3.2WHAT’S MISSING?

Unit Goals
1. To compare places using
comparatives, superlatives
and the as…as structure.
2. To talk about and listen about
monuments and museum
pieces.
LISTENING
 Are there famous statues of famous people in towns and
cities in your country?

Who do they show? Are they interesting works of art?

1a Look at the image. What can you see?

Where do you think it is?

It is in Trafalgar Square In London

1a Listen and answer the questions.

1. What is a plinth? 2. Why is this plinth empty?

It is a _____________. It is empty because _______.

3. What competition was 4. Who decides the winner?

established in 2010?

The competition __________. The _____.

5. How long will the first two

statues stand on the plinth? Each statue _________.
4b Work in small groups. Discuss the question.

Which piece of art do you think would look best on the plinth? Why?
GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY
AS…AS, COMPARATIVE &
SUPERLATIVES
 AS…AS
To show the similarities To show the differences
between two things. between two things.

as + adjective + as not as + adjective + as

Christ Redeemer is as The white sculpture is

magnificent as the statue of not as tall as the Eiffel
Liberty Tower.
 COMPARATIVE
To compare two things or people.
One syllable:

Most cases add -er

small → smaller
The Mona Lisa is smaller
than other paintings.

C + V + C, double the final consonant and add -er

big → bigger These statues are bigger

than the kids.
 COMPARATIVE
To compare two things or people.
Two syllables:

C + Y, remove y and add -ier

pretty → prettier
This installation is
prettier than others.
Three syllables:
Add more

popular → more popular Graffities are more

popular than drawings.
 SUPERLATIVES
To compare three or more things or people.
One syllable:

Add the, plus -est

tall → the tallest

This statue is the tallest
in the city.

C + V + C, double the final consonant and add the, plus -est

big → the biggest The Buda statue is the

biggest I’ve seen.
 SUPERLATIVES
To compare three or more things or people.

Two syllables:

C + Y, remove y and add the, plus -iest

pretty → the prettiest

It is the prettiest glass
painting.
Three syllables:
Add the most

intricate → the most Henna tattoos are the

intricate most intricate ones.
 MODIFIERS
They are used to modify comparatives, superlatives and
as…as structures.

COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE AS…AS

BIG DIFFERENCE SMALL DIFFERENCE

a lot a little
by far just
much a little bit

far slightly
 MODIFIERS
Modifier + comparative Modifier + superlative

It’s much bigger than I It’s by far the biggest in

expected the room.
That painting is a lot more The statue is by far the
colorful than this one. most popular here.

Modifier + as + adjective + as

It’s just as big as the others in display.

They are just as interesting as my photos.
 5 Look at the three versions of the Mona Lisa again.
Which do you prefer? Write three sentences using the
structures in the GRAMMAR PANEL.

I prefer the second one because it’s

__________________.
 Extra Access the National Museum of Natural History
Online tours. Make sentences about the pieces
using the grammatical structures.

The Hall of
Fossil is far
bigger than the
Mamma Hall.

https://naturalhistory2.si.edu/vt3/NMNH/z_tour-022.html
SPEAKING
Discuss
1 Work in small groups. Think of a sculpture, a
fountain or a monument in your town or city, and
answer the questions.

Where is it?

What does it look like?

Do you like it? Why/Why not?

2a Work in groups. Your local city council wants to
place a new sculpture in one of the main squares
in your town. Your group is going to put forward
a proposal. Think about the questions.

Where do you think it should be?

What should the sculpture

represent?

What kind of sculpture do you think

would look best?
Picture References
Slide 1 Museum: https://images.pexels.com/photos/69903/pexels-photo-69903.jpeg

Laptop: https://c.pxhere.com/photos/48/b9/4k_wallpaper_apple_devices_blur_cellphone_close_up_coffee_cup_computer_depth_of_fi
Slide 2
eld-1562775.jpg!d

Slide 3 Statue: https://images.pexels.com/photos/783156/pexels-photo-783156.jpeg

Slide 4 Statue: https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2017/03/23/21/49/cusco-2169564_960_720.jpg

Speaking: https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2017/09/28/22/14/speech-icon-2797263_960_720.png
Slide 5
Student: https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2019/07/02/07/39/student-4311758_960_720.jpg
Slide 6 Listening sign: https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2017/09/29/00/39/ear-icon-2797533_960_720.png

Slide 7 Speaking: https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2017/09/28/22/14/speech-icon-2797263_960_720.png

Slide 8 Notebook: https://images.pexels.com/photos/606541/pexels-photo-606541.jpeg

Christ redeemer: https://images.pexels.com/photos/2818895/pexels-photo-2818895.jpeg
Statue of liberty: https://images.pexels.com/photos/722014/pexels-photo-722014.jpeg
Slide 9
Eiffel Tower: https://images.pexels.com/photos/2563984/pexels-photo-2563984.jpeg
Sculpture: https://images.pexels.com/photos/149290/pexels-photo-149290.jpeg
Slide 10 Mona Lisa: https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2015/03/26/09/44/mona-lisa-690203_960_720.jpg

Installation: https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2020/01/14/07/54/prague-4764350_960_720.jpg
Slide 11
Graffiti: https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2017/08/07/18/51/public-2606715_960_720.jpg
Statue: https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2016/12/16/11/18/athens-1911113_960_720.jpg
Slide 12
Buda statue: https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2017/08/12/15/24/buddha-2634565_960_720.jpg
Picture References
Glass painting: https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2014/10/04/17/27/glass-473758_960_720.jpg
Slide 13
Henna tattoo: https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2017/10/14/15/38/decorated-hands-2850818_960_720.jpg

Slide 16 Complete sign: https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2018/02/04/02/46/pen-3128958_960_720.png

Museum: https://images.pexels.com/photos/236482/pexels-photo-236482.jpeg
Slide 17
Complete sign: https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2018/02/04/02/46/pen-3128958_960_720.png

Slide 18 Fountain: https://images.pexels.com/photos/1058282/pexels-photo-1058282.jpeg

Speaking: https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2017/09/28/22/14/speech-icon-2797263_960_720.png
Slide 19
Statue: https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2017/03/23/21/49/cusco-2169564_960_720.jpg

Speaking: https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2017/09/28/22/14/speech-icon-2797263_960_720.png
Slide 20
Fountain: https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2019/10/28/17/07/fountain-4585010_960_720.jpg