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ENGLISH 8

Monday, October 3, 2022
WARM-UP:

COLLECT

WATER

HAY

MILK

WOOD

_Cross out one noun which does not go with the verb._
WARM-UP:

HERD

THE SHEEP

THE CATTLE

_Cross out one noun which does not go with the verb._
WARM-UP:

GROW

RICE

MEAT

GRASS

_Cross out one noun which does not go with the verb._
NEW LESSON

UNIT 2: LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE

LESSON 3: A CLOSER LOOK 2
GRAMMAR

Comparative forms of adjectives: review
- Short adjectives: with one syllable

The following adjectives are considered as '_short'_.

+ Adjectives with two syllables ending in “y”:

Ex: funny, easy, pretty, happy, lazy, crazy…

+ Adjectives ending in “er”, “w”, “le”

Ex: quiet, clever, narrow, simple.

- Long adjectives: with two or more syllables

1. Short and Long Adjectives:

Ex: big, small, tall, thick, hot, warm…

Ex: useful, expensive, modern, beautiful…

Exceptions:
John is taller than Tom (is).

Ex1:

2. Comparatives:

John

Tom

S

Be

Adj_er

a) Short Adjectives
Ex2:

2. Comparatives:

a) Short Adjectives

Mr. Peter

Mr. Brown

Mr. Brown is bigger than Mr. Peter.
S + BE + Short ADJ_ER + THAN…

FORM:

Note: We use comparative adjectives to compare two things, people or places

2. Comparatives:

a) Short Adjectives

John is taller than Tom (is).

Ex:

Mr. Brown is bigger than Mr. Peter (is).
Notes: How to add “_ER”

* General rule: Add “_ER” to almost all short adjectives.

* Other cases:
- Adjectives with 2 syllables ending in “y”, drop “y” then add “_IER”.

Ex: happy  happier lucky  luckier

- Adjectives ending in a consonant, preceded by a vowel, double the ending consonant, then add “_ER”.

Ex: big  bigger fat  fatter

Ex: safe  safer nice  nicer

- Adjectives ending in mute “e” , drop “e” then add “_ER”.

- Adjectives ending in _w, _er, _le, add “ER”.

Ex: new  newer clever  cleverer
* Irregular Comparatives
Adjectives

Comparatives
good

better
bad

worse
little

less
many / much

more
far

farther / further
old

older / elder
Mini-Practice
1. The horse is…………… than the car.

2. The car is ………….. than the horse.

fast / slow

slower

faster
long / short

3. The snake is ………. than the worm.

4. The worm is …………than the snake.

longer

shorter
Mary is more beautiful than her sister (is).

2. Comparatives:

Ex1:

b) Long Adjectives

S

Be

Long Adj
Tom is more intelligent than David (is).

Ex2:

2. Comparatives:

b) Long Adjectives
Mary is more beautiful than her sister (is).

Tom is more intelligent than David (is).

S + BE + MORE + Long ADJ + THAN

FORM:

2. Comparatives:

b) Long Adjectives

Ex:
Mini-Practice
1. Princess Silvia is ………….……….. than princess Maria.

Princess Silvia

Princess Maria

more beautiful

beautiful
2. CDs are …………………. Nobody uses floppy disks nowadays.

more modern

CDs

floppies

modern
3. I think London is ……………….… than Tokyo.

more expensive

London

Tokyo

expensive
S + be + less + Adj + than +…

*Note: Less / Inferior Comparatives:

Ex: Peter is less fat than David.

Long Xuyen is less modern than Chicago.
S + be + Adj_er + than +…

S + be + more + Adj + than +…

(Comparatives of Adjs)

REMEMBER

- Short Adjectives:

- Long Adjectives:

S + be + less + Adj + than +…

* Less/Inferior Comparatives:
1. Complete the passage below with a suitable comparative form of the adjectives provided.

Sometimes I hear adults around me say that it is (0. good) _better_ for children to grow up in the city than in the countryside. They say that the city offers a child more opportunities for (1. high) _________ education, and (2. easy)________ access to (3. good) _________ facilities. Life there is (4. exciting) ____________ and (5. convenient) _______________.

They may be right, but there's one thing they might not know. I feel (6. happy) ________ here than in a crowded and noisy city. Country folk are (7. friendly) _________ than city folk. I know every boy in my village. Life here is not as (8. fast) ______ as that in the city and I feel (9. safe) ___________. Perhaps the (10. good) __________ place to grow up is the place where you feel at home

higher

easier

happier

more exciting

more convenient

friendlier

fast

safer

best

better
* Comparative forms of adverbs

- Almost all adverbs of manner are long because they are formed by Adj_ly, so we use “more”
Ex: Mr. Pike walks more slowly than Mrs. Mary (does).

Nga works more quietly than Nam (does).

S + V + MORE + Long ADV + THAN

FORM:

* Comparative forms of Adverbs are just like the Comparative forms of Adjectives.
Note: Some irregular forms of adverbs of manner

well → better badly → worse

Ex: I believe you'll do better in the next test.

Nam drives worse than his brother (does).

- Only these following adverbs (the same form as adjectives) are short: soon, late, early, fast, hard…
Ex: Phong gets up earlier than anyone in his family.

Nga works harder than Nam (does).

S + V + short Adv_ER + than +…

FORM:
_2. Complete the sentences with suitable comparative forms of adverbs in the box._

1. Can you speak _______________? My English is not good.

2. After a hard working day, we usually sleep _______________.

3. Nowadays, people dress __________________, so it's difficult to say which country they are from.

4. It's not always true that rich people donate _______________ than poor people.

5. If you want to stay slim, you have to eat _______________.

_more generously _

_more soundly_

_more healthily_

_less traditionally_

_more slowly_
3. Finish the sentences below with a suitable comparative form of hard, early, late, fast, well and badly.

1. Your exam score is low. I am sure you can do _______.

2. We'll be late for the fair. Can you drive ______?

3. On Sunday, we can get up ______ than usual.

4. The farmers have to work ______ at harvest time.

5. You look tired. Are you feeling ________ than you did this morning?

6. My mother has to get up ______ than us to milk the cows.

better

faster

later

harder

worse

earlier
4. Underline the correct comparative forms to complete the sentences.

1. People in rural areas of Britain talk optimistically / more optimistically about the future than city people.

2. In India, rural areas are more popularly / popular known as the 'countryside'.

3. A village is less densely populated / more densely populated than a city.

4. City people seem to react quickly / more quickly to changes than country people.

5. Medical help can be less easily / more easily obtained in a city than in the countryside.

6. A buffalo ploughs better / more well than a horse.
5. Write the answers to the questions below.

1. Which place is more peaceful, the city or the countryside?

→ ________________________________________

2. Which works faster at calculus, a computer or a human being?

→ ________________________________________

3. Which one is harder, life in a remote area or life in a modern town?

→ ________________________________________

4. Which city is more expensive, Ho Chi Minh City or Hue?

→ ________________________________________

5. Who can smell better, animals or human beings?

→ ________________________________________

Animals can smell better than human beings.

The countryside is more peaceful than the city.

A computer works faster at calculus than a human being

Life in a remote area is harder than that in a modern town

Ho Chi Minh City is more expensive than Hue.
1. Farmers collect fruit __________ others. (fast)

2. A city has _______________ activities than the countryside. (interesting)

*The city offers more services. It\\'s much * ____________________ the countryside. (convenient)

4. Some people think that country folks are ____________ city people. (friendly)

5. This task can be completed __________ than that one. (easy)
CONSOLIDATION: Supply the correct form of words given in the parentheses.

faster than

more interesting

more convenient than

friendlier than

more easily
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HOMEWORK

- Review the grammar points: Comparative forms of Adjectives and Adverbs.

- Do exercises B 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 in workbook (page 10 and 11)

- Prepare for Unit 2: Communication