New Headway - Unit 10 Bigger and better!

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Unit 10:

Bigger and better !

I. Grammar

1. Comparative and superlative adjectives

a. There are two kinds of adjectives: one-syllable adj and multi-syllables adj

Adjectives Comparative Superlative

One-syllable adjective

Old

Safe

Big

Hot

Older than

Safer than

Bigger than

Hotter than

The oldest

The safest

The biggest

The hottest

Adjective ending in -y

Noisy

Dirty

Happy

Busy

Lovely

Noisier than

Dirtier than

Happier than

Busier than

Lovelier than

The noisiest

The dirtier

The happier

The busier

The lovelier

Adjective with two or

more syllables

Boring

Beautiful

More boring than

More beautiful than

The most boring

The most beautiful

Irregular adjective

Good

Bad

Far

Better than

Worse than

Further/ farther than

The best

The worst

The furthest/ farthest

b. Formation

 One- syllable adjectives:

Comparative Superlative

S1 + be + adj + er + than + S2 S + be + the adj + est

 Two or more syllable adjectives:

Comparative Superlative

S1+ be + more + adj + than + S2 S + be + the most + adj

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c. Notes

 Adj ending –y after a consonant i + er/ est

 Consonant 1+ vowel +consonant 2double consonant 2 + er/ est

 Adj ending –e +r/ st

 Some irregular cases

good, bad, far,…

2. Have got and have

Have got means the same as have to talk about possession, but the form is very different. We often use have got in spoken English). The past of both is had

Have got Have

Positive

I/ you/ we/ they + have + got + O I / you/ we/ they + have + O

He/ she/ it + has + got + O He/ she / it + has + O

Eg: I have got a car.

She has got a big garden.

Eg: I have a car.

She has a big garden.

Negative

I/ you/ we/ they + have + not + got + O I / you/ we/ they + do + not + have + O

He/ she/ it + has + not + got + O He/ she / it + does + not + have + O

Eg: You haven’t got a garage.

He hasn’t got a dog

Eg: You don’t have a garage.

He doesn’t have a dog.

Questions

Have + I/ you/ we/ they + got + O? Do + I/ you/ we/ they + have + O?

Has + he/ she/ it + got + O? Does + he/ she/ it + O?

Eg: Have they got any money?

Has she got a sister?

Eg: Do they have any money?

Does she have a sister?

Short answers

Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t Yes, I do. / No, I don’t

Yes, she has. / No, she hasn’t Yes, she does. / No, she doesn’t

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3. Prepositions ( in texts)

The country is quieter than the city.

The house is 50 meters from the sea.

Everest is the highest mountain in the world.

He spends his time on the banks of the river.

She came out of the garage.

He drove along the road.

They ran over the bridge.

I walked past the pub.

He walked up the hill.

He ran down the hill.

The boat went across the river.

The cat ran through the hedge(bo rao).

He jumped into the lake.

II. Language uses

Everyday English: directions 2 (p.81) III.Topic

1. Talk about your class (p77)

Hint: How many students are there?

Is your class happy, sociable, …?

Who is the tallest, smallest…?

Who leaves great impression on you?

2. Talk about your hometown (city, town, village) ex 4/ 78

Hint: what is its name?...

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