E 8 UNIT 2 A CLOSER LOOK 2.(P 1)

Nowadays, people dress _______________, less traditionally so it’s difficult to say which country they are from... HOMEWORK  Review Grammar points.[r]

Unit 2: Life in the countryside

Lesson 3: A closer look 2

GRAMMAR Comparative forms of adjectives: review

Short Adj:

S + be + adj + er + than + Noun/

Pronoun

Long Adj:

S + be + more + adj + than +

Noun/ Pronoun

Ex 1 Complete the passage below with a suitable comparative form of

the adjectives provided.

Ex 1 Complete the passage below with a suitable comparative form of

the adjectives provided.

Sometimes I hear adults around me say that it is (0 good) better for children to grow up in the city than in the countryside They say that the city offers a child more opportunities for (1 high) education, and (2 easy) access to (3 good) facilities Life there is (4 exciting) _ and (5 convenient) _

They may be right, but there’s one thing they might not know I feel (6 happy) here than in a crowded and noisy city Country folk are (7 friendly) than city folk I know every boy in

my village Life here is not as (8 fast) as that in the city and I feel (9 safe) Perhaps the (10 good) place to grow up is the place where you feel at home

higher

more exciting more convenient

happier more friendly/ friendlier

fast

Short Adv:

S1 + V + adv + er + than + Noun/

Pronoun

Long Adv:

S + V + more/ less + adv + than + Noun/

Pronoun

Eg

They work harder than I do.= They work harder than me. 

My friend did the test more carefully than I did = My

friend did the test more carefully than me.

Eg

They work harder than I do.= They work harder than me. 

My friend did the test more carefully than I did = My

friend did the test more carefully than me.

2 Complete the sentences with suitable comparative forms of adverbs

in the box

1 Can you speak _? My English is not good.

2 After a hard working day, we usually sleep _.

3 Nowadays, people dress _, so it’s difficult to say which country they are from.

4 It’s not always true that rich people donate _ than poor people.

5 If you want to stay slim, you have to eat _.

1 Can you speak _? My English is not good.

2 After a hard working day, we usually sleep _.

3 Nowadays, people dress _, so it’s difficult to say which country they are from.

4 It’s not always true that rich people donate _ than poor people.

5 If you want to stay slim, you have to eat _.

Traditionally ( một cách truyền thống ) - soundly ( một cách ngon 

lành ) - generously ( một cách hào phóng ) - slowly - healthily

Traditionally ( một cách truyền thống ) - soundly ( một cách ngon 

lành ) - generously ( một cách hào phóng ) - slowly - healthily

more generously more soundly

more healthily

less traditionally more slowly

GRAMMAR

 Review Grammar points

 Prepare for:

Unit 2: A closer look 2 –

Do Exercises 3, 4, 5 textbook