1. Adjectives & Adverbs Comparative, superlatives and special structures

2. Shorter adjectives

3. Longer adjectives

4. Adjectives with two forms AdjectiveComparativeSuperlative clevercleverer/ more clever the cleverest the most clever Other examples: commonmaturequiet cruelnarrowshallow gentlepleasantsimple likelypolitestupid

5.  good/ well -better - the best  bad/ badly - worse - the worst  little - less - the least  many /much – more - the most  far - farther - the farthest (distance) - further - the furthest (quantity)  near - nearer - the nearest (distance) - the next (order)  late - later - the last / the latter - the latest (until now) o old - older – the oldest - elder – the eldest (same family) Ana Maria Coelho 2010 Irregular forms

6. Gradable Non- gradable/extreme adjectives adjectives

7. Intensifiers

8. Intensifying comparatives Use Much A lot Far Many A bit A little He works ___________ harder than his brother. His home is _________ farther from here than mine. Bankers have ________ more power than politicians. His company has __________ more workers than mine. Ana Maria Coelho 2010

9. so + adjective (that) It was so crowded that I couldn’t go in! so + much/many/few + noun There were so many people that… such a + noun group (that) There was such a huge crowd!

10. 1. His attitude was so noble. 2. She has such an elegant way of dressing / style. 3.His German is so fluent. 3. He speaks German so fluently. 4. He’s such a hard-working man. 5. She is so ugly. 1. He had such a noble attitude. 2. She dresses so elegantly. 3. He speaks German in such a fluent manner. 4. Paul works so hard. 5. Such an ugly woman she is. Ana Maria Coelho 2010

11. Special structures Learning languages has become increasingly useful over time. …more and more useful… The number of people who speak Gaelic has been gradually decreasing over the years. (few)

12. A few examples Our population is becoming… Our debt… Our economy is …

13. Double comparative Ana Maria Coelho 2010 The + comparative …., the + comparative…. The + comparative …., the + comparative…. If you start learning languages early, you’ll learn faster. If you start learning languages early, you’ll learn faster. The earlier you start, The faster you’ll learn.

14. Use this structure to rewrite the following statements: 1.Our world is getting more globalized. English becomes more useful. 2. If you speak it well, you’ll have more advantages. 3. If you use it more often, you’ll learn it faster. 4. If you use it very little, you’ll forget it soon. 5. Learning more languages means more success. Ana Maria Coelho 2010