The comparative (to compare things or people) -Mary is 25 years old -John is 20 years old *Mary is ………………….……… than John Short adjectives +……… + than …….(≠…….) + long adjectives +than Irregular comparatives -Jane is beautiful -Sarah is very beautiful *Sarah is ………….…………………… than Jane Adjective old cheap large wide big slim ugly prety famous important interesting good bad far many much litle Comparative Older cheaper larger wider big slim……… ugl pret……… more famous less important more interesting beter worse farther/ further more more less Consolidation Exercises //The comparative//Mrs Latifa Idoudi -Mary is ( strong) …………………… than Peter Sam ………………………………………… …………………………… Jack ( tall) Mr Smith ………………………………… ………………………… Mr Bell ( rich) John ………………………………………… …………………………… Jill ( fat) Sam’s desk …………………………… …………………………… Jack’s ( tidy) Exerise ………………………………… …………………… exercise ( difficult ) Complete the sentences Use the comparative form of the words in brackets abcdefghijklmn- • • This chair is (comfortable) more comfortable than that chair Your apartment is (large) ………………………………… than mine Love is (important) ………………………………… than money The Nile River is (long) …………………………………………… than the Mississippi A dog is (intelligent) ……………………………………………… than a chicken My cooking is (bad) ………………………………………………… than my wife’s Your apartment is (far) …………………………… ……… from school than mine I drink (much) ……………………………………………… milk than my brother A horse is (strong) …………………………………………… than a person Physics is (difficult) ……………………………………… than maths Ken has got (many) ……………………………………………… friends than Peter I’m (lazy) ………………………………… than roommate Today, there is (litle) ……………………………………………… rain than yesterday Health is (good) ……………………………………………… than wealth Comparative + comparative = Gradual change Short adjectives Long adjectives She ran faster and faster • She became more and more beautiful The bear got closer ( nearer ) and closer • Computers are getting less and less expensive She is getting ( old ) ………………… He is getting ( rich ) ………………… ………………………………………… ………………………………………… The boy is getting ( tall ) ………… ………………………………………… -She got (fat )………… ………………………………………… - She became ( famous )……… ………………………………………………