Vocabulary

Listen and repeats

a dress a scarf

A white shirt a tie

Baggy pants jeans

A nice jacket a dark suit

A colorful sweater a T-shirt

High heels sneakers

Conversation
Emily is shopping for clothes.

Complete the conversation. Then listen and check your answers.

Cooler $ 150 shirt shoes

Kelly : What are you looking for?

Emily : I need a pair of __________ , but first I need a new __________ .

Kelly : OK. What about these two? Which one do you prefer?

Emily : Which one is more expensive?

Kelly : The black one.

Emily : How much is it?

Kelly : Wow! It’s ___________.

Emily : Mmm. What about the red one?

Kelly : It’s $ 39.00.

Emily : I think the black one is __________ than the red one.

Kelly : Yeah. But the red one is cheaper.

Emily : I’m not surprised.

Language Practice

Comparative Adjective
‐ The red dress is cheaper than the black one.
‐ The black dress isn’t as cheap as the red one.
‐ The black dress is more expensive than the red one.
‐ The red dress isn’t as expensive as the red one.
‐ “Which one is cheaper?” “The red one.”

1. Complete the comparative form

ADJECTIVE COMPARATIVE
Bad
Big
Careul
Cold
common
Dangerous
far
Fast
Good
Happy
Interesting
Modern
Nice
Old
pleasant
Polite
Silly
Small

2. Complete the sentences. Use the adjective in parentheses.

1. Regular jeans are ____________ designer jeans. (cheap)
2. Old shoes are ____________ new ones. (comfortable)
3. Her dress is ___________ your black one. (colorful)
4. This scarf is __________ that dirty one. (nice)

3. Now rewrite the sentences. Use not as…as.

1. Designer jeans ____________ regular jeans.
2. These new shoes ___________ my old ones.
3. Your black dress _________ hers.
4. That dirty scarf __________ this one.