12CB1
UNIT 13:
THE 22nd SEA GAMES
E. LANGUAGE FOCUS
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more actively
better
the most expensive
the most actively
more difficult
the best
the most difficult
heavier
the highest
higher
more expensive
the heaviest
Pronunciation: Linking
look at
?
2. took off
?
3. quite old
?
4. from Australia
?
5. friends in
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6. it`s upstairs
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10. turn off
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9. move into
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8. Put on
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7. Tom used to
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Grammar: Double comparison

1. So sánh kép với: “and”: càng lúc càng

Ex: The weather is getting (cold) .



Ex: We went (slowly) .


colder and colder
more and more slowly
=> S + V + short adj/adv + ER + and + short adj/adv + ER.
=> S + V + more and more + long adj/adv.
Task 1: Matching
c. more and more difficult
e. more and more expensive
a. more and more nervous
b. bigger and bigger
d. more and more talkative
g. heavier and heavier as I carried
f. better and better
Task 2: Use the structure: comparative +and + comparative
Ex: harder and harder
1. shorter and shorter
3. worse and worse
5. better and better
7. more and more difficult
2. more and more expensive
4. more and more complicated
6. more and more active
8. closer and closer
S + V + short adj/adv + ER + and + short adj/adv + ER.
S + V + more and more + long adj/adv.
Grammar: Double comparison

2. So sánh kép với: the…, the …: càng … càng …

Ex: The (old) you get, the (hard) you find a job.

Ex: The (interesting) the film is, the (expensive) the ticket is.
older
harder
more interesting
more expensive
=> The+ short adj/adv+ER +S+V…, the+ short adj/adv+ER +S+V …
more+long adj/adv more+long adj/adv
Task 3: Matching
a. the faster you will learn
b. the more impatient he became
c. The sooner we will arrive
d. the higher your bill will be
e. the more I liked him
f. the better I feel
g. the more you want
h. the better the service
Ex: The earlier we leave, _________________________
The warmer the weather, _______________________
2. The more you practise 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, ______________________
21. The farmers had to work .......................to earn money.
A. hard and hard B. harder and harder C. more hard D. hardest
22. The food is becoming .......................expensive.
A. the most B. most C. more and more D. more
23. The .....................you waited, the .....................impatient you became.
A. longer/more B. long/more C. longest/more D. the longest/more
24. The younger you are, …………….. it is to learn.
A. easier B. you are easier C. the easier D. the easy
25. …………… the man gets, …………….. he becomes.
A. The more old/ the more weak B. The older/ the weaker
C. The older/ the weakest D. Older/weaker hardest
26. ……..…... difficult the lesson is, ………….……. we try.
A. The more/the harder B. The more/the hardest
C. The most/the harder D. The more/the most hard
27. He speaks English …….……..
A. quicklier B. more and more quickly C. more quickly D. more quickly than
28. The problem seems to be …….…….
A. most serious B. more serious than C. more serious D. more and more serious
29. ……………. he drank, ……………… he became.
A. More / more violent B. The most / the most violent
C. The more / the more violent D. The less / less violent
30. …………… Mary gets, ……………….. she is.
A. The old/ the cleverer B. The older/ the cleverer C. The older/ cleverer D. older/ the cleverer
Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.
B. more and more quickly
C. more and more
A. longer/more
C. the easier
B. The older/ the weaker
A. The more/the harder
B. harder and harder
D. more and more serious
C. The more / the more violent
B. The older/ the cleverer
HOMEWORK


Prepare for Test your self D (II. Reading [pages 148-149])