Comparing Read the film reviews again. Which film: 1 is longer than the others? 2 is funnier: Despicable Me 3 or The Others? 3 won an award for being the best film? Complete the table with comparative and superlative adjectives. What are the comparative and superlative forms of these adjectives? Use the table to help you. Read through the film reviews on p. 106 again and underline all the comparative and superlative adjectives. Practise conversations 1–4 in pairs. Then use the adjectives in brackets to change the conversations. What was the last film you saw? Write five sentences about it using comparative and superlative adjectives. 3 Grammar Comparatives and superlatives 4 a Comparative Superlative One syllable +er +est quick safe long quicker the Two syllables or more more … the most … careful crowded dangerous Two syllables -y easy more crowded +ier the most careful the the most dangerous +iest the easiest Irregular good bad far much/many little better worse further more less the the worst the furthest the most the least 1 Grammar reference and practice, p. 172 b cheap busy clean expensive interesting nice comfortable c 5 Speaking 1 A: What’s the best way to the cinema? B: Well, you could get the bus, but it’s easier to walk. (interesting, nice) 2 A: What’s your favourite film? B: I don’t know if I have a favourite, but Dumb and Dumber is the funniest I’ve ever seen. (hilarious, silly) 3 A: What was the most expensive film of 2017? (bad, good) B: Well, I think it was Star Wars VIII. 4 A: Do you think Odeon cinemas are busier than Empire cinemas? (clean, small) B: They normally are, yeah. 6 Writing Language skills Extras Explore 9 Getting together 107 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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