Bài giảng Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Unit 02: Life in the Countryside - Lesson 3: A Closer Look 2

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1. Cross out one noun which does not go with the verb. WATER HAY COLLECT WOOD MILK
2. Cross out one noun which does not go with the verb. HERD THE THE CATTLE SHEEP
3. Cross out one noun which does not go with the verb. RICE GROW GRASS MEAT
4. Cross out one noun which does not go with the verb. WILD FLOWERS PICK POST APPLES
5. Comparative forms of adjectives:
6. 1. Short and Long Adjectives: - Short adjectives: with one syllable Ex: big, small, tall, thick, hot, warm - Long adjectives: with two or more syllables Ex: useful, expensive, modern, beautiful Exceptions:The following adjectives are considered as ‘short’. + Adjectives with two syllables ending in “y”: Ex: funny, easy, pretty, happy, lazy, crazy + Adjectives ending in “er”, “w”, “le” Ex: quiet, clever, narrow, simple.
7. 2. Comparatives: a) Short Adjectives Ex1: John is Tom (is). S Be Adj_er
8. 2. Comparatives: a) Short Adjectives Ex2: Mr. Brown is Mr. Peter.
9. 2. Comparatives: a) Short Adjectives FORM: Ex: John is Tom (is). Mr. Brown is Mr. Peter (is). Note: We use comparative adjectives to compare two things, people or places
10. Notes: How to add “_ER” * General rule: Add “ ” to almost all short adjectives. * Other cases:
11. - Adjectives ending in a consonant, preceded by a vowel, double the ending consonant, then add “_ER”. Ex: big → bigger fat → fatter - Adjectives ending in mute “e” , drop “e” then add “_ER”. Ex: safe → safer nice → nicer - Adjectives with 2 syllables ending in “y”, drop “y” then add “_IER”. Ex: happy → happier lucky → luckier - Adjectives ending in _w, _er, _le, add “ER”. Ex: new → newer clever → cleverer
12. * Irregular Comparatives Adjectives Comparatives good better bad worse little less many / much more far farther / further old older / elder
13. fast / slow 1. The horse is slower than the car. 2. The car is faster than the horse.
14. long / short 3. The snake is .longer than the worm. 4. The worm is shorter than the snake.
15. 2. Comparatives: b) Long Adjectives Ex1: Mary is beautiful her sister (is). S Be Long Adj
16. 2. Comparatives: b) Long Adjectives Ex2: Tom is intelligent David (is).
17. 2. Comparatives: b) Long Adjectives FORM: Ex: Mary is beautiful her sister (is). Tom is intelligent David (is).
18. beautiful 1. Princess Silvia is . more beautiful than princess Maria.
19. CDs floppies modern 2. CDs are .more modern Nobody uses floppy disks nowadays.
20. expensive 3. I think London is . more expensive than Tokyo.
21. * Less / Inferior Comparatives: S + be + + Adj + + Ex: Peter is less fat than David. Long Xuyen is less modern than Chicago.
22. REMEMBER (Comparatives of Adjs) - Short Adjectives: S + be + Adj + than + - Long Adjectives: S + be + + Adj + + * Less/Inferior Comparatives: S + be + + Adj + +
23. 1. Complete the passage below with a suitable comparative form of the adjectives provided. Sometimes I hear adults around me say that it is (0.good) better for children to grow up in the city than in the countryside. They say that the city offers a child more opportunities for (1. high) ___higher education, and (2. easy) ___easier access to (3.good) ___better facilities. Life there is (4.exciting) ___more exciting and (5.convenient) ___.more convenient They may be right, but there’s one thing they might not know. I feel (6.happy) ___happier here than in a crowded and noisy city. Country folk are (7.friendly) ___more friendly than city folk. I know every boy in my village. Life here is not as (8. fast) ___fast as that in the city and I feel (9.safe) ___.safer Perhaps the (10.good) ___best place to grow up is the place where you feel at home.
24. * Comparative forms of adverbs * Comparative forms of Adverbs are just like the Comparative forms of Adjectives. - Almost all adverbs of manner are long because they are formed by Adj , so we use “more” FORM: Ex: Mr. Pike walks more slowly than Mrs. Mary (does). Nga works more quietly than Nam (does).
25. - Only these following adverbs (the same form as adjectives) are short: soon, late, early, fast, hard FORM: Ex: Phong gets up earlier than anyone in his family. Nga works harder than Nam (does). : Some irregular forms of adverbs of manner well → better badly → worse Ex: I believe you’ll do better in the next test. Nam drives worse than his brother (does).
26. 2. Complete the sentences with suitable comparative forms of adverbs in the box. 1. Can you speak ___?more slowly My English is not good. 2. After a hard working day, we usually sleep ___.more soundly 3. Nowadays, people dress ___,less traditionally so it’s difficult to say which country they are from. 4. It’s not always true that rich people donate ___more generously than poor people. 5. If you want to stay slim, you have to eat ___.more healthily
27. 3. Finish the sentences below with a suitable comparative form of hard, early, late, fast, well and badly. 1. Your exam score is low. I am sure you can do ___.better 2. We’ll be late for the fair. Can you drive ___?faster 3. On Sunday, we can get up ___later than usual. 4. The farmers have to work ___harder at harvest time. 5. You look tired. Are you feeling ___worse than you did this morning? 6. My mother has to get up ___earlier than us to milk the cows.
28. 4. Underline the correct comparative forms to complete the sentences. 1. People in rural areas of Britain talk optimistically /more optimistically about the future than city people. 2. In India, rural areas are more popularly/ popular known as the “countryside”. 3. A village is less densely populated/ more densely populated than a city. 4. City people seem to react quickly/ more quickly to changes than country people. 5. Medical help can be less easily/ more easily obtained in a city than in the countryside. 6. A buffalo ploughs better/ more well than a horse.
29. 5. Write the answers to the questions below. 1. Which place is more peaceful, the city or the countryside? → The___ countryside is more peaceful than the city. 2. Which works faster at calculus, a computer or a human being? →A ___ computer works faster at calculus than a human being 3. Which one is harder, life in a remote area or life in a modern town? → Life___ in a remote area is harder than that in a modern town 4. Which city is more expensive, Ho Chi Minh City or Hue? → Ho___ Chi Minh City is more expensive than Hue. 5. Who can smell better, animals or human beings? → ___Animals can smell better than human beings.
30. - Review the grammar points: Comparative forms of Adjectives and Adverbs. - Do exercises B 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 in workbook (page 10 and 11) - Prepare for Unit 2: Communication
31. Supply the correct form of words given in the parentheses. 1. Farmers collect fruit ___faster than others. (fast) 2. A city has ___more interesting activities than the countryside. (interesting) 3. The city offers more services. It's much ___more convenient than the countryside. (convenient) 4. Some people think that country folks are friendlier___ than city people. (friendly) 5. This task can be completed more___ easily than that one. (easy)
32. Complete the sentences with comparative forms of the adverbs in brackets 1. Farmers collect fruit ___than others. (fast) 2. That young nomad herds his livestock ___ than his father. (well) 3. City children seem to react ___ than those in the countryside. (quickly) 4. After the summer holiday in a remote area, Jim studies ___. (hard) 5. My cousin painted his own room ___ than I did. (skillfully)
33. 1. My mum often wakes up at 5.30 am while I often wake up at 6.30 am. (early) => My mum often wakes up ___. 2. According to a survey, 70% of city teenagers use their mobiles every day. The rate in the countryside is only 30%. (frequently) => City teenagers use their mobiles ___. 3. Jack and Jim are both excellent at riding horses but Jim is a bit better than Jack. (excellently) => Jack rides ___. 4. The boys in the village can fly kites very high; I’m not that good. (high) => The boys in the village can fly ___.