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1. He always get good marks. He does
exercises at school quickly. He is…………

CLEVER

2. What is this?

Bus stop

3. What is this?
a

TEMPLE

4. ……………# NOISY
PEACEFUL

5. What is this?

CATHEDRAL

6. What is this?

SQUARE

7. The city is crowed. It is…………
NOISY

8. ……………# cheap
EXPENSIVE

9. I don't like living in the coutryside because
it is…………….

BORING

10…………………….# HISTORIC
MODERN

UNIT 4: MY NEIGHBOURHOOD
LESSON 3
A CLOSE LOOK 2

*Grammar
Comparative adjectives

We can use comparative adjectives to compare
two people or things.

Example:

Tom is taller than Mary.

Example:
A house in a city is normally more expensive
than a house in the countryside.

* Form:

Comparative adjectives: (Cấp so sánh hơn của tính từ).

+ Có 2 loại tính từ: tính từ ngắn và tính từ dài.
- Tính từ ngắn ( short adj) là tính từ chỉ có 1 vần.
( tall/ long/ short)
- Tính từ dài( long adj) là tính từ có 2 vần trở lên.
( beautiful/ modern/ wonderful/
+ Short Adj:
S1 + be + adj-ER + than + S2.
Ex: Lan is taller than Hoa.
+ Long Adj:
S1 + be + MORE + adj + than + S2.
Ex: Lan is more beautiful than Hoa.

* Note:
syllable

Positive
fast

one
syllable

two
syllables

Comparative
faster

large

larger

big

bigger

noisy
Narrow
clever

noisier
Narrower
cleverer

Rule
+ er
+r
+ ...er
y  ier

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

40
10
30
20
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70
60
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1. This building is….taller
……….than that building. (tall)

2. My neighbourhood is noisier than your
neighbourhood. (noisy)

3. The square in Ha Noi is bigger than the square in
Hoi An. (big)

4. Living in the countryside is more peaceful than living
in a city. (peaceful)

more
exciting
than living
Is
living
in
a
city
5.
in the countryside? (exciting)

more expensive
Things in this shop is ………………than
things in the
supermarket ( expensive).

Use the correct form of the words in brackets to
complete the letter.

Dear Nick,
more delicious
How are you?
Ha Noi is beautiful but it's too busy for me. I'm having a great
time at Cua Lo Beach now. The weather is (1. hot) hotter than
that in Ha Noi. The houses and buildings are (2. small) _______
and (3. old) _______ than those in Ha Noi.
The streets are (4. wide) _______ with less traffic. the seafood
here is (5. delicious) _______ and (6. cheap) _______ than the
seafood in Ha Noi.
See you soon,
Vy

Use the correct form of the words in brackets to
complete the letter.

Dear Nick,
How are you?
Ha Noi is beautiful but it's too busy for me. I'm having a great
time at Cua Lo Beach now. The weather is (1. hot) hotter than
that in Ha Noi. The houses and buildings are (2. small) smaller
and (3. old) older than those in Ha Noi.
The streets are (4. wide) wider with less traffic. the seafood
here is (5. delicious) more delicious and (6. cheap) cheaper than
the seafood in Ha Noi.
See you soon,
Vy

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

quiet
peaceful

modern
busy

boring

Example: Binh Minh is noisier than Long Son.

Binh Minh

Long Son

Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about Binh
Minh and Long Son neighbourhoods using the
pictures in 3.
1. Yen Binh / crowded / Long Son?
2. Long Son / modern / Yen Binh?
3. Yen Binh / noisy / Long Son?
4. Long Son / beautiful / Yen Binh?
5. Long Son / peaceful / Yen Binh?

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.

* Home work

- Learn by heart grammar.
- Do exercise in workbook.
- Prepare new lesson:
Unit 4. Lesson 4.
Communication