1 A Francesca and her friend, Melissa, are going to a party Read the dialogue between the two friends Melissa: Hi, Francesca! Your dress looks great on perfectly, better than mine you It fits Francesca: Thanks, Mel It’s my favourite It’s yours and more colourful, I guess But your shoes my sandals shorter than are nicer than Melissa: Yes, my dress isn’t as short as yours, but I like it Thanks about the shoes, but they’re a bit tight I should have bought a bigger size Anyway, wow, you have great taste in clothes, Fran I love sequins! Francesca: They’re pretty, aren’t they? You look nice too That dress really suits you Melissa: You think so? Oh, thanks! But your dress is prettier… Oh… I will look worse than all the girls at the party! Francesca: Don’t be silly, you look as smart as I Look, there’s Max! Let’s go inside B Match the following complimenting expressions with its meaning Your dress looks great on you It fits perfectly You have great taste in clothes That dress really suits you a) b) c) d) It has the right size for you It makes you look good You know what clothes to buy It looks good on you C Tick the true sentences and correct the false ones Melissa thinks Francesca’s dress looks good on her Melissa’s dress has got sequins Francesca thinks Melissa’s dress makes her look ugly Melissa thinks Francesca looks prettier Francesca thinks they both look good D Find the comparative form of these adjectives in the dialogue good short colourful nice big pretty bad E 1- Complete the chart Comparative of Superiority Short adjectives Long adjectives Adjectives ending in -e Adjectives ending in -y Adjectives with one vowel + consonant Irregular adjectives Rules We add –er: short – shorter; old-older Which word is missing in this sentence? Your shoes are nicer _ my sandals Note: we use this word when comparing two people / things F Complete the sentences with the adequate comparative form Flat shoes are (comfortable) high-heeled shoes This coat isn’t yours! Your coat is _(ugly) The blue socks are (big) the black ones Sarah’s dress is (beautiful) I like it a lot! The red blouse is (clean) the white t-shirt Your hat is nice, but mine is _ (funny) yours I’m freezing! I should wear (warm) clothes If you want to look good, wear (thin) stripes He likes the grey suit, but it is (expensive) the other 10 These jeans are _ (large) the pants you’re wearing