PRETEENS 6

THE ENGLISH HUB 2B – UNIT 6

 LIFE IN THE CITY

6.3 Keep our city clean

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bottles

light
trees

Save
Don’t

car
street
READ:
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Canadians celebrate Earth Day every year on April 22nd.

More tan six million Canadians take part in Earth Day.

They clean up an area in the city.

In Downsview Park

Yes, they can

They can build a birdhouse

GRAMMAR: Comparatives

• We use the superlative of adjectives when we

compare two people, animals or things.
• There are regular and irregular forms.

adjective + -er
+ than
more + adjective
GRAMMAR: Comparatives
Short ---> shorter Noisy ---> noisier
Fast ---> faster Heavy ---> heavier
high ---> higher Pretty ---> prettier
New ---> newer Big ---> bigger
Slow ---> slower
Young ---> younger Mike is taller than Linda.
Quiet ---> quieter
Tall ---> taller
Safe ---> safer
Large ---> larger
Happy ---> happier
Easy ---> easier
Dirty ---> dirtier
popular ---> more popular
expensive ---> more expensive
interesting ---> more interesting
dangerous ---> more dangerous
crowded ---> more crowded
beautiful ---> more beautiful
confused ---> more confused
quiet ---> more quiet

Susan is more beautiful than Liz.

GRAMMAR: Comparatives
IRREGULAR FORM
• good ---> better
• bad ---> worse
• far ---> farther / further
• many / much ---> more

as + adjective + as
• We use the structure “as + adjective + as” to compare two
people or things of equal quality.
David’s as tall as his brother.
Geography isn’t as interesting as History.
GRAMMAR: Comparatives

more

worse

better
good
green

farther / further
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✓ ✓ ✓

✓
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6.4 Getting around

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interesting /
bored /boring noisy interested
peaceful exciting / excited wonderful
dangerous healthy lucky

dangerous

healthy
boring
noisy
lucky
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a
d

c
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It has 287 stations

Helicopters are the most expensive to use

Buses are the cheaspest to use.

Taxis are yellow in New York City.

Horses used to pull them around the city.

More than three billion passengers a year.

Taxis in London
GRAMMAR: Superlatives

• We use the comparative of adjectives when we

compare one person, animal or thing with
several of the same kind.
• There are regular and irregular forms.

the + adjective + -est

+ of / in
the + most + adjective
GRAMMAR: Superlatives
cheap ---> the cheapest
busy ---> the busiest
smart ---> the smartest
hot ---> the hottest
large ---> the largest
modern ---> the most modern
good ---> the best
bad ---> the worst
far ---> the farthest / furthest
many/much ---> the most

Bill is the smartest boy in the class.

This exercise is the most difficult of all.
GRAMMAR:

more modern

most beautiful

hottest

best

more crowded
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c
d
a
b
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UNIT 6.3 – page 98
A:
1. b
2. f
3. a
4. c
5. e
6. d

1. Turn off the light

2. public transportation
3. recycling bin
4. air pollution
5. traffic jam
6. cut down trees
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UNIT 6.3
B:
1. b
2. a
3. a
4. b
5. a

C:
1. more
2. better
3. shy
4. worse
5. expensive, cheaper / the cheapest
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UNIT 6.3
D:
1. isn’t as old as Tony
2. is as tall as Betty
3. isn’t as popular as the History Museum.
4. is farther away from Denver than New Orleans.

E:
a) 2
b) 4
c) 3
d) 1
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UNIT 6.4 – page 100
A:
1. foot
2. cheap
3. modern
4. crowded
5. dangerous
6. helicopter
7. motorcycle
8. bus
9. streetcar
10.taxi
11.subway
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UNIT 6.4
B:
1. the, in
2. than
3. of
4. most
5. as
6. more
7. the

C:
1. busiest
2. close, farther
3. good,better,best
4. noisier
5. safest, most dangerous