Unit 4: My neighbourhood
Lesson 3: A closer look 2

MATCHING
A

1. narrow
2. noisy
3. slim
4. cheap
5. modern
6. convenient
7. interesting
8. expensive
9. crowded
10. peaceful

B

a. rẻ
b. chật, hẹp
c. đông đúc
d. thuận lợi
e. ồn ào
f. đắt
g. thanh mảnh
h. hiện đại
i. thú vị
j. thanh bình

COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES

Who is taller ?

(TÍNH TỪ SO SÁNH HƠN)

taller

long

Tom
Jim

tall

longer

5 dollars

expensive

8 dollars

more expensive

Unit 4: My neighbourhood – A closer look 2

GRAMMAR

COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES (TÍNH TỪ SO SÁNH HƠN)
1. Short adjectives (tính từ ngắn)
Tom
one syllable: tall, large, big, small, long, short, …
(1 vần)

Jim

Example: Tom is taller than Jim.
S1 be adj+er than S2

= Jim is shorter than Tom.
Structure: S1+ to be+ adj + er + than +S2

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COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES (TÍNH TỪ SO SÁNH HƠN)

1. Short adjectives (tính từ ngắn)
Positive
Comparative
NOTE:

RULE (quy tắc)

(so sánh)

one syllable

two syllables
One or two
syllables : the last
letter is :
ow,er,le,y,et

fast
large

faster
larger

slim

slimmer

noisy

noisier

narrow

narrower

quiet

quieter

clever

cleverer

+ er
+ r
Tận cùng là 1 phụ âm, trước nó là 1
nguyên âm, thêm 1 phụ âm nữa mới
thêm er.
y  ier

+ er

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Unit 4: My neighbourhood – A closer look 2
COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES (TÍNH TỪ SO SÁNH HƠN)

1. Short adjectives (tính từ ngắn)

Than – “than” is used to make comparisons:
My bag is heavier than yours

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COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES (TÍNH TỪ SO SÁNH HƠN)

2. Long adjectives (tính từ dài)
two or more syllables: modern, interesting, convenient, expensive, …

Ex1: The city house is more modern than the country house.
Ex2: The city house is more expensive than the country house.

Structure: S1 + tobe + more + adj + than + S2

GRAMMAR

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COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES (TÍNH TỪ SO SÁNH HƠN)
NOTE:
Positive
Comparative
RULE (quy tắc)
(so sánh)
one syllable
two syllables
three or more
syllables

fast
large

larger

noisy

noisier

modern

more modern

exciting

more exciting

faster

+ er
+ r
y  ier

more + adj

Than – “than” is used to make comparisons:

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Unit 4: My neighbourhood – A closer look 2

COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES (TÍNH TỪ SO SÁNH HƠN)

Các trường hợp đặc biệt
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

good  better (tốt , giỏi  tốt hơn, giỏi hơn)
bad  worse (tệ  tệ hơn)
many/much  more (nhiều  nhiều hơn)
little  less (ít  ít hơn)
far  farther/further (xa  xa hơn)
old  older/elder (lớn tuổi  lớn tuổi hơn)

Unit 4: My neighbourhood – A closer look 2
1. Complete the following sentences with the comparative form of the
adjectives in brackets.
slimmer
Model: Ann is ………………than
Laura. (slim)
1.This building is …………….
than that building. (tall)
taller
2. My neighbourhood is ………………than
your neighbourhood.(noisy)
noisier
3. The square in Ha Noi is ………..…
than the square in Hoi An.(big)
bigger
4. Living in the countryside is ……………..…
more peaceful than living on a city. (peaceful)
5. Is living in a city ………………..
more exciting than living in the countryside? (exciting)

Unit 4: My neighbourhood – A closer look 2
2: Read and complete Vy's letter to her friend.

Dear Nick,
How are you?
Ha Noi is beautiful! But it is too busy and polluted for me. I'm at Cua Lo Beach
hotter
drier
now. I'm having a great time. The weather is (0. hot) …….. and
(1. dry)…..…. than
that in Ha Noi. The houses are (2. small).………  and
the buildings are (3.old) ………
smaller
widerless traffic. I
than
olderthe buildings in Ha Noi. The streets are (4. wide) ….…..  with
love the food here. The seafood here is (5.delicious) ………………….and
more delicious
(6. cheap) ………...  than
the seafood in Ha Noi.
cheaper
Well, outside the sun is shining so I'm off to get some fresh air.
See you soon,
Vy

Unit 4: My neighbourhood – A closer look 2
3. Look at the pictures of the two neighbourhoods: Binh Minh and Long Son. Compare
two neighbourhoods. You can use the adjectives below.

noisy
Example:

crowded
quiet peaceful modern busy
Binh Minh is noisier than Long Son.

boring

Binh Minh is more crowded than Long Son.
Binh Minh is more modern than Long Son.
Binh Minh is busier than Long Son.
Binh Minh

quieter
than Binh Minh.
Long Son is …
…………..
Long Son is more peaceful than Binh Minh.
Long Son is more boring than Binh Minh.

Long Son

Unit 4: My neighbourhood – A closer look 2
4. Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about Binh Minh and Long Son
neighbourhoods using the pictures in 3.
noisy crowded
Example:

quiet

peaceful

modern

busy

boring

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.

Binh Minh

Long Son

Unit 4: My neighbourhood – A closer look 2
4. Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about Binh Minh and Long Son
neighbourhoods using the pictures in 3.
noisy crowded
Example:

quiet

peaceful

modern

busy

boring

A: Is Binh Minh more crowded than Long Son?
B: Yes, it is.

quieter than Long Son
A: Is Binh Minh…………………………………?
B: No, it isn't.
Binh Minh

Long Son

Unit 4: My neighbourhood – A closer look 2
4. Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about Binh Minh and Long Son
neighbourhoods using the pictures in 3.
noisy crowded
Example:

quiet

peaceful

modern

busy

boring

more peaceful than Binh Minh
A: Is Long Son ..…………………………………..?
B: Yes, it is.

more modern than Binh Minh
A: Is Long Son………………………………………?
B: No, it isn't.
Binh Minh

Long Son

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Question 6

Question 2

Question 7

Question 3

Question 8

Question 4

Question 9

Question 5

Question 10

Question 1

Is Ho Chi Minh city is ________than Ha Noi? (big)

A. biger
B. bigger
C. more big
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Question 2

Is a house in the city ________ than a house in
the countryside ? (expensive)

A. expensive

B.expensiver
C. more expensive
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Question 3

Is a sofa __________than a chair ? (comfortable)

A. more comfortable
B. comfortabler
C. comfortable
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Question 4

Is Hoi An _________ than Hue? (historic)

A. historic
B. more historic
C. historicer
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Question 5

Living in a house is_________ than living in a flat.
(convenient)

A.more convenient
B.convenienter
C.more convenienter
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Question 6

The buildings in Ha Noi are_________ than the
buildings in Ha Noi. (old)

A.old

B. more older
C.older
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Question 7

The streets Cua lo are _________ than the streets
in Ha Noi. (wide)

A.wideer
B. wider
C.more wide
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Question 8

Is the seafood here _________ than the seafood
in Ha Noi. (delicious)

A.delicious

B.deliciouer
C.more delicious
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Question 9

The weather in Cua Lo is_________ than that in
Ha Noi. (dry))

A.more dryer
B.dryer
C.drier
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Question 10

Are your streets_________ than ours? (narrow)

A.narrower
B.are narrower
C.more narrow
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- Revise the lesson
- Prepare for Unit 4: A closer look 2.