Ejercicio I pag 33

* Existen muchas posibles respuestas para este ejercicio.

A continuación, se muestran algunos ejemplos:

I am as strong as Arnold Schwarzenegger

She is as Beautiful as Shakira

It is as slow as a tortoise
He is as Handsome as Carlos Rivera

I am as busy as the president

We are as happy as kids in a toy store

 Ejercicio II pag 34

He is as skilled carpenter as his father

Terry is as efficient manager as Charles

The whithe hens are as Good layers as the Brown hens

Rupert is as efficient administrator as his boss

He is as brilliant engineer as his collegues

They are as experienced teachers as the rest of the college staff

Ejercicio III pag 34

as difficult as
as good as
not as heavy as
not as intelligent as
Ejercicio I pag 37 * Existen muchas posibles respuestas para este ejercicio.
A continuación, se muestran algunos ejemplos:

Alaska is colder than Oregon

My sweater is wetter than my shirt

My father is nicer than my uncle

An elephant is heavier than a rhinoceros

My car is cleaner than your car

My TV screen is wider than yours

Arizona is hotter than Florida

Yankees are better than Dodgers

Carlos Slim is richer than Donald Trump

Rapunzel’s hair is longer than Jazmin’s hair

La chupitos is uglier than Excelsa

A VW is more economical than a Toyota

Savanna is drier than the forest
Thalia is thinner than Paulina Rubio
My smartphone is more modern than yours
Ejercicio II pag 38

Tea is cheaper than champagne

Movies are more interesting than TV shows

Sharon is more beautiful than Raquel

Your house is older than my house

Harry is funnier than Paul

Karen is younger than Alice
Children are more energetic than adults
Ejercicio III pag 38

New York is bigger than Paris

English is easier than French
An Elephant is heavier than a Fly
A Jaguar is more confortable than a Jeep
Horses are more intelligent than dogs
Volleyball is more difficult than football
A Volkswagen beetle is cheaper than a Jetta
 Ejercicio I pag 42

The highest
Asiatic continent
The smallest
The largest river
Mexico City
 Ejercicio III pag 43
* Existen muchas posibles respuestas para este ejercicio.
A continuación, se muestran algunos ejemplos:

My son is the youngest in my family

My grand-mother is the oldest in my family

The hardest subject for me this semester is mathematics

The most interesting subject this semester is English

Rock is the most beautiful music for me

Dia de muertos is the most important celebration in my town

Lily is the thinnest girl in my group

February is the shortest month of the year

* Puede haber mas de una respuesta, se proponen algunas como ejemplo

Pedro is the youngest of his brothers

This restaurant is the cleanest in the city
Ana is the tallest in my class
Japan is the most interesting country
San Marino is the smallest country in the world
Selena Gomez is the most elegant singer
John is the thinnest person in the room
The excercise is the easiest of the book
V. Read the text aloud and underline the superlative adjectives.
 La isla mas grande del mundo

El continente inhabitado mas seco

Uno de los países mas urbanizados del mundo

El continente mas pequeño del mundo

The most famous Spanish book is El Quijote de la mancha

The fastest airship is the Lockheed SR-71

The longest bone in our body is the femur

The smallest planet is Mercury (or Pluto)

The largest planet is Jupiter

The furthest planet is Neptune

* Las respuestas dependen de cada grupo,
solo se ofrece la traducción.

El estudiante con la sonrisa mas agradable

El estudiante mas amistoso

El estudiante mas trabajador

El estudiante mas puntual

El estudiante mejor vestido

El estudiante mas platicador

 better
more
worse
further

less

elder
best
worst

worst
furthest
Classify adjectives depending if they describe a person, an object or a
place (some of them may be placed in the three columns).

Fast-rápido Poor-pobre Bored-aburrido Short-bajo,corto

slow-lento Bald-calvo Upset-molesto Long-largo
Clean-limpio Bitter-amargo Busy-ocupado Handsome-guapo
Dirty-sucio Sweet-dulce Lazy-perezoso Beautiful-hermoso
Full-lleno Salty-salado Tired-cansado Pretty-lindo, bonito
Empty-vacio Hot-caliente Big-grande Sick-enfermo
Expensive-caro Cold-frio Small-pequeño Healthy-sano
Cheap-barato Warm-tibio Tiny-diminuto Asleep-dormido
Easy-fácil Sunny-soleado Heavy-pesado Awake-despierto
Difficult-difícil Rainy-lluvioso Fat-gordo Sleepy-somnoliento
Interesting-interesante Windy-con viento Thin-delgado Hungry-hambriento
Hard-difícil, duro Snowy- con nieve Slim-delgado Kind-amable
Soft-suave Wet-húmedo Shubby-rollizo Nasty-desagradable
Single-soltero Cloudy-nublado Light-ligero Intelligent-inteligente
Married-casado Happy-feliz Old-viejo Polite-amable
Divorced-divorciado Unhappy-infeliz New-nuevo Sellfish-egoísta
Strong-fuerte Sad-triste Young-joven Weak-débil
Rich-rico Angry-enojado Tall-alto
Persons Objects
Fast-rápido
Clean-limpio
Short-bajo,corto

Poor-pobre
Dirty-sucio
Long-largo

Bored-aburrido
Beautiful-hermoso
Bitter-amargo

Short-bajo,corto
Full-lleno
Sweet-dulce

slow-lento
Empty-vacio
Full-lleno

Bald-calvo
Cold-frio
Salty-salado

Upset-molesto
Warm-tibio
Empty-vacio

Busy-ocupado
Sunny-sole ado
Hot-caliente

Handsome-guapo
Rainy-lluvioso
Big-grande

Lazy-perezoso
Windy-con viento
Expensive-caro

Beautiful-hermoso
Snowy- con nieve
Small-pequeño

Tired-cansado
Wet
Cheap-barato

Pretty-lindo, bonito
Cloudy Tiny-diminuto

Sick-enfermo
Heavy-pesado

Healthy-sano
Thin-delgado

Asleep-dormido
Hard-difícil, duro

Awake-despierto
Soft

Fat-gordo
Light

Sleepy-somnoliento
Old

Interesting-interesante
New
Hungry-hambriento

Slim

Kind

Chubby

Nasty

Single

Inteligent

Married

Inteligent

Happy

Unhappy

Old

Polite

Divorced

Selfish

Strong

Sad

Young

Weak

Rich

Angry

Tall

Es momento de resolver la lección 2.3

Based on the dialogue write T (True) or F (False) according to the

information.

1. Roxy has a new boyfriend. F


2. Israel’s girlfriend is Samantha. T


3. Samantha is a fairly tall girl. F


4. Samantha has straight, black hair. F


5. Samantha is a young girl. T


II. Work with a partner, ask and answer questions according to the picture as in the
example.

2. Is Catherine fat or thin? Catherine is thin

3. Is Hanna young or old ? Hanna is Young

4. Is Marilyn beautiful or ugly? Marilyn is beautiful

5. Is Martha’s house big or small? Martha´s House is Big

6. Is paul Rich or poor? Paul is rich

Write the name of the person who is....

1. Pretty, tall and black woman …. Monica 


2. Chubby, little girl with brown long hair …..Sandra


3. Old, short, thin and bald …. Mr López


4. Medium tall with long and blonde hair, green eyes and a beautiful smile.
….Sofía


5. Tall and thin with short straight black hair and black eyes. …. Matt

Rewrite the sentences putting the adjectives in the correct order.

1. My favorite place is an exclusive old old/exclusive/French restaurant. 


2. It’s a beautiful small round small/round/beautiful table. 


3. My small rectangular grey rectangular/small/grey boxes are under the table. 


4. Daniel is a strong tall young young/tall/strong man. 


5. I love my beautiful old green old/beautiful/green garden. 




 I. Read the text and underline the words that are used to describe characteristics. 

.

Marion is a young, beautiful girl. She is tall and thin. She has black eyes and red lips.
She has long, straight and black hair. She is friendly and very talkative. She is a
brilliant student. Her father is a kind man. However, she is unhappy because her
mother is dead. She has an unpleasant stepmother and two stepsisters, who are
ugly and cruel. 


II. Check the adjectives list shown before and describe yourself, then share your description
orally with a partner. Dońt forget to add your description to the Portfolio activities and
paste your picture! 


I´m bitter and lazy and ugly

III. Describe these pictures in your notebook. Share your descriptions with your classmates. 


Veracruz is a filty city. These typical dresses are colorful

III. Think about one of your friends, your favorite animal and your town or city and
describe them. If you have the possibility, you can use a web dictionary as http://
www.wordreference.com/ to consult more vocabulary.


FRIENDS FAVORITE ANIMAL MY TOWN

Hot black Is rainy, sunny, cludy,

Curly Hair Unlegged

Perky
II. Underline the adjectives in the dialogue. Then check the words in bold
in the next sentences and complete the rules:

What do you think about Diane and Cecil?


I think they are very nice. Don’t you think so?

Well...I think Diane is not as nice as Cecil.


But Cecil is not as pretty as Diane.

Although Diane is not as friendly as Cecil.

But both of them are beautiful. Don’t you like them? Yes I do. How old is
Cecil?

She is as old as Diane. So, how old are they? They are seventeen. Are they
twins?

No! They are not sisters, they are cousins.

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Exercise  II  
                     1.  TRUE.  Roxy  and  her  family  are  visiting  many  interesting  places.  
                     2.  FALSE.  Roxy  prefers  big  cities  as  Puebla  
                     3.  FALSE.  Cholula  has  more  interesting  places  than  Puebla  
                     4.  TRUE.  Puebla  is  bigger  than  Cholula.  
                     5.  FALSE.  Chapultapec  zoo  is  bigger  than  Africam  Safari  zoo.  
 
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Exercise  IV    
New  York  is  bigger  than  Paris.  
English  is  easier  than  French.  
An  elephant  is  heavier  than  a  fly.  
A  Jaguar  is  more  confortable  than  a  Jeep.  
Horses  are  more  intelligent  than  dogs.  
Volleyball  is  more  difficult  than  football.  
A  Volkswagen  beetle  is  cheaper  than  a  Jetta  
 
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Excercise  V.  A  notebook  vs  an  ipad  
 
A  notebook  is  heavier  than  an  ipad.    
An  ipad  is  easier  to  carry  than  a  notebook.  
An  notebook  is  more  usefull  than  an  ipad.  
An  ipad  is  smaller  than  a  notebook.  
 
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Exercise  6  
 
Bill  Gates  vs  Steve  Jobs  
Bill  Gates  is  jounger  than  Steve  Jobs.  Jobs  got  married  earlier  than  Gates  and  he  had  
more  children  than  Gates.  Steve  Jobs  released  his  first  product  earlier  than  Bill  
Gates,  but  Gates  retired  earlier  than  Jobs  and  his  business  was  bigger.