COMPARISON REPEATED COMPARATIVES AND DOUBLE COMPARATIVES Repeated comparatives describe things that are increasing or decreasing The birth-rate is getting lower and lower Fewer and fewer children are leaving school It’s becoming more and more difficult By the end of the century, couples were waiting longer and longer to marry FILL THE GAPS ACCORDING TO THE EXAMPLES ABOVE: 10 He gets _ (boring) I can’t listen to him any longer I didn’t like this book at first, but it’s getting (interesting) My daughter’s English results are getting (bad) The boss will be angry with you You arrive _ (late) at work In spring the weather gets _ (warm) It’s time you tidied your room It’s getting _ (messy) Food is getting _ (expensive) I think TV programs are getting (violent) I find it _ (difficult) to see him She’s getting over her operation She feels (good) Double comparatives describe a cause-and-effect process The more education women get, the later they marry The better the quality of health care (is), the higher the life expectancy (is) What happens when you sunbathe? The longer you are in the sun, the more tanned you get The more sensitive your skin is, the more dangerous it is The earlier in the morning you sunbathe, the less dangerous it is for your skin 1.- What happens when you practise sport? 2.- What happens when you eat too much? 3.- What happens when you have exams? 4.- What happens if you are waiting for somebody? 5.- What happens if you drink too much? 6.- What happens if you can’t sleep? 7.- What happens if you’ve got a lot of work? 8.- What happens if it rains? Double Comparatives Choose one of the following adjectives and put it into the correct form before placing it in a space in the sentences better less loud happy hot merry probable late small safe better fast more cheap rich more big hard The you study for these exams, the you will She doesn't really like vodka, so the a bottle you find, the it will be for us My neighbour is driving me mad! It seems that the it is at night, the he plays his music! He spent a year in India and loves spicy food The the food is, the he likes it Of course you can come to the party The the She will be really angry about that vase being broken! The she knows about it, the _ He has large dogs to protect his house The the dog, the he feels Earning money has always been the thing that pleases him most The _ he becomes, the he is You must drive slower in built up areas The you drive in the city, the it is that you will have an accident DOUBLE fat COMPARATIVE As I get older, I become more irritable I usually eat very little and I get THE OLDER I get, THE MORE IRRITABLE I become I get THE LESS I eat, THE FATTER 1.- If a child is well brought up, he will behave well 4.- If you study hard, you’ll find exam quite easy 2.- If you always drive so fast, you’re likely to have an accident 5.- I waited for him for a long time and I was getting worried 3.- If you work so little, you’ll have low marks in your exams 6.- I practised a lot of sport and I became fit 7.- I explained it to him a lot of times and he couldn’t understand at all 8.- How cold! I put on a lot of clothes and I’m still cold 9.- I’ve known him for a long time, but I still don’t like him 10.- If the students are clever, they’re easy to teach 11.- It’s better if you come back soon 14.- If you are careful when driving, you’ll have few accidents 15.- He earns a lot of money, but his wife is always complaining 16.- If you a lot of exercises, you’ll learn the subject well 12.- It’ll be worse if you pay him a lot of attention 17.- I listened to his story for a long time and I was more and more surprised 13.- If you work in a pleasant atmosphere, you won’t be stressed 18.- If you live far from your school, you’ll have to get up early DOUBLE COMPARATIVE I feel better and better when the weather is warm The warmer the weather, the better I feel I like it more when things are dangerous As Mark is getting old, he looks more and more like his grandfather When I met him I didn’t like him at all but I do, now that I know him better She had to wait for a long time and she got very impatient If a chicken is old, it’s rather tough When a student is careful, he makes very few mistakes A diamond is very expensive if it’s perfect When the plums are ripen, they are very sweet If you drink a lot of coffee, you’ll get more and more nervous 10 When people eat very quickly, there is a high chance of indigestion 11 Houses close to the centre are very expensive 12 When people are young, they learn very quickly 13 If we leave early, the roads will be clear 14 A big supermarket usually has a very wide choice 15 when the weather is hot the beaches get crowded 16 I’m trying to work this out, but I’m more and more confused REVIEW ON ALL COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES 1.- Oil and water don’t mix very easily because water isn’t …………… oil (thick) 2.- Everyone enjoys listening to him He tells ……… stories you’ve ever heard (amusing) 3.- Health is a question of diet … food you eat, … you are (good/healthy) 4.- Nobody wants to go out with him He’s .…… person I’ve ever known (boring) 5.- You should talk to him … possible …… you wait, (soon/long/bad) 6.- The exam turned out to be ………………………… we had thought (easy) 7.- He’s an experienced climber He’s climbed some of ……… mountains in the world (high) 8.- I don’t know what he does … he gets, ……… he looks (old/young) 9.- If you ……… exercise, you’ll get ……………… (much/fit) 10.- A - I won’t invite …… people, otherwise there won’t be enough room in the dining-room (many) B - Yes, but you must take into account that ……… people you invite, …………… presents you will get (many/many) 11.- You haven’t done this exam ……… you usually I think you must study ……… next time (well/hard) 12.- He never stops He’s ……… person in the office (hard-working) 13.- Minor roads have ……… traffic but they are … and ……… motorways (little/slow/dangerous) 14.- I think about the problem, ……… it seems to me to solve (much/difficult) 15.- Excuse me, can you tell me where …………… post office is? (near) 16.- His new car is …… and …… his old one Obviously, it is .…………… It is ……… model in the market (large/fast/expensive/new) PAGE REPEATED COMPARATIVES more and more boring more and more interesting worse and worse later and later warmer and warmer messier and messier more and more expensive more and more violent more and more difficult 10 better and better DOUBLE COMPARATIVES (IDEAS) the the the the the the the the more sport you practise, the fitter you get more you eat, the fatter you get more I study, the better marks I’ll get in the exam longer I wait, the more impatient I get more I drink, the less self-control I have less I sleep, the more tired I am the following day more work I have, the longer I have to work more it rains, the better crops they get PAGE DOUBLE COMPARATIVES 1 harder - better smaller - cheaper later - louder hotter - more more - merrier less - better bigger - safer richer - happier faster - more probable DOUBLE COMPARATIVES 2 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The better a child is brought up, the better he behaves faster you drive, the more likely you are to have an accident less you work, the lower marks you’ll have in your exam harder you study, the easier you’ll find exams longer I waited for him, the more worried I got more sport I practised, the fitter I got more I explained it to him, the less he understood more clothes I put on, the colder I am longer I know him, the less I like hium cleverer the students are, the easier it is to teach them sooner you come, the better more attention you pay to him, the worse more pleasant atmosphere you work in, the less stressed you’ll be more careful you are when driving, the fewer accidents you’ll have more money he earns, the more his wife complains more exercises you do, the better you’ll learn the subject longer I listened to his story, the more surprise I was farther from your school you live, the earlier you-ll have to get PAGE DOUBLE COMPARATIVES The more dangerous things are, the more I like it The older Mark gets, the more he looks like his grandfather The more I get to know him, the more I like him The longer she waited, the more impatient she got The older a chicken is, the tougher The more careful a student is, the fewer mistakes he makes The more perfect a diamond is, the more expensive the more ripen plums are, the sweeter The more coffee you drink, the more nervous you get 10 The more quickly people eat, the higher chance of indigestion they have 11 the closer to the centre a house is, the more expensive 12 The younger people are, the more quickly they learn 13 The earlier we leave, the clearer the roads will be 14 ´The bigger a supermarket, the wider choice it has 15 The hotter the weather is, the more crowded the beaches get 16 The more I try to work this out, the more confused I get PAGE REVIEW ON ALL COMPARATIVES as thick as the most amusing the better the healthier the most boring as soon as the longer the worse easier than the highest the older the younger more fitter 10 more the more the more 11 as well as harder 12 the most hardworking 13 less slower more dangerous 14 the more the more difficult 15 the nearest 16 larger faster than more expensive the newest