ASSISTANCE LEVEL 2, UNIT 4

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DESCRIBING HOTELS

COMPARING HOTELS

SUPERLATIVES

Use: 
Use the superlative form to describe something that is greater than any other thing.
The Amazon is the longest river in the world.
Helen is the most intelligent student in the class.

Form:
1)            Write the before all superlatives.

2)            If an adjective is short and has one syllable, addest to the end. If it ends in e already, just add st.
                tall          =>           the tallest                           nice        =>           the nicest
                thick      =>           the thickest                        late        =>           the latest

2)            If an adjective ends in one vowel and one consonant, write the consonant again, then write est. But never write a w twice.
                big          =>           the biggest                         new       =>           the newest (NOT newwest)
                thin        =>           the  thinnest                      slow       =>           the slowest (NOT slowwest)
                slim        =>           the slimmest

The biggest cat in the world is the lion.

3)            If an adjective has two syllables and ends in y, change the y to i and add est. 
                funny    =>           the funniest                       silly         =>           the silliest
                
It’s the silliest film I’ve ever seen!

4)            For other adjectives with two or more syllables, DON’T add est. Write most before the adjective.
                interesting          =>           the mostinteresting      surprising            =>           the mostsurprising
                                
                It’s the most interesting book I’ve ever read.

5)            Some adjectives have irregular superlative forms. These are listed below.
                good      =>           the best
                bad        =>           the worst
                far          =>           the furthest

6)            a) In is often (but not always) used after a superlative adjective to describe where this statement is true.
                London is the biggest city in England.
                Everest is the highest mountain in the world.

                My brother is the tallest person in my family.


SUPERLATIVES EXERCISE

Complete the questions.
Use the superlative form of the adjectives in brackets.

Principio del formulario

1.  Who is the (tall) person in your family?

2.  What is the(good) actor/actress in holliwood?

3.  What is the(cold) month of the year in your country?

4.  What's the(dangerous) animal in the world?

5.  Who is the (attractive) person that you know?

6.  Where are the (nice) beaches in your country?

7.  Which is the (expensive) thing you bought in your life?.

8.  What was the (beautiful) day of your life?

SUPERLATIVES TEST

VIDEO ACTIVITY. 

CHECKING IN AT THE HOTEL

THE NEXT SENTENCES CONTAIN FALSE INFORMATION ABOUT THE VIDEO. PLEASE WATCH THE VIDEO AND  CORRECT THEM.

1.- HIS ROOM NUMBER IS 1001

2.- HIS ROOM IS ON FLOOR 13th

3.- HE HAS A GREAT VIEW OF THE CITY

4.- THE RESTAURANT IS LOCATED ON THE 5^TH FLOOR.

5.- BREAKFAST IS SERVED BETWEEN 5 AND 11 AM.

NOW WATCH THE VIDEO