COMPARE THE SOFAS:

The Kendal sofa is more comfortable than the Carlisle sofa because…..

The Kendal sofa is cheaper than the York sofa but….

The York is the most expensive sofa.
The Kendal is the least expensive sofa.
The Kendal is the cheapest sofa.
 OTHER TYPES OF COMPARISON

The –est (1syllable)

Chris is the tallest person in the class.

Noelia is the shortest person in the class.

The most (3 syllables)

Barbara is the most elegant woman in the class.
Fiona is the most modern woman in the class.
Noelia is the least elegant person in the class.
Noelia is the least modern person in the class.
 equally =
Similar

The Carlisle is as big as the Kendal.

The Kendal is not as big as the York.

The Kendal is less expensive than the Carlisle.

The Kendal is much less expensive than the York.
Choose a product you know very well (phone, shoes, etc..)

Compare the product using different types of comparison

My Iphone mini is cheaper than the Iphone pro.

The Iphone 14 is the most expensive.
The Iphone mini 13 is not as expensive as the Iphone 14.
Electricity bills in Germany are the most expensive, oder?

Electricity bills in Germany are the most expensive, right?

Electricity bills in Germany are the most expensive, aren’t they?

A house is Stuttgart is more beautiful than one in Munich, isn’t it?

We can afford a cheap sofa, can’t we?

We can’t afford to spend that much, can we?

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Write some statements using question tags to discuss with

your classmates

Opening a door to strangers soliciting is annoying, isn’t it?

Learning a new language is challenging, isn’t it?
We can learn better if we practise, can’t we?
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Expressing preference
positive negative neutral
+ noun
like can’t stand don’t mind
prefer
+ verb –ing
rather (v inf)

I can’t stand looking at stripes.

I’d prefer buying the sofa with the checked pattern.

I’d rather have a new sofa.

 Write some statements using preference verbs to discuss with
your classmates

positive negative neutral

+ noun
like can’t stand don’t mind
prefer
+ verb –ing
rather (v inf)

• I can’t stand looking at stripes.

• I can’t stand stripes.

• I’d prefer buying the sofa with the checked pattern.

• I’d rather have a new sofa.

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Payment options

Return policy
guarantee
Delivery options

Delivery time
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Listen and make notes

• The sofa was delivered late.

• The sofa was delivered with the wrong legs.
• The sofa is damaged.
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Gareth has already wasted half a day by the time the sofa
arrived.
The delivery men had already left when Gareth noticed the
sofa has the wrong leg.
Gareth only way the damage after he had moved the sofa.
 Past simple: short actions
Past perfect: background information (the past of the past)

Past perfect Past simple

1. Gareth had already wasted half a day by the time the sofa arrived.

Past perfect
2. The delivery men had already left when Gareth noticed the sofa had the wrong legs.
Past simple

3. Gareth only saw the damage after he had moved the sofa.
Past simple Past perfect

The sofa arrived but first he wasted many hours.

He noticed a problem but first the men left.
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1. Gareth had already eaten lunch when the delivery men arrived.
2. Gareth noticed the wrong legs after the delivery men had already left the house.
3. Gareth had already made a complaint by the time Claudia came home.
4. After the delivery men had already left the house, Gareth noticed the wrong legs