D Complete the sentences. Use the superlative form of the adjectives.

1. Alaska is (cold) the coldest state in the United States.

the most popular
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2. Florida is (popular) state for retired people. • Have students complete the
3. (high) The highest city in the world is Wenchaun, China. task individually.
4. The Great Pyramid of Giza is one of (famous) the most famous • Then, ask volunteers to read their
structures in the world. answers aloud.
5. Oporto, Portugal, is one of (romantic) the most romantic cities in the world. • Write the correct form of the
6. The Louvre in Paris is one of (interesting) the most interesting museums in the world.
adjectives for each sentence on the
board so students can see how the
7. Ojos del Salado, Chile, is (tall) the tallest volcano in the world. answers are spelled.

E Match the place and the feature. Then, make a sentence about each place.
E
Places Features • Ask students what ­information they
c 1. Greenland a. (large) desert can tell you about these places. Point
i Greenland is the largest
2. Everest b. (cold) place island in the world. out each location on the World Map
a 3. The Sahara c. (large) island in the back of the book.

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j 4. Vatican City d. (long) river • Set a time limit for ­students to work
d 5. The Nile e. (high) waterfall in pairs and find the answers.

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b 6. Antarctica f. (deep) ocean • Check the answers as a class.
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7. The Pacific g. (low) place
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• Then, have pairs write sentences
8. Asia h. (large) continent
using the ­answers. Ask each pair

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g 9. The Dead Sea i. (tall) mountain to write one of their ­sentences on
e 10. Angel Falls j. (small) country the board.

F In a small group, talk about students in your class. Use the words below.
c F
hi
We often use one of
the to talk • Model one or two ­sentences with
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athletic funny organized serious tall about one of a group.
friendly (good) singer quiet talkative young your class. For example: ­Talia is one of
the quietest ­students in our class.
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Zhen is one of the friendliest • Set a time limit for groups to write at
students in our class. least five sentences. ­Encourage them
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to use adjectives in addition to those

in the word box.
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• Ask volunteers to read their

sentences aloud to the class and see
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if the class agrees with the sentences.

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Encourage students to do more research

online about ­different cities and countries in
the world. Ask questions that students will
have to research, for example: Which ­country
is the hottest? Which city is the ­largest?
Students can bring the answers to the next
class and work in groups to ­create a quiz for
other groups using this information.

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 ACTIVE GRAMMAR as _______ as, not as ______ as
ACTIVE GRAMMAR:
as _______ as, not as China as interesting as India. Colombia as populated as Brazil.
is isn’t
______ as France as beautiful as Italy. Ecuador as large as Mexico.

A Use not as ______ as to show that two people, places, or things are not the same.
• Paraphrase the ­sentences in the
first two grammar charts at the top
of the page so students can ­better
­understand their ­meaning. For
example: China is as ­interesting as
India. = China is ­interesting, and ­India
is interesting, too. ­
Colombia isn’t as ­populated as ­
Brazil. = Brazil is more populated
than Colombia.
Use as _______ as to show that two people, places, or things are the same.
Florida is not as large as Texas. 5 Texas is larger than Florida.
Silver is not as expensive as gold. 5 Gold is more expensive than silver.
A Listen and write the sentences you hear. Your teacher will refer to Appendix D.
1. India is as interesting as China.
2. India isn’t as large as China.
3. India is almost as populated as China.
4. India is as diverse as China.

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• Give some additional examples by 5. Chinese food isn’t as spicy as Indian food.
comparing students in the class and

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then asking questions. For example: B LET’S TALK. Give your opinion. Use (not) as as or a comparative adjective. Answers will vary.
Ming is as tall as Alicia. Who is taller?

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1. art museums / history museums / interesting Art museums are not as
(They are the same height.)
interesting as history museums.
2. Chinese food / Italian food / tasty

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• Turn to Appendix D. Read each
sentence at natural speed. Then, 3. English / Mandarin Chinese / difficult
I think art museums are
­repeat each sentence again more 4. people in the city / people in the country / friendly more interesting.
slowly so students have time to write.
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5. a week in New York City / a week in a national park / expensive
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• Students can check their answers by
referring to Appendix D.
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Beijing, China Mumbai, India

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• Ask students to work in pairs to

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discuss and write sentences for

each topic.
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• After pairs write their sentences, ask

volunteers to report to the class on
their opinions. See if other students
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agree with their opinions.

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Instead of dictating the sentences in

Exercise A, write the sentences on strips of
paper and give three strips to each student
in a pair. Then, have students dictate the
sentences to each other.

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