Worksheet 15: Comparative adjectives.

Unit 5.

Learining outcome: 5.1.-

Interpreta textos/manuales de la especialidad reconociendo estructuras gramaticales,

tiempos verbales, adjetivos regulares e irregulares en sus formas comparativas y
superlativas aportando efectivamente a los conocimientos del grupo

Assessment criteria:

5.1.5.- Interpreta manuales con adjetivos regulares e irregulares en sus formas

comparativa y superlativa.

Write the comparative form of the following adjectives.

1 cheap = cheaper-

2 important = more important

3 easy = easier

4 difficult = more difficult

5 young = younger

6 expensive = more expensive

7 tall = taller

8 fast = faster

9 heavy = heavier
10 big = bigger

11 modern = more modern

12 good =better

Use the correct comparatives of the adjectives between brackets to complete the
telephone company’s report. Underline present simple, past simple and present
continuous forms and translate the sentences.

 Our company is (1) bigger (big) than last year and it is (2) better(good) than
Quickcall International.

Nuestra empresa es más grande que el año pasado y es mejor que Quickcall
internacional.

 We sell phones (3) faster (fast) than they do and our phones are (4) more
modern(modern) than theirs.

Vendemos teléfonos más rápido que ellos y nuestros teléfonos son más modernos que
los suyos.

 Quickcall phones are (5) more difficult (difficult) to use than ours.

Los teléfonos Quickcall son más difíciles de usar que los nuestros.

 Our customers are(6) happier (happy) than Quickcall’s customers.

Nuestros clientes son más felices que los clientes de Quickcall.

 Our Shareholders are earning money (7) quicker (quick). We earned a lot this
term, as a matter of fact, we came up with (8) more fruitful (fruitful) strategies.

Nuestros accionistas están ganando dinero más rápido. Ganamos mucho este término,
de hecho, ideamos estrategias más fructíferas.
  Our shares are (9) more expensive (expensive) and the situation is more
dangerous(dangerous) than the last year.

Nuestras acciones son más caras y la situación es más peligrosa que el año pasado.

 The future is brighter (bright) and more promising (promising) than ever.

El futuro es más brillante y más prometedor que nunca.

Reading comprehension. Open questions.

1) What does the company sell?

The company sell phones

2) Who is its main competitor?

The main competitor is Quickcall

3) What was the company’s situation like last year?

The company is bigger than last year

4) What is its current situation like?

The situation is more dangerous

5) What are the shareholders doing?

The shareholders are earning money quicker

6) What is the company’s future like?

The future is brighter and more promising