Comparative adjectives

Short adjectives
tall

+ --er

taller (than)

nice

+ --r

nicer (than)

hot

double the
consonant + --er

happy

2
3
4
5
6
7
8

hotter (than)

-- -y + --ier

Write sentences with the comparative for.m

of the adjectives.

2
3
4
5

Mumbai (population: 14 million).

Bangkok (population: 7 million) (big)
Mumbai is biggerthan Bangkok.
The Yangtze River (6,300 km)
The Nile (6,695 km) (long)
Mount K2 (8,611 m)
Mount Everest (8,850 m) (high)
The Pacific Ocean (4,300m)
The Atlantic Ocean (3,600m) (deep)
The Empire State Building (381 m)
Willis Tower (442 m) (tall)
Alaska (average winter temperature --20C /
--30C)
Hawaii (average winter temperature 25C) (hot)

Write sentences with the comparative form

of the adjectives.

Irregular adjectives
good

Write sentences comparing Luiza and

Marcella with the adjectives in the box.

Luiza is taller than Marcella.

happy
old
pretty
tal+
short
slim
young

Complete the sentences with the

comparative form of the adjectives.

more important
(than)

boring
interesting

more+
adjective

3
4
5
6
7

1think that reality shows are better (good)

than quiz shows.
Last week's science test was bad, but this
week's test was ;o()SQ.. (9ad)!
O l i{p>~tty) - Paris or
Which city is
7
'
Ven1ce.
f Jf) ~
Boston is u 1:> '. .- \ ar) from New York than
Philadelphia .
English is !AViS \9.~(easy) than Chinese.
(hot) than
Summer in Australia is
summer in the U.K.
-~ ,~n t-~ C~JJYE
Fantasy movies are ~~ !:!:__~C(interesting) than

animated movies.
Small towns are @fu~safe) than big
cities.

e,

bflt-fe

Make a list of two singers, two TV hosts, and

two actors.

Long adjectives
important

better (than)

bad

geography I history (interesting)

Geography is more interesting than history.
skateboarding / skiing (exciting)
trains / airplanes (slow)
chimpanzees I dogs (intelligent)
the library / the gym (quiet)
cell phones I MP3 players (expensive)
Angelina Jolie / Julianne Moore (famous)
cars / motorcycles (safe)
cats I dogs (independent)

more boring (than)

more interesting
(than)

Write sentences with the comparative form of

the adjectives in the box.
bad
intelligent

boring
funny
good
interesting
ele talented

Fergie is older than Rihanna.

as ... as
jThe Harry Potter as good
movies aren't
Manaus isn't

as big

as

the books.

\
as

Rio de Janeiro.

Are FTkin Park

as popular as

less ... than

A Fiat car is

less

expensive

than

a Ferrari.

Dogs are

less

intelligent

than

monkeys.

U2?

Write sentences giving your opinion. Use

/ess ... than.

Write sentences with as

adjectives in the box.
~

... as and the

ffie.af3

cold
expens1ve
heavy
ele tall

good

l'm 13 years old . My friend is 13 years old .

l'm asoldas my friend. L

\0

y 2 \s lrost o 01d rl

Br \.. 10ll

Dhaka S b1gi aS fbnei tbnS

2 Elephants weigh about 5,000 kg . Giraffes
weigh about 1,300 kg .
Giraffes "3\as\t;v\ G..") e.\e.p

5 1<::1

~oi1 sno..,, ;5.p,b as ~dos

i,

moe, +

f\,'3. "k'C \f lnq; Gbpula

7 geography I science (interesting)

gou 9 ~

\. .t H

pb~

1c:.

r)

'l -'{._

d ~Ycl n

l'YJ' 't1t l-e

~ S"! d2

Sr1eYJU:'.
Game! Think of two words for each
category. Then ask your partner to say a
comparative sentence about each of them.
Give your partner one point for each correct
sentence.

Skiing is more difficult than swimming .

Swimming isn't as difficult as skiing.
\._

.Jd \ / "::,n

2 Will Smith is funnier than Jim Carrey.

l'rb cu\1 Y as p(Jnp ,V Q ..J Y l .f rr)

1 0'\

s~ r?s eJ.lart~ Emma Watson (attractive)

S \-e
1 l , c. +j~ ~
LP

c1t1es

o ')

6 New York I Sydney (populated)

as ... as.

1 Reality shows are worse th;n tajent shows .

k2e

Fi,' f. ..l~

bc.Ds

Rewrite the sentences using

yr-J

4 Jaction movies / horror movies (exciting)

mllion~eople)

ooe-

~$s / cell phones (useful)

3 Jay-Z / Daddy Yankee (famous)

Hong Kong (7 million people). Dhaka (7

3 lt's -6C in Moscow. lt's -6C in Chicago.

M oscow :5 v,c, c0\.d t\S e.h: C, ') \)
4 Koji gota B in his test. Emi got an A in her
test.
Koji's test lso.'::i ?cn1 os o m\
5 Lucas is 1m 68cm. Mili is 1m 68cm .
Mili .5 ao .-n11 \e ms
6 A burger is $4 . A pizza is $6.
A burger 1co)992@''X:.{h?'t:J,X2 ~ p) Z-C:c

~ins /buses (expensive)

:tee3:
l e-C:S ~-.;e \ han
1

The red T-shirt is $12 . The blue T-shirt is $1 O.

The red T-shirt isn't as cheap as the blue
T-shirt.

Daniel Radcliffe / Robert Patterson (talented)

Daniel Radcliffe is less talented than
Robert Patterson. or
Robert Patterson is less talented than
Daniel Radcliffe.

countries
drink
food
jobs
movies
music
sports
transportation

A Countries: The U.S. and Japan .

The U.S. is bigger than Japan . (.! = 1 point)
The U.S. is more big than Japan. (X= O points)

3 History is more interesting than math.

ffir , \ L 1S U ,, )Y>J-e<e$9.~ rfb 5. 'n, ~ -1 O~ ,Y

4 The climate in Hawaii is hotter than the

climate in Chile .

,
e \lt'<Y)c.?e r h,
qS hyf1t_{)
.f,lcMJ.:11/1
5 Taking the bus is cheaper than taking the
subway.

'

te

'8?JL

1 n

5 i) 1QQS trb

6 Cats are cleaner than dogs.

,,-.,~ ~(' _c._

,...,f /)~

.,...jC ,..... C'

.l..c

Write your opinions about the places and things

in exercise 4.

F-eelings and emotions

1

Look at the pictures. Read and listen to the adjectives. Then listen
and repeat.

1 happy,,

3 proud

4 sad

5 frightened

6 bored

7 embarrassed

8 excited

9 confident

1O angry

11 annoyed

12 fed up

Copy the adjectives from exercise 1 into the correct columns.

nervous
<>

hle>--

QX..C,c\
- 2.

~-

Choose the correct answers.

2
3
4
5

Luke d1d very well in his exam . We ' re very happy /~of him !
l'm real!~ excited! 1 told Jenny a secret and"'sne'told everyone!
Chloe won first pri ze. Her parents are very rou / confident.
Mark's mom showed me his baby photos! He was really frightened / embarrassed_!J
Hannah's sad / excited because her best friend can 't come to her birthday party.
lt's raining and Jack can't play soccer. He's fed up / nervous .

---A

..>

4 Pairwork

Ask and answer questions about your emotions.

it's the last day of high school

it's your birthday
you get a good grade
you watch a horror movie
you receive a present
your teacher gives you extra h8mework
your brother / sister takes your CDs
A How d? you feel when you receive a present?
B 1 usually feel happy.

Superlative adjectives
Short adjectives

Complete the sentences with the superlative

form of the adjectives.
Luke is the most popular boy in the class.

r
t
(popula r) -th
1 1 th ink that Sn Fran-Yisco is

())

tall
ni ce

the +

lhot

adjective

happy

+ -est
+ -st

the tallest

double the
consonant

the

the nicest

saddesj

(difficult)JU.

-09:36
Austrj_i~. (dm r~us) .e:X:cl ttn0

aJ ":J.
.
animals 1n

4 1th in k'snowooar~ing 1s
w1nter
SP,ort. (exciti n )
5 Yh; nWts ? P4mC>~~rson in China.
(fa mo~s)

6 Mosfaw is one")of

6cr~y..,~1 ~t
~ c\OS:c:J- 4
'.~ @. e\ R;A-

9 bu~

rroJ+

3 The crocodiileis one of C r,

n~e nQLuest

7 el
8 re

c1ty

tf 1 l~~ uage to learn.

Write the superlative form of these

\-4-

~ e U . S .)J~ utiful)
2 Ja'pnesrfs ,J r 1~

the
happiest

-y + -iest

;iv.} 1

bu9!~-l- ;'

CLLfO_s;{'tfes in the

world . (expensive)

Complete the sentences with the superlative

forms of the adjectives in the box.
ca

Write sentences with the superlative form

of the adjectives.

.L

expeisive
popyfated

fast

heavy

ffiH

Mrs. Thompson / nice / teacher in my school

Mrs. Thompson 5 the nicest teacher in my
school.

the most boring

boring
important

the most +
adjective

interesting

'

the most
important
the most
interesting

Write sentences about the students in your

class and the subjects you study. Use the
superlative form of the adjectives in the box.
difficult

easy

old

tall

young

"Sergio is the tallest person in my class.

Math is the most difficult subject

Superlative adjectives

the least

Irregular adjectives

the best

important

the least important

bad

the worst

interesting

the least interesting

far

the furthest

3
Complete th.e sentences with the superlative
form of the adjectives.

York? (far)
4 The Air and Space

Rewrite the sentences with the least and

one of the adjectives in the box.
confident
expens1ve

th

MuseurkrR~f J 'rJ:fe6~~ ff'nj

museums in 4;~n&~nteresting)
5 Mrs. Santos is
eacher. (good)
2

ComJ?arative I Superlative

3
Read the sentences. Then choose the
correct option.

The Amazon is longer than the Yangtze .

The Nile is the longest river in the world.
We use the 1comparative / superlative to
compare two people or things.
We use the 2comparative / superlative to
compare more than two people or things.

Write sentences with the comparative and

superlative forms of the adjectives.

2
3
4
5

the least boring

good

Friday is ~ best day of the week . (good)

0
1 This song 1s ~Ta ng on the CD . (bad)
2 wt~'ts \ ) u s \Q.~~eria in your city?. (busy)
3 Which American cizy f5' .;,p b Jfrom New

boring

Louise (11) / Emma (14) /Serena (15) (old)

Emma is older than Louise. Serena is the
oldest.
Venezuela (912,050 km 2) /Ecuador (283,560
km 2 ) / Peru (1,285,220 km 2 ) (big)
A Fiat (19, 170) /A Volkswagen (34,906) /
A Ferrari (229, 150) (expensive)
Mont Blanc (4,81 Om) / Aconcagua (6,962 m) I
Mount Everest (8,850 m) (high)
Tom (1 .68 m) / Caroline (1 .62 m) / Joshua
(1.57 m) (tall)
London (18C) / Athens (34C) / Boston (26C)
(hot)

dangerous
interesting

difficult
noisy ,.,

Buses are the cheapest form of public

transportation in the U.S.
Buses are the least expensive form of public
transportation in the U.S.
Jack is the most nervous boy in the class .
Jack is
boy in the class.
He is the most boring host on TV.
He is
host on TV.
History is the easiest subject at school.
History is
subject at school.
The library is the quietest place in the school.
The library ~s
place in the school.
This is the safest area in the city.
This is
area in the city.

Complete the sentences with the

comparative or the superlative form of the
adjectives in parentheses. Are the sentences
true or false?

2
3

A kilometer is longer tna qJeiile. (long) T

Sao Paulo i;>
Off
e ~JQ
T
(big)
ll country in South $ ~
Uruguay is r
America. (small)
Tt1e Pacific Ocean is
ocean F
in the ~orld ;. (deep)
Bill Gates is ' , C' (( ,.1 \nan in'the U.S. T
(rich)
A Ferrari is ,
J Rollsdfloy e. T F-l
(expensive)
A giraffe is
an elephanL
T F
(fast)

\h

5
6

Write three more sentences for the quiz. Ask

your classmates if they are true or false.
Seoul is the biggest city in South Korea.

Superlative adjectives

the least

Irregular adjectives

the best

important

the least important

bad

the worst

interesting

the least interesting

far

the furthest

Rewrite the sentences with the /east and

one of the adjectives in the box.

Complete the sentences with the superlative

form of the adjectives.

York? (far)
4 The Air and Space

confident

t-h

Museume.,i'?R~f

1 r? :h~6 <,

expens1ve

frw

museums in~~onG,~nteresting)
5 Mrs. Santos is
eacher. (good)
2

Comparative I Superlative

3
Read the sentences. Then choose the
correct option.

The Amazon is longer than the Yangtze .

The Nile is the longest river in the world .
We use the 1comparative / superlative to
compare two people or things .
We use the 2comparative / superlative to
compare more than two people or things.

Louise (11) / Emma (14) I Serena (15) (old)

Emma is older than Louise. Serena is the

oldest.

3
4
5

Venezuela (912,0 50 km 2 ) I Ecuador (283,560

km 2) / Peru (1,28 5,2 20 km 2) (big)
A Fiat (19, 170) /A Volkswagen (34,906) /
A Ferrari (229, 150) (expensive)
Mont Blanc (4,81 Om) / Aconcagua (6,962 m) /
Mount Everest (8,850 m) (high)
Tom (1 .68 m) / Caroline (1 .62 m) / Joshua
(1.57 m) (tall)
London (18C) / Athens (34C) / Boston (26C)
(hot)

dangerous
interesti ng

difficult
noisy ,
r

Buses are the cheapest form of public

transportation in the U.S.
Buses are the least ex pensive form of public
transportation in the U.S.
Jack is the most nervous boy in the class .
Jack is
boy in the class.
He is the most boring host on TV.
He is
host on TV.
History is the easiest subject at school.
subject at school.
History is
The library is the quietest place in the school.
The library i_s
place in the school.
This is the safest area in the city.
This is
area in the city.

Complete the sentences with the

comparative or the superlative form of the
adjectives in parentheses. Are the sentences
true or false?

Write sentences with the comparative and

superlative forms of the adjectives.

the least boring

good

Friday is ~est day of the week. (good)

1 This song 1s t~fong on the CD. (bad)
2 Wti~fl/s \ :) uS\Q...ffit~eria in your city? (busy)
3 Which American cizy ~ ,f..p 're:> from New

boring

3
4

5
6

A kilometer is lon ~ er tha qJ51ile. (long) T

Sao Paulo ip
O ({
e Gf~
T
(big)
Uruguay is rr ,
country in South $
America. (small)
The Pacific Ocean is
ocean F
in the ~orld . (deep)
Bill Gates is ' ) .e
an in'the U.S. T
(rich)
A Ferrari is ... (j~O
a Rolls-RoJce. T ,F
(expensive)
A giraffe is
an elephant.
T F
(fast)

\h

l\

Write three more sentences for the quiz. Ask

your classmates if they are true or false.

Seoul is the biggest city in South Korea.

3 Are the

Vocabulary
1

Write the names of the numbered items in

the picture.
contincnt
country
ig(a"nd
m)X1ntain ':5en pefr :.ea

l ~e
voly6no

~
~

Bl~ck Eyed Peas JJj k .v (good)

than Green Day?

4 Their apartment is
5

rrv.r z=rt---

apartment.
-~
.
1
1 th1nk museums are .a")

than art galleries .

6 Elephants are , 1 < ..., ll

,
. \...
i.
.<V "
(1ntere5ting) !Ca

..J./Y'. .

t...L. -i { heavy)

giraffes .
7 These exam results are
your results last year.
8 Cleveland is a ,.,p. f~ .+

than

"j!.&l0l:

(bad) than

(safe) city than

Detroit.
-1 cr
9 Vanessa Hudgens is u)r..r,,....,..,

3 &-(,t~l?'l ('('.

(nice) than our

(talented)

than Ashley Iisdaje.

1O Fortaleza is ~ (f af) from Braslia than
Recife .

.ti.

Write sentences comparing the computer

and the TV with as ... as.

8~

Complete the sentences with an adjective of

feeling or emotion.

f~ big dog, but it's

1 Don't be
friendly.
2 Mom's very
goldfishl
3 l'm f

acc ''~Ti;
iJ
l.h

! The cat ate our

p.

! lt's Sunday

and there's school tomor~

4 We're very p , , . .
f Enrique. He won
an art competition.
5 Monica's very
boyfriend
gave her sorne flowers.
6 The boys are e -e 1
Their soccer team
is in the championship fint
7 Are you n ~J
~bout the exam
tomorrow?
8 Vera's cell ph~ng at the movies. She was
very e 'Yr\ ,
. {... _ ~r.>--

XJ,

h ..(U~-~Her

11\.<:k .

;..

Superman 2 was more exciting than

Superman 3.
Superman 3 was ~
"Supen~1at

2 .

Katy Perry isn'h as famous as Justin Timberlake.

GraMma
3
......

..e

01

a:;

b
..e

01

a:;

88

Complete the sentences with the

comparative form of the adjectives.
Is Alaska ~ (large) than Texas?
Do you think English is ? .o Dt,?v\-' (easy)
than math?
2 lt's quite cold today. Yesterday was
---~(warm) .

~aty ~~Ft is ., . V':v) , ~. ."<Y" CO

2 Ga'tS'a?e--tfsDally more expensive than
motorcycles .
e;>(>

Moio ~cycles are usually . .. '::>

3 South Krea isn't as populated as Japan .

'1 ,
..
South Korea is c.. )
4 The volcano Mount St. Helens is more active
than Mount Ra inier.
Mount Rainier is J . ~Q...':'
o~L.r\/"t..

,~ ~ ~.vfJ

-rJ

.,.+ 1
,)Ji

Complete the questions with the superlative

forms of the adjectives. Then write personal
answers.

Got it?

Who is the oldest person in your family? (old)

stt

My gr.' 1dma is the oldest person 1n 11y

fatr 'ly

7 4 ~:_a~s. ~~1

What is . . u ~ bjeLrfor you at

school? (easy)
2 Who is

J:bg

(important) !'

Wh\t_,~ J

~, .J-

4 Whtris IY\,i 't. !i!,. j

(nice)
5 What is , he
\

rso~?

(Y'b

..\

pr'ogram on TV? (good)

person 1n your class?
touris1 attrdton filiour

country? (eopular)
4
6 What is .-eh o ~~:5'of th"'e week far you?
(bad)

Write sentences comparing the actors. Use

the comparative, superlative, and the least
forms of the adjectives in the box.
beautiful

sMrt

ta.u

Name:
Birth date:
Height:

old
young

Keira Knightley
March 26th, 1985
170 cm

talented

i.. ~ J

'

'

Florida is in the south-east of the U.S. Florida is one

of~/ most beautiful states in the U.S. with a
lot of lakes, rivers, and beaches. Tw~ of the
best beaches are Siesta Key Beach and Turtle Beach.
Turtle Beach isn(! 2as popul~ / as popular than
Siesta Key, but it's3 more interesting / fil:iost interesting
because there are a lot of birds and animals. There
are sorne really cool animals in Florida! Manatees, far
example, are related to elephants but they're
4
smaller / sTallest and they live in water! There are also
about 200,000 alligators! They are 5dssl' the least
dangerous than people think because they are
frightened of humans and are 6 more active / most
active at night than in the day,
Today Florida is 7 more / r:iost famous for its theme
parks than for its animals. Disney World and Universal
Studios are two of 8 the more / the most popular tourist
attractions in the U.S!

Answer the questions.

1 Where is Florida?

Name:
Birth date:
Height:

Ashley Tisdale
July 2d, 1985
160 cm

2 Why is Turtle Beach more interesting than

Siesta Beach?

3 What is the difference between manatees and

elephants?
4 Why are alligators less dangerous than people
think?

Na me:
Birth date:
Height:

Lucy Liu
December 2d, 1968
157 cm

5 What are the most popular tourist attractions

in the U.S?

Kiera Kni~htly is taller than Ashley

r r a_le. but Lucy Li11 ~ tliP least tal l.

lA.C.~

LK. ' ,

.jD-

..r-.

,~d... ~

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

7
;-

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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;;

89

Vocabulary

Write comparative sentences. Use the

adjectives from exercise 3.

My sister runs 100 m in 13.5 seconds. 1 take

11.6 seconds.
My sister's slower than me.

Geography
1

Reorder to find eight more geography

words.

l'm 14 years old. My brother is 12 years old.

l>m

eas

2 Today, it's 28C. Yesterday, it was 22C.

1 sladin
2vreir
3 atnmunoi
4 enoac
5 tersed
6 nitneocnt
7 k e 1a
8 coovlan

4 My sister is 1.30 m. l'm 1.55 m.

Complete the sentences. Use words from

exercise 1.

6 The book has a sad ending. The movie has a

happy ending.

3 Cartoons are funny. Documentaries are boring.

5 The blue T-shirt is large. The black T-shirt is

small.

The Rio Negro is a very long river .

Bermuda is an

,.

7 The Nile is 6,650 km. The Amazon is 6,400 km.

.\

2 Mount Everest is a

in the

8 Mr. York is nice. Mrs. Hardwick gives us lots of

homework.

t1 1rrrai ay as~
3 Mount Tungurahua in Ecuador is an active
\

4 Loch Ness is a famous Scottish \ C

E?,
5 The Caribbean _ _ __ is to the north of
Colombia.
-:?",,.. .\
6 At night, it's cold in the Sahara
' "-.) v .
7 Charles A. Lindbergh was the first man to fly
.
solo across the Atlantic O
8 Did you know that Australia is a country and a
_ _ __?

Long adjectives
5

Make comparisons using the adjectives in

parentheses.

Snowboarding is more exciting than skiing.

(exciting)
-=-1 ---'-'

Grammar

Comparative adjectives
Short adjectives
3

4
5

Complete the chart.

6
tall
(than)

long

(than)

happy
hot

(than)

funny

(than)
(than)

slow
large

W40

(than)

old

(than)

nice

(than)

Train tickets are

_.:..:;___;._;__:_____:_:.::...:......:..._bus
tickets. (expensive)
Gwyneth Paltrow is _ _ ___:c...:....:....:.....:....:.J..
Y ...L
I _
Sandra Bullock. (famous)
Dolphins are - - -- ----=--- dogs.
(i ntel 1igent)
Motorcycles are-'-'---'------'-~--'-'-'--- cars.
(dangerous)
Link in Park are -----'-'--"-'-'------'-----'.:....__
Metallica. (popular)
Do you think history is _:.:__:._:____;~___:__:___:___:._
science? (bori ng)

a1ec:u

111:3-:t

Complete the chart.

Irregular adjective

_ _ _ __ _

bad

~~~+='=~- (than)

(than)

Portuguese is more difficult than English .

1

(than)

far

Dan iel

atmosphere is 2
The people are 3
too.
But it's always full. lt's

2 Basketball is more popular than baseball.

Complete the dialogue with the comparative

form of the adjectives in parentheses.

Hanna h Let's go for something to eat befare we

go to the movies.
Luke
Good idea . Why don't we go to Fast
Pizza?
Danie l No, 1hate Fast Pizza. Let's go to Ben's
Burgers instead. The food is better
(good) there .
1don't like Ben's Burgers . Fast Pizza is
Luke

_ _ _ _ (cheap) and the

Rewrite the sentences using Jess .:. than.

London is more interesting than Pari s.
Pars is less interestin~ than London.

Comparative

good

3 Concert tickets are more expensive than movie

tickets.

4 Science is more important than English .

5 Kylie Minogue is more famous than Dannii
Minogue .

10

Rewrite your answers to exercise 9 using not

as .. . as.

(re laxed).
(friendly),

Pars s less nterestng than London.

~ars sn't as nterestng as London.

4 _ _ _ __

(easy) to get a table at Ben's Burgers .

Ben's Burgers is 5
(far)
from the movie theater. Fast Pizza is
very near the movie theater.
Hannah 1have an idea! Let's go to Moulin
Rouge Caf. The food is 6 _ _ _ __

Round-up

Luke

(good) than Fast Pizza 's and it's

7
(near) the movie theater
than Ben 's Burgers!

as ... as
8

Write sentences about these famous

people using as ... as and the adjectives in
parentheses. You can use your own ideas.
Paulo Coelho / J.K.Rowling (old)
.J.KRowlin~ isn't asoldas Paulo Coelho.
Gerry Scotti / Will Smith (famous)
Gerry Scott isn't as famous as WiH Smith.
Adam Sandler / Owen Wilson (funny)
2 Matt Damon / Johnny Depp (famous)

3 Fanny Lu I Paulina Rubio (good looking)

4 Robinho I Ji-Sung Park (talented)

5 Anne Hathaway / Keira Knightley (tall)

11

Choose the correct answers.

North America and South America

are two very different continents
but the are both interesting as /
as interesting as each other.
North America and South America
both have mountains, deserts,
lakes, and famous rivers .
The Patagonian Desert in South
America is 1 bigger bigger than
the deserts in North America, but it isn 't 2 less
hot as / as hot as Death Valley. The Atacama
Desert in South America is 3 dryer / drier than the
Patagonian Desert.
And what about water? Which continent has the
4
larger / more large lake? Is it Lake Superior in
North America or Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela?
Lake Superior is bigger, but it isn 't 5 as deeper as
/ as deep as Argentino Lake in Argentina. In terms
of rivers, the Amazon is 6 longer / more long than
The Mississippi (but only by 117 km)!
Finally, which continent has the 7 higher / more
higher mountain? The answer is South America
with the Cerro Aconcagua in Argentina. In fact. the
only mountains higher than Cerro_Aconcagua are in
Asia, but it is still 2,654 m 5 less high than / less
higher than
nt Everest. Maybe Mount Everest
is 9
re famous / famouser, though.

Student Book pp. 74-75, p.77

Vocabulary

Read the information and write sentences.

Superheroes CTTV Thurs 7:30 p.m.

Feelings and emotions

1

Three champions, ten sports, and only one

Superhero! Meet this week's competitors.

Match the sentence halves.

l'm fed up!

2 l'm really sad because
3 He's very nervous . He
4 l'm really proud because
5 Sue's very annoyed with you.
6 Tom was really happy

GJ

7 Jo was embarrassed when

[]

8 Sam was really f ~ ightened when

a She thinks that you broke her MP3 player.

when he passed the exam .
e he saw the shark in the water.
d I' ve ~e't a 'tes't t5ffi5Fm'vv afld 1'v'vtifl'ted 'te

Tim Lanton, 20, is the

Chicago Blue Caps $20 million
star basketball player.
2 .1 m tall
85 kg
]ess Trinman, 25, was an
Olympic 100 m runner, so
she's really fast.
72 kg
] .8 m tall
Marius Dubrovski, 24, is a
boxing world champion, and
he's very strong!
1.7 m tall
95 kg

? e 'te tr'le beaeh 'teda~ .

,e she fell asleep at school. Everyone
laughed at her.
f has an exam tomorrow.
~ my best friend's moving to another town .
'ti 1 got the best marks in the test.

Grammar

heavy
tall
"2 fast
3_, short
4 old
5 light

- .._...V J l -

J2 )Cf 11,

Superlative adjectives
Short adjectives
2

Complete the sentences with the superlative

form of the adjectives in parentheses.
Nina is the fastest (fast) runner in the team.
She cai run 100 m in el~ven seconds.
This is the pC.Q ~ "\ 0.\-(pretty) beach on
the island .
2 Simon is the 'a\
(tall) person in

\qcrt

my family.
3 Thanks for the present, Rona! You're the
"r
(nice) person in my class .
4 Ali's the C l O\.. - : :, =hciever) student in

Lucy

Mel

h,<Pc

Lucy

Mel

;'"f

----.\.,..1--I-'--'--.....-::---

(old) brother is at

university.
7 WheJ my dog._ died, it was the
(sad) day of my life .

StlC Z1 \tJ +

Whlt song are you listening to?

it's "Umbrella" by Rhianna . lt's
the most popular (popular) song from
her album . Who's your favorite singer,
Mel?
Justin Timbe~. 1 love him . 1 think
he's the 1
S
(good)
)
singer and the 2 \Jr2oS-\- ::aS lorP(b
(fashionable) star in A
Yeah , he 's OK.
OK! He's one of the
~
R:iax:P(tamous)
in the world !

+oo rrns \-

Complete the information about the

computer games with the correct form of the
adjectives in parentheses.

*****

excellent

****

very good

***

**

good

the least
8

OK

Complete the sentences with the least and

the words in the box.
daA~erous

difficult

bad

..... ri 1 11

i1 ::rl"'

-confident
:-expensive

/ Whale sharks are the least dancaerous .

1 1hat spea king i ~Ken ~ les70 nhb-fca use l'm

1

+="-r-1-~-'Pl"'-L----:--:'~ p;> rso n 1n ry

e1ass.

She!
'
u adr~s in
Hollywood . Nobody likes her.

~ l'm goody

draw ing so\\rt is

tm te:nk a '

game t his week. Excell ent!

CiC~stM01 supject to\ me.

t=b P 41JB\<. +@

4 Let's have a pizza . lt's

thing on the menu.

Round-up
9

Choose the correct answers.

Do you think you can eat a lot?

How about the~/ most large

hamburger in the world? lt weighs

lQ)J

exciting /video game

1think the most exciting video
"The Lost Ark".

~t

55.79 kg and costs $379. Or, are

Write sentences that are true for you.

you faster than Peter Dowdep ell?

game is

ate 21 hamburgers in 9 minutes

42 seconds.

popular/ singer in my country

2 bad / school subject
3 funny / cartoon character

Do you gel bored quickly?

We hopEt not because the
CJ9ngest / longgest lesson took
73 hours and 37 minutes. lt was a

Comparative I Superlative
7

Complete the sentences with the

comparative or superlative form of the
adjectives in the parentheses.
Sue always smiles . 1think she's
(happy) person in my class .

\:bo ,

My cell phone is

le

the happiest

tp.J!lt~(good)

tha ~-tours .
2 1t
u .'
day of my life!
3 Don 't read that book. Thi j onl is

was ~o..

t'r) Q, mu=)\-

He is the world 's 1 l astes! /

most fast hamburger eater. He

r~

S Qm triwm'barr~si9)

lesson on English grammar.

Do you feel short?
The world 's 3 tales! / g.g_l"st'man
was Robert Wadlow. He wos
2.72 m tall.
Would you like sorne new shoes?
What about the shoes from the movie

Wizard of Oz? They are the

/ cmost ex~shoes at

lY) t

4 1 kn~~'s C"?O..,t
bike in the shop, but 1wa nt it.
5 My brother's 5.,+ ()O)) ~6.
than you.
no 1e~~
6 1thin k she's
co median on TV.

t'

(strong)

The

expensivest

$ 165, 000!

Are you frightened of onimals?

.trn'fe?esti~ &r>
Q.) l ea~ (' >./fexpensive)

Look out far poison arrow frogs

beca use they are the
5

~si dangerous / dangerousest

animals in the world.

(fun ny)

)-

Student Book pp. 82-85