UNIT 5 – THE MUSIC OF LIFE
Lesson 5.4 Grammar 2
(SB page 54)

Money game
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Work in groups of 3.
Choose a card.
Make a comparative sentence.
Play 'rock-paper-scissors'.
Find a new group when you hear 'swap'.

Money game
My turn. Russia is bigger than
Japan.

My turn. History is more
difficult than Music.

Objective
I can use superlatives to compare more than two
people or things.

Exercise 1 (SB page 54)
Listen and answer.

Sweet: cute and
nice

1.Where are Max and the others?
 They're at the Steps award Ceremony
in New York.
2.Who thinks Max is fit? Sweet?
Nice?
 Lily thinks he's fit. Eva thinks
he's sweet. Sol thinks he's nice.

Exercise 1 (SB page 54)
Listen and answer.
3.How many prizes does Max
win?
 He wins 5 awards:
 the best breakdancer
 the most original dance routine
 the coolest dance move
 the cutest hairstyle
 the greatest person in the world.

Exercise 1 (SB page 54)
Underline all the awards that Max has won.

Exercise 2 (SB page 54)
Study the Grammar box.

Usage: compare
more than 2
people or things

Spelling rules
Short adjectives: one-syllable adjectives
Rules
in general → adj + -est

Examples
short → the shortest

adjectives ending in -e → adj + -st 

large → the largest

adjectives ending in -y → y + -iest

dry → the driest

adjectives ending in C-V-C
→ double final C + -est (except ending in -w)

big → the biggest
new → the newest

Spelling rules
Long adjectives: adjectives with two or more syllables
Rules

Examples

in general → the most + adj

the most beautiful

two-syllable adjectives ending in -y →
the adj + -iest

pretty → the prettiest

some two-syllable adjectives can use the clever → the cleverest/
adj + -est or the most + adj
the most clever

Spelling rules – irregular adjectives
good → the best

bad → the worst

i.ex: This shirt is the best one
in the shop.

i.e: This year's weather is the
worst of all.

Form

S + am/is/are

+ the + superlative adjective

i.e: Blue whales are the biggest animals in the world.

Find the treasure
• Work in pairs.
• Complete the sentences using
comparatives or superlatives.
• Choose the bag or the chest.
• 1 star for the silver coins.
• 2 stars for the gold coins.

Find the treasure

1. Eva is ……….. Sol. Max is ………… (young).
Eva is younger than Sol. Max is the youngest.

Find the treasure

2. Max is ……….. Sol. Eva is ………… (fit).
Eva is fitter than Sol. Eva is the fittest.

Find the treasure

3. Max is ……….. Eva. Sol is ………… (funny).
Max is funnier than Eva. Sol is the funniest.

Find the treasure

4. Sol is ……….. dancer ………. Lily. Dad is
………… dancer (bad).
Sol is a worse dancer than Lily. Dad is the worst
dancer.

Find the treasure

5. Lily has ……….. eyes ………. Jenny. Eva has
………… eyes (beautiful).
Lily has more beautiful eyes than Jenny. Eva has the
most beautiful eyes.

Exercise 4 (SB p. 54)
Work in pairs. Write the sentences for prizes in these categories.

Exercise 5 (SB p. 54)
In groups, decide on the prize winners in the categories in Exercise
4.
I think the prize for the longest
hair goes to Linh. What about
you?

My idea is the same. I think
the prize for the tallest boy
goes to Minh Anh.