Grammar

Comparative Adjectives

No nosso dia a dia, frequentemente comparamos uma coisa com a outra; dizemos que este é melhor que aquele, que um tal produto é mais barato que o outro.

Note que a palavra melhor é um adjetivo que nos permite comparar as coisas. Por isso, hoje vamos ver como usamos em inglês estes comparative adjectives.

Separamos eles em duas categorias: short e long.

Short

Consideramos adjetivos curtos:

Aqueles com apenas uma sílaba: big, old, small, fast, etc.
Aqueles com duas sílabas terminados em y: happy, silly, pretty, etc.

Regras:

1. Normalmente adicionamos -er.

Ex.: She is older than her sister. -> Ela é mais velha que a sua irmã.

2. Se o adjetivo terminar em e apenas adicionamos -r. (late -> later)

Ex.: I'll talk to you later.

3. She o adjetivo terminar em cvc (consoante + vogal + consoante), dobramos a última consoante. (big -> bigger)

Ex.: My new house is bigger than the old one.

4. Se o adjetivo terminar em y, tiramos o y e acrescentamos -ier. (happy -> happier)

Ex.: I am happier now that I am on vacations.

Long

Consideramos adjetivos longos:

Aqueles com duas sílabas não terminados em y: modern, pleasant, etc
Aqueles com três sílabas ou mais: expensive, beautiful, etc

Regras:

Para adjetivos longos temos apenas uma regra: acrescentamos more antes do adjetivo.

Ex.: I want my website to look more modern.

This computer is much more expensive than that one.

Irregular adjectives

Alguns adjetivos são irregulares e não seguem as regras acima. Neste caso, precisamos decorar as suas formas irregulares.

good → better

well (healthy) → better

bad → worse

far → farther/further

Ex.: This cellphone is better than the other.

EXERCISES

Fill the blanks using the words in brackets.

a. She is ____________ (smart) than him.

b. John is ____________ (strong) than Carlo.

c. Carlo's pen is _________(good) than hers.

d. Lucca is ____________(old) than her.

e. Persia's cat is _________(pretty) than Maria's dog.

f. Are Michael's books __________(interesting) than those magazines?

g. Is Callie _____________ (intelligent) than Marco?

Pronunciation

Examples
sea	machine
cheap	fleece
he's	teach
peach	sheep
feet	feed

Vocabulary

My room

To rest - rested
To snore - snored
To fold - folded
To like - liked
Room
Bedroom
Desk
Blanket
Bookcase
Mattress
Wardrobe
Drawer
Dresser
Curtains
Rug
Carpet
Paintings
Pictures
Picture frame

 Important expressions!
- Bed linen
- Do you need some rest?
- Single size bed
- Double size bed
- Queen size bed
- King size bed

Exercises

1) Look at the photos and answer the questions, the teacher may ask you to write down your answers or to answer orally:

a. In your opinion is this a single or a couple's room?

b. How many chairs are there in the bedroom?

c. In your opinion, is this a comfortable room? Why?

a. How many pictures are there in this bedroom?

b. In your opinion, this is a woman's or man's bedroom?

c. In your opinion, is this a comfortable room? Why?

Review

1.Answer the frequency questions below:

How often do you..

a. do exercises?

b. cook?

c. go to the movies?

d. listen to classic music?

e. clean your house?

f. study English?

g. do charity?

h. travel?

i. play video-games?

j. go shopping?

2. Change the sentences to the interrogative / negative / affirmative.

a. Those blankets are dirty.

b. Are these towels clean?

c. Don't put those curtains in the washing machine.

d. Will you do the laundry tomorrow?

e. I said I did the sweep on the desk.

f. Please, don't use the mop on the carpet.

3. Ex. Comparative

a. Their group is _________ (big) than ours.

b. My car isn't ________ (clean) than yours.

c. I'm __________ (efficient) than she is.

d. It is _________ (sunny) than yesterday.

f. She is _________ (beautiful) than the other girl.

g. That team's athletes will be ___________ (good) than the other team's. They are training very hard.

h. My surgery isn't ___________ (recent) than yours.

i. This English book is __________ (complete) than the previous one.

4. Complete the text using comparative and the words in brackets.

This is Sheila, Sheila lives with John, they are roommates. Sheila's room is _______________ (clean) than John's room, but John is a ______________ (good) cook than Sheila, they are good friends. Sheila studies at the public college and John studies at the local college, Sheila studied _______________ (hard) John to pass the entry exams. John likes to run every morning, Sheila likes to sleep until late, John is ______________ (athletic) Sheila. Today they will go out together to buy some ice-cream because today is _______________ (hot) yesterday, tomorrow they will go to the theater because the tickets are ______________ (cheap) on Wednesdays.

5. Describe the following picture.^help

Conversation

What color are your walls in your bedroom?
What is on your bed sheets?
What is under your bed?
How big is your bedroom?
Do you have a bathroom in your bedroom?
Do you have a TV in your room?
Is your computer in your bedroom?
How much time do you spend in your bedroom each day?
What is your favorite thing to do in your bedroom?
Do you share your bedroom with anyone?
What would you like to change about your bedroom?

Extra Vocab

The Bedroom

Snore
Yawn
Bed
Pillow
Bed spread
Blankets
Alarm clock
Sheet
Mattress
Chest of drawers
Drawers
Dresser
Bunk bed
Chest, trunk
Closet

http://www.languageguide.org/english/vocabulary/bedroom/

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