Tóm tắt bài 1. Pronunciation Phát âm /ʒ/ /ʃ/ 2. Grammar Comparatives and superlatives (So sánh hơn và so sánh nhất) a. Comparative adjectives (So sánh hơn của tính từ) Hình thức so sánh hơn của tính từ một âm tiết (tính từ ngắn) Form: (be) + short adjective - ER + than Ex: Laura is taller than I am./Your house is bigger than mine. Hình thức so sánh hơn của các tính từ có hai âm tiết trở lên (tính từ dài) Form: (be) + more + long adjective + than Ex: She is more wonderful than her sister./ I still think this film is more exciting. b. Superlative adjectives (So sánh nhất của tính từ) Hình thức so sánh nhất của các tính từ có một âm tiết (tính từ ngắn) Form: (be) + the + short adjective - EST Ex: Who is the tallest in your family?/ My mom is always the kindest woman I have ever known. Hình thức so sánh nhất của các tính từ có hai âm tiết trở lên (tính từ dài) Form: (be) + the most + long adjective Ex: Is this book the most interesting?/ Tom is always the most intelligent friend I have. c. Notes (Lưu ý) Đối với một số tính từ ngắn ta phải gấp đôi mẫu tự cuối trước khi thêm -ER hoặc -EST big - bigger - biggest wet - wetter - wettest hot - hotter - hottest Các tính từ có hai âm tiết thường có hình thức so sánh hơn là "more + adjective + than". Tuy nhiên khi tính từ có hai âm tiết tận cùng "-y" (happy, easy, funny) thì hình thức so sánh hơn là "adjective - ER + than" và hình thức so sánh nhất là "the + adjective - EST" funny - funnier - the funniest easy - easier - the easiest happy - happier - the happiest Một số tính từ tận cùng "-ble", "-ow", "-er" cũng có dạng so sánh hơn là -ER và so sánh nhất là -EST simple - simpler - the simplest narrow - narrower - the narrowest clever - cleverer - the cleverer Hình thức so sánh hơn và so sánh nhất của một số tính từ bất quy tắc good - better - the best bad - worse - the worst far - farther/further - the farthest/the furthest many (much) - more - the most little - less - the least Unit 16 Language Focus Exercise 1 Write the comparative and superlative forms of the adjectives. (Viết dạng so sánh hơn và so sánh nhất của các tính từ sau.) Guide to answer AdjectiveComparativeSuperlative3. young younger the youngest4. happy happier the happiest5. big bigger the biggest6. busy busier the busiest7. intelligent more intelligent the most intelligent8. beautiful more beautiful the most beautiful9. bad worse the worst10. far farther/further the farthest/ the furthest11. new newer the newest12. dangerous more dangerous the most dangerousUnit 16 Language Focus Exercise 2 Put the words in the correct order to make sentences or questions. (Hãy xếp các từ theo đúng thứ tự để tạo thành câu hoặc câu hỏi có nghĩa.) family/the/am/my/in/I/oldest. sister/me/my/than/younger/is. class/who/oldest/the/the/in/is? passenger/plane/used to be/Concord/world/fastest/the/in/the. book/interesting/than/my/your/more/is/book. bought/expensive/shop/the/in/watch/most/Peter/the. cheapest/buy/you/shop/in/the/the/did/watch? difficult/German/English/is/than/more/much. weather/better/today/than/much/is/yesterday/the Guide to answer 1. I am the oldest in my family. 2. My sister is younger than me. 3. Who is the oldest in class? 4. Concord used to be the fastest passenger plane in the world. 5. Your book is more interesting than my book. 6. Peter bought the most expensive watch in the shop. 7. Did you buy the cheapest watch in the shop? 8. German is more difficult than English. 9. The weather today is much better than yesterday. Unit 16 Language Focus Exercise 3 Making comparisons (Làm so sánh) Look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct, and some have a word which should not be there. Put a tick (V) for each correct line. If a line has a word which should not be there, write the word in the space. (Hãy xem kĩ mỗi dòng. Một vài dòng là đúng, và một vài dòng có một từ không cần thiết. Tích dấu (V) cho mỗi dòng đúng. Nếu một dòng có từ không cần thiết, viết từ đó vào chỗ trống.) Guide to answer V so more the the V than of V it and the V V that Bài tập minh họa Exercise 1: Choose the right forms in these sentences. In some caste forms are right. 1. Is your house much further/ farther? 2. Who is the oldest/ eldest in this class? 3. Your driving is worse/ the worst than mine. 4. Have you heard the last/ latest news? 5. We have no further/ farther information. 6. His last/ latest words were: 'The end'. 7. Trevor spends less/ lesser on clothes than Laura does. 8. His English is gooder / better than mine. 9. It's the better/ best in the shoe. 10. Jane is older/ elder than I am. 11. My elder/ older sister got married last year. 12. Emma made the least/ less mistake! 13. The Hotel Bristol has the more/ most rooms. 14. I haven't got many books. You've got many/ more than I have 15. Even if the worse/ worst happens, you shouldn't give up hope. Key farther/further oldest worse lastest further last less better best older elder least most more worst Exercise 2: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the word in brackets. 1. This train is more convenient than all the others. (most) This train______________________________________________ 2. The living room isn't as large as the kitchen. (than) The kitchen ____________________________________________ 3. I'm not as fit as you. (am) You're ______________________________________________ 4. The table and the desk are the same size. (big) The table _____________________________________________ 5. The dress is cheaper than the skirt. (expensive) The skirt ______________________________________________ 6. This crossword is the easiest. (difficult) This crossword _________________________________________ 7. Their excitement was increasing all the time. (excited) They were getting _______________________________________ 8. I've never read a more romantic story. (most) It's __________________________________________________ 9. Prices just get higher all the time.(and) Prices ________________________________________________ 10. A bus is cheaper than a taxi. (less) A bus ________________________________________________ Key This train is the most convenient. The kitchen is larger than the living room. You are fitter than I am. The table is as big as the desk. The skirt is more expensive than the dress. This crossword is the least difficult. They were getting more and more excited. It's the most romantic story I've read. Prices just get higher and higher. A bus is less expensive than a taxi.