E 12 unit 13 Language focus

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UNIT 13: THE 22 nd SEA GAMES

E LANGUAGE FOCUS

2

3

4

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more actively

better

the most expensive

the most actively more difficult

the best

Adjective/adverb Comparative Superlative

difficult

actively

good

high

heavy

expensive

the most difficult

heavier

the highest higher

more expensive

the heaviest

 Pronunciation: Linking

1.look at

2 took off

3 quite old

4 from Australia

5 friends in

6 it’s upstairs

10 turn off

9 move into

8 Put on

7 Tom used to

 Grammar: Double comparison

1 So sánh kép với: “and”: càng lúc càng

Ex: The weather is getting (cold)

Ex: We went (slowly)

colder and colder

more and more slowly

=> S + V + short adj/adv + ER + and + short adj/adv + ER.

=> S + V + more and more + long adj/adv.

Task 1: Matching

1.c more and more difficult

2.e more and more expensive

3.a more and more nervous

4.b bigger and bigger

5.d more and more talkative

6.g heavier and heavier as I carried 7.f better and better

Task 2: Use the structure: comparative +and + comparative

Ex: harder and harder

1 shorter and shorter

3 worse and worse

5 better and better

7 more and more difficult

2 more and more expensive

4 more and more complicated

6 more and more active

8 closer and closer

S + V + short adj/adv + ER + and + short adj/adv + ER.

S + V + more and more + long adj/adv.

 Grammar: Double comparison

2 So sánh kép với: the…, the …: càng … càng …

Ex: The (old) you get, the (hard) you find a job.

Ex: The (interesting) the film is, the

(expensive) the ticket is

older harder

more interesting more expensive

=> The+ short adj/adv+ER +S+V…, the+ short adj/adv+ER +S+V … more+long adj/adv more+long adj/adv

Task 3: Matching

a the faster you will learn

b the more impatient he became

c The sooner we will arrive

d the higher your bill will be

e the more I liked him

f the better I feel

g the more you want

h the better the service

Ex: The earlier we leave, _

1 The warmer the weather, _

2 The more you practise your English,

3 The longer he waited,

4 The more electricity you use,

5 The more expensive the hotel, _

6 The more I got to know him,

7 The more you have,

21 The farmers had to work to earn money.

22 The food is becoming expensive

23 The you waited, the impatient you became

24 The younger you are, ……… it is to learn

25 ……… the man gets, ……… he becomes

26 …… … difficult the lesson is, ………….…… we try

27 He speaks English …….……

A quicklier B more and more quickly C more quickly D more quickly than

28 The problem seems to be …….……

29 ……… he drank, ……… he became

30 ……… Mary gets, ……… she is

A The old/ the cleverer B The older/ the cleverer C The older/ cleverer D older/ the cleverer

Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.

B more and more quickly

C more and more

A longer/more

C the easier

B The older/ the weaker

A The more/the harder

B harder and harder

D more and more serious

C The more / the more violent

B The older/ the cleverer

Prepare for Test your self D (II Reading [pages 148-149])