1 Listening: countries and capital cities 4 Grammar: comparison of adjectives

2 Grammar: comparison of adjectives 5 Listening: describing cities

3 Pronunciation: word stress 6 Language practice: spelling adjectives and
comparatives

44 1 Match the countries with their capital cities.

Then listen to check.
1 Egypt , ~ Stockholm
2 Iran ){ Washington D.C.
3 Australia _¿ Seoul
4 Canada · ,,K Beijing
5 The U.S. D fa Nairobi
6 China J f" Canberra
7 Mexico h )V Tehran
8 Sweden ,h Mexico City
9 Kenya C j Cairo
10 South Korea e Ottawa

2 Look at the pictures. Complete each sentence using the correct

comparative form of one of the adjectives from the box.

hot small friendly tall expensive cheap

YESTERDAY

1 The NK-100 phone is ~-1..!.:..!---"--.,!__-'---_ _ _ than the MO-450 phone.

Think about
2 Today is --'--"--'--'------ than yesterday.
how many
syllables the 3 John is much --...C.C...-'----'-----'----- than his father.
adjective has
4 Sally is :J • (
--+-----'---'-.l..--'--'-'--'-'-C---'--- than her sister.
before forming 1
the comparative. 5 Binks is ---'--'-~-'---- than Tiger.
Also think about The King Tower Hotel is ---'--'---'-'-------- than the Sea
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whether the Heights Hotel.
adjective ends
 3 Listen and underline the stressed words in each sentence.
1 Dublin is safer than London.
2 India is cheaper than Japan.
3 Is England more dangerous than Ganada?
4 South Africa is .much hotter than England.
5 Johannesburg is :rrtuch more dangerous than Chicago.
6 Scotland is safer than the U.S.

4 Complete each sentence with the correct comparative

form of the adjective in parentheses.
1 Mexico is (big) b~er than Nicaragua.
eful with 2 Japan is (expensive) l'.x' r. ~ ,, r\_f'(°'v~,,l) than India.
3 Stockholm is (safe) /) ' r- < than London.
4 Canada is (cold) fl 1 ~ e , than Brazil.
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5 Belgium is (small) C. 1,..,. .... f-1 { than France.
6 China has a (big) 1,- 1 o¡¡: population than India.
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7 Baghdad is (hot) rff e v than Cairo.

8 Madrid is (friendly) < ,, } l, e • than Paris.
9 Paris is (beautiful) - .- \ ,- r, 'I f than Lyon.
1.\) JDfíi:il'ffi'c;'c,huí'g -i,."<, (li.Wlefi~SQ1J.!,.\ \ '"• l'\-,r,, ,L r F -J r 11'. than New York.

.46J 5 Listen to the conversation. Write the adjectives from the box
next to the corresponding city, in the order you hear them .

.nnfriendly safe big cold smaft e ~ slow fast

York 1~
f'
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London le f ' ~ ' ·'• 1, 1- rt ',t

.4 7) 6 Listen and write the words you hear.

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