INGLES III LESSON 1.

7 CITIES

LANGUAGE CONTENTS

1. COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVES OF ADJECTIVES FOR A CITY.

TASK: LOOK AT THIS TABLE AND WRITE THE COMPARATIVE AND

SUPERLATIVE FORMS IN THE OTHER TABLE.

COMPARATIVE FORMS SUPERLATIVE FORMS

ALIVE More alive Most alive
AMAZING More amazing Most amazing
BEAUTIFUL More beautiful Most beautiful
BRIGHT brighter brightest
CALM calmer calmest
COLORFUL More colorful Most colorful
CREEPY creepier creepiest
CROWDED More crowded Most crowded
DESERTED More desert Most desert
DIFFERENT More different Most different
DRY drier driest
ENCHANTED More enchanted Most enchanted
FRESH fresher freshest
HOT Hotter hottest
INCREDIBLE More incredible Most incredible
INTERESTING More interesting Most interesting
MAGNIFICENT More magnificent Most magnificent
MODERN More modern Most modern
FAIRY-TALE LIKE More fairy – tale like Most fairy –late like
MYSTICAL More mystical Most mystical
ANCIENT More ancient Most ancient
MAJESTIC More majestic Most majestic
IMPRESSIVE More impressive Most impressive
SPACIOUS More spacious Most spacious
DAZZLING More dazzling Most dazzling
AVOCATIVE More avocative Most avocative
MAKE COMPARISONS AS IN THE EXAMPLE:
1. DUBLIN/MILAN/PARIS (EXPENSIVE)
A. Dublin is very expensive.
B. yes, but Milan is more expensive than Dublin.
A. Paris is the most expensive of all.

1. San Diego/Las Vegas/Phoenix (hot)

A. Phoenix is very hot
B.Yes, but San Diego is hotter than Phoenix
A. Las vegas is the hottest of the three
2. The Mississippi/The Nile/The Amazon (long)
A. the Mississippi is long
B. Yes, but the amazon is longer than the Mississippi
A. The Nile is the longest of the three
3. The Empire State Building/The Petronas Tower/The Taipei 101 (tall)
A. The empire state building is tall
B. Yes , but the Petronas is taller than the empire state building
A. The Tapei is the tallest of the three
4. Lake Michigan /Lake Victoria /Lake Superior (large)
A.lake Michigan is large
B. Yes , but lake Victoria is larger than lake Michigan
A.The Superior is the largest of the three

USE THE FOLLOWING PHRASES TO TALK ABOUT PLACES:

1. popular tourist destinations/landmarks
A tourist place in Arequipa is the Plaza and a point important in the convent of
Santa Catalina.

2. quite clean streets / tall skyscrapers

China's sky scraper is very high and also the streets of its cities are clean

3. huge parks/local dishes/quiet streets

Characato has huge parks , local dishes that sell rocoto relleno ,etc and its
streets are very quiets

3. stunning castles/ expensive shops

France has impressive castles and very expensive shops

4. a beautiful river / traditional houses

Amazonas has a beautiful river and has traditional houses

5. amazing countryside
5. amazing field
Punta de Bombon is a town with an incredible field

WRITING: Complete the table about your city or the capital city of your country. Then
write a short text and compare with other places. (50 – 60 words)

YOUR CITY ANOTHER CITY OTHER CITY

NAME/COUNTRY Arequipa-Peru Lima-Peru Cuzco-Peru

POPULATION 1.008 millones 8.575 millones 1.206 millones

 WHAT THERE IS There is the There is the Lima this
volcano Misti main square  Macchu Picchu

PLACES TO VISIT volcano Misti, the Lima main Macchu Picchu,

Santa Catalina square , Larco Inca Trail to
Monastery, Plaza museum, basilica Macchu Picchu,
de Armas, and convent of san Sacred Valley,
Francisco Saqsaywaman
Historic Center

Peru is a country with many tourist places, beautiful places such as the Misti volcano,
Plaza de Armas, Colca Canyon, the most beautiful is Machu Picchu, which is located in
Cuzco. It is one of the seven wonders of the world.
 Machu Picchu is older than the tourist places of Arequipa..