Workshop 2 Unibarranquilla

RE-ARRANGE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES

the tallest person Who’s your in class?

fastest Who’s the Football player

Who’s fastest swimmer the

WRITE ABOUT THE FAMILIES. USE TALLER, SHORTER, YOUNGER

OLDER, FATTER OR THINNER

JOHN AMY LUC KATE

AGE 35 30 21 23
HEIGHT 1.75 1.71 1.87 1.65
WEIGHT 77 KG 57 KG 79 50
1. John is……………………………………Amy
2. Amy is……………………………………Kate
3. Luc is …………………………………….John
4. Kate is ……………………………………Luc
5. Amy is……………………………………John
6. Luc is ……………………………………Amy
7. Kate is ……………………………………John
8. Amy is ……………………………………Luc

MAKE SENTENCES USE THE SUPERLATIVE FORM

1. (Tall)……………………………………………………………………………..
2. (Short)……………………………………………………………………………
3. (Thin) …………………………………………………………………………….
4. (Fat)……………………………………………………………………………….
5. (Old)………………………………………………………………………………
6. (Young)……………………………………………………………………………

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the adjectives in brackets:
1. Pedro is by far _________________________ (attractive) boy in town.
2. My friends arrived _______________________ (early) we expected.
3. My dad is _________________________(hard-working) person that I know.
4. Who is ______________________ (rich) man in the world?
5.Travelling by plane is ___________________ (fast) and
__________________(safe) travelling by train.
6. Jennifer Aniston is ________________________ (good-looking) Angelina
Jolie.
7. His mother is much _______________________ (old) I thought.
8. Ben is ______________________ (bad) golfer in the world.
9. Tom is _____________________ (short) and __________________(fat) his
brother.
10. His new novel is __________________________ (exciting) his previous
one.
11. London is _________________ (far) Paris, but Moscow is
_______________ (far)
12. Do you think that money is ___________________________ (important)
love?
13. In my opinion, John is one of ____________________ (lucky) men in the
world.
14. These Maths exercises are ________________________ (difficult) yours.
15. ‘Romeo and Juliet’ is ___________________ (romantic) play we have ever
read.
16. Your sister is ______________________ (young) in your family.
17. I am ___________________ (bad) at Geography than my sister, but I am
_______________ (good) at History.
18. He thinks that Italian food is ______________________(delicious) Spanish
food.
19. Helen’s clothes are ___________________________ (fashionable) Susan’s.
20. Sam’s grandmother is ______________________(helpful) person I’ve ever
met.
21. August has been ______________________ (hot) month this year.
22. Which is ____________________(high) mountain in the world?
23. The American boxer is much ____________________(strong) Russian one.
24. George Clooney is _______________________(handsome) man in the
world.
25. Who is ____________________(thin), Mary or Alice?
26. Alan had a very bad accident. He should drive
_________________(carefully).
27. My granny thinks that things are ______________________(complicated)
these days.
28. They want to move to a _________________ (big) house, now that they
have children.
29. Vegetables and fruit are _______________________(healthy) sweets.
30. Jamie is ________________________(talkative) boy in the class.
31. Do you know if the whale is ___________________(heavy) animal in the
world?
32. Ann thinks that Paul is ___________________ (lazy) of her children.
33. Skydiving is _________________________ (dangerous) jogging.
34. Messi is one of __________________________(famous) football players.
 35. Ms Green is ______________________(nice) teacher at school.

Writing

3. Using the information from the chart below make a comparison between two cities Los Angeles and
New York. You need to include adjectives, comparatives and superlatives, places that people can visit
and the activities that you can do there. Do not forget to include linking words: First, second, and , so ,
because, but, then, finally. (70 – 90 words)
City Places to visit Population Area Settled Temperature
Los -Malibú 3,857,799 469.3 57.2 degrees
Angeles -Beverly Hills inhabitants square 1781 F (January)
-Disneyland miles 74.1 degrees
-Grauman’s F (July)
Chinese
Theater
-Hollywood’s
walk of fame.
New York -Statue of 8,336,697 308.9 1625 31.8F
Liberty inhabitants square (January)
-Times Square miles 76.7 F (July)
-Central Park
-Broadway
-Brooklyn
Bridge
-Empire State

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Read through this text about Prague and decide on the best answer for each blank.

Prague is one of the (1)________ popular tourist destinations in Europe. After all the political changes of
the early 1990's, the capital of the Czech Republic began to take advantage of its beautiful cultural and
architectural heritage to attract ________(2) tourists than ever before.

Prague is a ________(3) city than many people imagine and it is _______(4) easy to move around this
wonderful city on foot. Public transport is ________(5) in Prague than in ________(6) other European
cities but it is often _______ (7) to walk, enabling you to appreciate marvelous buildings you might have
missed if you had been sitting on a bus or a train.

___________(8) people leave the city of Prague without commenting on the splendid food and drink
available here. Eating out here is a ________(9) than it used to be but you can still have a three course
meal for around $15
 After you have read the text match the best answer for each blank.

1. a. more b. most c. very

2. a. bigger b. more c. many

3. a. smaller b. more small c. smallest

4. a. very b. more c. such

5. a. very cheap b. more cheap c. cheaper

6. a. every b. most c. more

7. a. better b. more good c. most good

8. a. some b. much c. little

9. a. very cheaper b. little more expensive c. little cheaper

Brainstorming

1.1 Answer the following questions about your city:

1. What is the name of your city?
____________________________________________________________
2. Where is it?
____________________________________________________________
3. What is the city like?
____________________________________________________________
4. How big is the city?
____________________________________________________________
5. What is the best thing about it?
____________________________________________________________
2. Checking your vocabulary

1.2 Write the adjectives in the correct column. Some can go in more than one column.

Modern, new, huge, beautiful, elegant, tall, big, quiet, rich, polluted, dangerous,
fantastic, old, ugly, small, noisy, poor, safe, wonderful, sunny, dry, exciting , wet,
busy, cold ,luxurious, crowded, hot, interesting , cosmopolitan, windy.

Weather Buildings City

3. Comparatives/superlatives