Unit 3: All about food
Lesson 3e: Grammar
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Lesson Outline
Warm-up
Presentation
Practise
Production
Consolidation
Wrap-up

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Objectives
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to…
- use comparatives correctly.

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WARM-UP

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Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from that
of the others.

1. A. healthy
/ˈhelθi/
2. A. clever
/ˈklevər/
3. A. favourite
/ˈfeɪvərɪt/

B. famous

C. polite

D. crowded

/ˈfeɪməs/

/pəˈlaɪt/

/ˈkraʊdɪd/

B. spicy
/ˈspaɪsi/
B. expensive
/ɪkˈspensɪv/

C. British

D. correct

/ˈbrɪtɪʃ/

/kəˈrekt/

C. difficult

D. excellent

/ˈdɪfɪkəlt/

/ˈeksələnt/

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It's time to learn …

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Presentation

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COMPARATIVE
Sarah is 8 years old.
Danny is 10 years old.
Who's
younger?

Sarah is
younger.

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Lan goes to school at 7:00.
Linh goes to school at 7:30.

Who's earlier?

Lan is earlier.

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A hamburger is 30,000 dong.
A pizza is 200,000 dong.
Which is more
expensive?
A pizza is more
expensive.

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Complete the rules.
Comparative

Example

short adjectives

Adj + ER

younger

long adjectives

MORE + adj

more expensive

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Spelling rules
• adjectives + -er

• -e + r

long – longer

nice – nicer

• one-syllable adjectives ending in vowel + consonant ➝ double
consonant + -er
thin – thinner
• -y ➝ -y + -ier
happy – happier

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Note:
• clever, common, friendly, narrow form their comparative with
-er or more
Ex: friendly – friendlier/ more friendly
• Irregular adjectives:
good ➝ better (than)

bad ➝ worse (than)

little ➝ less (than)

many/ much ➝ more (than)

Special case: a lot of ➝ more (than)

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Practice

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Write the comparative forms.
slower
easier
larger

worse
more popular

thinner
heavier

more

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2 Put the adjectives in brackets into the comparative form.
busier
1 Paul's restaurant is ______________
(busy) than Rico's.
more expensive
2 Rico's is ______________________
(expensive) than Paul's.
more polite
3 The waiters at Rico's are _____________________
(polite) than
the ones at Paul's.
quicker
4 The service at Rico's is ________________
(quick) than at Paul's.
more crowded
5 Paul's is ___________________
(crowded) than Rico's.
friendlier/more friendly
6 Rico is ___________________ (friendly) than Paul.

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Complete the sentences, using the comparative form of the
following adjectives: healthy, popular, difficult, good, tasty, clever.
more
difficult
1. Math is …………………………… than English.
healthier
2. Orange juice is ……………………………..
than coffee.
cleverer/
more
clever
3. She is ………………………………… than her sister. She can do many things.
tastier
4. I prefer chicken because it is ……………………………. than fish.
more popular
5. Motorbikes are ………………………………
than cars in Vietnam.
better
6. Milk is …………………………. for your health than coke.

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3 Look at the table. Compare the cafés.

Sam's is busier than Ann's.

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Ann's is more expensive than Sam's.
Ann's is older than Sam's.
Sam's is bigger than Ann's.
Ann's is quieter than Sam's.

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Production

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Pair work Student A says an adjective. Student B gives the
comparative form and then use it in a sentence.
Change the role.

tasty

tasty – tastier
Fish is tastier than
chicken.

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CONSOLIDATION

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Write five sentences, using comparative forms of different
adjective (short adjectives, long adjectives, adjectives + y,
special adjectives such as good, bad, many, much, a lot).

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WRAP-UP

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Today's lesson

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Grammar
Comparatives of:
- short adjectives
- long adjectives
- adjectives + -y
- good/bad/many/much/a lot

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Homework
- Practise making sentences using comparatives.
- Complete the grammar notes in TA 6 Right on Notebook
(p. 32)
- Prepare the next lesson (p. 61 SB)
- Do the exercise in TA 6 Right on Workbook (p. 32)

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Enjoy your day!