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Trang 1II Language focus:
1 Review: Comparison of adjectives
2 Comparison of equality
3 Double comparison
4 Order of adjectives before a noun
5 Exercises
II LANGUAGE FOCUS
1 Review: Comparison of adjectives
a Short adjectives + er/ est
b Tính từ hai vần tận cùng có “ y”, “ er” ,” ow”, “ le”, và “ et” cũng được xem như tính từ ngắn
c Irregular comparatives and superlatives
Trang 2far Farther/ further The farthest/ the furthest
b Long adjectives:
More + long adjective + than / the most + long adjective
Với nghĩa “kém hơn “, hoặc “ kém nhất” :
Less + long adjective +than / the least + long adjective
Ex: This test is less difficult than the previous one
This is the least expensive holiday we’ve ever had
2 Comparison of equality:
+ Khẳng định : as + adj/adv+ as
+ Phủ định: not as + adj/adv+ as/ not so + adj/adv + as
Ex: Jim doesn’t work as hard as Tom
3 Double comparison
a Comparative and comparative : “ càng ngày càng”
Ex: Their business is getting worse and worse
Things are becoming more and more expensive all the time
b The + comparative, the + comparative = càng thì càng
Ex: The warmer the wather is, the better I like it
The smaller the car is, the easier it is to park
4.Order of adjectives before a noun
Khi có nhiều fact adjectives trước một danh từ, ta có S-A-S-C-O-M-P Size- Age- Shape- Color- Origin- Material- Purpose
Ex: A large round wooden table
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5.Exercises
Exercise 1: Match a half – sentence from box A with a suitable half-sentence from box B
1 Finding a job is becoming a more and more nervous
2 Travelling is becoming b bigger and bigger
3 As I waited for my interview, I
became
c More and more difficult
Trang 34 That hole in your pullover is getting d More and more talkative
5 As the conversation went on, he
became
e More and more expensive
6 The suitcase seemed to get f Better and better
7 Her English is improving ; it’s
getting
g heavier and heavier as I carried it upstairs
Exercise 2:
Complete each of the following sentences, using the structure comparative + and+
comparative with the words in brackets
1 His visit to New York seemed to get because he was very busy at work ( short)
2 Eating and travelling in this city is getting _ ( expensive)]
3 As the day went on, the weather got ( bad)
4 We had to stop the discussion because the question was becoming _(
complicated)
5 Your English is Ok now, your pronunciation has got _( good)
6 Little John is becoming ( active)
7 As it was getting dark, it was becoming to see everything in the house without electricity (difficult)
8 I feel happy as my birthday is coming ( close)
Exercise 3: Complete each of the following sentences, using the structure : the +
comparative, the +comparative Choose a suitable half- sentence from the box
the faster you will learn the more I liked him
the more impatient he became the better I feel
the higher your bill will be the better the service
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,