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C O M P A R A T I V I E S U P E R L A T I V I

Comparativi e superlativi

con aggettivi e avverbi con sostantivi plurali e non numerabili

Comparativo • Tina is taller than Sue. • There are more apples than pears.di maggioranza • Pete speaks more clearly than Alan. • John has more rice than me.

Comparativo • Tina is as tall as Sue. • There are as many apples as pears.di uguaglianza • Pete speaks as clearly as Alan. • John has as much rice as me.

Comparativo • Tina isn’t as/so tall as Sue. • There aren’t as/so many apples asdi uguaglianza • Pete doesn’t speak as/so clearly as pears.negativo Alan. • John doesn’t have as/so much rice

as me.

Comparativo • Tina is less tall than Sue. • There are fewer apples than pears.di minoranza • Pete speaks less clearly than Alan. • John has less rice than me.

Spesso invece del comparativo di minoranza si preferisce usare un verbo alla forma negativa con il comparativo di uguaglianza.• Tina is not as tall as Sue.

Superlativo • Tina is the tallest in her class. • Sara has the most apples.di maggioranza • Pete speaks the most clearly. • John has the most rice.

Superlativo • Tina is the least tall in her class. • Sara has the fewest apples.di minoranza • Pete speaks the least clearly. • John has the least rice.

Con alcuni aggettivi e avverbi il superlativodi minoranza è poco usato. Si preferisce usare un aggettivo/avverbio di significato opposto e il superlativo di maggioranza.• Tina is the shortest in her class.

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I comparativi di maggioranza, uguaglianza e minoranza (Units 26, 27)

WRITING, Part 12. Completa la seconda frase in modo che abbia lo stesso significato della prima. Usa un

massimo di tre parole.0. Jonathan is taller than his sister.

Jonathan’s sister isn’t ___________________ as he is.

1. There are fewer students on the course this year.

There aren’t ___________________ on the course this year.

2. You should study more often than you do.

You don’t study ___________________ you should.

3. The Maths exam was a lot more difficult than the History exam.

The History exam was a lot ___________________ than the Maths exam.

I comparativi di maggioranza, uguaglianza e minoranza / I superlativi (Units 26-28)

1. Osserva i disegni e completa le seguenti frasi usando le parole indicate tra parentesiin un’espressione con il comparativo o con il superlativo. Osserva l’esempio.

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Stuart

Max

4. Paul can’t run _____

_____ Mike.(fast)

5. Kevin is _________

than Jane, but he’s

just _________ her.(young, tall)

6. The whale is ______

_______ mammal in

the world.(big)

0. Max is __________

_______ Stuart.

(short)

1. Luxemburg is

_________ Holland.(small)

2. An MP3 player has

_________ a CD.(memory)

3. Kitty weighs

_________ Rover.(than)

thanshorter

PET

as tall

Kevin

Kitty

Rover

Jane

Paul

Mike

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I comparativi di maggioranza, uguaglianza e minoranza / I superlativi (Units 26-28)4. Helen e Mark stanno progettando una vacanza al mare. Leggi le informazioni sui tre

alberghi e completa il dialogo con le parole indicate tra parentesi usando la forma delcomparativo o del superlativo. Osserva l’esempio.

HELEN: Oh Mark, look! The Silver Sands Hotel has got a swimming pool and a fitness room!

MARK: It has 0) ________________ (facilities) the others, but it’s also a lot

1) __________ (expensive). And, I would prefer to stay in a 2) __________

(small) hotel.

HELEN: Yes, I suppose 3) __________ (money) we spend on the hotel, the more

we can spend on going out. What about Seaview Hotel? It’s 4) __________ (far)

from the beach than the others, but only by 50 m. It hasn’t got 5) __________

(facilities) as the Silver Sands, of course, but we don’t really need a restaurant, do we?

We can eat out.

MARK: That’s right. In fact, I don’t like eating in hotels. How much does it cost at the Seaview?

HELEN: It’s 6) __________ (cheap) of the three; only £55 per night.

MARK: What about the Hotel Marina? It’s 7) __________ (small), so probably it’s more

friendly and personal. And it’s 8) __________ (near) the beach than the Seaview.

HELEN: Well, it’s a little more expensive, too. But it’s got a 9) __________ (high)

star-rating than the Seaview; four as opposed to three, probably because not all

the Seaview rooms have got a bathroom.

MARK: Well, I think the Seaview looks 10) __________ (nice) of the three;

it’s got a private garden.

HELEN: Hmmm! Why don’t we phone and see if they have any vacancies?

MARK: OK.

more facilities than

Star No. of rooms Cost per Facilities Distance rating night for from

double room beachSilver

*****54 £90 bar, 1st class restaurant, 50 m

Sands (all with pool, fitness room, Hotel bathroom and TV) laundry service, car park

Hotel*****

35 £70 bar, restaurant, car park 50 mMarina (all with

bathroom and TV)

Seaview***

40 £55 bar, private garden, 100 mHotel (all with TV, car park

26 with bathroom)

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I comparativi di maggioranza, uguaglianza e minoranza / I superlativi (Units 26-28)5. Gerry sta ripassando la geografia delle isole britanniche per l’interrogazione di doma-

ni. Leggi il testo riportato sul suo libro e completalo con il comparativo o il superlati-vo delle parole indicate tra parentesi. Osserva l’esempio.


The Geography of the British Isles

The British Isles is a group of islands. 0) ______________ (large)

of these islands contains three countries: England, Scotland and Wales

(together these three countries are known as Britain or Great Britain). The second

1) __________ (big) of the British Isles is Ireland, which includes the Republic

of Ireland (also known as Eire) and Northern Ireland, which is part of the United

Kingdom (The United Kingdom of Britain and Northern Ireland).

Most of the land in the British Isles is 2) ___________ (little) than 500 m above

sea level1, and the 3) __________ (low) point is in fact 4 m below sea level2.

4) __________ (high) mountain, Ben Nevis, which is in Scotland, is only 1343 m.

However, this is 5) __________ (high) than England’s Scafell Pike

in the Lake District (978 m). The 6) __________ (long) river in England is also

its 7) ___________ (famous): the Thames (346 km), but it isn’t 8) ___________

(long) in Britain, because the Severn, which has its source3 in Wales

and then flows4 through England to the sea near Bristol, is 9) __________ (long).

No place in the UK is 10) ___________ (far) than 75 miles (120 km)

from the sea.

The largest

1 sopra il livello del mare2 sotto il livello del mare3 sorgente4 scorre

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I comparativi di maggioranza, uguaglianza e minoranza / I superlativi (Units 26-28)6. Leggi le informazioni sulle tre amiche e completa le seguenti frasi con le parole indi-

cate tra parentesi usando la forma del comparativo o del superlativo.

SALLY

✦ is 18 years old

✦ is 1.70 m tall

✦ has got 50 CDs

✦ is learning to play the guitar

✦ plays tennis once a week

✦ reads 20 to 30 books a year

ANNA✸ is 17 years old✸ is 1.60 m tall✸ has got 150 CDs✸ doesn’t play an instrument✸ plays basketball, tennis and

football (almost every day)✸ reads about 10 books a year

JANET✿ is 17 years old✿ is 1.62 m tall✿ has got 90 CDs✿ plays violin and guitar✿ plays hockey once a week✿ reads about 10 books a year

0. Sally is _____________ Anna and Janet. (old)

1. Sally is _____________ of the three. (tall)

2. Anna is not _____________ Janet. (tall)

3. Anna has got _____________ than the others. (CDs)

4. Janet is _____________ of the three. (musical)

5. Anna does _____________ than the others. (sport)

6. Anna and Janet don’t read _____________ Sally. (books)

I comparativi di maggioranza, uguaglianza e minoranza / I superlativi (Units 26-28)7. Rileggi le schede delle ragazze e le frasi dell’esercizio 6 e aggiungi, quando possibile,

una delle parole suggerite. In alcuni casi più di una soluzione è corretta.

older than

a bit a little a lot slightly much far nearly quite

0. __________________________________________________________________

1. __________________________________________________________________

2. __________________________________________________________________

3. __________________________________________________________________

4. __________________________________________________________________

5. __________________________________________________________________

6. __________________________________________________________________

Sally is a bit / a little / slightly older than Anna and Janet.

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I comparativi di maggioranza / I superlativi (Units 26, 28)USE OF ENGLISH, Part 28. Leggi il testo della brochure che illustra l’offerta di una vacanza-studio in Irlanda e

completa ogni spazio con una parola (una sola). Osserva l’esempio.

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All our schools provide 0) _______highest quality of teaching andaccommodation, in some of the mostbeautiful cities 1) _______ Europe.

Ireland is the perfect place to learnEnglish and it’s probably not 2) ______expensive as you think! In fact, it costs3) _______ than studying in England,and it doesn’t take nearly as long to getthere 4) _______ it does to get toAmerica or Australia. And in Ireland we use the 5) _______ money as you do in Italy: so there’s no need to change your euros.

Ireland is, of course, famous for itsbeautiful green countryside, so it’s idealif you just want to relax and enjoy the

natural environment in your free-time.

But that’s not all. Ireland has 6) _______ more to offer than youmight think. Ireland’s cities offer some of 7) _______liveliest social scenes, with pubs, clubs, cinemas, discos, live concerts and much, much more. You can meet Irish people and chat with them over a glass of Guinness,probably the 8) _______ famous beer in the world.

Irish people are 9) _______ as famous for their friendliness as they are

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