UNIT 3 World Records PDF

UNIT 3 WORLD RECORDS ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURES Bridge: puente Building: edificio Cable car: teleférico Canyon: cañón Geyser: géiser Lake: lago Mountain: montaña Park: parque River: río...

UNIT 3 WORLD RECORDS ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURES Bridge: puente Building: edificio Cable car: teleférico Canyon: cañón Geyser: géiser Lake: lago Mountain: montaña Park: parque River: río Road: calle Roller coaster: montaña rusa Skyscraper: rascacielos Train: tren Underground railway: metro  Adjectives  Big: grande  High: alto  Beautiful: bonito/guapa  Hot: caliente  Cold: frío  Long: largo  Deep: profundo  Old: viejo  Famous: famoso  Popular: popular  Fast: rápido  Short: bajo/corto  Friendly: amistoso  Slow: lento  Funny: divertido  Sporty: deportista  Hard-working: trabajador  Tall: alto  Heavy: pesado  SUPERLATIVES *** el / lo más *** with short adjectives am/is/are + the + short adjective-est + ….. Ex. My cousin is the tallest boy in his class. with long adjectives am/is/are + the + most adjective + ….. Ex. This ring is the most expensive of the world. EXCEPTIONS: Adjectives Superlatives good best bad worst farthest far furthest Oldest old Eldest EXAMPLES - My best friend is the tallest of the class. - Your car is the most expensive of the world.  ADVERB HOW + ? ADJECTIVE To ask for specific information about the degree of an adjective/adverb. To ask for specific information about age, heigh, long,… How + adjective/adverb far is the park? fast can he run? HOW high is that skyscraper? long is the river? tall is the building?  COMPARATIVES Comparatives are used to compare two things or two people. TO EXPRESS SUPERIORITY + am/is/are/was/were + short adjective –er than + am/is/are/was/were + more long adjective than ADJECTIVES ENDING IN –ER:  1 SYLLABLE: This adjectives are formed adding –er Tall- Taller Nice- Nicer Cold- Colder *If the adjective ends in one vowel and one consonant, the consonant is doubled and 'er' is added: Big - Bigger Hot - Hotter Fat - Fatter  2 SYLLABLES ENDING IN –Y: We change - y to -ier Happy - Happier Easy - Easier Lucky - Luckier  LONG ADJECTIVES: 2 SYLLABLES (with exceptions) 3 AND + SYLLABLES: Expensive- …more expensive than… MORE + ADJECTIVE + THAN… Modern – …more modern than… Beautiful - …more beautiful than…  - EXCEPTIONS: ADJECTIVE COMPARATIVE Good better Bad worse Many more Far further Little less Examples: - You are taller than your brother. - My father is more modern than my uncle.  Activity Complete the sentences with the comparative or superlative form of the adjectives in brackets. 1. My bike is ____________________________ yours (fast). 2. He is one of ______________________ man in the world (rich). 3. Texting is _____________________ speaking on the phone (cheap). 4. A Ferrari is _________________________ a Fiat (expensive). 5. Is your suitcase _____________________ mine (heavy)? 6. February is _____________________ month of the year (cold). 7. Sally is ______________________ girl I have ever met (beautiful). 8. Mount Everest is __________________ mount K2 (high). 9. What is ________________________ monument in Rome (famous)? 10. Randy is ______________________ student in the class (good). 11. Push yourself to the limits and try to run ___________________ you have ever run before (far). 12. The test was _____________________ what I expected (difficult). 13. Who is ____________________ man in the world (tall)? 14. Jim is ____________________ at soccer than me (good). 15. The blue whale is __________________ animal in the world (big). 16. The cheetah is __________________ land animal of all (fast). 17. March was _____________ and __________ usual (cool / damp); it was much ___________ (rainy). 18. This is __________________________ mark I have ever had (bad). 19. Our math teacher is ______________________ in the school (strict). 20.This is ________________________ house in New York (narrow).