UNIT 3

New is the year, new are the hopes and the aspirations, new is the resolution, new are the spirits and forever my warm wishes are for you. Have a promising and fulfilling new year.I also wish all your dreams become true and I hope you learn a lot of English this year.

boutique

Sports store

Music store

Clothes store

Shoe store

Candy store

Gift shop

Beauty salon

Toy store

Book shop

Beach wear

Ice cream parlor

Optician

Movie theater

Coffee shop

Video arcade

Fast food area

Parking lot

Shopping in big stores is better than shopping by catalogue.

Shopping in big stores is worse than in small ones.

Shopping by Internet is cheaper than in malls.

People thinks that prices are higher in some malls.

$ $

$3,000 $1,200

The red car is cheap. The blue car is cheaper.

The blue car is cheaper than the red car.

The red car is small. The blue car is smaller.

The blue car is smaller than the red one.

The red car is light. The blue car is lighter.

The blue car is lighter than the red one.

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This T-shirt is cooler than that shirt.

The sandals are dirtier than the tennis shoes.

I think Geography is easier than English .

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This skirt is nicer than that dress.

The student is shorter than the teacher.

An I-Pod is trendier than a record player.

These pants are uglier than those jeans.

I think Madonna is pretty but

Britney Spears is prettier than her.

The police officer is thinner than the carpenter.

The green cap is bigger than the red one.

To get an eight in your English exam is good but It is better to get a ten.

A ten is better than an eight.

A six in your grades is bad but a five is worse.A five is worse than a six.

WRITE ON YOUR NOTEBOOK

Usamos comparativos para comparar personas, animales, objetos o cosas.TIPO DE ADJETIVO FORMACION EJEMPLOS Adjetivos con una sola sílaba se agrega This dress is cheaper than that one. Cheap, short -er + than This cap is smaller than that one.

Adjetivos con una sola sílaba duplique la Those shoes are bigger than these ones.los cuales terminan en consonante- consonante T-shirts are cooler than shirts.vocal-consonante: final+ -er+ than big, hot

Adjetivos que terminan en “Y” cambian la “Y” Sandals are dirtier than the tennis shoes easy, pretty (2 sílabas) a “i”+ -er + than The blouse is prettier than the sweater.

Formas comparativas irregulares better than Those jeans are better than these ones. Para good y well use better worse than That hat is worse than the pink one. Para bad use worse Today, I’m better than yesterday.

La palabra “more” es usada con adjetivos de dos o más sílabas y con adverbios que tienen el sufijo -ly careful, beautiful, quickly You should be more careful with your things.

R U L E S

Read the examples and complete the sentences.

1.- The green shoes are pretty. The white boots are ______________the black shoes.

2.- The blue skirt is ugly. The pink skirt is ______________ the blue skirt.

3.- The white boots are trendy. The green shoes are __________________ the white boots.

prettier than

uglier than

trendier than

1.- Black bags are prettier than gray ones.

2.- A small watch is nicer than a big one.The word ones in sentence 1 refers to ____________

The word one in sentence 2 refers to _____________

gray bags

a big watch

The word ________ substitutes a single object.

The word ________ substitutes a plural object.

one

ones

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These boots.Those boots.

Excuse me. Are these boots more expensive than those ?

This cap.That cap.

1.- This refers to a singular object that is near2.- That refers to singular object that is far.3.- These refers to plural objects that are near.4.- Those refers to plural objects that are far.

L E T ’ S P R A C T I C E

1.- The red sweater is ________________ the pink ______. (warm)2.- These sweaters are ___________________ those ________. (nice)3.- That black jacket is ________________________ than the beige ______. (fashionable)

4.- ______ these jeans __________________________ those ______ ? No, they _________. (expensive)

5.- _____ those shorts _______________ these ______ ? Yes, _______ are. (cheap)

warmer than one

nicer than ones

more fashionable than one

Are more expensive than ones aren’t

Are cheaper than ones they

Write down the comparative form of the word in parenthesis .Complete the sentences or questions with : is or are ; one or ones ; isn’t or aren’t ; they.

Complete the explanation with THIS, THAT, THESE or THOSE.

We use __________ for an object or person that is far, or that we can point to.

We use __________ for an object or person that is near, or that we can touch.

We use __________ for objects or persons that are far, or that we can point to.

We use __________ for objects or persons that are near, or that we can touch.

THAT

THIS

THOSE

THESE

“The best Denim in the word” and the cheapest.

Florida’s Cheapest and Most Stylish Shoes & Boots Store in the Country

It’s the newest outlet in the country’s oldest state.

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Look at the SUPERLATIVE form of short adjectives. What do you notice?

It’s the newest outlet. Florida is the oldest state in the U.S.A. Shoe factory is the cheapest shoe store.

ADJETIVOS SUPERLATIVOS

Usamos adjetivos superlativos para indicar que un objeto o persona de un grupo , está sobresaliendo de una manera particular. This skirt is the nicest.

Para formar el superlativo, siga las mismas reglas de los comparativos pero use the….. -est.The blue bag is cheaper than the red one but the white one is the cheapest

Para Good and Well use The best. Para Bad use The worst

This T-shirt is the best

La palabra Most es usada con adjetivos de dos o más silabas antecedido por el artículo The

She’s the most beautiful girl I’ve ever seen.

L E T ’ S P R A C T I C E

1.- Which are ____________ shoes? Those ________.

And which ones are ____________________ ? These green ________ .

2.- Which bag is __________________ ? The purple __________. And which one is ________________ ? This __________ .

3.- Which jacket is ____________________ ? That _________ .

4.- Which jeans are _____________________ ? Those ___________ .

(good)

(expensive)

(cheap)

(formal)

(fashionable)

(trendy)

the best

the most expensive

the cheapest

the most formal

the most fashionable

the trendiest

Write down the COMPARATIVE form of the word in parenthesis and use ONE or ONESto substitute the item / items.

ones

ones

one

one

one

ones

Volkswagen 68 Corvette 75 Limousine 2008Ford 33

1.- The VW is a good car. The Corvette is __________ the VW , but the Limousine is ________- one. better than the best

2.- The red car is small. The yellow one is ___________ the red one and the white one is __________ . larger than the largest

3.- The VW is fast, the Limousine is ___________ the VW, but the Corvette is ___________ of them.faster than the fastest

4.- The Corvette is old, the VW is __________ the Corvette and the Ford is __________ one.older than the oldest

5.- The green car is beautiful, the white one is __________________ the green one, but, I think the yellow car is _________________ of all.

more beautiful than the most beautiful

CO M P A R E T H E S E C A R S

6.- Which car do you think is ____________________ ? For me, it’s the Limousine.the most comfortablecomfortable

7.- Which one do you think is _____________ ? I think it’s the VW.the cheapestcheap

8.- Do you think the green car is ____________________ the yellow one? Yes, I think so. expensive

more expensive than