Презентація до підручника Solutions Intermidiate "Grammar. Comparison", Unit 4 B

Comparison

Where do university students live when they leave home for the first time? What are their homes like?

Where are the two women and what are they doing there?

Jenny I think this flat is the best we've seen so far. They're all quite expensive-rents seem to be getting higher and higher. But this one's the least expensive and it's the 1 __________(near) to the city centre. Beth But it's the one with the fewest rooms and the least space. Jenny So you prefer the flat in the 2_________(bad) location and with the 3_____________ (high) rent?Beth The location isn't as bad as you think. It’s 4__________________ (far) from the centre than the othertwo, but you can get to the train station and the university more easily. And it's much 5 _____________(spacious) than the other two flats. Jenny Can we afford it, though? The more we spend on rent, the less we'll have for other things. Beth Actually, it's less expensive than it seems because the rent includes all the bills.2 Read the dialogue, ignoring the gaps, and check your ideas from exercise 1.

LEARN THIS! Comparative and superlative forms

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a We often use a superlative with the present perfect. That's the biggest mansion I've ever seen. He swam the fastest he has ever swum to win gold.

b We can make comparisons with simple nouns: and also with clauses: The kitchen is bigger than the bathroom. Houses are cheaper than they used to be.

c We use double comparatives to emphasise that something is changing. Property is getting cheaper and cheaper. Your English is getting better and better.

d We use The..., the... and comparatives to say that one thing changes with another. The closer you are to the centre, the more you pay in rent. The longer I live, the less I understand.

e We usually use more and most to form comparative and superlative adverbs. However, we add -er and -est to some short adverbs. The flat sold more quickly than I expected. Houses sell faster in the spring.

f Like more and most, we can use less and least with long adjectives, adverbs and uncountable nouns. This is the least spacious house in the road. There's less space in my room than in yours.

g We use fewer and fewest with countable nouns. Which flat has the fewest rooms?There are fewer big flats in the town centre.

Jenny I think this flat is the best we've seen so far. They're all quite expensive-rents seem to be getting higher and higher. But this one's the least expensive and it's the 1 __________(near) to the city centre. Beth But it's the one with the fewest rooms and the least space. Jenny So you prefer the flat in the 2_________(bad) location and with the 3_____________ (high) rent?Beth The location isn't as bad as you think. It’s 4__________________ (far) from the centre than the othertwo, but you can get to the train station and the university more easily. And it's much 5 ________________(spacious) than the other two flats. Jenny Can we afford it, though? The more we spend on rent, the less we'll have for other things. Beth Actually, it's less expensive than it seems because the rent includes all the bills.3 Complete the dialogue in exercise 2 with the comparative or superlative form of the adjectives in brackets. What are the rules for forming a) comparative adjectives and b) superlative adjectives?nearest worsthighestfurther / farthermore spacious

4 Read the Learn this! box. Match each highlighted phrase in the dialogue with a rule (a-g).the best we’ve seenhigher and higher the least expensivethe fewest roomsthe least spacemore easily. The more we spend on rent, the less we’ll have for other things. less expensive than it seems acfgfedb

Look at the table. Then listen and decide if the sentences are true or false. Correct the false sentences in two different ways.1 Flat 1 has got the highest rent. False. Flat 1 has got the lowest rent. Flat 3 has got the highest rent.

USE OF ENGLISH Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first using the word in brackets and the correct comparative or superlative form.1 Houses sell less fast in December. (slowly) Houses _________________________________________2 The cottage isn't as spacious as the villa. (less) The cottage ______________________________________3 Houses are becoming increasingly expensive. (more) Houses _________________________________________4 As the flat gets older, it becomes more dilapidated. (the) The ____________________________________________5 I didn't expect the mansion to be so cheap. (than)The mansion ____________________________________6 I've never seen a cosier living room! (the)This is __________________________________________sell more slowly in December is less spacious than the villaare becoming more (and more) expensiveolder the flat gets, the more dilapidated it becomeswas cheaper than I expectedthe cosiest living room I’ve ever seen

7 SPEAKING Work in pairs. Ask and answer using a superlative form (-est / most / least) and the present perfect with ever.1 impressive building/visit 4 long book/read2 interesting person/know 5 exciting film/see 3 stressful exam/take 6 expensive thing/buy. What's the most impressive building you've ever visited?