¡Descarga Comparative Adjectives: Learning about Popular Tourist Attractions and Making Comparisons y más Resúmenes en PDF de Inglés para Derecho solo en Docsity!
O buildings and st ructures @ comparative ad jectives
1'11 show you around
,l\L O"-lOP,A <2:cAOA!Jt ©NéZ. l3ALLlLiA :S
1 VOCABULARY
A What are the most popular tour ist att ractions in your coun tr y?
OEJ Complete th^ e names of t he se fa mo us places with the words in t he box. Then listen and ch eck.
:lJfefeT ......^ ,^ .sttrt{íe
squ are
of Lib erty
Names of places should be capitalized. (y' ) Bund Sightseeing Tunnel ()() bund sig htsee mg tunnel
1 ' 1
· · 1 ~ --
, ~~¡~·-- ::: _
·S .e•^. i^1 ·^ '.'•^ ...^ .\
.5 The Golden Gate
'•1 • ..: • -~
; We mbl e ymD
C Have you ever vi sited any of th ese pl ace s? Describ e the pl ac es you 've seen.
/'ve seen the CN Tower in Toronto , lt was tal/ and beautifu/.
.. :.
D ,:¡ Talk about the meanings of the word s be low. Do you know any famous examples of them?
Fe rrTs w h eeU. skysc raper 1:. am usement p~rk \
48 Un it 5
cast le
2 LISTENING
A Below are sorne famous places in New York.
Have you heard of or visited these places?
- the Statue of Liberty
- the Broo klyn Bridge ('tiie Manhattan Brid 9U
- the Metropolitan Museum of Art (the Met) \j_he Museum of Modern Art (Mo~) l
3 GRAMMAR
A OIEJ Listen and complete the sentences with the words in the box.
bigger better (^) noi sier (^) more popular
The Manhattan Bridge is than the Brooklyn Bridge.
2 That sounds ftA±cr: than taking pictures that are
too clase. 3 The Met is '01':'Ber than MoMA. 4 The Met is 1W::f, than MoMA amon g tourists. p..; B .t,l Discuss the questions with a partner.
- Compare the original forms below with the comparative forms above. Ho w does each adjective change in the comparative form?
' ',, ~ 9,Í_\l .,, ... ~¡>,i :¡,_y~rr' P,P,R))~l. good- ""1" ,-1'
- Look at the sentences in A again. What word co mes after the comparative adjectives? Learn more about comparative adjective s.
>Grammar Reference p. 68
C Complete the sentences with a comparative
adjective + than.
1 The tower is taller than the statue. (tall)
2 Fifth Avenue is ra:;,::r f:bCro Main Street. (busy)
3 The castle is f'C'QS- ~)IQ \Qther sight s. (popular)
4 The stadium is much 1~1 l::iYJn I thought. (large)
5 The weather in the sp ring is h;::+-tc1 in the winter. igood) +~"'
You can make a comparison stronger by using much ora lot. The Met is much bigger than MoMA. This part of the building is a lot o/der than the re st.
B OliJ Listen to Lydia and Chen talk about places
in New York. Look at the list from A and mark the
places Chen plans to go to today.
C QD Listen again. Why does Lydia recommend • • .? 1 ... the Manhattan Bridge inste ad of the Brooklyn Bridge 2 ... MoMA in stead of the Met
4 SPEAKING
A Look at the infographics. Think of adjectives that vou can use when comparing the attractions.
The Eiffel Tower (Paros) The Merlion (Singapore) e 70 tons e 1972
The Statue of Liberty ( New York)
e 204 tons e 1886
B Make sentences to compare each pai r of attract ion s. The CN Tower is taller than the Eiffel Tower.
C .;¡, Ask and answer questions about the attrac ti ons. Use the information above. A: Which is taller, the CN Tower ar the Eiffel Tower? B: The CN Tower is taller than the Eiffel Tower. /t is ...
Pronunciation
OEl Listen and repeat. Notice how -er is pronounced
at the end of a word. olde r cheap er bigger wider taller dr ier larger 2 Practice the sentences in exercise 3C. Focus on the
corre et pronunciation of the ending -er sound.
Unit 5 49
