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HoChiMinh City University of Transport Navigation Department Unit 6: Describing A Process Group Class No.HH07D Exercise 5a: From sail to steam Paragraph and 8: What should we remember ? Word often confused: Succeed and Success - Succeed /sзk'si:d/ :(v) attain success, reach a goal, what one is trying to or well Eg 1.If you want to succeed in your life, you should broaden your relationships He succeeded in inventing the new power - Success /sзk'ses/ :(n) achievement of one’s aim, fame, wealth Eg 1.Your success always depends on you 2 Word definition: The paddle steamer is a ship or boat driven by a steam engine that use one or more paddle wheels to thrust for propulsion Paddle wheel Two type of paddle steamer: Side wheeler Stern wheeler 3.Language focus: ……of steamship in providing faster and more regular services… (p3) ……steamers has to be bigger and better than ever before…(p8) Do you remember? Comparative: comparative are used when comparing one person or thing with another Form: Eg This book is more expensive than that one How to add –er to short adj and adv ( syllable) ? Be careful Short adj and adv comparative One - syllable adj Colder, faster One syllable adj ending in -e Wider, nicer One syllable adj ending in vowel + consonant Hotter, bigger But : irregular adj good better, far  further bad worse, little  less But : adj or adv ending in –y, -er , -ow easy  easier , heavy  heavier , early  earlier clever  cleverer, narrow  narrower Eg She is cleverer than he ( “she is more clever than he” is also right) Comparative can be emphasis by add far, much, a (little) bit, a little, a lot before comparing phrase Eg That car is far better than yours Eg Your watch is far more expensive than mine Nouns can also be used in comparative Eg I have more books than she February has fewer days than March Their job allows them less freedom than ours does Thank you for your listening Have a nice day Good bye  ... paddle wheels to thrust for propulsion Paddle wheel Two type of paddle steamer: Side wheeler Stern wheeler 3.Language focus: … of steamship in providing faster and more regular services… (p3)... your relationships He succeeded in inventing the new power - Success /sзk'ses/ :(n) achievement of one’s aim, fame, wealth Eg 1.Your success always depends on you 2 Word definition: The paddle...Exercise 5a: From sail to steam Paragraph and 8: What should we remember ? Word often confused: Succeed and Success - Succeed /sзk'si:d/ :(v) attain success, reach a goal, what