SHOPPING AND CLOTHES

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UNIT 3
SHOPPING AND CLOTHES
3.1 MAKING COMPARISONS / EXPRESSING DEGREES OF
DIFFERENCE
RALLY ON 2
Nieto
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New is the year, new are the hopes and the
aspirations, new is the resolution, new are the
spirits and forever my warm wishes are for you.
Have a promising and fulfilling new year. I also
wish all your dreams become true and I hope you
learn a lot of English this year.
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Gift shop
Clothes store
boutique
Sports store
Shoe store
Beauty salon
Toy store
Music store
Candy store
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Book shop
Optician
Video arcade
Movie theater
Fast food area
Beach wear
Coffee shop
Ice cream parlor
Parking lot
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Shopping in big stores is better than shopping
by catalogue.
Shopping in big stores is worse than in small
ones.
Shopping by Internet is cheaper than in malls.


People thinks that prices are higher in some
malls.
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3,000
1,200
The red car is cheap.
The blue car is cheaper.
The blue car is cheaper than the red car.
The red car is small.
The blue car is smaller.
The blue car is smaller than the red one.
The blue car is lighter.
The red car is light.
The blue car is lighter than the red one.
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The student is shorter than the teacher.
This skirt is nicer than that dress.
This T-shirt is cooler than that shirt.
.
These pants are uglier than those jeans.
The sandals are dirtier than the tennis shoes.
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An I-Pod is trendier than a record player.
I think Geography is easier than English .
I think Madonna is pretty but
Britney Spears is prettier than her.
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The police officer is thinner than the
carpenter.
The green cap is bigger than the red one.
To get an eight in your English exam is good but
It is better to get a ten. A ten is
better than an eight.
Grade 8
Grade 10
A six in your grades is bad but a five is
worse. A five is worse than a six.
Grade 5
Grade 6
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GRAMMAR REFERENCE
R U L E S
WRITE ON YOUR NOTEBOOK
ADJETIVOS COMPARATIVOS
Usamos comparativos para comparar personas,
animales, objetos o cosas.
TIPO DE ADJETIVO
FORMACION
EJEMPLOS
Adjetivos con una sola
sílaba se agrega
This dress is cheaper than that one. Cheap,
short
-er than This cap is smaller than
that one. Adjetivos con una sola sílaba
duplique la Those shoes are
bigger than these ones. los cuales terminan en
consonante- consonante T-shirts
are cooler than shirts. vocal-consonante
final -er than
big, hot Adjetivos que terminan en Y
cambian la Y Sandals are dirtier
than the tennis shoes easy, pretty (2 sílabas)
a i -er than
The blouse is prettier than the sweater.
Formas comparativas irregulares better
than Those jeans are better than
these ones. Para good y well use better
worse than That hat is worse
than the pink one. Para bad use worse

Today, Im better than yesterday. La
palabra more es usada con adjetivos de dos o
más sílabas y con adverbios que tienen el sufijo
-ly careful, beautiful, quickly
You should be more careful with your things.
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Read the examples and complete the sentences.
1.- The green shoes are pretty. The white boots
are ______________the black shoes.
prettier than
uglier than
2.- The blue skirt is ugly. The pink skirt is
______________ the blue skirt.
trendier than
3.- The white boots are trendy. The green shoes
are __________________ the white boots.

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REFLECT ON LANGUAGE
?
1.- Black bags are prettier than gray
ones. 2.- A small watch is nicer than a big
one.
gray bags
The word ones in sentence 1 refers to
____________ The word one in sentence 2 refers to
_____________
a big watch
The word ________ substitutes a single
object. The word ________ substitutes a plural
object.
one
ones
These boots. Those boots.
Excuse me. Are these boots more expensive than
those ?

This cap. That cap.
1.- This refers to a singular object that is
near 2.- That refers to singular object that is
far. 3.- These refers to plural objects that are
near. 4.- Those refers to plural objects that
are far.
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L E T S P R A C T I C E
Write down the comparative form of the word in
parenthesis . Complete the sentences or questions
with is or are one or ones isnt or
arent they.
1.- The red sweater is ________________ the pink
______.
(warm) 2.- These sweaters are
___________________ those ________.
(nice) 3.- That
black jacket is ________________________ than the
beige ______.
(fashionable) 4.- ______ these
jeans __________________________ those ______ ?
No, they _________.
(expensive) 5.- _____
those shorts _______________ these ______ ?
Yes, _______ are.
(cheap)
warmer than one
nicer than ones
more fashionable than
one
Are more expensive
than ones
arent
Are cheaper than
ones they
Complete the explanation with THIS, THAT, THESE
or THOSE. We use __________ for an object or
person that is far, or that we can point to. We
use __________ for an object or person that is
near, or that we can touch. We use __________
for objects or persons that are far, or that we
can point to. We use __________ for objects or
persons that are near, or that we can touch.
THAT
THIS
THOSE
THESE
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Jackets jeans
The best Denim in the word and the cheapest.
SHOE FACTORY
Floridas Cheapest and Most Stylish Shoes
Boots Store in the Country
Largest Factory Oulet Mall
Its the newest outlet in the countrys oldest
state.
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REFLECT ON LANGUAGE
Look at the SUPERLATIVE form of short
adjectives. What do you notice?
Its the newest outlet. Florida is the
oldest state in the U.S.A. Shoe factory is the
cheapest shoe store.
ADJETIVOS SUPERLATIVOS
Usamos adjetivos superlativos para indicar que un
objeto o persona de un grupo , está sobresaliendo
de una manera particular.
This skirt is the nicest.
Para formar el superlativo, siga las mismas
reglas de los comparativos pero use the..
-est. The blue bag is cheaper than the red one
but the white one is the cheapest
Para Good and Well use The best.
Para Bad use The worst This T-shirt is the
best
La palabra Most es usada con adjetivos de dos o
más silabas antecedido por el artículo The Shes
the most beautiful girl Ive ever seen.
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L E T S P R A C T I C E
Write down the COMPARATIVE form of the word in
parenthesis and use ONE or ONES to substitute the
item / items.
the best
ones
1.- Which are ____________ shoes? Those
________. And which ones are
____________________ ? These green ________ .
2.- Which bag is __________________ ? The
purple __________. And which
one is ________________ ? This __________
. 3.- Which jacket is ____________________ ?
That _________ . 4.- Which jeans are
_____________________ ? Those ___________ .
(good)
the most expensive
ones
(expensive)
the cheapest
one
(cheap)
the most formal
one
(formal)
the most fashionable
one
(fashionable)
the trendiest
ones
(trendy)
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Volkswagen 68
Corvette 75
Limousine 2008
Ford 33

CO M P A R E T H E S E C A R S
1.- The VW is a good car. The Corvette is
__________ the VW , but the Limousine is
________- one.
better than
the best
2.- The red car is small. The yellow one is
___________ the red one and the white one is
__________ .
larger than
the largest
3.- The VW is fast, the Limousine is ___________
the VW, but the Corvette is ___________ of them.
faster than
the fastest
4.- The Corvette is old, the VW is __________
the Corvette and the Ford is __________ one.
older than
the oldest
5.- The green car is beautiful, the white one
is __________________ the green one, but, I think
the yellow car is _________________ of
all.
more beautiful than
the most beautiful
6.- Which car do you think is
____________________ ? For me, its the
Limousine.
the most comfortable
comfortable
7.- Which one do you think is _____________ ?
I think its the VW.
the cheapest
cheap
8.- Do you think the green car is
____________________ the yellow one? Yes, I
think so.
more expensive than
expensive
THE END