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Discipline: English as a foreign language Credits: 2
Intermediate level Practical lesson
Lexical theme: Transport and travelling
Grammar: Comparative and superlative of adjectives
Teacher: assistant professor Karybayeva G. A.
GRAMMAR COMMENT Comparative and superlative adjectives
Examples of irregular forms | |||||||
Adjectives | Comparative | Superlative | |||||
much/many | more | the most | |||||
few/little | less | the least | |||||
good | better | the best | |||||
bad | worse | the worst | |||||
Regular forms requiring 'ER' or 'EST' | |||||||
Adjectives | Comparative forms(........er) | Superlative forms(the.....est) | |||||
Adjectives with one syllable only | thin | thinner | the thinnest | ||||
Adjectives ending in a single consonant which must be doubled | fat | fatter | the fattest | ||||
Adjectives with one syllable, but ending in E | fierce | fiercer | the fiercest | ||||
Adjectives with one syllable + Y (Y changes to I) | friendly | friendlier | the friendliest | ||||
Regular forms requiring 'MORE' or 'THE MOST' Adjectives with more than one syllable Adjectives ending with ED or ING | |||||||
Adjectives | Comparative forms (more/less........) | Superlative forms (the most/the least.......) | |||||
dangerous | more/less dangerous | the most/the least dangerous | |||||
bored (even though only one syllable is pronounced) | more/less bored | the most/the least bored | |||||
Interesting | more/less interesting | the most/the least interesting | |||||
Exercise 1 Read the quotation by St.Augustine: “The world is a great book, of which they who never stir from home read only a page”.
1 Do you agree with these words?
2 By the way, do you like travelling?
3 Let’s 5 associations to the word “travelling. Write them down. Read your associations.
4 But why do people travel? Look at this scheme and try to complete it.
Exercise 2 Work with a partner. Role play these dialogs.
1) At the booking-office
What is Mark asking for?
C: Yes, sir?
Mark: I’d like to book a seat on an afternoon train to Glasgow.
C: Single or return.
Mark: Return, please.
C: That’ll be fifty-seven pounds, sir.
Mark: There you are.
C: Thank you. Your train leaves at two twenty-five. Platform 6.
2) At the booking-office
How many tickets does he want to buy?
Mark: Excuse me, where can I book a ticket to Birmingham?
C: The second window to your right. You’ll see it written up.
Mark: Could you give me an early morning train to Birmingham tomorrow?
C: How many tickets?
Mark: Two, please.
C: Just a minute. Let me see.... Well, I can let you have two tickets but in different carriages. Will that do?
Mark: I’m afraid not. See if you can find two tickets in a non-smoker for the day after tomorrow?
C: Yes, we have some tickets left in a second-class sleeper, if you wish.
Mark: I won’t have to change, will I?
C: Oh, no. It’s a through train.
Exercise 3 This is a British Railway ticket with the reserved seat at the Ticket office or Travel Agency. Give your comments.
Ø date of travel
Ø class is the coach
Ø What’s the seat?
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Exercise 4 Listen [1. T. ]to Martin talking about his journey from London to Avignon by car.
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