Giáo án Tiếng Anh 12 - Unit 13

UNIT 13
 SOME STRUCTURES OF DOUBLE COMPARITION 
A/ COMPARATIVE + AND + COMPARATIVE ( Càng … lúc / ngày … càng + Adj )
 S + V
Comparative + and + comparative 
Short 
Adj / Adv
When she grows up
she is 
nicer and nicer
she studies 
harder and harder
Long 
Adj / Adv
When she grows up
she is 
more and more beautiful
she plays the piano 
more and more beautifully
B/ COMPARATIVE + AND + COMPARATIVE + NOUN
Comparative + and + comparative + Noun (S) 
 + V 
 More and more people
 are using 
the Internet
 S + V
comparative + and + comparative + Noun (Obj.) 
The philanthropist has helped 
more and more poor people
C/ THE + COMPARATIVE + S + V……. , THE + COMPARATIVE + S + V +,……….. 
 1/ The comparative of long and short adjectives ( Càng … càng … )
The comparative
S + V
comma
The comparative
S + V
The taller
she is
, 
the thinner
She becomes
, 
the more beautiful
 2/ The comparative of long and short adverbs.
The harder / more
she studies
,
the faster
 she does the test
,
the more quickly 
she speaks English
 Ex: When she grows up, she becomes nicer and nicer.
 à The more ( adv) she grows up, the nicer ( adj) she becomes.
 3/ The comparative + Noun + S + V , the comparative + S + V 
The comparative + Noun 
 S + V
,
The comparative 
+ S + V 
The more + electricity
you use
, 
the higher 
your bill will be
The comparative 
+ S + V 
,
The comparative + Noun 
 S + V
The more 
you study
, 
the more + knowledge
You will get
Ex: + When you read a lot of books, you will get much knowledge.
 à The more books you read, the more knowledge you get. 
 + When has little time, he works more effectively. 
 à The less time he has , the more effectively he works. 
 (the comparative + noun ) (the comparative of adv.) 
D/ REDUCED FORMS OF THE DOUBLE COMPARISON 
The comparative + Noun
,
The comparative + Noun
The more expensive + the hotel
,
 the better + the service
The comparative
,
The comparative
The older
The more expensive
,
the wiser 
the better
PRACTICE 
A. Choose the best option
1/ Many students think that ______ they graduate from university, ____ chance they have to find a good job.
A. the soon / the good B. sooner / the better 
C. the sooner / the better D. sooner -- better/
2/ _____ veterans are coming back to Vietnam after the war. 
A. Much B. Less C. More and more D. Many and many
3/ _______ the writer is, _______ his works are.
A. More famous / popular 
B. The more famous / more popular 
C. Famous / more popular 
D. The more famous / the more popular 
4/ It is necessary for parents these days to be ______ in dealing with their children.
A. patient and patient B. more and more patient
C. more patient and more D. more patient and more patient
5/ Women's employment rate is getting _____
A. high and high B. higher and the highest
C. high and higher D. higher and higher
6/ There are ________ people listen to songs on radio. They just like to listen to the ones in their MP3 players.
A. fewer and fewer B. more and more
C. many and many D. few and few
7/ _______ you study, ______ you can get. 
A. Harder / higher B. The harder / the highest grade
C. Harder / the high grade D. The harder / the higher grade 
8/ _____ scientists have discovered mummies, _____ they appear to be.
A. More / mysterious B. The more / more mysterious
C. The more / mysterious D. The more / the more mysterious
9/ _____ my younger brother becomes, ______ . 
A. the elder / the more intelligent than me 
B/ the older / the more intelligent to me
C/ the elder / the more intelligent than me I am 
D/ the older / the more intelligent than me he is 
10/ _______ you work , _______ you earn.
A. More hard / more and more
B. The harder / more and more 
C. The harder / the more 
D. The more / but less 
B. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their original meaning. 
1/ As I get older, I want to travel less.
The older ___________, ______________
( The older I get, the less I want to travel )
2/ When you read more books, you will get more knowledge. 
® The more books __________________________
( The more book you read, the more knowledge you will get )
3/ When I get older, I am happier. 
® The older _____________, ________________
® The older, __________________.
( The older I get, the happier I am )
( The older, the happier) 
4/ If the weather is warmer, I feel better.
® The warmer _____________, _______________
® The warmer, ______________.
( The warmer the weather is , the better I feel ) 
( The warmer , the better ) 
5/ She had to wait a very long time, she became more impatient. 
® The longer ______________________________
( The longer she had to wait, the more impatient she became )
6/ If the hotel is more expensive, the service will be better.
®The more _____, _______ 
( The more expensive the hotel is, the better the service will be/ is ) 
7/ When you use more electricity, your bill will be higher. 
® The more _____________________________ 
( The more electricity you use, the higher your bill will be)
8/ If we spend much time thinking, we won’t have enough time to do.
® The more time to ___________, ______________
( The more time to think, the less time to do )
9/ As you are aged, you becomes weak and slow.
® The older , ___________________________
( The older, the weaker and slower)
10/ When technology is modern, the world’s environment becomes worse and worse.
 ® The more ______________________\
( The more modern technology is, the worse the world’s environment becomes )