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Do you know the TV series. ?. Who are the “friends”?. CHANDLER. He is funny He is shy. JOEY. He loves food, he’s always hungry He thinks he’s smart. MONICA. She cooks really well She is bossy She was fat when she was a child. PHOEBE. She does massages and plays the piano
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CHANDLER • He is funny • He is shy
JOEY • He loves food, he’s always hungry • He thinks he’s smart
MONICA • She cooks really well • She is bossy • She was fat when she was a child
PHOEBE • She does massages and plays the piano • She’s a bit weird • She’s blond and tall
RACHEL • She’s spoiled • She works with fashion • She’s really elegant and is really beautiful
ROSS • He’s a paleonthologist • He’s intelligent • He is insecure
Ross X Joeyintelligent Ross is more intelligent than Joey
Phoebe X Racheltall Phoebe is taller than Rachel
Chandler X Rossfunny Chandler is funnier than Ross
Monica X Rachelfat Monica was fatter than Rachel
LET’S THINK! Ross is more intelligent than Joey Phoebe is taller than Rachel Chandler is funnier than Ross Monica was fatter than Rachel
To compare in English, we use... Ross is moreintelligentthan Joey MORE ...... THAN (long adjectives)
To compare in English, we use... Phoebe is tallerthan Rachel ....... +ER THAN (one-syllable adjectives)
To compare in English, we use... Chandler is funnierthan Ross -Y ......+ IER THAN (adjectives ending “y”)
To compare in English, we use... Monica was fatterthan Rachel CVC (stressed syllable)= DOUBLE consonant
To sum up ... • MORE ... THAN = LONG ADJECTIVES • ...+ER THAN = ONE-SYLLABLE ADJS • ...+IER THAN = ADJECTIVES END “Y” • ...+CONSONANT+ER THAN = CVC (STRESSED)
Some irregular comparatives: • GOOD • BAD • FAR • OLD • BETTER • WORSE • FARTHER / FURTHER • OLDER / ELDER
Now you do it: • Rachel X Phoebe – elegant; • Chandler X Joey – shy; • Joey X Ross – hungry; • Rachel X Phoebe – beautiful; • Monica X Rachel – bossy; • Ross X joey – insecure; • Phoebe X Ross - weird