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Give the comparative form of the given adjective
I. ACT 1: Revision of comparative
“Con gì càng lớn, càng bé?”
“Con gì càng lớn, càng bé?”
60 year -old
120 year-old
Ex1. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence
1. The more a car costs, ____________ it goes.
A. faster B. the faster C. the more fast D. the more fastest

2. The younger you are, _________ it is to learn
A. easier B. you are easier C. the easier D. the easy

3. The prices of consumer goods get ________ all the time
A. high and higher B. the higher and higher
C. higher and higher D. the most higher and higher

4 . he drank, he became.
A the more/ the more violent B. more / more violent
C. the most / the most violent D. the less / less violent
__________________you use , it costs.
A. the more gas/the less money B the more gas /the more money
C. the more /the less money D. the more you use /the more money

6……………you study for these exams, ………..you will do.
A. The harder/ the better B. The more / the much
C. The hardest / the best D. The more hard / the more good
7. My neighbour is driving me mad! It seems that…….it is at night , …he plays his music!
A. the less / the more loud B. the less / less
C. the more late / the more loudlier D. the later / the louder
8. Thanks to the progress of science and technology, our lives have become………….
A. more and more good B. better and better
C. the more and more good D. gooder and gooder
9 It gets…………..when the winter is coming.
A. cold and cold B. the coldest and coldest C. colder and cold D. more and more cold
10. Nowadays everything is getting………….
A. more expensive B. more expensive and more expensive
C. more and more expensive D. the most expensive
Ex1. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence
1. The more a car costs, ____________ it goes.
A. faster B. the faster C. the more fast D. the more fastest

2. The younger you are, _________ it is to learn
A. easier B. you are easier C. the easier D. the easy

3. The prices of consumer goods get ________ all the time
A. high and higher B. the higher and higher
C. higher and higher D. the most higher and higher

4. . he drank, he became.
A the more/ the more violent B. more / more violent
c the most / the most violent D. the less / less violent
5. you use , it costs.
A. the more gas/the less money B the more gas /the more money
C. the more /the less money D. the more you use /the more money

6……………you study for these exams, ………..you will do.
A. The harder/ the better B. The more / the much
C. The hardest / the best D. The more hard / the more good
7. My neighbour is driving me mad! It seems that…….it is at night , …he plays his music!
A. the less / the more loud B. the less / less
C. the more late / the more loudlier D. the later / the louder
8. Thanks to the progress of science and technology, our lives have become………….
A. more and more good B. better and better
C. the more and more good D. gooder and gooder
9 It gets…………..when the winter is coming.
A. cold and cold B. the coldest and coldest C. colder and colder D. more and more cold
10. Nowadays everything is getting………….
A. more expensive B. more expensive and more expensive
C. more and more expensive D. the most expensive
II. ACT 2: Double comparison
Structure 1:
Comparative + and + comparative
Use: To say that something is changing continuously
Ex 1: Jane is ....................... .
taller and taller
COMPARATIVE and COMPARATIVE
E.g.(1)– The weather is becoming hotter and hotter, and the boy gets more and more tired.

DOUBLE COMPARISON
=>to describe a continual change in quality/ degree/
number…
SUNDAY
Short adj/ adv:
Adj/adv-ER AND Adj/adv-ER

more and more + long Adj/ adv
less and less + long Adj/ adv
Long adj and adverb ending in -LY:
more and more + noun
Noun:
COMPARATIVE and COMPARATIVE
Verb:
verb more and more
II. Double comparison
Structure 1:
Comparative + and + comparative
Use: To say that something is changing continuously
Ex 1: Jane is ................... .
2. It’s getting .......................
3. Gold is .................................. .
4. It’s becoming ................................. to find a job.

taller and taller.
colder and colder.
more and more expensive.
more and more difficult
Ex 2: Gap-filling Fill in the blanks with the double comparison of one of the words in the box.


The rain was heavier and heavier and it became (1)………………………..……… to play because of the slippery surface. No matter how hard we tried, we couldn’t score. When one of our players were sent off for a foul, our situation got (2)…….……….……..... Suddenly, the rain stopped and the sun began to climb (3)………..……………. and it was (4)………………………. We got (5)………………….………... while our opponents were playing (6) …..………………….. Eventually, they won the game just because we were not used to this kind of weather.
bad
hot
difficult
high
tired
well
Ex 2: Gap-filling Fill in the blanks with the double comparison of one of the words in the box.


The rain was heavier and heavier and it became (1)………………………..……… to play because of the slippery surface. No matter how hard we tried, we couldn’t score. When one of our players were sent off for a foul, our situation got (2)…….……….……..... Suddenly, the rain stopped and the sun began to climb (3)………..……………. and it was (4)………………………. We got (5)………………….………... while our opponents were playing (6) …..………………….. Eventually, they won the game just because we were not used to this kind of weather.
bad
hot
difficult
high
tired
well
more and more difficult
worse and worse
higher and higher
hotter and hotter
more and more tired
better and better
.
DOUBLE COMPARISON
SUNDAY
=> to say that if one thing changes in quality/ degree/ number…, another thing also changes ( the first clause serves as a condition for the second clause).
E.g.(2) – The hotter it is, the more ice cream he eats.
Ex 1: – The weather is ....................
and the boy gets .......................
Ex 2: The hotter it is, the more tired the boy gets.
SUNDAY
hotter and hotter,
more and more tired.
Grammar: Double comparison

Structure 2:


Use: to say that one thing depends on another thing


Ex 3: The more tired he gets, the more ice-cream he eats.
The + comparative + S + be/V,
the + comparative + S + be/V.
Grammar: Double comparison
Structure 2:

Use: to say that one thing depends on another thing
we leave early/ we will arrive soon
The earlier we leave, the sooner we will arrive.
The + comparative + S + be/V,
the + comparative + S + be/V.
It is hot. I feel miserable.
Grammar: Double comparison
Structure 2:

Use: to say that one thing depends on another thing
EX 4. ________ it is,
_______________ I feel.
The hotter
the more miserable
Ex 1: The hotter it is, the more tired the boy gets.
Ex 2: The more tired he gets, the more ice-cream he eats.
Ex 3. The earlier we leave, the sooner we will arrive.
The + comparative + S + be/V,
the + comparative + S + be/V.
Grammar:
II. Double comparison
Ex1: - You: Mom, Give me some money.
- Mom: How much do you want?
- You (want much): ................................ .
Ex2: Son: I have an English test tomorrow.
Mom: Really? You should do your test
................................... .
Structure 3:
Ex3: - Shop assistant: Good morning. Can I help you?
- Tom: Good morning. I’d like some apples.
- Shop assistant: Which ones would you like?
- Tom (big one): ................................ .
Ex4: + A: Don’t tell John about that.
+ B: Ok. He knows ......................... .
The more, the better.
the + comparative, the better
the less, the better
the more carefully, the better
The bigger, the better.
ACTIVITY 4: PRACTICE: WRITING SKILL

Ex 3: Choose the correct sentence among A,B,C or D which has the same meaning as the given one.
1. The apartment is big. The rent is high.
The bigger the apartment is, the higher the rent is.
The biger the apartment is, the higher the rent is.
C. The bigger is the apartment, the higher is the rent.
D. The bigger the apartment is, the higher the rent.
2. We set off soon. We will arrive soon.
The sooner we set, the sooner we will arrive.
B. The sooner we set off, the sooner we will arrive.
C. The sooner we set off, the sooner we arrive.
D. The sooner we set off, the sooner we would arrive.
3. The joke is good. The laughter is loud.
he best the joke is, the louder the laughter is.
B. The better the joke is, the louder the laughter.
C. The better the joke, the louder the laughter is.
D. The better the joke is, the louder the laughter is.
4.She gets fat. She feels tired.
A. The fater she gets, the more tired she feels.
B. The fatter she gets, the more tired she feels.
C. The fatter she gets, the tireder she feels.
D. The fater she gets, the tireder she feels.
5. As he gets older, he wants to travel less.
The older he gets, the less he wants to travel.
B. The older he get, the less he want to travel.
C. The more old he gets, the less he wants to travel.
D. The more old he gets, the little he wants to travel.
6. The children are excited with the difficult games.
A. The more difficult the games, the more excited the children are.
B. The more difficult the games are, the more excited the children are.
C. The more difficult the games are, the more excited are.
D. The more difficult the game is, the more excited the children are.
7. People drive fast. Many accidents happen.
A. The faster people drive, the more accidents happen.
B. The more fast people drive, the more accidents happen.
C. The much fast people drive, the more accidents happen.
D. The faster people drive, the much accidents happen.
8. My boss works better when he is pressed for time.
A. The presser time my boss has, the better he works.
B. The more time my boss has, the better he works.
C. The less time my boss has, the better he works.
D. The more time my boss has, the better he works.
 9. He learned a lot of things as he traveled far.
The farther he traveled, the more he learned.
B The farthest he travel, the more he learn.
C. The farrer he travel, the more he learn. D. The farther he travel, the more he learn.
ACTIVITY 4: PRACTICE: WRITING SKILL

Ex 3: Choose the correct sentence among A,B,C or D which has the same meaning as the given one.
1. The apartment is big. The rent is high.
The bigger the apartment is, the higher the rent is.
The biger the apartment is, the higher the rent is.
C. The bigger is the apartment, the higher is the rent.
D. The bigger the apartment is, the higher the rent.
2. We set off soon. We will arrive soon.
The sooner we set, the sooner we will arrive.
B. The sooner we set off, the sooner we will arrive.
C. The sooner we set off, the sooner we arrive.
D. The sooner we set off, the sooner we would arrive.
3. The joke is good. The laughter is loud.
he best the joke is, the louder the laughter is.
B. The better the joke is, the louder the laughter.
C. The better the joke, the louder the laughter is.
D. The better the joke is, the louder the laughter is.
4.She gets fat. She feels tired.
A. The fater she gets, the more tired she feels.
B. The fatter she gets, the more tired she feels.
C. The fatter she gets, the tireder she feels.
D. The fater she gets, the tireder she feels.
5. As he gets older, he wants to travel less.
The older he gets, the less he wants to travel.
B. The older he get, the less he want to travel.
C. The more old he gets, the less he wants to travel.
D. The more old he gets, the little he wants to travel.
6. The children are excited with the difficult games.
A. The more difficult the games, the more excited the children are.
B. The more difficult the games are, the more excited the children are.
C. The more difficult the games are, the more excited are.
D. The more difficult the game is, the more excited the children are.
7. People drive fast. Many accidents happen.
A. The faster people drive, the more accidents happen.
B. The more fast people drive, the more accidents happen.
C. The much fast people drive, the more accidents happen.
D. The faster people drive, the much accidents happen.
8. My boss works better when he is pressed for time.
A. The presser time my boss has, the better he works.
B. The more time my boss has, the better he works.
C. The less time my boss has, the better he works.
D. The more time my boss has, the better he works.
 9. He learned a lot of things as he traveled far.
The farther he traveled, the more he learned.
B The farthest he travel, the more he learn.
C. The farrer he travel, the more he learn. D. The farther he travel, the more he learn.
Ex 4. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting, then correct it.
1. The fastest you drive, the greater danger you get.
A B C D

2. The large the room is, more people can sit in it.
A B C D

3. It’s becoming more difficult and more difficult to find a job.
A B C D

4. The suitcase seemed to get heavy and heavier as I carried it along the
A B C D
road.
5. The older she is, The more beauty she become
A B C D
Ex 4. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting, then correct it.
1. The fastest you drive, the greater danger you get.
A B C D

2. The large the room is, more people can sit in it.
A B C D

3. It’s becoming more difficult and more difficult to find a job.
A B C D

4. The suitcase seemed to get heavy and heavier as I carried it along the
A B C D
road.
5. The older she is, The more beauty she becomes
A B C D
faster
The more
 
heavier
beautiful
Ex 5: Use double comparative to rewrite these following sentences
1. They are big, they fall fast.
=> The ………………………………………………………..
2. When we think of the exam, we get more and more excited.
The ………………………………………………………..
3. He worked hard. He felt very bad.
=>The ………………………………………………………..
4. He studies much, he becomes stupid.
=> The………………………………………………………..
5. The sun is high, the shadow is low.
=>The…………………………………………………………
Ex 5: Use double comparative to rewrite these following sentences
1. They are big, they fall fast.
=> The bigger they are, the faster they fall.
2. When we think of the exam, we get more and more excited.
=> The more we think of the exam, the more excited we get.
3. He worked hard. He felt very bad.
=>The harder he worked, the worse he felt.
4. He studies much, he becomes stupid.
=> The more he studies, the more stupid he becomes.
5. The sun is high, the shadow is low.
=>The higher the sun is, the lower is the shadow.
Consolidation
I. Choose the best answer
The more money Peter makes, the more his wife spends.
A. Peter spends more money than his wife.
B. Peter and his wife both make money.
C. Peter spends the money his wife makes.
D. Peter’s wife keeps spending more money.
2. He only feels happy whenever he does not have much work to do.
A.The more he works, the happier he feels.
B. The less he works, the happier he feels.
C. His work makes himfeel happy.
D. He feels happier and happier with his work.
3. / _____ scientists have discovered mummies, _____ they appear to be.
A. More / mysterious B. The more / more mysterious
C. The more / mysterious D. The more / the more mysterious
4./ _____ my younger brother becomes, ______ .
A. the elder / the more intelligent than me
B/ the older / the more intelligent to me
C/ the elder / the more intelligent than me I am
D/ the older / the more intelligent than me he is
5. Many students think that ______ they graduate from university, ____ chance they have to find a good job.
A. the soon / the good B. sooner / the better
C. the sooner / the better D. sooner -- better/
6/ _____ veterans are coming back to Vietnam after the war.
A. Much B. Less C. More and more D. Many and many
7/ _______ the writer is, _______ his works are.
More famous / popular B. The more famous / more popular
C. Famous / more popular D. The more famous / the more popular





Homework
Review structures of double comparative.
Do exercises 1,2,3,4 (page 86-87) in the workbook.
Prepare Unit 14 - Reading
Free practice
Work in pair, make sentences with these structures:
comparative + and + comparative
the + comparative, the + comparative