Trịnh Thị Mai Dung
Quang Trung secondary school
UNIT 12: ROBOTS
Lesson 3: A closer look 2
Grammar
Superlative adjectives: short adjectives
We use superlative adjectives to compare three or more people or things.
Chúng ta sử dụng so sánh nhất của tính từ để so sánh từ 3 người hoặc vật
FORM: S + be + the + adj-est + ...
Example:
- Tom is the tallest in his class.
- This is the biggest of the three bags.
Write the superlative form of the adjectives in the table below.
fastest
tallest
noisiest
nicest
hottest
lightest
quietest
heaviest
largest
Complete the following sentences with superlative form of the adjectives in brackets. 1 is an example.
1.
Bonbon can move 10 tons; it’s the strongest of all. (strong)
2.
3.
He is the
he is about 1.8 m tall. (tall)
4.
This is the
we can put it in our bag. (small)
5.
This robot is only 200 dollars.
It’s the
This robot can understand all of what we say. It’s the
_______ in the robot show. (smart)
smartest in the robot show. (smart)
_______ in our class;
tallest in our class;
_______ of all home robots;
smallest of all home robots;
_______ in our shop. (cheap)
cheapest in our shop. (cheap)
Complete the following sentences with comparative or superlative form of the adjectives in brackets.
1.
My brother’s room is
2.
3.
Travelling by plane is
4.
Who is the
5.
I think dogs are
The
_______ than mine. (tidy)
tidier than mine. (tidy)
_______ desert of all is the Sahara and it’s in Africa. (hot)
hottest desert of all is the Sahara and it’s in Africa. (hot)
_______ than going by car. (fast)
faster than going by car. (fast)
_______ in your family? (tall)
tallest in your family? (tall)
_______ than cats. (smart)
smarter than cats. (smart)
Work in pairs. Look at the information of the three robots: M10, H9, and A3 and talk about each of them, using superlative adjectives.
M10
H9
M10
A3
H9
M10
A3
Example:
A: A3 is the tallest of the three robots.
B: M10 is the youngest of the three robots.
…
Find someone who…
Work in pairs. Ask your partner to find in your class someone who is
the tallest
the oldest
the smartest
the shortest
the biggest
the smallest