UNIT 3: WILD LIFE
LESSON 3: LANGUAGE FOCUS -
SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES
KIM’S GAME
beautiful ugly big intelligent
friendly strong dangerous
Which are beautiful?
Which are ugly?
Is a snake more beautiful than a
bear?
Which is the most beautiful?
Comparison: superlative adjectives
SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES-SO SÁNH NHẤT
+ The usage:
Superlative adjectives: are used to describe an object which is at the upper or
lower limit of a quality (the tallest, the smallest, the fastest, the highest). They are
used in sentences where a subject is compared to a group of objects.
+ Form:
In the example below, "biggest" is the
superlative form of the adjective "big":
AB C
B is bigger than C, but A is the biggest.
Short adjectives: one-syllable adjectives
Eg: tall, big, hot, large, old,...
S + BE + THE ADJ + est
Short adjectives
1-syllable adjectives old, fast
2-syllable adjectives ending in -y happy, easy
RULE: add "-est" old → the oldest
Variation: if the adjective ends in -e, just add -st large → the largest
Variation: if the adjective ends in consonant, vowel, big → the biggest
consonant, double the last consonant
Variation: if the adjective ends in -y, change the y to i happy → the happiest
The adjectives good, bad and far have irregular comparatives and superlatives:
good better best
bad worse worst
far farther/further farthest/furthest
Eg: It was the happiest day of my life.
That’s the best film I have seen this year.
Long adjectives: two-syllable adjectives or more
Eg: modern, expensive, pleasant,...
S + BE + THE MOST + ADJECTIVE
Long adjectives
2-syllable adjectives not ending in -y modern, pleasant
all adjectives of 3 or more syllables expensive, intelligent
RULE: use "most" modern → the most modern
expensive → the most expensive
Eg: Peter is the most handsome (person) in the family.
EXERCISE 1: Write the superlative form of the adjectives
the weirdest, the slowest
the rarest, the safest
the ugliest, the prettiest
the biggest, the hottest
the most common
the most expensive
the best
EXERCISE 2: Students read the text, then complete it.
New words:
+ Average (adj) /ˈæv.ər.ɪdʒ/ = common
+ Temperature (n) /ˈtem.prə.tʃər/ = a measure of the warmth or coldness of an object.
+ Explore (v) /ɪkˈsplɔːr/ = search for + Peak (n) /piːk/ = the pointed top of a mountain
+ Mountain (n) /ˈmaʊn.tɪn/
+ Mammal species /ˈmæm.əl/ /ˈspiː.ʃiːz/
EXERCISE 2: Students read the text, then complete it.
hottest warmest
coldest
best
highest
most interesting
EXERCISE 3: Read the Study Strategy. Then write five sentences with
your ideas. Use the adjectives and the topics in the boxes.
good bad boring pretty nice horrible
film star animal team friend place food
Eg: + I think the best food is fried chicken.
+ In my opinion, the most horrible animals are spiders.
EXERCISE 4: Work individually.
Write about their country by using the superlative adjectives.
- Learn by heart all the new words and
structures
- Prepare for next lesson – Vocabulary
and listening
