Describing and comparing places

1. Seeing the world
Lesson 3
2n ESO 19-20

2. Special things you did during Christmas
Decorate the fir tree
Make a homemade gift
Make the Tió poo
Bake cookies
Open your Christmas gifts
Have dinner with your family
Go to the movies
Sleep a lot
How many more can you think of?

3. What did you do / did not do for Christmas?

4. What did you do for Christmas?
• What time….?
• Where…?
• When…?
• Did you…?
• Who?
• Why?

5. ADJECTIVES TO DESCRIBE PLACES
Where can you enjoy….
A peaceful /
relaxing holiday? Wonderful weather? A lively disco?
Extraordinary mountains? An elegant hotel?
A calm
sea?
Tasty food?

6. But on holidays you can also experience…
A terrible storm
A rough sea
Frightening adventuresA dull day

7. high higher the
highest
short shorter the
shortest
small smaller the
smallest
fast faster the fastest
One-syllable adjectives form their comparative
and superlative by adding –er and –est
Comparing one syllable adjectives

8. -One syllable adjectives ending CVC  C doubled:
Big – bigger – the biggest
Fat – fatter – the fattest
- Final –e  only –r or –st are added:
wide – wider – the widest
- C+ y  –y is replaced by –ier in comparative and –
iest
dry – drier – the driest
Spelling changes

9. Two-syllable adjectives can be divided into groups:
-Those ending in –y, take –er or –est.
lucky – luckier - the luckiest
pretty – prettier – the prettiest
-Those ending in –ful, -less, -ing or –ed add more or
the most.
careful – more careful – the most careful
careless – more careless – the most careless
Comparing two-syllable adjectives

10. Adjectives of three or more syllables form the comparative and
superlative by putting more and the most.
Comparing three-syllable adjectives
Adjective Comparative Superlative
interesting more interesting the most interesting
intelligent more intelligent the most intelligent
exciting more exciting the most exciting
frightening more frightening the most frightening

11. IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES
good better the best
bad worse the worst
far farther
further
the farthest
the furthest
little less the least

12. Some comparisons
• A swamp is____________ (dirty) than a stream.
• A cliff is _______________ (high) than a field.
• A stream is _____________ (clean) than the ground
• A sea is _________(deep) than a stream.
• A glacier is ___________ (cold) than a rainforest.
• A canyon is ___________ (hot) than a glacier.
• A harbour is __________ (ugly) than a scenary.

13. Comparing different places, animals and
things
Madrid New York Expensive / far /big
New York Albacete Dull / dangerous /
lively / beautiful
Indian food English food Tasty /good / worse
A cow A tiger Frightening /fast
An ocean A bathtub Deep /calm / rough

14. + Who in this class
is the…
Oldest / youngest / tallest / best at sports /
funniest / happiest / most creative / the best
listener
I disagree, I think that
_________ is ______ thanBECAUSE….

17. stone / pillow
Gassol / Messi Maradiona / Guardiola
Barcelona / New York

18. +
ENOUGH / Suficientemente
• ADJECTIVE + ENOUGH + INFINITIVE WITH TO
• He is not rich enough to buy a car.
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19. +
As… as / tan… como
I can be as happy as a horse.

20. +
Too / demasiado

21. +
Geography vocabulary
Cliff
Field Rainforest
StreamHarbour

22. +
Geography vocabulary 2
Canyon Swamp
Scenary
Glacier
Coast
Ground

23. TOEFL ACTIVITY 3
Brochures about amazing hotels

24. MY IDEAL HOTEL
Trabajais en grupos de tres para
elaborar UN FOLLETO
Para el borrador, cada uno de vosotros
es responsable de dos de las preguntas
de la diapositive siguiente.
Presentar el folleto tiene una nota total
de 7 puntos (los otros tres
corresponden a la lectura de “Amazing
Hotels”)
• 2 p - por usar comparativos y
superlativos de forma correcta.
• 2 p - por utilizar el vocabulario de la
lección 3.
• 3 p - por usar un language que invite
a visitor vuestro hotel.

25. What is its name?
1. Where is it located?
2. What is the weather
like
3. Why is it worth
staying there?
4. What can you see
from your window?
5. What can you do
there?
6. How much does it
cost?
MY IDEAL HOTEL
BROCHURE

26. What do you need to write a good brochure?
You need to persuade your reader
• Direct language – Enjoy the wonderful weather!
• Use exclamation marks – Enjoy the wonderful weather!
• Use a lot of positive adjectives – Enjoy the wonderful weather!
• Use a lot of superlatives – This is the most lively city in the world
• Comparatives can be helpful – There is more snow here than in any
other resort in Europe

27. 0. Find an original Name and a picture
• The Rocket hotel
• The Mont Blanc Skiing hotel
• The Sleeping Beauty hotel
• The Manhattan View Luxury hotel

28. 1. Where is it
located?
• It is located in the moon! The
farthest hotel you can visit!
• There are more roller coasters
and other attractions than in
Paris!
• It is located in the most lively
city in the world.
• Do you like skiing? This is the
best skiing resort in Europe, in
the highest mountain.

29. 2. What is the
weather like?
• There is no atmosphere,
so you need a spacesuit
• Enjoy the cold weather
of the Mont Blanc, with
more snow than in any
other mountain!
• Enjoy our swimming
pool and the best
beaches in New York’s
hot summer!
• A wonderful experience
in any weather

30. 3. Why is it worth
staying there?
• It is the most exclusive
hotel in the world.
• The ski slopes are
amazing!
• There is a three star
Michelin restaurant
• There is the most elegant
furniture you can imagine.
• There are Incredible roller
coasters!
• Every bathroom has got a
jacuzzi
• It is good value for money

31. 4. What can you see
from your window?
You can see
• extraordinary mountains
• the earth!
• The liveliest city in the world!
• A wonderful lake
• A beautiful stream
• An impressive cliff
• Wonderful beaches

32. 5. What can you do there?
• You cannot do much, but you are in the moon!
• You can visit Manhattan
• You can ski all day
• You can relax in the jacuzzi
• You can enjoy our tasty food
• You can try all of our roller coasters
• You can go hiking in the wonderful Alps

33. How much does it
cost?
• In high / low season it costs… per
day / week
• A single / double room costs..
• A weekend package costs…
• Breakfast is / is not included
• A suite costs
• A full board for a week costs…

34. Nuria’s example
THE MURAKA
(A real hotel in Maldives)

35. Come to this luxury
two-level residence
with a submerged
bedroom!
It is in Maldives
(Indian ocean). Its
Wonderful weather
and extraordinary
views guarantee the
best holiday.
THE MURAKA
The Muraka is unique.
Enjoy the panoramic
views of the ocean
from your bedroom
and bathroom!
In this exclusive hotel,
you can have a drink in its
underwater bar; sail on
your private boat; enjoy a
24-hour butler service,
have a private chef
A cool experience for
$50,000 per night