YN) Old/older and expensive / more expensive oN SS “24 OLD old older heavy heavier expensive _ more expensive Older / heaviee / more expensive are comparative forms. The comparative is er (older) or more . . . (more expensive). -er (older, heavier, etc.) Short words (1 syllable) -> -er old -* older slow -* slower cheap ~> cheaper nice nicer late later big = bi Spelling (see Appendix 5): big bigger hot + hotter _ thin thinner Words ending in -y —> ier easy > easier heavy —r heavier early — earlier Rome is old, but Athens is older, (not more old) Is it cheaper to go by car or by train? (not more cheap) Helen wants a bigger car. ‘This coat is OK, but I think the other one is nicer. Don’t write a letter. It’s easier to call. (not more easy} far — farther = “How far is it to the station? A mile?” “No, its farther. About two miles.” more. Long words (2/3/4 syllables) -> more... careful + more careful polite > more polite expensive > more expensive interesting > more interesting, 18 You should be more careful. 8 [don’t like my job. { want t0 do something more interesting. Is it more expensive to go by car or by train? ‘good/well = better bad —> worse 1 The weather wasn’t very good yesterday, but i's better today. m= “Do you feel bercer today?” “No, I feel worse.” @ Which is worse ~ a headache or a toothache? Pitan than I mare exoensive than \nit 80 The oldest | the most expensive Unit 91Exercises 38.1 883 wa UN Look at the pictures and write the comparative (older / more interesting, ete). 8 S 4. expensive ‘Write the comparative. 1. old older 6 good __ a 2. strong 7, Narge 3. happy 8. serious a 4, modern — 9 prety _ S. important 0. crowded a Write the oppesite. 1. younger older 4 beteer 2. colder SS. nearer = 3. cheaper 6. easier Complete the sentences. Use a comparative. 1, Helen's car isn’t very big, She wants a bigger ___one. 2. My job isn’t very interesting. I want to do something mare interesting 3. You're not very tall, Your brother is 4, David doesn’t work very hard. I work 5. My chair isn't very comfortable. Yours is 6. Your idea isn’t very good, My idea is 7. This house isn't very nice. Our house is 8. My suitcase isn’t very heavy. Your suitease is = 9. Pm not very interested in art. Pm in history: 10. Ieisn’t very warm today. It was yesterday. 11. These tomatoes don’t taste very good. The other ones tasted __ 12, Britain isn’t very big. France is _ a 13. Los Angeles isn’t very beautiful. San Francisco is — 14, This knife isn't very sharp. Do you havea one? 15. People today aren’t very polite. In the past, they were a WwHorer PRICES She's taller than him. ‘The Capitol Hotel is more expensive than the Grand. | ‘We use than after comparatives (older than . .. /more expensive than ...., etc). Athens is older than Rome. Are oranges more expensive than bananas? It’s easier to call than to write a letter. “How are you today?” “Not bad. Better than yesterday.” ‘The restaurant is more crowded than usual, ‘We usually say: than me /than him /than her/ than ws /chan them. You can say: can run faster than him, or I can run faster than he can, You are a better singer than me, or You are a better singer than Tam, got up earlier than her. or I got up earlier than she did. more/less than . ‘A: How much are those shoes? Fifty dollars? 'B: No, more than that. (= more than $50) <@uesmmaa/3| ‘The film was very short - less than an hou, | ‘They've got more money than they need. 25 30 35 ‘You go out more than me. alittle older / much older, etc. Ka ce Box A is a little bigger than Box B. Box Cis much bigger than Box D. a f= Canada is much bigger than France. = Emma is a litle older than Gary ~ she's 26 and he's 24. ( better than M+ The hotel was much more expensive than I more difficult eapeund Dore epee = You go out mach more than me. Oliolder, expensive | more expensive Unit 88 Not as ole as Unit 90Exercises 89.1. Write sentences about Liz and Ben. Use than. 1, 1m 26, 1. Pm 24, 2. Pm not a good swimmer, 2. Pma very good swimmer, 3. I'm feet, 10 inches tall. 3. Pm S feet, 8 inches tall. tz 4, [stare work at 8 o'clock. 4. I start work at 8:30. BEN S. Idon’t work very hard. 5. work very hard, 6. Ldon’thave much money. 6. Ihave a lot of money. 7. Uma very good driver. 7. Pm not a very good driver. 8. I’m not very patient. 8. I'm very patient. 9, Pmnot a very good dancer. _ 9. I'ma good dancer. 10. Pm very intelligent. 10. Pm not very intelligent. 11. Tspeak French very well. U1, I don't speak French well, 12, 1don't go %6 the movies much. 12. 1 g0 to the movies a lot. 1. Liz 1s older than Ben 7. Linisa _ 2. Ben /5.a better swimmer than Liz | 8. Ben 3. Lizis - — 9. Ben 4. Liz starts Ben. 10. Liz 5. Ben = 1. Lig 6. Ben has —— 12. Bea 89.2 Complete the sentences, Use than. 1, He isn’t very tall. You Ze taller than him on ‘re taller = 2. She isn’t very old. You're 3. Idon’t work very hard. You work 4, He doesn’t watch TY very much, You 5. I'm not a very good cook. You 6. We don’t know many people. You — 7. They don’t have much money. You 8, I can’t run very fast, You can —_ 9. She hasn’r been here very long. You ee 10. They didn’t get up very early. You ee 11. He wasn’t very surprised. You = 39.3 Complete the sentences with a little or much + a comparative (older/better, etc.) 1. Emma is 26. Gary is 24. Emma is a hitle old Brian’s mother is 52. His father is 69. Brian’s mother than Gary. 3. My camera cost $100. Yours cost $96, My camera ———SES == 4, Yesterday I fele terrible. Today T feel great. I feel — 5. Today the temperature is 12 degrees Celsius. Yesterday it was 10 degrees, Irs re anes 7 6. Amy is an excellent tennis player. I'm not very good, AmyBox A isn’t as big as Box B. = Rome is not as old as Athens. (= Athens is older) t= The Grand Hotel isn't as expensive as the Western. (= the Western is more expensive) = I don't play tennis as often as you. (= you play more often) The weather is better than it was yesterday. Ie isn’t as cold. (= as cold as it was yesterday) not as much as... / not as many as... ‘® Thaven’t got as much money as you, (= you've got more money} © Idon't know as many people as you. (= you know more people) '® I don’t go out as much as you, (= you go out more) ‘Compare not as... as and than: = Rome is not as old as Athens. Athens is older than Rome, (not older as Rome) © Tennis isn’t as popular as soccer. Soccer is more popular than tennis. = Tdon’t go out as much as you. You go out more than me. ‘We usually say: as me /s him /as her, et. You can sayz ® She's not as old as him. or She’s not as oid as he is. = You don’t work as hard as me. or You don’t work as hard as I do. ‘We say the same as... "= The weather today is the same as yesterday. = Your son’s hair is the same color as yours. = Larrived at the same time as Tim. ‘Muchimany Unit 84 Older than more expensive than Unit 89Exercises UNIS 90.1 tanh tad rn emcee GE 90 5 aa b as 6 lg work Cork or dt Nagas" Scerhand Aa ae 1. Ais bigger than C but nat as bigas Bo 2. Ais Bur not —— 3. Cis A at nae 4. Ais bat 6. Cworks —S_ Write sentences with as... as... 1, Athens is older than Rome. Rome isn? as ald as Athens = 2. My room is bigger than yours. Your room isn’t 3. You got up earlier than me. I didn’t re 4. We played better than them, They a 5. I've been here longer than you. You aS = 6. She's more nervous than him. He — mae Write as or than, 1. Athens is older than Rome, 5. Jim isn’t as intelligent ___he thinks. 2. [don’t watch TV as much you. 6, Belgium is smaller Switzerland, 3. You eat more me, 7. Brazil isn't as big Canada. 4, feel better ____V feltyesterday. 8. Ican’t wait more an hour. ‘Complete the serttences about Lee, fd, and Kim, Use the same age / the same street. etc. 1m 22, Ym24. Tm 24 live on Hill Street. live on Oak Street. Tiive on Hill Sereet Tgotup at 715. Tgot up at 7:15, got up at 7:45. ¥ ME ‘haven't gocacan —“™S My caris black, fan Thave a car, Ie’ black, 1. (age) Ed ix the same age.as Kim 2. (street) Lee fives : 3. (time) Lee got up 4. (color) Ed’s _The oldest and the most expensive Motel Prices in Jamestown Best West Motel $120 Oak Tree Motel $85, Sleep inn $105 Cozy Cabins $60, Rainbow Motel $95 Ap toRBS Box A is bigger than Box B. The Best West Motel is more expensive than the Sleep Inn, Box A is bigger than all the other boxes, ‘The Best West Motel is more expensive than all the other motels in town. Box A is the biggest box, ‘The Best West Motel is the most expensive motel in town. Bigger / older / more expensive, etc., are comparative forms. (sce Unit 88) Biggest / oldest / most expensive, etc., are superlative forms ‘The superlative form is -est (oldest) or most .. . (most expensive). Short words (old/cheap/nice, etc.) — the -est old > the oldest cheap > the cheapest nice — the nicest but good — the best. bad — the worst Spelling (see Appendix 5): big — the biggest hot —> the hottest ‘Words ending in -y (easy/heavy, etc.) — the -iest easy = the easiest heavy > the heaviest pretty — the pret Long words (careful/expensive/interesting, etc.) > the most . careful + the most careful interesting ~> the most interesting We say: the oldest ... / the most expensive . .., etc. (with the). = The church is very old. [e's the oldest building in the town. (= it is oldec than all the other buildings) = What is the longest river in the world? = Money is important, but it isn’t the most important thing in life. Excuse me, where is the nearest bank? You can use the oldest / the best / the most expensive, etc., without a noun, = Ken isa good player, but he isn’t the best on the team. (= the best player) Superlative + Pve ever .../ you've ever «et. = The movie was very bad, I think it’s the worst movie I’ve ever seen. = What is the most unusual thing you've ever done? Present Perfect + ever Unit 15. Older/ more expensive Units 88-89Exercises oA 2 913 Write sentences 1 ith comparatives (older, etc.) and superlatives (the oldest, et) P (big/small) SF (MD) Ais bigger than DD A 8 C (A) Aus thebiggest J (B) Bis tha smallest —<——vi | (long/short) (CIA) Cis (D) Dis (B) B (young/old) (DIC)D (By © {expensive/cheap) (D/A) (c) (A) (good/bad) (WC) fA) (D) Complete the sentences. Use a superlative + a noun (the videst building, etc.) 3 This uling very ole he aug in town, 2. Irwas a very happy day. I was of my life 3. tesa very good movie. I's ve ever seen, 4, She's a very popular singer. She's “in the country. 5. Tewas a very bad mistake. Ie was ve ever made. 6. Its. very preety city. I’s Tve ever seen, 7. Itwas a very cold day. Itwas ofthe year 8. He's a very boring person, He's _ ve ever met. Write sentences with a superlative (the longest, etc). Choose from the boxes. [Alaska Jupiter | [high] [city planet] | Africa South America Brazil the Nile large) country river | Australia the USA Everest Sydney | long | mountain stare | the solar system the world 1. Alasta is rhe lavgest stata ta the UA 2. Brazil == 3 — — 4 —__ — 5 - ‘ UNI 91 183