New Interchange Level IV

The Biggest and The BestUnit 14

The biggest and the best! Geography

Canyon Cliff Swamp Valley Lake Plateau River Sea Hill Mountain Volcano Ocean Desert Forest Plains waterfall

Describing countries Australia is the land of the down under. There’s not pollution

and the beaches are clean and beautiful. Comparison with adjectives

Adjective: large - beautiful Comparative: larger - more beautiful Superlative: the largest – the most beautiful

Which country is larger, Canada or China? Canada is larger than China.

Distance and measurements How far is …. How big is… How high is… How deep is How long is How hot is How cold…

Grand Canyon

The Grand Canyon is a steep-sided canyon carved by the Colorado River in the United States in the state of Arizona. It is largely contained within the Grand Canyon National Park, the 15th national park in the United States. President Theodore Roosevelt was a major proponent of preservation of the Grand Canyon area, and visited it on numerous occasions to hunt and enjoy the scenery. It is considered a Wonder of the Natural World.

Caspian sea

The Caspian Sea is the largest enclosed body of water on Earth by area, variously classed as the world's largest lake or a full-fledged sea.

World’s highest mountainMount Everest

Mount Everest is the world's highest mountain, with a peak at 8,848 metres (29,029 ft) above sea level. It is located in the Mahalangur section of the Himalayas on the Nepal side of Nepal-China (Tibet) border.

The World’s largest desert - Sahara

The Sahara is the world's second largest desert, after Antarctica. At over 9,400,000 square kilometres (3,600,000 sq mi), it covers most of Northern Africa, making it almost as large as Europe or the United States.

The World’s longest river- Nile

The Nile is a major north-flowing river in North Africa, generally regarded as the longest river in the world.

The World’s highest waterfall – Angel falls

Angel Falls is a waterfall in Venezuela. It is the world's highest waterfall, with a height of 979 m (3,212 ft) and a plunge of 807 m (2,648 ft).

The World’s biggest forest preserved

The Amazon Rainforest also known in English as Amazonia or the Amazon Jungle, is a most broadleaf forest that covers most of the Amazon Basin of South America.

Comparisons with adjectives

large larger The largest

COMPARATIVE OF SUPERIORITY

For all adjectives with one syllable For adjectives with two syllables which end

in OW, ER, LE, Y

(adjective + ER) THAN mais do que

mais rico do queJOHN IS RICHER THAN PAUL.

rich

COMPARATIVE OF SUPERIORITY

TODAY IS HOTTTER THAN YESTERDAY.

SUSAN WAS PRETTIIER THAN BETTY.

TODAY THE SKY IS GREYER THANYESTERDAY.

hot

pretty

grey

COMPARATIVE OF SUPERIORITY

COLD → COLDER BIG → BIGGGER LARGE → LARGER NARROW → NARROWER SHALLOW → SHALLOWER CLEVER → CLEVERER GENTLE → GENTLER

COMPARATIVE OF SUPERIORITY

For adjectives with two syllables (NOT ENDING IN OW, ER, LE, Y)

For adjectives with more than two syllables

MORE adjective THAN mais do que

COMPARATIVE OF SUPERIORITY

THE BOOK IS MORE INTERESTINGTHAN THE FILM.

YOUR BROTHER IS MORE HANDSOMETHAN JOHN.

interesting

handsome

COMPARATIVE OF SUPERIORITY

SPECIAL CASES

ADJECTIVES Comparative of superiority

GOOD → BETTER THANBAD → WORSE THANFAR → FARTHER THAN

FURTHER THAN

SUPERLATIVE OF SUPERIORITY For all adjectives with one syllable For adjectives with two syllables which end in OW,

ER, LE, Y

THE (adjective + EST) O,A,(s) mais

John é o cara mais rico da cidade.JOHN IS THE RICHEST GUY OF THE CITY.

SUPERLATIVE OF SUPERIORITY For all adjectives with one syllable For adjectives with two syllables which end in OW,

ER, LE, Y

THE (adjective + EST) O,A,(s) mais

John é o cara mais rico da cidade.JOHN IS THE RICHEST GUY OF THE CITY.

SUPERLATIVE OF SUPERIORITYOntem foi o dia mais quente da semana.YESTERDAY WAS THE HOTTTESTEST DAY OF THE

WEEK.

Este é o exercício mais fácil do livro.THIS IS THE EASIEST EXERCISE OF THE BOOK.

Você é o mais esperto na sua turma?ARE YOU THE SMARTEST IN YOUR GROUP?

SUPERLATIVE OF SUPERIORITY COLD → COLDEST BIG → BIGGGEST LARGE → LARGEST NARROW → NARROWEST SHALLOW → SHALLOWEST CLEVER → CLEVEREST GENTLE → GENTLEST PRETTY → PRETTIIEST

Questions with how..A: How far is Caracas from Maracaibo? B: It’s about ….. Kilometers

A: How big is Maracaibo?B: It’s ….. Square kilometers

A: How high is Pico Bolivar? B. It’s ………. Meters high

A: How deep is Lake Maracaibo?B: It’s about……meters deep.

A: How long is Orinoco River?B: It’s ….. Kilometers long.

A: How hot is Maracaibo in the summer?B: It gets up to ……. Celsius

A: How cold is Maracaibo in December?B: It gets down to about …….Celsius

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How ___________ is the Columbia river?

How ___________ is Korea from China?

How ___________ is the Sahara desert?

How ____________ is the Caspian sea?

How ____________ is your hometown in the summer? Does it get above 35 celsius?

How deep is your love? Bee gees