HAND OUT№ 83

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?

Exercise 4 Listen [1. T. ]to Martin talking about his journey from London to Avignon by car.