Unit old/older expensive / more expensive $250 old older heavy heavier expensive more expensive Older / heavier / more expensive are comparative forms. ‘The comparative is er (older) or more ... (more expensive). [mm older / heavier, etc. Short words (1 syllable) — -er: old > older slow — slower cheap > cheaper nice > nicer late — later big + bigger For spelling, see Appendix S: big —> bigger hot —>hotter thin > thinner Words ending in ~y —> ier: a easy — easier heavy—> heavier early earlier 5) Rome is old, but Athens is older. (not more old) © Isit cheaper to go by car or by train? (not more cheap) CO Helen wants a bigger car. (© This coat is OK, but | think the other one is nicer. ©) Don't rake the bus. It’s easier to take a taxi. (not more easy) far — farther: 2) a: How far sit to the station? A mile? @: No, its farther. About two miles. fam more... Long words (2/3/4 syllables) > more careful —> more careful polite > more polite expensive —> more expensive inceresting > more interesting You should be mare careful | dor't ike my job. | want to do something more interesting 3) [sit more expensive to go by car or by train? PIM good /well—> better bad —> worse © The weather wasnt very good yesterday, but its better roday. © ‘Do you feel better today?” "No, | feel worse.” © Which is worse ~ a headache or a toothache? (Colder than .../ more expensive than - Unit 96 _ the oldest / the most expensive “> Unit 88 )Exercises Unig Look at the pictures and write the comparative (older / more interesting, etc.). _heavier. @ expensive {© dangerous p Write the comparative. 1 old older ce 6 good — 2 strong 7 large s = 3 happy 8 serious a 4 modern 9 pretty 7 5 important 10 crowded o_o Write the opposite. 1 younger older. 4 better 2 colder 5 nearer a 3 cheaper 6 easier @« Complete the sentences. Use a comparative. Allison’s car isn’t very big. She wants a... Bigger... one. ‘My job isn't very interesting. | want to do something... more interesting You're not very tall. Your brother is... David doesn’t work very hard. | work My chair isn’t very comfortable. Yours is Your idea isn't very good. My idea is. - “These flowers aren't very nice. The blue ones are ‘My suicase isn't very heavy. Your suitcase is fm not very interested in art. 'm eee elif History. Itisn’t very warm today. It was yesterday. ‘These tomatoes don't taste very good. The other ones tasted Peru isn't very big. Brazil is a Los Angeles isn’t very beautiful. San Francisco is _ : This knife isn't very sharp. Do you have a - one? People taday arent very palire. In the past they were ‘The weather isn't too bad today. Often i is much. mWolder than... me hey Zire than you.) ‘taller than you. i She’ taller than him. The Capitol Hotel is more expensive than the Grand Hotel We use than after comparatives (older than ..../ more expensive than... etc): Athens is older than Rome. ‘Are oranges more expensive than bananas? (© Itseasier to take a taxi than to take the bus. © ‘How are you today?” “Not bad. Better than yesterday” © The restaurant is more crowded than usual. We usually say: chan me / than him / than her / than us / 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 area better singer than !am. | got up earlier than her. or | got up earlier than she did. more / less than 150: 2 a: How much did your shoes cost? $100? & No, more than that. (= more than $100) “The movie was very short ~ less than an hour. ‘They hiave more money than they need. © You go out more than me. MORETHAN 100 s0_| _ LESSTHAN 100 alittle older / much older, etc. Box A isa little bigger than Box B. Box C is much bigger than Box D. bigger © Canada is much bigger than France. atietle | Me" 5) Sue isa little older than Josh ~ she's 25 and he's 24. better than. © The hotel was much more expensive than | much s more difficult expected. | more expensive © You go out much more than me. (Cold older, expensive — more expensive Unit 85 _notas...as“> Unit 87Exercises GBD Write sentences about Liz and Ben, Use than. Unit 86 1 im26. 1 2 Innova very good swimmer. 2 fia very good swimmer 3. mS feet 10 inches tal. 3. m5 feet 8 inches tall. 4 I start work at 8:00. 4 Istart work at 830. 5 I don’t work very hard. 5— I work very hard. 6 I don't have much money. 6 Ihavea lot of money. 7 Ima very good driver. 7 Iimnota very good driver. 8 Im not very patient. 8 I'm very patient. 9 Im nota very good dancer. 9. Ima good dancer. 10. I'm very intelligent. 10m not very intelligent. 11. speak Spanish very well 11. Idon't speak Spanish very well 12_I don't go to the movies very much. 12_1go to the movies a lot. 1 Liz...isolder than Ben, 7 lizisa — 2 Ben...isabetter swimmer than Liz. 8 Ben... 3 Lizis. " 9 Ben - i 4 Liz starts ~ Ben. 10 Liz. 5 Ben - - 1 Liz " 6 Ben has. 12 Ben. GBD complete the sentences. Use than. 1 He isn't very tall. Youre taller‘than.him... or ...taller than.he.is 2 Sheisn't very old. You're oes 3 don't work very hard. You Work eon - 4 He doesn't watch TV very much, You 5 I'mnota very good cook. You 3 6 We dont know many people. You . . 7 They don't have much money. You... 8 Ican'crun very fast. You can ” 9 She hasn't been here very long. You . 7 10 They didn’t get up very early. You 11 He wasn'c very surprised. You GB complete the sentences wich a little or much + comparative (older/better, etc.). 1. Emmais 25, Joe is 242. Emma... is.allittle older. than Joe. 2 Jack's mother is 52. His father is 69. Jack’s mother 3 My camera cost $150. Yours cost $145. ‘My camera ee 4 Yesterday |felccerrible. Today I feel OK Lee! 5. Today the temperature is 12 degrees Celsius. Yesterday it was 10 degrees Celsius. Its 6 Sarah isan excellent volleyball player. Im not very good. Sarah 173