The main objectives of the unit

What ...like?

Comparatives and superlatives.

Synonyms and antonyms.

What... Like?Form

She is very patientThey are very kind

Wonderful. We swim a lot

Ok, but some were dirty

Like?Is your teacherAre his parents

Was your holidayWere the beaches

What

What... Like?

• What....like? means ‘describe somebody or something. Tell me

about them. I don’t know anything about them.’

• Like in this question is a preposition not a verb:

“what’s Jim like?”

“He’s intelligent and kind, and he has got lovely blue eyes.”

• In the following like is verb:( ask about preference)

What does Jim like? He likes cars and tennis

• How is your father? He is fine. ( ask about health)

Examples

• What is your sister like? She is tall and kind.

• What does your sister like? She likes coffee.

Comparative and superlative adjectives

Superlative ComparativeCheapestSmallestbiggest

CheaperSmallerbigger

CheapSmall

big

Short adjectives

FunniestEarliestheaviest

FunnierEarlierheavier

FunnyEarlyheavy

Adjectives that end in -y

most carefulMost boring

Most expensiveMost interesting

More carefulMore boring

More expensiveMore interesting

CarefulBoring

Expensiveinteresting

Adjectives with two syllabels or more

FurthestBest

worst

furtherBetterworse

FarGoodbad

Irregular adjectives

Comparative and superlative adjectivesUses

1- we use comparatives to compare one thing, person, or

action with another.

She is( much )taller than me.

London is( much) more expensive than Rome.

2- we use superlatives to compare something or somebody

with the whole group.

She is the tallest in the class.

It is the most expensive hotel in the world.

Comparative and superlative adjectivesUses

3- As..... As shows that something is the same or equal.

Jim is as tall as peter.

I am as worried as you are.

4- Not as/so....as shows that something is not the same or

equal.

She is not as tall as her mother.

My car was not so expensive as yours.

Let’s practice P. 47

Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms:

Words that are the same or similar in meaning.

Antonyms:

Are words that are opposite in meaning.

wealthy

modern

brilliant

generous

messy

fed up

brilliant

modern

wealthy

messy

generous

rich

new

wonderful

kind

untidy

P. 53

down past over

out of across

through out of

up in to