CHỦ ĐỀ 13:COMPARISONS(CÁC CẤP SO SÁNH) 1/ So sánh as +adjective+as Ex : Your result is as good as mine 2) So sánh : less+adjective+than Ex: It is less cold than it eas yesterday 3) So sánh : a/ Đối với tính từ ngắn (một âm tiết ) tính từ tận Y: adjective + er+than Mr Pike is taller than his father *Note :phải biến Y thành I trước thêm er b/ Đối với tính từ dài (nhiều âm tiết ): More + Adjective + than This room is more beautiful than the other *Chú ý :Than xuất câu có thành tố so sánh xuất 4) So sánh : a/ Đối với tính từ ngắn (một âm tiết ) tính từ tận Y: The +Adjective+est My grandfahter is the oldest man in the village b/ Đối với tính từ dài (nhiều âm tiết ): The most+adjective Ex: Mary is the most careful student CÁC TÍNH TỪ BẤT QUI TẮC : NGUYÊN CẤP SO SÁNH SO SÁNH NHẤT HƠN Good(tốt) Better(tốt hơn) The best(tốt nhất) Bad(xấu ) Worse(xấu hơn) The worst(xấu nhất) Little(ít ) Less(ít hơn) The least(ít ) Much/many(nhiều) More(nhiều The most(nhiều nhất) Far(xa) hơn) The Farthest/The furthest Farther/further (xa nhất) (xa hơn) *Note : forth(phía trước) further(xa hơn) the furthest(xa nhất) Old (già) older (già hơn) the oldest (già nhất) Old (lớn tuổi) elder (lớn tuổi hơn) the eldest (lớn tuổi nhất) ***MỘT SỐ TRƯỜNG HP SO SÁNH ĐẶC BIỆT : 1) So sánh tiệm tiến : ADJECTIVE-ER + ADJECTIVE-ER MORE AND MORE + ADJECTIVE Ex 1: The Earth is getting warmer and warmer Ex 2: The situation is becoming more and more complex 2) So sánh song song : THE ADJECTIVE-ER … THE ADJECTIVE-ER THE MORE ADJECTIVE … THE MORE ADJECTIVE Ex 1: The older he grew ,the better he behaved Ex : The richer she is ,the more selfish she becomes 3) Càng ngày… ; lúc … : ADJECTIVE-ER AND ADJECTIVE-ER MORE AND MORE ADJECTIVE Ex : The weather gets warmer and warmer Ex : He is more and more studious 4) Càng ngày ít…; Càng ngày kém…( LESS AND LESS + ADJECTIVE) Ex: He is less and less studious 5) Càng … càng… THE ADJ.+ER … , THE ADJ.+ER … THE MORE +ADJ … ,THE MORE + ADJ … Ex :The darker it gets ,the colder it is Ex 2: The more difficult the lessons are ,the more hard-working the students become * Với động từ : Ex : The more I hate him ,the more he loves me * Với danh từ : The more paper we use ,the more tree people cut 6) Càng … … ;Càng … … THE LESS + ADJ- … ,THE LESS + ADJ- …(Dùng cho tính từ ngắn dài) Ex : The less cold it is ,the less well I am Ex : The less I live with him ,the less I like him * Những kiểu nói có tính cách so sánh : 7) Other … than … : khác Ex : I have no other friends than you (tôi người bạn (khác ) bạn Rather than : Ex: I drink water rather than coffee (tôi uống nước cà phê) Had better : nên Ex : You had better stay at home (anh nên nhà ) Had rather … than … / would rather …than … (thích…hơn ) Ex : We had rather go to the theater than to the movies Ex : We would rather go to the theater than to the movies *MULTIPLE CHOICE: COMPARISONS 1/ Hotels have developed _ restaurants a as rapidly asb so rapidly that c as rapid as d as rapid than 2/ Commercial centres are _ they were many years ago a as popular thanb the most popularc more popular than d most popular than 3/ Computers are considered as a much modern than b modern as c the most modern d more modern 4/ A supermarket is a shopping centre a less convenient as b less convenient than c not so convenient than d the most convenient as 5/ Vietnam becomes _ to foreign tourists a most and most attractive b much and more attractive c the more attractive d more and more attractive 6/ Can Tho is _ from Sai Gon than Bien Hoa is a farther b further c far d farer 7/ Bao yen sings _ than this singer a well b better c gooder d more good 8/ Of all the ball – point pens , which one you like _ ? a best b the best c most d the most 9/ The _ we start , the sooner we will be back a early b.earliest c earlier d more early 10/ The sooner , the _ a better b best c good d more good 11/ The harder this farmer works , he becomes a the poorest b the poorer c the more poor d poorer 12/ My father is as yours a old b as old c older d so old 13/ Ho Chi Minh city is than Ha Noi a large b largest c more large d larger 14/ She is the _ daughter in the family a older b more old c eldest d oldest 15/ She speaks English as _ as you a clear b clearly c clearness d very clear 16/ Ho Chi Minh city is than Nha Trang a more large b as large c not so large d larger 17/ Your pencil is _ as mine a as sharp b.not sharp c sharper d sharp 18/ This car is _ than mine a less expensive b as expensivec expensive d not so expensive 19/ The _ he is , the more miserable he gets a richer b more riches c more rich d none is correct 20/ He is the _ student in this class a very intelligent b most intelligent c more intelligent d less intelligent COMPARISONS 1/ “ Would you like to comment on Ann’s qualifications ? ” “ _ the people in the company , Ann is the most skilled ” a In all b From all c.Of all d To all 2/ “ John’s grades are really bad ” - “ Yes , but Tim’s are ” a.worse b worst c badder d so worse 3/ “ Which dress you think I should wear to the party ? ” – “ I like the blue one _ the others ” a more as b more than c more d better 4/ “ Jane doesn’t seem interested in learning to win ” – “ You’re right Betty is the of the two ” a most enthusiastic b more enthusiastic c enthusiastic d most enthusiastically 5/ The original painting looks the reproduction a alike b exact like c like d similar 6/ “ Do you like the color of the new carpet ? ” – “ Yes , it’s definitely nicer the others we looked at ” a then b as c than d that 7/ “ I don’t think this material is the quality I want ” - “ I’m sorry It’s _ we have right new.” a the bested b the better c the best d the more good 8/ “ John and Kate are very _ each other ” – “ Yes I’m surprised that they got married ” a different about b different to c different form d different than 9/ “ How tall is Yuonne ? ” – “ She is as I am ” a as height b so tall c as same height d the same height 10/ “ I’ve got ten dollars ” – “ I think I have money than you ” a least b fewer c less d fewest 11/ “This soup is hot ” – “ The better ” a hot the b hotter the c hottest d hotter 12/ “Henry and Dolores are careful ” – “ Yes, but Olga is _ of the three ” a the carefulest b carefulest c the most careful d the more careful 13/ The harder we studied , _ a we got more confused b the more confused we got c we got so confused d the most confused we got 14/ “Have you decided which you like best, the round table or the square table ? ” “ Of the two , the round one is ” a the nicest b the nicer c nicer d a nice one 15/ “Why are you moving ? ” – “ Because our new house has space than the old one ” a a lot of b more of c a lot more d most 16/ “Who is _ , Jim or Alan ? ” a more tall b taller c tallest d the tallest 17/ More 50 percent of the students passed the test a of b that c then d than 18/ Are you Tom ? a the same age as b so old as c old as d as old 19/ Joe is of the two students a the quietest b quieter c the quieter d quietest 20/ _ all the cities I’ve visited I like New York the best a Of b From c Out d With EXERCISES : EXERCISE :Use the proper form of adjectives or adverbs in parentheses : 1)Mary is…………………….(pretty)……………………her sister A new house is………………… (expensive)…………………………….than an old one His job is……………………….(important)……………………… than mine Of the four ties,I like the red one (well)………………………………………… Today English is the……………………….(international) ………………………………… of languages Bill is (good)………………………than you thought Disk is the ……………………… (careful)……………………….of the two workers The teacher speaks English ………………………….(fluently) …………………………….than we EXERCISE 2:Complete the sentences using a comparative form: It ‘s too noisy here Can we go Somewhere……………………………………………………………………………… ….? This coffee is very weak I like it a bit……………………………………………………………………………………… …… The hotel was surprisingly big I expected it to be ………………………………………………………………… The weather is too cold in this country I expected it to be…………………………………………………… My job is a bit boring,sometimes I ‘d like to something……………………………………………………… It was surprised how easy it was to use the computer I thought It would be………………… Your work isn’t very good I ‘m sure you can do…………………………………………………………………………… Don’t worry The situation isn’t so bad It could be……………………………………………………………………… You ‘re talking so loudly Can you speak a bit …………………………………………………………………………………? You hardly ever phone me Why don’t you phone me ? ………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………? EXERCISE 3:Complete the sentences using the structure “-er and –er”or “more and more “: It has become ……………………………………………………………to find a job.(hard) That hole in your pullover is getting……………………………………………………….(big) As I waited for my interview, I became……………………………………………… (nervous) As the day went on ,the weather got …………………………………………………… (hot) As the conversation wẹnt on,he became…………………………………………… (talkative) *SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION :Rewrite these sentences ,using the words given,keeping the same meaning to the original ones: 1/ If you are happier , you look younger The happier ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……… 2/ Minh is better at chemistry than Hung Hung is………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………… 3/ Jane can swim further than I can I can’t swim _ 4/ John speaks English more fluenthy than I I can not ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………… 5/ Ann is a better swimmer than me I can not……………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………… 6/ I not think my school is bigger than yours I not think yours school……………………………………………………………………………… 7/AIDS is more dangerous than cancer Cancer 8/Your house is bigger than mine My house is _ 9\ People in the North work much harder than people in the South People in the South don’t _ 10/ Jane is prettier than my sister My sister ………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………… 11/Jane is the tallest girl in her class Nobody ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………… 12/She is more beautiful than her mother Her mother is not ………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………… 13/Mum doesn’t speak English as well as Dad Dad speaks ………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………