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New is the year, new are the hopes and the aspirations, new is the resolution, new are the spirits and forever my warmest wishes are for you. Have a promising and fulfilling new year. I also wish all your dreams become true and I hope you learn a lot of English this year. 2 Nieto

boutique Sports store Music store Clothes store Shoe store Candy store Gift shop Beauty salon Toy store 3 Nieto

Book shop Beach wear Ice cream parlor Optician Movie theater Coffee shop Video arcade Fast food area Parking lot 4 Nieto

Shopping in big stores is better than shopping by catalogue. Shopping in big stores is worse than in small ones. Shopping by Internet is cheaper than in malls. People thinks that prices are higher in some malls. $ $ 5 Nieto

WRITE ON YOUR NOTEBOOK Usamos comparativos para comparar personas, animales, objetos o cosas. TIPO DE ADJETIVO FORMACION EJEMPLOS Adjetivos con una sola sílaba se agrega This dress is cheaper than that one. Cheap, short -er + than This cap is smaller than that one. Adjetivos con una sola sílaba duplique la Those shoes are bigger than these ones. los cuales terminan en consonante- consonante T-shirts are cooler than shirts. vocal-consonante: final+ -er+ than big, hot Adjetivos que terminan en “Y” cambian la “Y” Sandals are dirtier than the tennis shoes easy, pretty (2 sílabas) a “i”+ -er + than The blouse is prettier than the sweater. Formas comparativas irregulares better than Those jeans are better than these ones. Para good y well use better worse than That hat is worse than the pink one. Para bad use worse Today, I’m better than yesterday. La palabra “more” es usada con adjetivos de dos o más sílabas y con adverbios que tienen el sufijo -ly careful, beautiful, quickly You should be more careful with your things. R U L E S 6 Nieto

$3,000$1,200 The red car is cheap.The blue car is cheaper. The blue car is ____________________________ the red car. The red car is small.The blue car is smaller. The blue car is _________________________________ the red one. The red car is light. The blue car is lighter. The blue car is _______________________________ the red one. cheaper than smaller than lighter than 7 Nieto

. This T-shirt is ________________________ that shirt. cool I think Geography is ____________________ English. easy. This skirt is ______________________ that dress. nice The student is _________________________ the teacher. short These pants are _______________________ those jeans. ugly I think Madonna is pretty butBritney Spears is ____________________her. pretty shorter than nicer than cooler than uglier than easier than prettier tan 8 Nieto

The police officer is __________________________ the carpenter. thin The green cap is _____________________ the red one. big A ten is ________________________ an eight good. A five is __________________________ a six. bad The sandals are ________________________ the tennis shoes dirty An I-Pod is ______________________ a record player trendy dirtier than trendier than thinner than bigger than better than worse than 9 Nieto

Read the examples and complete the sentences. 1.- The green shoes are pretty. The white boots are ____________________the black shoes. 2.- The blue skirt is ugly. The pink skirt is ________________________ the blue skirt. 3.- The white boots are trendy. The green shoes are ________________________ the white boots. prettier than uglier than trendier than 10 Nieto

1.- Black bags are prettier than the gray ones. 2.- A small watch is nicer than a big one. The word ones in sentence 1 refers to ____________ The word one in sentence 2 refers to _____________ gray bags a big watch The word ________ substitutes a single object. The word ________ substitutes a plural object. one ones ? These boots. Those boots. Excuse me. Are these boots more expensive than those ? This cap. That cap. 1.- This refers to a singular object that is near 2.- That refers to singular object that is far. 3.- These refers to plural objects that are near. 4.- Those refers to plural objects that are far. 11 Nieto

L E T ’ S P R A C T I C E 1.- The red sweater is ________________ the pink ______. (warm) 2.- These sweaters are ___________________ those ________. (nice) 3.- That black jacket is ________________________ than the beige ______. (fashionable) 4.- ______ these jeans __________________________ those ______ ? No, they _________. (expensive) 5.- _____ those shorts _______________ these ______ ? Yes, _______ are. (cheap) warmer than one nicer than ones more fashionable than one Are more expensive than ones aren’t Are cheaper than ones they Write down the comparative form of the word in parenthesis. Complete the sentences or questions with : is or are ; one or ones ; isn’t or aren’t ; they. Complete the explanation with THIS, THAT, THESE or THOSE. We use __________ for an object or person that is far, or that we can point to. We use __________ for an object or person that is near, or that we can touch. We use __________ for objects or persons that are far, or that we can point to. We use __________ for objects or persons that are near, or that we can touch. THAT THIS THOSE THESE 12 Nieto

“The best Denim in the word” and the cheapest. Florida’s Cheapest and Most Stylish Shoes & Boots Store in the Country It’s the newest outlet in the country’s oldest state. 13 Nieto

? Look at the SUPERLATIVE form of short adjectives. What do you notice? It’s the newest outlet. Florida is the oldest state in the U.S.A. Shoe factory is the cheapest shoe store. ADJETIVOS SUPERLATIVOS Usamos adjetivos superlativos para indicar que un objeto o persona de un grupo, está sobresaliendo de una manera particular. This skirt is the nicest. Para formar el superlativo, siga las mismas reglas de los comparativos pero use the….. -est. The blue bag is cheaper than the red one but the white one is the cheapest Para Good and Well use The best. Para Bad use The worst This T-shirt is the best La palabra Most es usada con adjetivos de dos o más silabas antecedido por el artículo The She’s the most beautiful girl I’ve ever seen. 14 Nieto

L E T ’ S P R A C T I C E 1.- Which are ____________ shoes? Those ________. And which ones are ____________________ ? These green ________. 2.- Which bag is __________________ ? The purple __________. And which one is ________________ ? This __________. 3.- Which jacket is ____________________ ? That _________. 4.- Which jeans are _____________________ ? Those ___________. (good) (expensive) (cheap) (formal) (fashionable) (trendy) the best the most expensive the cheapest the most formal the most fashionable the trendiest Write down the SUPERLATIVE form of the word in parenthesis and use ONE or ONES to substitute the item / items. ones ones one one one ones 15 Nieto

Volkswagen 68Corvette 75Limousine 2008Ford The VW is a good car. The Corvette is __________ the VW, but the Limousine is ________- one. better than the best 2.- The red car is small. The yellow one is ___________ the red one and the white one is __________. larger than the largest 3.- The VW is fast, the Limousine is ___________ the VW, but the Corvette is ___________ of them. faster thanthe fastest 4.- The Corvette is old, the VW is __________ the Corvette and the Ford is __________ one. older thanthe oldest 5.- The green car is beautiful, the white one is __________________ the green one, but, I think the yellow car is _________________ of all. more beautiful than the most beautiful CO M P A R E T H E S E C A R S 6.- Which car do you think is ____________________ ? For me, it’s the Limousine. the most comfortable comfortable 7.- Which one do you think is _____________ ? I think it’s the VW. the cheapest cheap 8.- Do you think the green car is ____________________ the yellow one? Yes, I think so. expensive more expensive than 16 Nieto