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O رابط الدرس الر www.ien.edu.sa 7 Where Do You Live? 9 Writing A. Read the postcard from a pen pal. Circle the places that are similar in your neighborhood. Dear Khalid, I live in a historic neighborhood. It has traditional buildings, but they have modern conveniences. We have stores, cafés, and restaurants. There's a supermarket, a bank, a pharmacy, a post office, and schools. My high school isn't far from my house. Near my neighborhood, there's a famous palace. It has beautiful gardens, a lake, and an old bridge. There's a bus, but we walk everywhere. My neighborhood is nice. It has friendly people. Tell me about your neighborhood. Your friend, Robert Writing Corner 1. Use personal pronouns in place of nouns or people. I live in a nice neighborhood. It has friendly people. The houses aren't modern. They are traditional. My neighbors are nice people. They are friendly. My neighbors and I are friendly. We always say "hello." = (It neighborhood) (They = houses) (They = my neighbors) (We = my neighbors and I) B. Find the personal pronouns in the postcard. What noun does each one replace? C. Write a postcard to a pen pal. Tell him or her about your neighborhood. 10 Project o Make a brochure for your neighborhood. List stores, restaurants, services, parks, etc. وزارة التعليم Ministry 2ucation 2024-1446 SG_01_COMBO_TEXT_2024.indb 62 29/4/24 11:31 PM

O 11 Form, Meaning and Function Comparative and Superlative Forms of Adjectives The Comparative Use adjective + -er or more + adjective to make the comparative. The hotel is tall. The subway is convenient. The hotel is taller than the office buildings. The subway is more convenient than the bus. Note: The comparative is often used with than. The Superlative Use the + adjective + -est or the most + adjective to make the superlative. The hotel is the tallest building in the city. The subway is the fastest transport in the city. Formation It is also the most modern. It is also the most convenient. Use -er or -est for one-syllable adjectives and adjectives that end in y; for example, busy-busier-busiest. Use more or most for longer adjectives. Spelling Rules: Most adjectives: old-older-oldest Adjectives ending in e: nice-nicer-nicest Adjectives ending in y: easy-easier-easiest Adjectives ending in one vowel followed by one consonant: big-bigger-biggest, hot-hotter-hottest. Some adjectives have irregular comparative and superlative forms. good-better-the best bad-worse-the worst A. Complete the sentences with the comparative or superlative forms of the adjectives in parentheses. Use the before superlatives. 1. Gino's Restaurant has 2. I think that the pizza at Roma's is 3. The bookstore is 4. Summer is (good) pizza in town. (good) than Gino's. (popular) than the library. (hot) and (dry) time of the year. (bad) food in town. 5. Don't eat there. That restaurant has 6. My room is 7. The supermarket is much 8. The park is (quiet) room in the house. I can't hear any noise. (big) than the convenience store. (beautiful) in the spring than in the winter. B. Work with a partner. Disagree with the following statements. ? A: The health club is older than the school. (new) B: No, it isn't. It's newer. 1. The Amazon is longer than the Nile. (short) 2. Buses are faster than trains. (slow) 3 3. The city is quieter than the town. (noisy). 4. China is bigger than Canada. (small) 5. Roma's pizza is better than Gino's. (bad) 6. Cities are cleaner than towns. (dirty) وزارة التعليم Ministry of Education 2024-1446 SG_01_COMBO_TEXT_2024.indb 63 63 29/4/24 11:31 PM