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6 Do You Know Where It Is? 3 Grammar + Comparative and Superlative Forms of Adjectives Buses are fast. Bus tickets are expensive. Comparative Trains are faster than buses. Train tickets are more expensive. SAR Superlative Planes are the fastest. Plane tickets are the most expensive. Buses are less expensive than taxis. But the subway is the least expensive way to travel. Irregular Forms: good/better / the best Comparisons with as...as bad/worse / the worst Use as...as to say that two things are the same or different. You can use just for emphasis. In Japan, trains are as expensive as planes. This hostel is just as comfortable as the hotel, and it doesn't cost as much. Our neighborhood isn't as noisy as our old one, and it isn't as dangerous. Indirect Questions There is no inversion of the subject and verb in indirect questions. Direct Questions What's the name of the street? Where is the nearest bank? When does the store open? Where can I get good pizza? How many people live here? Who planned this town? Indirect Questions Do you know what the name of the street is? Do you know where the nearest bank is? Do you know when the store opens? Could you tell me where I can get good pizza? Could you tell me how many people live here? Could you tell me who planned this town? A. Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the adjectives. 1. The downtown area is usually 2. The hospitals in cities are usually 3. Public transportation is 4. My hometown has the 5. Many people say that Sao Paulo has the 6. The subway is 7. Housing is usually (noisy) than the suburbs. (good) than ones in the country. (frequent) at night than during the day. (clean) air of all the towns in this country. (bad) traffic in the world. (crowded) at rush hour than at other times. (expensive) in the country than in the city. 8. The cost of living in small towns is usually (cheap) than in big cities. وزارة التعليم Ministry cation 2024-1446 SG_03_COMBO_TEXT_2024.indb 60 رابط الدرس الرقمي www.ien.edu.sa 30/4/24 12:31 AM

Comparative and Superlative Forms of Adjectives

Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the adjectives.

O B. Write sentences with as...as. The Maxi camera is easy to use. The Digitron model is just as easy. The Maxi camera is just as easy to use as the Digitron. 1. The Flash computer is fast. The XYZ model is just as fast. 2. Majid is a smart young man, and so is his brother Nasr. 3. This red car is expensive. The blue car is less expensive. 4. Rome is an amazing city, and so is Paris. C. Work with a partner. Make indirect questions. Use Do you know...? or Could you tell me...? What time does the bus arrive? Do know what time the bus arrives? you 1. Where is the main post office? 2. How often do the buses come? 3. What time does the bank open? 4. Where is the nearest pharmacy? 5. Who can give us directions? 6. Which way is the center of town? 7. When does the gas station close? 8. What is the name of the highway to town? D. Complete the conversation. Use comparative and superlative forms of the adjectives. Then practice the conversation with a partner. A: In your opinion, what is the B: I think it's Antonio's. (1. good) restaurant in town? A: I disagree. Antonio's isn't as Gino's has (2. good) as Gino's. (3. good) pasta than Antonio's. B: But Antonio's is always crowded. A: Of course. It's the But it is still not the B: So, can you tell me where the (4. popular) restaurant in town. (5. good) place to eat. (6. good) food in town is? A: In my opinion, it's at 209 Mulberry Street. B: But that's where you live. A: Exactly. No one's cooking is as good as my mom's. Pasta italian food وزارة التعليم Ministry of Education 2024-1446 SG_03_COMBO_TEXT_2024.indb 61 61 30/4/24 12:32 AM

Write sentences with as…as.

Work with a partner. Make indirect questions. Use Do you know…? or Could you tell me…? What time does the bus arrive?

Complete the conversation. Use comparative and superlative forms of the adjectives. Then practice the conversation with a partner.