happy beautiful hot convenient expensive large
cheap

peaceful big

One syllable

noisy

Two syllables

exciting modern
Three or more
syllables

Monday, November 6th, 2023
UNIT 4 : MY NEIGHBOURHOOD
A CLOSER LOOK 2

1. Short adjectives: đọc 1 hay 2 vần:

tall, large, big, small, long, short, happy, noisy …

taller than Mary. (tall)
Ex: Tom is….……
Adj + er

= Mary is shorter
..……… than Tom. (short)
Adj + er

* Structure:
S1+ is/am/are + adj + er + than +S2

Tom

Mary

NOTE:

Positive

fast
one syllable large
(1 vần)

Comparative

faster
larger

slim

slimmer

noisy

noisier

two syllable
(2 vần)
Tính từ 1
narrow
hay 2 vần
tận cùng là: happy
ow,er,le,y,et

narrower
happier

Than – “than” is used to make

+ er
+ r

+ gấp đôi
phụ âm

y  ier
+ er

1

This building

tall
That building

2

My neighborhood

noisy

Your neighborhood

3
The square in
Hoi An

big

The square in Ha Noi

4

The palace hotel

cheap
The green hotel

1: Complete the following sentences with the
comparative form of the adjectives in brackets.
slimmer
Model: Ann is ………………than
Laura. (slim)

1.This building is …………….
taller than that building. (tall)

2. My neighborhood is ……..…
noisier than your neighborhood
(noisy)
3. The square in Ha Noi is ….………than
the square in
bigger
Hoi An. (big)

4. The Green Hotel is ……..….……
than the Palace Hote
cheaper
(cheap)

2. Long adjectives (tính từ dài từ 2 vần trở lên):
modern, crowded, quiet, interesting, convenient,
expensive, …
modern

The city house

The country house

more modern than the country house.
Ex1: The city house is ………………….
(modern)
More + Long Adj

* Structure:
S1 + is/am/are + more + adj + than + S2

beautiful

This park

That park

Living in a house

Living in a flat

convenient

interesting

Living in a city

Living in the countryside

Things in
this shop

expensive

Things in the
supermarket

*Remember: Irregular adjectives
(tính từ bất quy tắc)
good => better
bad => worse
many/much => more
little => less
far => farther/further
old => older/elder

Complete the following sentences with the
comparative form of the long adjectives in brackets.
more modern
Model: This house is …………………than
that house.(modern)

beautiful than that park.
1. This park is more
…………………
(beautiful)
more convenient than living
2. Living in a house is…………………...…
in a flat. (convenient)
more interesting
3. Living in a city is ……………..…….…than
living in
the countryside. (interesting)
more expensive
4. Things in this shop are ………………..………than
things in the supermarket. (expensive).

2: Read and complete Vy's letter to her friend.

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.
hotter
drier
small)………  and the buildings are (3. old)………than the buildings
smaller
in Ha Noi. The streets are (4. wide)….…..  with
less traffic. I love
olderThe seafood here is (5.delicious) ………………….and
the food here.
wider
(6. cheap) ………...  than
the seafood in Ha Noi.
delicious
Well, outside the sun is shining somore
I'm off
to get some fresh air.
cheaper
See
you soon,
Vy

Noisy (ồn ào) Quiet (yên tĩnh) Modern (hiện đại) Busy (bận rộn)

Crowded (đông đúc) Peaceful (thanh bình) Boring (buồn chán)

Example: Binh Minh is noisier than Long Son.

Binh Minh

Long Son

Example:
A: Is Binh Minh noisier than Long Son?
B: Yes, it is.
A: Is Long Son more modern than Binh Minh?
B: No, it isn't.

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DO E
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80

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POINTS

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2

100

Group 1

80

Group 2

1. Review the structures.
2. Do the exercises 5, 7.
3. Prepare Skills 1 + 2

crowded

1. Binh Minh is ……………….. Long Son?
A. more crowded than
B. crowded than
C. more crowded

peaceful

2. Is Binh Minh more peaceful than Long Son?
A. Yes, it does.
B. Yes, it is.
C. No, it isn't.

quiet

3. Binh Minh is …………….. than Long Son?
A. quiet
B. quieter
B. more quieter

big

4. The houses in Binh Minh are ……….
than the houses in Long Son.
A. big
B. more big
C. bigger

boring

5. Is Long Son is more boring than Binh Minh?
A. Yes, it is.
B. No, it is.
C. No, it isn't.

busy

6. Is Long Son busier than Binh Minh?
A. Yes, it is.
B. No, it isn't.
C. Yes, it does.

Grammar

Comparative adjectives

Complete the following
sentences with the
comparative form of the
adjectives in brackets.
Number 1 is an example.

Look at the pictures of the
two neighbourhoods: Binh
Minh and Long Son.
Compare two
neighbourhoods. You can
use the adjectives below.