Presented by: Nguyễn Văn Năm

WARM – UP
Give the comparative form of the
given adjective
 Adjective

 Comparative

 1. cheap

 1.

 2. expensive

 2.

 3. good

 3.

 4. bad

 4.

 5. heavy

 5.

I. ACT 1: Revision of comparative
Short adj/ adv

Comparative

Quantifier

Comparative

hard

harder

much

more

short

shorter

many

more

close

closer

little

less

good/ well

better

few

fewer

bad

worse

far

farther/further

old

older / elder

Long adj/ adv

Comparative

expensive

more expensive

complicated

more complicated

active

more active

difficult

more difficult

busy

busier

early

earlier

heavy

heavier

carefully

more carefully

narrow

narrower

badly

more badly

simple

simpler

“Con gì càng lớn, càng bé?”

“Con gì càng lớn, càng bé?”

60 year

-old

120 year-old

Unit 13: The 22nd Sea Games -Language focus- Grammar
Double Comparison – Structures:

Structure 1:

S + V…..Comparative + and + Comparative
•Short adjectives:
Eg: harder and harder, bigger and
bigger, better and better……
•Long adjectives:
Eg: more and more difficult, more and
more expensive..
•Use: We use this structure to say that
something is increasing all the time.

Unit 13: The 22nd Sea Games -Language focus- Grammar
Exercise 1: Matching
A

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

Finding a job is becoming
Traveling is becoming
As I waited for my interview,
I became
That hole in your pullover is
getting
As the conversation went
on, he became
The suitcase seemed to get
Her English is improving;
it's getting

B

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.

more and more
nervous
bigger and bigger
more and more
difficult
more and more
talkative
more and more
expensive
better and better
heavier and heavier as
I carried it upstairs

Unit 13: The 22nd Sea Games -Language focus- Grammar
Exercise 2: Completing the sentences
1. His visit to New York seemed to get (short)
……….
shorter and
shorter
because he was very busy at work.
2. Eating and traveling in this city is getting (expensive)
more and more expensive
………………..
and worse
3. As the day went on, the weather got worse
(bad)….……
4. We had to stop the discussion because the question
was becoming (complicated)……..
more and more complicated
5. Your English is OK now, your pronunciation has got
better
and better
(good)…….........
more and more active
6. Little John is becoming (active)…………..
7. As it was getting dark, it was becoming (difficult)
……........
……difficult
to see everything in the house without
more
and more
electricity.
8. I feel happy as my birthday is coming
(close)
……………
closer and
closer

Unit 13: The 22nd Sea Games -Language focus- Grammar
Double Comparison.

Situation 2:
Mai spends more time practising
English everyday. So she speaks
English more fluently.
 The more Mai practises English, the
more fluently she speaks English.
 The more Mai practises English, the
better English she speaks.

Unit 13: The 22nd Sea Games -Language focus- Grammar
Double Comparison – Structures:

Structure 2:
The + comparative S + V …, The + comparative
S + V ….

1.Short adjective:
• The sooner…, the better….
• The younger…., the easier….
2. Long Adjective:
• The more expensive…., the more
reliable.…

Grammar: Double comparison
Structure 2:

The + comparative + S + be/V,
the + comparative + S + be/V.

Use: to say that one thing depends on another thing
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.

It is hot. I feel miserable.
EX 4. The
________
hotter it is,

_______________
the
more miserable I feel.

Unit 13: The 22nd Sea Games -Language focus- Grammar

Exercise 3: Matching
1. The warmer the
weather
2. The more you
practice your English
3. The longer he waited
4. The more electricity
you use
5. The more expensive
the hotel
6. The more I got to
know him
7. The more you have

a. The higher your bill will
be
b. The faster you will learn
c. The more impatient he
became
d. The more I liked him
e. The better I feel
f. The more you want
g. The better the service

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
C. the more late / the more loudlier

B. the less / less
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
C. the more late / the more loudlier

B. the less / less
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

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.
A.The bigger the apartment is, the higher the rent is.
B. 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.
A.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.
A.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.
A.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
givenapartment
one.
1. The
is big. The rent is high.

A.The bigger the apartment is, the higher the rent is.
B. 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.
A.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.
A. The 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.
A.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.
faster
A
B C
D
2. The large the room is, more people can sit in it.
The
A
B
C more
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
heavier
road.
5. The older she is, The more beauty she becomes
beautiful
A
B
C
D

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.

I. Choose the best answer

Consolidation

1. 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.
A.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

1/ As I get older, I want to travel less.
The older ___________, ______________
( The older I get, the less I want to travel )
2/ When you read more books, you will get more
knowledge.
 The more books __________________________
( The more book you read, the more knowledge you
will get )
3/ When I get older, I am happier.
 The older _____________, ________________
 The older, __________________.
( The older I get, the happier I am )
( The older, the happier)
4/ If the weather is warmer, I feel better.
 The warmer _____________, _______________
 The warmer, ______________.
( The warmer the weather is , the better I feel )
( The warmer , the better )
5/ She had to wait a very long time, she became more
impatient.
 The longer ______________________________
( The longer she had to wait, the more impatient she
became )

6/ If the hotel is more expensive, it will serve
better.
The more _____, _______ (the service)
( The more expensive the hotel is, the better the
service is )
7/ When you use more electricity, your bill will be
higher.
 The more _____________________________
( The more electricity you use, the higher your bill
will be)
8/ If we spend much time thinking, we won't have
enough time to do.
 The more time to ___________,
______________
( The more time to think, the less time to do )
9/ As you are aged , you becomes weak and slow.
 The older , ___________________________
( The older, the weaker and slower)
10/ When technology is modern, the world's
environment becomes worse and worse.
 The more ______________________\
( The more modern technology is, the worse the
world's environment becomes )