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SUPERLATIVES Is this statement true or false? We often use the…….est with short adjectives and the most…….with long adjectives SUPERLATIVES hot the hottest ugly the ugliest dangerous the most dangerous

good bad

the best the worst

1. Complete the sentences with the superlative form of these adjectives Dangerous

friendly

hot

low

old

1. Bangkok is the hottes capital city in the world. It has an average temperatura of 25o Celsius (or 77o Fahrenheit) 2. Ámsterdam is two meters (or seven feet) below sea level. It is the -lowest ----------------capital city. 3. People have lived in Damascus since about 6000 B.C. it is --l------the----oldest ------------ capital city. 4. Mogadishu and Cape Town are two of -----the most --dangerous -----------cities in the world. 5. In a survey Tourists said that people in Tokyo and Lisbon were ---the--friendliest -----------people in the world. 2. Choose the correct answers 1. Is Shanghai the more crowded / the most crowded city in the world? 2. Taking a vacation at home is cheaper / the cheapest than going to another country. 3. My trip to Cuba was the better / the best vacation ever. 4. January is usually the coldest / the colder month of the year. 5. Beach vacations are usually more relaxing / the most relaxing than backpacking trips. 3. Complete the conversation with the superlative form of the adjectives in parentheses.

A Helen, you´ve lived in Madrid- when is --------------the best--------- (good) time to visit the city? B Well, It´s very popular all year, but it´s the most crowded ---(crowded) in the summer; so September is a good month. --------------------the highest -------- (high) temperatures are in July and August, so don´t go then. A OK. And where are -----------the ---------------(nice) hotels? B Well, it depends, ---------------------------------(expensive) hotels are near ----------------------(popular) places for Tourists, like the Prado Museum and the Royal Palace. But sometimes ------------------------ (small) places are ------------------------(relaxing). I can research hotels online for you If you like. A Thank you, that´s very kind. My last trip was -------the worst ----------- (bad) week of my life, so I´d really like your advice. 4. Write questions and true answers. 1. who / tall person/ in your family ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ? -----------------------------------------------------------------------------2. where / good place to eat / in your city ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3. what / difficult thing / about learning English ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4. who / friendly person / you know ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------?

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5. what / bad thing / that happened yesterday -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ? -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6. which / polluted city / in your city ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Couldn´t; had to 5. Complete the sentences with couldn´t and had to. A. What was the problem with your vacation? B. Oh, the hotel was completely disorganized. We 1------------------------go to our room when we arrived—we 2 ------------------------------wait about an hour. Then the heating didn´t work, so we 3-------------------------- call reception. A. And was it OK after that? B. No, the engineer 4------------------------ find the problem, so he left. The room was so could that we 5---------------------------- spend all evening in the restaurant. But the food was awful, so we 6---------------------------- eat it. GRAMMAR Review of tenses; Superlatives 1. Correct one mistake in each sentence. 1. I´m American but my grandparents was from Ireland 2. It rains at the moment. 3. I am born in Kyoto, in Japan. 4. My friend isn´t at home last weekend. 5. Last year, I go to China for the fisrt time.

6. We drived to the beach on Sunday. 7. I have visited my brother in Singapure last year. 8. I´ve never travel abroad in my life. 9. Kim isn´t in the office today. She´s been to London. 10. My son goes to be an actor. 2. Match 1-5 with a-f to make questions. 1. What do

a. you sitting right now ?

2. Where are

b. you going to do this evening?

3. Where did

c. your parents born?

4. Which countries have

d. you been to?

5. Where were

e. you go last weekend?

6. What are

f. you do Every weekend?