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    Unit 3 World Cities

    Geography / Nature

    An Island

    A Desert

    A Coast

    A Hill

    A Plain

    A Forest

    A Mountain

    A Border

    A River

    The Mouth of a
    River

    A Beach

    A Harbor

    Weather (conditions)

    The Sea

    A Bay

    A Lake

    Climate
    2

    Civilization

    State (California)

    Building

    Bridge

    People

    An Immigrant

    An Inhabitant

    A Population

    Adjectives
    Multicultural
    Mixed
    Enormous

    Well-known
    Outdoor
    Spectacular
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    Country
    Mexico Mexican
    Australia Australian
    Brazil Brazilian
    United States American
    Canada Canadian
    Italy Italian
    Korea Korean
    Africa African
    Russia Russian

    Place Adjective
    Japan Japanese
    China Chinese
    Thailand Thai
    Greece Greek
    France French
    Germany German

    Spain Spanish
    Britain British
    Ireland Irish
    Scotland Scottish
    Poland Polish
    Denmark Danish

    Describing Location
    Its in the middle of the
    country.
    Its on the east coast.
    Its in the mountains.
    Its on the Hawkesbury River.

    Its in the north/south/east/west


    of the country.
    Its between Brisbane and
    Cairns.
    Its about 93 miles west of
    Sydney.

    Grammar
    Comparing
    Comparative sentences compare two people or objects.
    Moon Rock is smaller than Pittsville. (adjective + -er for short
    adjectives)
    Sydney is more beautiful than Pittsville. (more + adjective for
    longer adjectives = usually two or more syllables).
    Superlative
    Superlative sentences compare more than two people or
    objects.
    Moon Rock is the smallest city. (adjective + -est for short
    5
    adjectives)

    Adjective
    Small
    Big
    Nice
    Dirty
    Beautiful

    Comparative
    Smaller than
    Bigger than
    Nicer than
    Dirtier than
    More beautiful than

    Superlative
    The
    The
    The
    The
    The

    smallest
    biggest
    nicest
    dirtiest
    most beautiful

    Exceptions to the Rule


    Good
    Bad
    Far

    Better
    Worse
    Farther / further

    The best
    The worst
    The farthest / the
    furthest

    Sydney is a better place for a vacation than Mon Rock. (two places)
    Sydney is the best place for a vacation. (more than two places)
    Useful phrases
    Where are you from?
    Whereabouts in Australia?
    Is it near Sydney?
    Whats it like?

    Im from Australia.
    A place called Brisbane.
    No, it isnt. its in the north.
    Its nice. Its a big city and its very near
    the coast
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