VOCABULARY

ADJECTIVES

Dangerous

Safe

Exciting

Boring

Friendly

Unfriendly

High

Low

Old

Young

Easy

Difficult

Fast

Slow

Heavy

Light

GRAMMAR

COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE

FORM

OF

ADJECTIVES

Comparative form of adjectives

We use than after the comparative form of the adjective.

• SHORT ADJECTIVES

- We add –er ex: old older

young younger

- But notice! ex: big bigger

easy easier

- Some comparative forms ex:good better

are irregular bad worse

• LONG ADJECTIVES

- With long adjectives, we put

more before the adjective.

Ex: exciting more exciting

beautiful more beautiful

• Complete: Bikes are _____ (slow) than cars. I think English is _____ (easy) than maths. I think football is _____ (bad) than tennis. James is _____ (tall) than me. Skiing is _____ (dangerous) than running. This new film is _____ (exciting) than Matrix. Today’s test is _____ (difficult) than the one

from yesterday. I’m _____ (relaxed) in the holidays than when

I’m at school.

• Now look at the correct answers:

Slower Easier Worse Taller More dangerous More exciting More difficult More relaxed

Superlative form of adjectives

We use the before the superlative form of the adjective.

• SHORT ADJECTIVES- We add –est ex: tall the tallest

small the smallest

- But notice! ex: big the biggest hot the hottest

- Some superlative forms ex: good the best are irregular bad the worst

• LONG ADJECTIVES

- With long adjectives, we put

the most before the adjective.

Ex: intelligent the most intelligent

famous the most famous

• Complete:

cold high long old popular short

ABOUT BRITAIN

The ______ building in Britain is Stonehenge. It is 5,000 years old.

Braemar is the _______ place in Britain. The average temperature there is 6ºC.

The _______ skyscraper in Britain is in London. It is 250 metres high.

The _______ theme park in Britain is Alton Towers. Two and a half million people visit every year.

The place with the ______ name is LLannasndkfofgogogogogoch. in Wales.

The place with the ______ name is Ae.

• Now look at the correct answers:

Oldest Coldest Highest Most popular Longest Shortest.

Writing

Write sentences Write sentences

about about

your your

towntown

See the most beautiful buildings!

Meet the friendliest people!

Eat the best food!

Listening and readingThe Mount Everest

1. The first ascent of Everest was in ______.

2. In 2003, the oldest man to climb Everest was 70. He was ______.

3. The youngest person to climb Everest in 2003 was _______.

4. To climb Everest it usually takes ______.

5. Marco Siffredi did one of the most dangerous things in the history of Mount Everest. He was the first person to _____ down the mountain.

6. The fastest descent of Everest was in only ______.