

3 cheaper ……… 6 easier ……….

Write the adjectives

Adjective Comparative

1 cheap cheaper 2 dirty dirtier 3 _________ faster 4 _________ safer 5 __________ friendlier 6 __________ bigger 7 __________ noisier 8 __________ hotter 9 __________ more exciting 10 ___________ more modern

Write the opposites of the comparative adjectives

Comparative Opposite

1 faster slower 2 safer more dangerous 3 bigger _________________ 4 cheaper _________________ 5 cleaner __________________ 6 more boring __________________ 7 more difficult __________________ 8 colder __________________ 9 further __________________ 10 better __________________

Listening

“The True False Show” [1.88] T.8.1

In pairs, look at the sentences from The True False Show. Write t (true or f (false).

1. Mosquitoes are more dangerous than sharks _____

2. Brown eggs are healthier than white eggs _____

3. The Earth is hotter than Mars _____

4. Coffee is more popular than tea in UK _____

5. Tigers are better swimmers than cats _____

6. An adult is shorter in the morning than in the evening _____

7. White cars are safer than yellow cars _____

8. The word “yes” is more common than the word “no” _____

Listen to The True False Show. Check your answers. How much money does Darren win?

Writing

Exercise 1Open the brackets and put the words in the correct form.

1. Which is (large): the United States or Cana­da? 2. What is the name of the (big) port in the United States? 3. Moscow is the (large) city in Russia. 4. The London underground is the (old) in the world. 5. There is a (great) number of cars and buses in the streets of Moscow than in any other city of Russia. 6. St. Petersburg is one of the (beau­tiful) cities in the world. 7. The rivers in America are much (big) than those in England. 8. The is­land of Great Britain is (small) than Greenland. 9. What is the name of the (high) mountain in Asia? 10. The English Channel is (wide) than the straits of Gibraltar. 11. Russia is a very (large) country.

Exercise 2 Put Comparative or superlative adjectives

1. Jeremy is 10 years old. Jenny is 8 years old. Jeremy is (old) ____________ ______ Jenny.

2. The Alps are very high. They are (high) _____ _______________ mountains in Europe.

3. An ocean is (large) ____________ _______ a sea.

4. A Rolls Royce costs a lot of money. A Twingo costs less.

5. A Rolls Royce is (expensive) _______ ________________ _____ a Twingo.

6. John's results were bad. Fred's were very poor. Fred's results were (bad) __________ _____ John's.

7. This exercise is not very difficult. It's ____________ ______ I expected.

8. The weather is not good today. It's raining. I hope the weather will be (good) _____________ next week.

9. People are not very friendly in big cities. They are usually (friendly) ________________ in small towns.

10. In the government of a country, the President is (important) _____ ______ _______________ person.

11. People say that Chinese is (difficult) ______ ____________ to learn than English.

Reading