Escolar Documentos
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Week: 3rd
TECHNICAL ENGLISH I
DEGREES
OF
COMPARISON
are divided
COMPARATIVE
FORM
into two
SUPERLATIVE
FORM
is used
TO COMPARE
INDIVIDUAL NOUNS
GROUPS OF NOUNS
could
be
TWO ANIMALS,
TWO PLACES,
TWO THINGS,
TWO HISTORICAL EVENTS,
TWO PEOPLE,ETC.
could be
TWO GROUPS OF ANIMALS,
TWO GROUPS OF PLACES,
TWO GROUPS OF THINGS,
TWO GROUPS OF HISTORICAL EVENTS,
TWO GROUPS OF PEOPLE,ETC.
OLD (ADJECTIVE)
:OLDER
I am 20.
Sandra is OLDER
than Marcia.
P
E
O
P
L
E
I am 23.
MARCIA
SANDRA
FRIENDLY (ADJECTIVE)
:FRIENDLIER
We are friendlier
than them.
P
E
O
P
L
E
WE
THEY
INTELLIGENT (ADJECTIVE)
:MORE INTELLIGENT
A
N
I
M
A
L
S
MONKEYS
DOLPHINS
BIG (ADJECTIVE)
:BIGGER
The elephant is
bigger than the lion.
A
N
I
M
A
L
S
LION
ELEPHANT
RULES
ADJECTIVE
COMPARATIVE FORM
old
cheap
older than
cheaper than
Adjectives ending in - e:
Add -r
fine
late
finer than
later than
fat
slim
thin
fatter than
slimmer than
thinner than
Two
syllable
adjectives
ending in - y :
-ier
happy
happier than
Longer adjectives:
Add more
boring
interesting
Irregular adjectives:
( pueden variar totalmente su
escritura )
good
bad
far
better than
worse than
farther / further than
MOTHER
My mother is the
TALLEST in our
family.
is used
TO ENHANCE
AN INDIVIDUAL NOUN
A GROUP OF NOUNS
in a
into
Group of Nouns
Many groups of Nouns
BEAUTIFUL (ADJECTIVE)
: MOST BEAUTIFUL
Iquitos is the most
beautiful place in the
Peruvian jungle.
P
L
A
C
E
S
PERU
IQUITOS
CHEAP (ADJECTIVE)
:CHEAPEST
$1,150
T
H
I
N
G
S
$1,000
$1,990
That computer is
the cheapest of
the three.
FAST (ADJECTIVE)
:FASTEST
Cheetahs are the
fastest animals of
the world.
A
N
I
M
A
L
S
CHEETAHS
POPULAR (ADJECTIVE)
:MOST POPULAR
Ceviche is the most
popular typical food
in Peru.
F
O
O
D
CEVICHE
RULES
ADJECTIVE
SUPERLATIVE FORM
old
cheap
the oldest
the cheapest
Adjectives ending in - e:
Add -st
fine
late
the finest
the latest
fat
slim
thin
the fattest
the slimmest
the thinnest
Two
syllable
adjectives
ending in - y :
-iest
happy
the happiest
Longer adjectives:
Add most
boring
interesting
good
bad
far
the best
the worst
the farthest / furthest
Irregular adjectives:
(pueden variar totalmente su
escritura)
REMEMBER:
Debes revisar las reglas para convertir los adjetivos a su forma COMPARATIVA
(er para adjetivos cortos y more para adjetivos de 2 ms slabas). No olvides
que la palabra THAN est presente casi siempre que se trate de la forma
Comparativa de los adjetivos.
Estudia las reglas para convertir los adjetivos a su forma SUPERLATIVA (est
para adjetivos cortos y most para adjetivos de 2 ms slabas). No olvides
que el artculo THE se coloca siempre antes del adjetivo en la forma Superlativa.
Practica un poquito todos los das utilizando los materiales del curso y las
actividades de tu libro All Star, las cuales deben ser dosificadas de acuerdo al
horario que has establecido para el estudio del curso.
Participa en el foro. Ingresa la Sala de Conferencias.
Utiliza los Enlaces Interesantes y Bibliogrficos, as como la Biblioteca Virtual del
Curso.
Si tienes dudas consulta constantemente. Puedes hacerlo va E-mail o a travs
del Foro.
Revisa siempre el significado y la pronunciacin de las palabras nuevas en tu
diccionario.
Autoevala
tus
conocimientos
empleando
el
material
AUTOEVALUACIONES.