1. COMPARISON
SLIDE 1
TEACHER: Kátia Rosa

2. AS COMPARAÇÕES PODEM SER
• DE IGUALDADE
•DE SUPERIORIDADE
• INFERIORIDADE
•SUPERLATIVA

3. 1.HE IS AS
INTELLIGENT AS
HER SISTER
2. SHE IS MORE
INTELLIGENT THAN

4. 3. THE CITY CENTRE
WAS LESS
CROWDED THAN
USUAL

5. 4.SHE IS THE MOST
INTELLIGENT GIRL IN
HER FAMILY

6. COMPARATIVO DE
IGUALDADE

7. AS...AS
•NA FORMA
AFIRMATIVA
USAMOS
AS....AS

8. AS...AS/SO....AS
• NAS FRASES
NEGATIVAS PODEMOS
USAR AS DUAS
FORMAS
COMPARATIVAS :
AS..AS OU SO..AS

9. IT´S NOT WARM,
BUT IT ISN´T SO/AS
COLD AS
YESTERDAY

10. COMPARATIVO
DE
SUPERIORIDADE

11. HOW WILL WE TRAVEL? BY CAR OR BY
TRAIN?
• LET´S GO BY CAR. IT´S
CHEAPER
• DON´T GO BY TRAIN. IT´S MORE
EXPENSIVE
CHEAPER – MORE EXPENSIVE

12. THE COMPARATIVE FORM ARE
ER OR MORE
• IT´S CHEAPER TO GO BY CAR
THAN BY TRAIN

13. GOING BY TRAIN IS MORE
EXPENSIVE THAN GOING BY
CAR

14. WE USE ER:
1. FOR SHORT WORDS (ONE
SYLLABLE)
LARGE – LARGER
FAST – FASTER
SHORT – SHORTER

15. THIS HOUSE IS LARGER
THAN THAT ONE

16. • FUSCA IS FASTER THAN
BRASÍLIA

17. WE USE IER
1. FOR TWO SYLLABLE WORDS
THAT END IN Y:
2. LUCKY – LUCKIER
3. EASY –EASIER
4. EARLY – EARLIER
5. PRETTY - PRETTIER

18. • CAROL IS LUCKIER THAN
PAUL
• THIS EXERCISE IS EASIER
THAN THE FIRST ONE
• TODAY I WAKE UP EARLIER
THAN YESTERDAY

19. DOBRA CONSOANTE FINAL E
ACRESCENTA ER
• ADJETIVOS CVC
• FAT
• THIN
• BIG
• HE IS FATTER THAN JÔ
SOARES

20. USE ER OR MORE WITH SOME TWO-
SYLLABLE ADJECTIVE, ESPECIALLY:
• CLEVER
• NARROW
• SHALLOW
• SIMPLE

21. • THIS EXERCISE IS SIMPLER THAN THE
LAST ONE
• THIS EXERCISE IS MORE SIMPLE
THAN THE LAST ONE

22. WE USE MORE
1. FOR LONGER WORDS ( TWO
SYLLABLES OR MORE)
• MORE EXPENSIVE
• MORE COMFORTABLE
• MORE SERIOUS
• MORE CAREFULLY
• MORE SLOWLY

23. YOU ARE MORE PATIENT THAN
ME

24. CAN YOU WALK A BIT MORE
SLOWLY?

25. THE EXAM WAS QUITE
DIFFICULT, MORE DIFFICULT
THAN I EXPECTED

26. IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES
A FEW ADJECTIVES AND
ADVERBS HAVE IREGULAR
COMPARATIVE FORMS:

27. • GOOD/WELL -----------BETTER
• BAD/ BADLY-------------WORSE
• FAR --------FARTHER OR
FURTHER

28. FURTHER/FARTHE
R
IT´S A LONG WALK FROM
HERE TO THE PARK,
FURTHER/FARTHER
THAN I THOUGHT (MAIS
DISTANTE)

29. FURTHER (BUT NOT FARTHER)
MORE OR ADDITIONAL
• LET ME KNOW IF YOU HEAR
ANY FURTHER NEWS (ANY
MORE NEWS)

30. OLDER/ELDER
• THE COMPARATIVE OF OLD IS
OLDER
• PODE-SE USAR OLDER OU
ELDER QUANDO SE FALA
SOBRE PESSOAS DA FAMÍLIA

31. MY ELDER/OLDER SISTER
IS FANTASTIC

32. DAVID LOOKS OLDER THAN HE
REALLY IS

33. COMPARATIVO DE
INFERIORIDADE

34. LESS ...THAN
• SHE IS LESS CLEVER THAN
MY BROTHER

35. BEFORE COMPARATIVES YOU CAN
USE:
• MUCH
• A LOT
• FAR
• A BIT
• A LITTLE
• SLIGHTLY

36. LET´S GO BY CAR. IT´S MUCH CHEAPER

37. HOW DO YOU FEEL? MUCH BETTER,
THANKS

38. DON´T GO BY TRAIN. IT´S A LOT MORE
EXPENSIVE(MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE)

39. COULD YOU SPEAK A BIT MORE
SLOWLY (A LITTLE MORE SLOWLY)

40. THIS BAG IS SLIGHTLY HEAVIER
THAN THE OTHER ONE

41. HER ILLNESS WAS FAR MORE SERIOUS
THAN WE THOUGHT AT FIRST
(MUCH MORE SERIOUS)
( A LOT MORE SERIOUS)

42. EXERCISE
1. COMPLETE THE SENTNCES USING A
COMPARATIVE FORM (OLDER/MORE
IMPORTANT)
A. IT´S TOO NOISY HERE. CAN WE GO
SOMEWHERE____________
B. THIS COFFEE IS VERY WEAK. I LIKE IT A
BIT__________
C. THE HOTEL WAS SURPRISINGLY BIG. I
EXPECTED IT TO BE_____________

43. D. THE HOTEL WAS SURPRISINGLY CHEAP. I
EXPECTED IT TO BE._______________
E. THE WEATHER IS TOO COLD HERE.I´D LIKE TO
LIVE SOMEWHERE____________
F. MY JOB IS A BIT BORING SOMETIMES. I´D LIKE
TO DO SOMETHING______________
G. IT´S A PITY YOU LIVE SO FAR AWAY. I WISH
YOU LIVED_____________

44. H. I WAS SURPRISED HOW EASY IT WAS TO USE
THE COMPUTER. I THOUGHT IT WOULD
BE______________
I. YOUR WORK ISN´T VERY GOOD. I´M SURE
YOU CAN DO__________________
J. DON´T WORRY. THE SITUATION ISN´T SO BAD.
IT COULD BE_____________
K. YOU ARE TALKING VERY LOUDLY. CAN YOU
SPEAK A BIT__________

45. L. YOU WERE A BIT DEPRESSED YESTERDAY, BUT
YOU LOOK_________TODAY

46. 1
A. QUIETER
B. STRONGER
C. SMALLER
D. MORE EXPENSIVE
E. WARMER/ HOTTER
F. MORE INTERSTING/ MORE EXCITING
G. NEARER
H. MORE DIFFICULT/ MORE COMPLICATED
I. BETTER
J. WORSE
K. MORE QUIETLY
L. HAPPIER/ MORE CHEERFUL

47. 2. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING
AS...AS:
A) MY SALARY IS HIGH, BUT YOURS IS HIGHER.
MY SALARY ISN´T_______________
B) IT´S STILL COLD, BUT IT WAS COLDER
YESTERDAY. IT ISN´T____________

48. 2
A. MY SALARY ISN´T AS HIGH AS YOURS
B. IT ISN´T AS COLD AS IT WAS YESTERDAY.

49. 3. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING
AS...AS+ THE FOLLOWING:
BAD, COMFORTABLE, FAST, LONG, OFTEN,
QUIETLY, SOON, WELL, WELL-QUALIFIED
A) I´M SORRY I´M LATE. I GOT
HERE_____________ I COULD
B) IT WAS A DIFFICULT QUESTION. I ANSWERED
IT ___________________ I COULD

50. C) HOW LONG CAN I STAY WITH YOU? YOU CAN
STAY________ YOU LIKE
D) I NEED THE INFORMATION QUICKLY, SO LET
ME KNOW_______________POSSIBLE
E) I LIKE TO KEEP FIT, SO I GO
SWIMMING____________I CAN
F) I DIDN´T WANT TO WAKE ANYBODY, SO I
CAME IN ___________________I COULD

51. USE JUST AS...AS
G. I´M GOING TO SLEEP ON THE FLOOR.
IT´S___________THE BED
H. WHY DID HE GET THE JOB RATHER THAN ME?
I´M _________________HIM
I. AT FIRST I THOUGHT HE WAS NICE, BUT
REALLY HE´S___________EVERYBODY ELSE.

52. 3
3.
A. AS WELL AS
B. AS LONG AS
C. AS SOON AS
D. AS OFTEN AS
E. AS QUIETLY AS
F. JUST AS COMFORTABLE AS
G. JUST AS QUALIFIED AS
H. JUST AS BAD AS