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Dear Pete, Dave’s e-mail Greeting from Rio de janeiro ! It’s a beautiful place but it’s much noisier and more crowded than London. There’s so much to see and do here. Rio has the most famous carnival parade in the world. It’s also has one of the biggest football stadiums in the world, Maracacana. Right now I’m relaxing on the beach. Are you jealous? Dave

Conversation Jose : Jack : David: Jose : Well, What do you think about my city, Barceona? Well it’s a bit boring. Jack meant beautiful. I heard what he said! He thinks Barcelona is more boring than Rome! Sara : Oh, take no notice of Jack! He just thought the shops were better in Rome. Jose : Well perhaps Barcelona is smaller than Rome, but the city is cleaner.

Subject Verb to be Adj. -ER Than Barcelona is smaller than Rome.

Comparative and Superlative Comparative adjectives compare two things. -ER or MORE We use than when we want to compare one thing with another -ER Subject + BE + Adjective + -ER + Than MORE Subject + BE + More + Adjective + Than

Subject Verb to be More Adj. Than Barcelona is more boring than Rome.

Superlative adjectives compare more than two things. We use the with a superlative: Subject + BE + the + Adjective

Subject Verb to be The Adj. Everest is the highest mountain in the world.

Adjective • Only one syllable - er comparatives - est superlatives. • Ending in y, change the 'y' to 'i' before adding the ‘er’ or ‘est’ Dirty Noisy Dirtier Noisier The dirtiest The noisiest • One vowel and one consonant at the end Double the consonant, and add –er Big Hot Bigger Hotter The biggest The hottest

Choose the adjectives from the box and fill in the correct form of the words in brackets (comparative or superlative). 1. London is _______than York with a population of about 7, 200, 000 bigger people. 2. York is _______than London. There aren’t many cars in the streets. quieter 3. There’s heavy traffic in London so streets are______busier ____ than York. 4. Its cost more to live in London because it is _______ more expensive than York. 5. London has got _______ shops than York. more

• Two or more syllables more most Exciting Expensive comparatives superlatives More exciting More expensive The most exciting The most expensive • Irregular comparative and superlative adjectives Good Bad Many/Much Better Worse More Best Worst Most

Direction : Rearrange the words and make comparison, as in the example. Rome / London /Paris )expensive( A: Rome is very expensive. B: Yes. But London is more expensive than Rome. A: Paris is the most expensive of all three.

Direction : Ask and answer the questions in pairs. Example A: Which city is more expensive? B: I think London is more expensive than New York. A: Yes, I agree. /No. I don’t agree. B: Why? A: I think London is ……………

Dear Nicole, Greetings from Luxor, Egypt. It’s a beautiful place but it’s much hotter than back home. There’s so much to see and do here. Yesterday we went on a cruise up the Nile and saw beautiful temples and ancient ruins. It’s the most exciting trip ever. See you next week. Jane