UNIT 4: MY NEIGHBOURHOOD
Lesson 3: A Closer look 2

1. New words:
- compare (v) so sánh /kəmˈper/
- seafood (n) hải sản /ˈsiˌfud/
- delicious (adj) ngon /dəˈli∫əs/
- ancient (adj) cổ, xưa /ˈein(t) ∫ənt/
- wide (adj) rộng /waīd/
- narrow (adj) chật, hẹp /ˈnerō/
- Gym center (n) trug tâm thể thao /jim ˈsen(t)ər/

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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

*Grammar
Comparative adjectives: So sánh hơn của tính từ

We can use comparative adjectives to compare two people or things.
(Chúng ta có thể sử dụng tính từ so sánh để so sánh hai người hoặc sự
vật.)

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).

+ Short Adj: (Tính từ ngắn)
S1 + be + adj-ER + than + S2.
+ Long Adj: (Tính từ dài)
S1 + be + MORE + adj + than + S2.

* Note:
syllable

one
syllable

two
syllables

Positive

Comparative

Rule

fast

faster

+ er

large

larger

+r

big

bigger

+ ...er

noisy

noisier

y  ier

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

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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)

5.

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

than living

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,
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.
smaller
The houses and buildings are (2. small) ………………….
and (3. old)
older
………………..
than those in Ha Noi.
wider
The streets are (4. wide) ………………..
with less traffic. the seafood
cheaper
more delicious
here is (5. delicious)…………………………….
and (6. cheap) …………………
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