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LICENCIATURA EN GESTIÓN DE EMPRESAS TURÍSTICAS Y HOTELERAS

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6th CLASS

Prof: Mercedes Frassinelli 2014

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Content

1. Introduction

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2. Comparatives

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3. Superlatives

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4. Irregular forms

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5. Bibliography

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1. Introduction Comparatives…superlatives… we have all heard about them and even studied them at one point. However, it is one grammar point that many times presents doubts at the time of using it. And we use them all the time. It is necessary then to pay attention to this topic one more time. Shall we start?

2. Comparatives We compare all the time. What do we compare… Everything! Our jobs, our friends, our lives. But we are not going to talk over here about the things we compare but rather how we compare those things. First of all, we describe by making reference to adjectives, which show the quality of a particular thing, person, etc. These adjectives can be of different types. Let’s have a look at this chart: One-syllable adjec adjective tive (also known as short adjectives)

Two syllables or more adjectives ( also known adjectives)

cold, cool, great, hard hard,, elegant, thick, small, short, beautiful, weak, new, neat

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long

reliable, exciting,

useful, polite

Whatis their comparative form? One syllable adjectives add –ER to form their comparative Two syllable or more adjectives ad MORE to from their comparatives.

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Ex. I need a faster computer. This class is more interesting.

es eding in a consonant + y ( happy, lovely, funny) form their comparative with –ER and change y for i. Ex. This moment in my life is happier.

When you want to mention each thing that you are comparing, it is necessary to include the word than after the comparative. Example: This package is cheaper than the one you are selling.

Production: Over to you…Compare these two animals. Easy, isn´t it? But… you can’t use the adjective BIG ( that’s a bit more complicated)

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3. Superlatives There are times when we want to compare or describe a quality of more than one thing. It is said that “we use the superlative when we are comparing one person or thing with more than one of the same group”1. The definite article the is always used before a superlative.

What is the superlative form of the adjectives then? One syllable adjectives add –EST to form their superlative Two syllable or more adjectives add MOST to from their comparatives. Ex. Italy is the most beautiful place I’ve ever visited. ( you’re comparing Italy to all the other group of countries you’ve visited). Your apartment is the smallest. ( of the groups of apartments you are comparing) Or we can also compare a group of birds!

( Do you remember the name of the most beautiful?)2 4.

Irregular Forms As always, there are some things in English grammar that do not follow the rules that we have already explained. And in this case these are our irregular comparative and superlative forms. This adjectives form their comparatives and superlatives differently from the ones we have studied before. They are exceptions. Have a look at this small chart and see if you remember any of these.

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Alexander, LG. Longman English Grammar.

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peacock

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Adjective

Comparative

Superlative

good

Better

Best

bad

Worse

worst

far

Further/farther

Farthest/furthest

( both can be used to make reference to distance; only further can be used to mean “in addition)

old

Older/elder

Oldest/eldest

(elder used before a noun and making reference to people)

Back to you… Visit our class, and test yourself and the new vocabulary. Enjoy!

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5. Bibliogaphy 

Alexander, LG. Longman English Grammar. UK, Longman Group, 1988

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Eastwood, John. Oxford Practice Grammar. Oxford University Press. UK 1999.

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Hobbs, Martyn and Starr Keddle, Julia. Commerce 2 Student’s book. UK, Oxford University Press, 2007

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Taylor, Liz. International Express Intermediate Students book. Oxford University Press. UK 1998.

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Walker, Tim and Harding, Keith. Tourism 3 Student’s book. UK, Oxford University Press, 2009

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