Slide 1 MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS AND TECHNOLOGY COLLEGE Created by Nguyen Viet Phuong a c b The Plaza New York hotel Claridge hotel (London) The Mandarin Oriental (Hong Kong[.]
MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS AND TECHNOLOGY COLLEGE Created by : Nguyen Viet Phuong a 100 years old 36 years old b The Plaza New York hotel Claridge hotel (London) The Mandarin Oriental (Hong Kong) c 94 years old The Mandarin Oriental (Hong Kong) 36 years old The Plaza New York hotel 94 years old - The Plaza New York hotel is older than The Mandarin Oriental - Claridge hotel is older than The Plaza hotel => Claridge hotel is the oldest in three hotels March 17th 2012 Unit 10: Bigger and better 10.4 – The world’s the best hotels (Superative adjectives) The Plaza is the largest hotel - Large -> larger -> the largest The Plaza hotel is the cheapest - Cheap -> cheaper -> the cheapest Claridge hotel is the most expensive - Exspensive -> more exspensive -> the most exspensive 10.4.1 Short adjectives: Example: The Plaza is the cheapest hotel the + short adj + "- est" * The spelling of "- est" ending: - If the adjectives end in "e" we put "st" only Example: nice - nicest fine - finest large - largest - If some adjectives end in "y" we change "y" into "i" + est Example: busy - busiest happy - happiest unfriendly - unfriendliest - If the short adj is one - syllable and before the final letter is a vowel, we double the last letter Example: hot - hottest fat - fattest wet - wettest - Some short adjectives are irregular: Example: good - the best bad - the worst many/ much - the most little - the least far - The farthest ( The furthest) old - The oldest (the eldest) 10.4.2 Long adjectives: Example: Claridge's is the most expensive hotel the + most + long adj 10.4.2 Long adjectives: Example: Claridge's is the most expensive hotel the + most + long adj Practice: Work in group ask and answer following these questions a What is the longest river in the world? (The Nile in Egypt 6650km) b What is the highest mountain in the world? (Everest,8848 m) c What is the most cosmopolitan city in the world? (New York) d What is the largest country in the world? (USSR,22.4 million sq.km) e What is the hottest place in the world? (Arabia Desert) f What is the saltiest sea? (The Dead sea) a What is the longest river in the world? The Nile in Egypt is the longest river in the world b What is the highest mountain in the world? Everest is the highest mountain in the world c What is the most cosmopolitan city in the world? New York is the most cosmopolitan city in the world d What is the largest country in the world? USSR is the largest country in the world e What is the hottest place in the world? Arabia Desert is the hottest place in the world f What is the saltiest sea? The Dead sea is the saltiest sea