Unit 13. The 22nd Sea Games

UNIT 13
THE 22nd SEA GAMES
LANGUAGE FOCUS
WARM – UP
Give the comparative form of the given adjective
Exercise 1


Make sentences for the following situations:
1. Tom is 1.65m. Bench is 1.65, too.
.................................................................................................... .
2. Mike speaks English fluently. John speaks English fluently, too.
.................................................................................................... .
3. black bag: 20.000$. white bag: 25.000$; red bag: 40.000$
- The white bag .................................... the red one.
- The black bag .................................... the white and the red one.
- The red bag ...................................... the white and the black one.
- The black bag ........................................ of all.
- The red bag ........................................... of all.
Mike speaks English as fluently as John (does).
Tom is as tall as Bench (is).
is cheaper than
is not as/ so expensive as
is more expensive than
is the most expensive
is the cheapest
Revision of comparative
1- Equal Comparison:
(+) as + A + as
He is as tall as I (am). (adj) He is not as tall as I (am) / me. (adj)
He speaks E as quickly as she does. (adv)

2 - Comparative
Ashort + ER + than
He is shorter than I am. He is more handsome than I am.
He works harder than I do. He sings more beautifully than I do.
Note: She loves her dog more than her mother

3 - Superlative
THE + Ashort + EST
He is the tallest in my class. He is the most intelligent of all.
She works the hardest. She sings the most beautifully.
Degrees of comparison
(-) not + as/so + A + as
MORE + Along + than
THE + MOST + Along
does.
“Con gì càng lớn, càng bé?”
60 year -old
120 year-old
1=> càng ngày càng trẻ
2=> càng già thì càng ốm
20 years ago
now
II. Double comparison
Structure 1:
Comparative + and + comparative
Use: To say that something is changing continuously
Ex 1: Jane is ....................... .
taller and taller
COMPARATIVE and COMPARATIVE
E.g.(1)– The weather is becoming hotter and hotter, and the boy gets more and more tired.

DOUBLE COMPARISON
=>to describe a continual change in quality/ degree/
number…
SUNDAY
Short adj/ adv:
Adj/adv-ER AND Adj/adv-ER

more and more + long Adj/ adv
less and less + long Adj/ adv
Long adj and adverb ending in -LY:
more and more + noun
Noun:
COMPARATIVE and COMPARATIVE
Verb:
verb more and more
II. Double comparison
Structure 1:
Comparative + and + comparative
Use: To say that something is changing continuously
Ex 1: Jane is ................... .
2. It’s getting .......................
3. Gold is .................................. .
4. It’s becoming ................................. to find a job.

taller and taller.
colder and colder.
more and more expensive.
more and more difficult
Grammar: Double comparison
Structure 1:
Use: To say that something is changing continuously
Comparative + and + comparative
Exercise 1
Eating and travelling in this city is getting
__________________________. (expensive)
2. The prices of consumer goods get _________________ all the time. (high)
3. As the day went on, the weather got ________________. (bad)
4. Tom writes English ________________________. (carelessly)
5. Tim sings ________________________. (beautifully)
6. As I waited for my interview, I became ___________________.
(nervous)
more and more expensive
higher and higher
worse and worse
more and more nervous
more and more carelessly
more and more beautifully.
Activity 1: Gap-filling Fill in the blanks with the double comparison of one of the words in the box.


The rain was heavier and heavier and it became (1)………………………..……… to play because of the slippery surface. No matter how hard we tried, we couldn’t score. When one of our players were sent off for a foul, our situation got (2)…….……….……..... Suddenly, the rain stopped and the sun began to climb (3)………..……………. and it was (4)………………………. We got (5)………………….………... while our opponents were playing (6) …..………………….. Eventually, they won the game just because we were not used to this kind of weather.
bad
hot
difficult
high
tired
well
more and more difficult
worse and worse
higher and higher
hotter and hotter
more and more tired
better and better
.
DOUBLE COMPARISON
SUNDAY
=> to say that if one thing changes in quality/ degree/ number…, another thing also changes ( the first clause serves as a condition for the second clause).
E.g.(2) – The hotter it is, the more ice cream he eats.
Ex 1: – The weather is ....................
and the boy gets .......................
Ex 2: The hotter it is, the more tired the boy gets.
SUNDAY
hotter and hotter,
more and more tired.
Grammar: Double comparison

Structure 2:


Use: to say that one thing depends on another thing


Ex 3: The more tired he gets, the more ice-cream he eats.
The + comparative + S + be/V,
the + comparative + S + be/V.
Grammar: Double comparison
Structure 2:

Use: to say that one thing depends on another thing
we leave early/ we will arrive soon
The earlier we leave, the sooner we will arrive.
The + comparative + S + be/V,
the + comparative + S + be/V.
It is hot. I feel miserable.
Grammar: Double comparison
Structure 2:

Use: to say that one thing depends on another thing
EX 4. ________ it is,
_______________ I feel.
The hotter
the more miserable
Ex 1: The hotter it is, the more tired the boy gets.
Ex 2: The more tired he gets, the more ice-cream he eats.
Ex 3. The earlier we leave, the sooner we will arrive.
The + comparative + S + be/V,
the + comparative + S + be/V.
Ex3. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence
1. The more a car costs, ____________ it goes.
A. faster B. the faster C. the more fast D. the more fastest

2. The younger you are, _________ it is to learn
A. easier B. you are easier C. the easier D. the easy

3. The prices of consumer goods get ________ all the time
A. high and higher B. the higher and higher
C. higher and higher D. the most higher and higher

4. As the day went on, the weather got ________ .
A. the worse and worse B. badder and badder
C. more and more badly D. worse and worse

5. ________ we finish the project, _______ we can start the next one.
A. The soonest/ the sooner B. The sooner/ the most soon
C. The sooner/ the sooner D. The soonest/ the soonest

6. The more electricity you use, _________ your bill will be.
A. the high B. higher than C. the higher than D. the higher
7. ______ the man gets, _______ he becomes.
A. The more old / the more weak B. The older / the weaker
C. The older / the weakest D. Older / weaker
8. The suitcase seemed to get ________ as I carried it upstairs.
A. more and more heavy B. more heavy and more
C. heavier and heavier D. heavier than
9. As the conversation went on, he became __________.
A. more talkative B. more talkative and more
C. most talkative D. more and more talkative
10. _________ the sun is, __________ the shadow is.
A. the higher/ the low B. the more high/ the more low
C. the higher/ the lower D. the more higher/ the more lower
Grammar:
II. Double comparison
Ex1: - You: Mom, Give me some money.
- Mom: How much do you want?
- You (want much): ................................ .
Ex2: Son: I have an English test tomorrow.
Mom: Really? You should do your test
................................... .
Structure 3:
Ex3: - Shop assistant: Good morning. Can I help you?
- Tom: Good morning. I’d like some apples.
- Shop assistant: Which ones would you like?
- Tom (big one): ................................ .
Ex4: + A: Don’t tell John about that.
+ B: Ok. He knows ......................... .
The more, the better.
the + comparative, the better
the less, the better
the more carefully, the better
The bigger, the better.
Examples:
1. Look at these pictures.
2. The plane took off despite the fog.
We link a word ending with a consonant sound to a word beginning with a vowel sound
I. Pronunciation: Linking
Note: The important thing in linking is the sound, not the letter. Often the letter and the sound are the same, but not always.
Practice reading these sentences
Pronunciation: Linking
Listen and repeat
Look at these pictures.
The plane took off despite the fog.
Mrs. Brown’s quite old.
She’s from Australia.
She has many friends in London.
It’s up stairs.
Tom used to live here.
Put on your helmet, please.
I want to move into the new flat with some friends.
Don’t forget to turn off the lights.
Review:
I. Choose the best answer
1…………… you study for these exams, ……….. you will do.
a. The harder/ the better b. The more / the much
c. The hardest / the best d. The more hard / the more good
2. My neighbor is driving me mad! It seems that…………. it is at night , …………… he plays his music!
a. the less / the more loud b. the less / less
c. the more late / the more loudlier d. the later / the louder
3. Thanks to the progress of science and technology, our lives have become …………. .
a. more and more good b. better and better
c. the more and more good d. gooder and gooder
4. It gets ………….. when the winter is coming.
a. cold and cold b. the coldest and coldest
c. colder and colder d. more and more cold
5. French is a ………… language to learn than English is.
a. difficult b. more difficult
c. most difficult d. more and more difficult
6. Of the two students, Sarah is the …………… .
a. most intelligent b. more intelligent
c. intelligent d. most intelligently
7. Thanks to the great effort of doctors and nurses, her health is getting ……………. .
a. worse b. better
c. worse and worse d. better and better
8. The more you work, the ………… you can earn.
a. more promotion b. more tired
c. more money d. more experience
9. The more I live with her, the …….......... I understand her.
a. more b. most c. best d. deeper
10. Nowadays everything is getting …………. .
a. more expensive b. more expensive and more expensive
c. more and more expensive d. the most expensive
II. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting, then correct it.
1. The fastest you drive, the greater danger you get.
A B C D

2. This exercise is much more easier than the others.
A B C D

3. It’s becoming more difficult and more difficult to find a job.
A B C D

4. They treat women more equally as people in the North.
A B C D

5. The Amazon and the Nile are the two larger rivers in the world.
A B C D
faster
much
 
than
largest
Task 3: Use double comparative to rewrite these following sentences
1. They are big, they fall fast.
=> The bigger they are, the faster they fall.
2. When we think of the exam, we get more and more excited.
=> The more we think of the exam, the more excited we get.
3. He worked hard. He felt very bad.
=>The harder he worked, the worse he felt.
4. He studies much, he becomes stupid.
=> The more he studies, the more stupid he becomes.
5. The sun is high, the shadow is low.
=>The higher the sun is, the lower is the shadow.
Free practice
Work in pair, make sentences with these structures:
comparative + and + comparative
the + comparative, the + comparative
Homework
Review structures of double comparative.
Do exercises 1,2,3,4 (page 86-87) in the workbook.
Prepare Unit 14 - Reading
Exercise 1
1. His visit to New York seemed to get _________________ because he was very busy at work. (short)
2. Eating and travelling in this city is getting _____________________. (expensive)
3. As the day went on, the weather got _______________. (bad)
4. We had to stop the discussion because the question was becoming _______________________. (complicated)
5. Your English is OK now, your pronunciation has got ______________. (good)
6. Little John is becoming ____________________. (active)
7. As it was getting dark, it was becoming ____________________ to see everything in the house without electricity. (difficult)
8. I feel happy as my birthday is coming ________________. (close)
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
1
closer and closer
more and more expensive
more and more active
worse and worse
better and better
more and more difficult
shorter and shorter
more and more complicated