Which one is better?

1. Which one is better? By M.D. Sandra E. Meza Peña April 2007. SEMP

2. Comparing • When comparing the objects or animals or people you have to use the following words with an adjective or an noun or and adverb… adjective+ER THAN MORE +adjective THAN SEMP

3. Small adjectives = Adjective+ER THAN • If the adjetive or adverb has just one syllabus, the comparative form used is –ER then add THAN. Example. Carlos is tallerthan Jose. (tall) Maria is thinner than Fabiola. (thin) Monterrey is bigger than Allende. (big) The elephant is heavierthan the hippo. (heavy) SEMP

4. Some small adjective need to repeat the last consonant for not changing their pronounciation. And the ones which end with “Y” need to use “i”. Example: big = bigger heavy = heavier hot = hotter dry = drier • NOTE 1: The letter w, x, and y do not get a double. • NOTE 2: The following adjectives are the exceptions from the rule. Adjective Comparative good better bad worse far farther SEMP

5. Bigger adjectives =MORE+Adjective+THAN • If the adjetive or adverb has two or more syllabus, the comparative form used is MORE + adjective + THAN. Example. Carlos is more handsomethan Jose. (handsome) Maria is morebeautifulthan Fabiola. (beautiful) Susan ismoreintelligent thanRaul. (intelligent) This horse runsmorerapidlythanthat one. (rapidly) SEMP

6. Adjetives1 SYLLABE SEMP

7. 2 Syllables SEMP

8. 3 or more Syllables SEMP

9. A laptop is more modern than a desk computer. SEMP

10. An electronic translator is betterthan a dictionary. SEMP

11. Play Time • Talk about the following pictures and create comparative sentences. Use the adjectives shown below. Modern – pretty – old – new – elegant SEMP

12. Complete the sentences writing the adjective in comparative form. 1.- Mexico City is ____________________________ than Monterrey. (Dangerous) 2.- Thalia is __________________________ than Paulina Rubio. (Good) 3.- My father is __________________________ than yours. (Tall) 4.- That house is ________________________ than this one. (Comfortable) 5.- Laura is __________________________ than Karla. (Intelligent) 6.- Mathematics is ________________________ than English. (Difficult) 7.- An elephant is ________________________ than a horse. (Heavy) 8.- Pizzas are ___________________ to prepare than hamburgers. (Easy ) 9.- My little brother is ______________________ than me. (Short) 10.- These jeans are __________________ than those shorts. (big) SEMP

13. More Comparative forms Similar or not similar things • as _+adjective_as • not as _+ noun_ as • just as ________ as • just as many ________ as • as much ________ as • Maria has as many blouses as Teresa • Pedro is as smart as Juan. • I have just as many colors as you. • The house is just as big as yours. • Joe ate as much cake as me. SEMP

14. A dicman is not as modernas an ipod. SEMP

15. A cellphone is as useful as a radio. SEMP

16. More Comparative forms • less ________ than less _+adjective_ than less _+noun_ than • I have less money than yesterday • We are less lazy than last semester. • Peter is less talkative than Tom • You have less classes on Fridays than Mondays.

17. A cellphone with a camera included is less expansive than a digital camera. SEMP

18. More Comparative forms • Enough be _+adjective_ enough be+not _+adjective_ enough have enough _+noun_ don´t have enough _+noun_ • Montemorelos is big enough. • It´s not beautiful enough. • It has enough companies. • It doesn´t have enough entertainment places. SEMP

19. More Comparative forms • Too be too +adjective_ be+not too _+adjective_ have _+noun_, too. too much _+adjective_ • Mexico City is toocrowded. • It´snot tooclean. • It has toomany companies, too. • There´stoo muchtraffic there. SEMP

20. Talk about your City. What is it like? And compare it with another city. • Use the comparatives and evaluative forms. • Use adjectives and lot of nouns for describing your city. SEMP

21. Now, It´s time for practicing in the book! SEMP