Wednesday, the 26 of January

Christmas in the USA

 Gradele de comparație ale adjectivelor

Este o regulă pentru adjectivele scurte și o alta pentru

adjectivele lungi. Ca de obicei în engleză, sunt și excepții.

1. Adjective scurte (formate dintr-o silabă și o parte dintre

cele cu două silabe):
- pentru comparativ: se adaugă “er” la sfârșitul adjectivului
- pentru superlativ: se adaugă “the” înaintea adjectivului
și “est” la sfârșit.
 Exemple:

Adjectivele scurte se termină întotdeauna în “er” iar

superlativul în “est”.
2. Adjective lungi (două sau mai multe silabe):
- pentru comparativ: se adaugă “more” înaintea adjectivului
- pentru superlativ: se adaugă “the most” înaintea adjectivului
Exemple:
 3. Adjective neregulate:
Gradele de comparație pentru aceste adjective se formează cu ajutorul
unor cuvinte distincte.
Pozitiv Comparativ Superlativ
good   (bun) better   (mai bun) The best   (cel mai bun)

bad   (rău) worse   (mai rău) The worst   (cel mai rău)

little   (mic, puțin) less   (mai mic, mai puțin) The least   (cel mai puțin)

the oldest /eldest   (cel mai

old   (batrân, învârstă) older /elder   (mai bătrân)
bătrân)
The most   (cel mai mult
much /many   (mult /multe) more   (mai mult /multe)
/multe)
The farthest  (cel mai
far   (departe) farther (mai departe)
departe)
2. Choose the right form and read the sentences.

1. Nights are longer / the longest in winter than in summer.

2. Days are shorter / the shortest in winter than in summer.
3. A mouse is smaller / the smallest than a cat.
4. Nick has more / the most books in English than in
Romanian.
5. Andy is older / the oldest than Vicky.
6. In November the weather is worse / the worst than in May.
7. Two heads are good / better than one.
3. In pairs, discuss the answers to the questions.
What is the longest river in Moldova?- The longest river in
Moldova is Dniester.
2. What is the largest city in Moldova?- The largest city in
Moldova is Chișinău.
3. What is the oldest fortress in Moldova?- The oldest fortress in
Moldova Soroca.
4. What is the biggest village in Moldova?- The biggest village in
Moldova is Concaz.
5. What is the smallest church in Moldova?- The smallest church
in Moldova is Mazarachi Church.
Turkey (tɜːki) - curcan
Mashed potatoes (mæʃt pəˈteɪtəʊs) –piure din cartofi
Pudding (pʊdɪŋ) – budincă, desert
 Homework:
De învățat adjectivele
De citit textul: ex.4 page 41
4. Read Val’s Email and translate the words in bold.

Dear all,
It was nice to get your Email. School is fine. I’m doing well
in all my subjects. I have a lot of friends here. They are from
different countries, but they all speak English. My best friend
is from San Diego and he sometimes invites me to his place.
Last month they invited me to celebrate Christmas with them.
It was a very warm family party. We had turkey, mashed
potatoes, vegetables and Christmas pudding for dinner. We
went to see a football game in the afternoon. I’m sending
some pictures in the attachment.
Hugs and kisses,
Val
5 Answer the questions.
1. Does Val like school in the USA?
2. What language does he speak there?
3. Are all his friends from the USA?
4. Who invited Val to celebrate Christmas?
5. What did they have for Christmas dinner?
6. What did they do in the afternoon?
Homework: ex.7 page 41
 Order the words and write the questions.

a. taller / than / Gary / Rick / is. – Gary is taller than Rick.

b. Mary / clothes / likes / bigger. – Mary likes bigger clothes.
c.an / expensive / Rick / wearing / coat / is. – Rick is wearing an expensive coat.
d. the / Carol / has / scarf / got / shortest. – Carol has got the shortest scarf.
e. the / student / He / tallest / is . – He is the tallest student.
f. actress / Mary / the / was / popular / most. – Mary was the most popular
actress.
g. He / the / was / footballer / best. – He was the best footballer.
h. plays / than / better / you / Mary. – Mary plays better than you.
i. father / is / Your / than / stronger / mine. – Your father is stronger than mine.
 Choose the correct form of the verb.
1. Last summer the Stans and the Plops _____ to the seaside.
a. goes b. fly c. went
2. They ______near the sea.
a. camp b. camped c. talk
3. Andy, Alex and their father _______ up the tents.
a. put b. are putting c. made
4. Andy, Alex and Vicky _________ sunbathing on the beach.
a. lights b. liked c. sunbathed
5. They __________ a lot.
a. swam b. swim c. swimming
6. The children _________ in the sand.
a. jumps b. play c. played
7. Their fathers _________ chess on the beach.
a. sang b. sleep c. played
 Complete the sentence by using the bolded adjective in its correct form.

1.This is a nice cat. It's much nicer than my friend's cat.

2.Here is Emily. She's six years old. Her brother is nine, so he is  older.
3.This is a difficult exercise. But the exercise with an asterisk (*) is the most difficult
exercise on the worksheet.
4.He has an interesting hobby, but my sister has the  most interesting one in the world.
5.In the last holidays I read a good book, but father gave me an even  better one last
weekend.
6.School is boring, but homework is  more boring than school.
7.This magazine is cheap, but that one is cheaper.
8.We live in a small house, but my grandparents' house is even smaller than ours.
9.Yesterday John told me a funny joke. This joke was the funniest joke I've ever heard.