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Grammar
GRAMMAR Comparatives presentation

We can compare two things with comparative PRONUNCIATION Comparatives with than More
practice
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Listen and repeat the sentences.
adjectives.
Comparatives This classroom is smaller than that one. 1 Spain is bigger than the UK.

The museum is old, but the theatre is older.
2 Sydney is smaller than Tokyo.
My bag’s heavy, but yours is heavier.
3 Dubai is more modern than London.
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Is this table bigger than that one?
The theme park is more exciting than the museum. 5 Write true sentences for you. Put the words in order.
Our new flat is better than our old flat.
1 my primary school / big / my secondary school
This holiday is worse than last year’s holiday.
My secondary school is bigger than my primary school.
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2 the person next to me / tall / my teacher
3 my country / beautiful / Australia
1 Complete the quiz with the correct form of the 4 the Tower of London / famous / the Colosseum in Rome
adjective in brackets.
5 my hair / long / my best friend’s hair
6 British food / good / food in my country
Round-the-world 6 Write questions with Which to compare these 1

things. Then ask and answer in pairs.
1 Which food is nicer, pizza or spaghetti?

1 food
nice 2
pizza spaghetti

2 free time activity
interesting
riding a bike swimming
3
1 Is the Mississippi river … than the Amazon river?
(long) 3 school subject
2 Are the Himalayas … than the Andes mountains? easy
(high) Art Science
3 Is Turkey …. than Russia? (big) 4
4 Is your language … than English? (difficult) 4 special day
5 Is the Latin alphabet … than the Greek alphabet? exciting
(modern)
birthdays National holidays
6 Is Australia … to the South Pole than Chile? (near)
7 Is Mexico … than Libya? (hot) 7 Make your own questions like the ones in
exercise 6. Ask and answer with a partner. Use these
8 Is Antarctica … than the Sahara Desert? (dry)
ideas or your own. 5
film TV programme food sport
2 In pairs, ask and answer the questions in the quiz.
sports person computer game animal
Is Turkey bigger than Russia?
No, I don’t think so.
school subject colour drink

3 Listen and check your answers to the quiz. Which drink is better for you, milk or orange juice?
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