PHẠM THỊ CẨM TÚ
Unit 4: My neighbourhood
Lesson 2: A closer look 2
(1,2)
one syllable: tall, short, slim, big, cheap, hot, fat …
Tom
Jim
1. Short adjectives: (tính từ ngắn)
Ex: Tom is taller than Jim.
= Jim is shorter than Tom.
Comparative adjectives
Form:
S1+ be (am/ is/ are)+ adjer + than +S2
grammar
Meaning: ….hơn…..
Use: dùng để so sánh hơn ( tính từ ngắn)
tall
taller
short
shorter
one syllable
large
larger
noisy
noisier
fast
faster
+ er
+ r
two syllable
y  ier
slim
slimmer
Tận cùng là 1 phụ âm, trước nó là 1 nguyên âm, ta gấp đôi phụ âm, rồi thêm er.
Than – “than” is used to make comparisons:
happy
dry
busy
big
hot
a, e, o, u, i
5 nguyên âm
slim
1
Ann is slimmer than Laura
S1+ be (am/ is/ are)+ adjer + than +S2


1.This building is ……………. than that building. (tall)
2. My neighbourhood is ………..than your neigh
bourhood.(noisy)
3. The square in Ha Noi is ……… than the square
in Hoi An.(big)
slimmer
Exercise 1: Complete the following sentences
taller
bigger
noisier
ADJECTIVES
1. tall
2. short
3. slim
4. cheap
5. big
6. hot
long adj
short adj
1. modern
2. convenient
3. interesting
4. expensive
5. historic
6. comfortable
1. simple
2. narrow
3. clever
4. quiet
Comparative adjectives
two or more syllables: modern, interesting, convenient,
2. Long adjectives:
Ex: The city house is more modern than the country house.
Form: S1 + be (am/is/are) + more + adj + than + S2
The city house
The country house
Meaning: ….hơn…..
Use: dùng để so sánh hơn ( tính từ dài)
____modern____
two syllable
modern
more modern
more + adj
three or more syllable
expensive
more expensive
more + adj
beautiful
more beautiful
Than – “than” is used to make comparisons:
That house
modern
This house
This house is ___________than that house. (modern)
S1 + be (am/is/are) + more + adj + than + S2
more modern
1. This house is ………………than that house.(modern)
2. This park is ………………… than that park. (beautiful)
3. Living in a house is…………………...… than living in a flat. (convenient)

4. Living in a city is ……………..…….…than living in
the countryside. (interesting)

5. Things in this shop are ………………..………than things in the supermarket. (expensive).
more modern
Exercise 2: Complete the following sentences
more beautiful
more convenient
more interesting
more expensive
4. Living in the countryside is............................than living in a city. (peaceful)
more peaceful
5.Is living in a city .............................than living in the countryside? (exciting)
more exciting
Dear Nick,
How are you?
Ha Noi is beautiful! But it is too busy and polluted for me. I’m at Cua Lo Beach now. I’m having a great time. The weather is (0. hot) …….. and (1. dry)…..…. than that in Ha Noi. The houses are (2. small)………  and the buildings are (3. old)………than the buildings in Ha Noi. The streets are (4. wide)….…..  with less traffic. I love the food here. The seafood here is (5.delicious) ………………….and (6. cheap) ………...  than the seafood in Ha Noi.
See you soon,
Vy
Act 3: Read and complete Vy’s letter to her friend.
hotter
drier
smaller
older
wider
more delicious
cheaper
Homework:
1. Review the structures.
2. Do the exercises 5, 7 at home.
3. Prepare Communication