Bài giảng Tiếng Anh 9 - Unit 2: City life - Period 11: A closer look 2

 UNIT 2: CITY LIFE
Period 11: A closer look 2 Comparison of adjectives and adverbs: review
Ex: I drive as carefully as my sister
1. Comparison of equality:
S + V + as + adj/adv + as + N/pronoun
 Ex: He speaks English more fluently than I do
 My house is bigger than yours.
2. Comparative
S + V + adj/adv + er + than + N/pronoun
S + V + more + adj/adv + than + N/pronoun
 Ex: What is the most popular sport in your country?
 Thank you for the most delicious I have ever eaten
3. Superlative
S + V + the + adj/adv + est + N/pronoun
S + V + the most + adj/adv + N/pronoun. + Tính từ có hai âm tiết nhưng kết thúc bằng –y, –le,–ow, –er, và –et
thuộc tính từ ngắn
 Ví dụ: happy, gentle, narrow, clever, quiet
+ Một số tính từ hai âm tiết có thể vừa được coi là tính từ ngắn, vừa là 
tính từ dài.
Ví dụ:
clever (thông minh), common (phổ biến), cruel (tàn 
nhẫn), friendly (thân thiện), gentle (hiền 
lành), narrow (hẹp), pleasant (dễ chịu), polite (lịch sự), quiet (yên 
lặng), simple (đơn giản) * Exceptions (Trường hợp ngoại lệ):
 Irregular Adj/ adv Comparative Form Superlative Form
 Good/ well better the best
 Bad / badly worse the worst
 far farther/ further the farthest/ the furthest
 little less the least
 many/much more the most
 few fewer the fewest
 happy happier the happiest
 lazy lazier laziest
 clever cleverer the cleverest
 narrow narrower the narrowest 1. Match the beginnings to the correct endings.
 A B
1. It’s not as a. faster than ever.
2. That skyscraper is one b. to spell better.
3. The exam was c. than being stuck in a traffic jam.
4. Life in the past was d. of the tallest buildings in the world.
5. Mexico City is a lot e. more difficult than I expected.
6. Kids are growing up f. simple as it looks!
7. Nothing is worse g. bigger than Rome.
8. These fun cards will encourage kids h. less comfortable than it is now.
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 Key:
 f d e h g a c b Remember!
- You can use much, a lot, a bit and a little with the 
comparative forms of adjectives to show how big the 
differences are. The Present Perfect
Example:
A DVD is much better than a video for watching films.
- (+)With I havethe superlativebeen to Nhaforms Trangof twice.the adjectives you can use
second,(- ) He thirdhasn’t, etc been. to Nha Trang.
Example:
KarachiHein hasPakistan never beenis the tosecond Nha Trang.largest city in the world in
population(?) Have. you ever been to Nha Trang? 
- You can use by far to emphasise superlatives.
Example:
China is by far the most populated country in the world. 2. Complete the text with the most 
 suitable form of the adjectives in 
 brackets. Add the where necessary.
London is one of (1. large) ___________the largest cities in the world.
Its population is a lot (2. small) ___________smaller than Tokyo or
Shanghai, but it is by far (3. popular) _______________the most popular tourist 
destination. London is probably most famous for its museums, 
galleries, palaces, and other sights, but it also includes a (4. wide) 
_______rangewider of peoples, cultures, and religions than many other 
places.
People used to say that it was (5. dirty) ___________the dirtiest city
too, but it is now much (6. clean) ________thancleaner it was.
To the surprise of many people, it now has some of (7. good) 
________the best restaurants in Europe too. For some people, this 
makes London (8. exciting) the __________most exciting city in Europe. Phrasal verbs Review: Match the phrasal verbs in A with their meaning in B.
 A B
 1. pass down a. stop doing business
 2. live on b. have a friendly relationship with somebody
 3. deal with c. transfer from one generation to the next
 4. close down d. reject or refuse something
 5. face up to e. return
 6. get on with f. take action to solve a problem
 7. come back g. have enough money to live
 8. turn down h. accept, deal with
 Key:
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 c g f a h b e d 4. Underline the correct particle to complete each phrasal verb.
 1. The city has recently set up/off/out a library in the 
 West Suburb.
 2. I don't think Fred gets over/through/on with Daniel. 
 They always argue.
 3. You should take your hat in/over/off in the cinema.
 4. Their children have all grown up/out/out of and left 
 home for the city to work.
 5. We were shown up/off/around the town by a 
 volunteer student.
 6. The town council decided to pull up/over/down the 
 building, as it was unsafe.