Bài giảng môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 12 - Unit 13: The 22nd Sea Games - Language focus 2 - Năm 2020

 Chu Van An - May 2020UNIT 13: SEA GAMES LANGUAGE FOCUS 2DOUBLE COMPARISON1- Equal Comparison:	(+) as + A + as 	He is as tall as I (am). (adj)	 He is not as tall as I (am) / me. (adj)He speaks E as quickly as she does. (adv)2 - Comparative Ashort + ER + than	He is shorter than I am.	 He is more handsome than I am.He works harder than I do. He sings more beautifully than I do.Note: She loves her dog more than her mother3 - Superlative THE + Ashort + EST	He is the tallest in my class.	He is the most intelligent of all.She works the hardest.	She sings the most beautifully.Degrees of comparison(-) not + as/so + A + asMORE + Along + thanTHE + MOST + Alongdoes.Revision of comparativeShort adj/ advComparativehardhardershortshortercloseclosergood/ well betterbadworsefarfarther/furtheroldolder / elderLong adj/ advComparativeexpensivemore expensivecomplicatedmore complicated activemore activedifficultmore difficultcarefullymore carefully badlymore badlybusybusierearlyearlierheavyheaviernarrownarrowersimplesimplerQuantifierComparativemuchmoremanymorelittlelessfewfewerGRAMMAR: COMPARISONSCOMPARISONS (Review)Make sentences for the following situations:1. Tom is 1.65m. Bench is 1.65, too. .................................................................................................... .2. Mike speaks English fluently. John speaks English fluently, too. .................................................................................................... .3. black bag: 20.000$. white bag: 25.000$; red bag: 40.000$ - The white bag .................................... the red one.- The black bag .................................... the white and the red one.- The red bag ...................................... the white and the black one.- The black bag ........................................ of all.- The red bag ........................................... of all.Mike speaks English as fluently as John (does).Tom is as tall as Bench (is).is cheaper thanis not as/ so expensive asis more expensive thanis the most expensive is the cheapestE.g.(1) – The weather is hotter and hotter, E.g.(2) – The hotter it is, the more ice cream he eats.DOUBLE COMPARISONSUNDAYMONDAY TUESDAYand the boy gets more and more tired. COMPARATIVE and COMPARATIVEE.g.(1)– The weather is becoming hotter and hotter, and the boy gets more and more tired.DOUBLE COMPARISON=>to describe a continual change in quality/ degree/ number MONDAY TUESDAYSUNDAY Short adj/ adv: Adj/adv-ER AND Adj/adv-ER more and more + long Adj/ advless and less + long Adj/ advLong adj and adverb ending in -LY:more and more + nounNoun: COMPARATIVE and COMPARATIVEVerb: verb more and more.DOUBLE COMPARISON The COMPARATIVE +S + V, the COMPARATIVE +S + VMONDAY TUESDAYSUNDAY=> to say that if one thing changes in quality/ degree/ number , another thing also changes ( the first clause serves as a condition for the second clause).E.g.(2) – The hotter it is, the more ice cream he eats.ABFinding a job is becomingTraveling is becomingAs I waited for my interview, I becameThat hole in your pullover is gettingAs the conversation went on, he becameThe suitcase seemed to getHer English is improving; it’s gettingmore and more nervousbigger and biggermore and more difficultmore and more talkativemore and more expensivebetter and betterheavier and heavier as I carried it upstairsUnit 13: The 22nd Sea Games -Language focus- GrammarExercise 1: MatchingHis visit to New York seemed to get (short) . because he was very busy at work.Eating and traveling in this city is getting (expensive) ..As the day went on, the weather got (bad) . We had to stop the discussion because the question was becoming (complicated) ..Your English is OK now, your pronunciation has got (good) .........Little John is becoming (active) ..As it was getting dark, it was becoming (difficult) ........ to see everything in the house without electricity.I feel happy as my birthday is coming 	(close) Unit 13: The 22nd Sea Games - Language focus - GrammarExercise 2: Completing the sentencesshorter and shortermore and more expensiveworse and worsemore and more complicatedbetter and bettermore and more activemore and more difficultcloser and closerThe warmer the weatherThe more you practice your EnglishThe longer he waitedThe more electricity you useThe more expensive the hotelThe more I got to know himThe more you haveThe faster you will learnThe more impatient he becameThe higher your bill will beThe more I liked himThe better I feelThe more you wantThe better the serviceUnit 13: The 22nd Sea Games -Language focus- GrammarExercise 3: MatchingGrammar: Double comparisonStructure 1:Use: To say that something is changing continuouslyComparative + and + comparative Exercise 1Eating and travelling in this city is getting __________________________. (expensive)2. The prices of consumer goods get _________________ all the time. (high)3. As the day went on, the weather got ________________. (bad)4. Tom writes English ________________________. (carelessly)5. Tim sings ________________________. (beautifully)6. As I waited for my interview, I became ___________________. (nervous)more and more expensivehigher and higherworse and worsemore and more nervousmore and more carelessly more and more beautifully. Activity 1: Gap-filling Fill in the blanks with the double comparison of one of the words in the box.The rain was heavier and heavier and it became (1) .. to play because of the slippery surface. No matter how hard we tried, we couldn’t score. When one of our players were sent off for a foul, our situation got (2) . . ..... Suddenly, the rain stopped and the sun began to climb (3) .. . and it was (4) . We got (5) . ... while our opponents were playing (6) .. .. Eventually, they won the game just because we were not used to this kind of weather.badhotdifficulthightiredwellmore and more difficultworse and worsehigher and higherhotter and hottermore and more tiredbetter and betterActivity 3: Making sentencesDouble Comparison - In -ChainMake meaningful double-comparison sentences, in which your first Clauses are the second clauses of the sentences just made by the other team.The very first sentence is given by the teacher.If your team fails to make a sentence within 15 seconds, you lose. The more exercise we do, the healthier we become.CONSOLIDATIONChoose the best answer1 you study for these exams, ..you will do.a. The harder/ the better	b. The more / the muchc. The hardest / the best	d. The more hard / the more good2. My neighbor is driving me mad! It seems that .it is at night , he plays his music!a. the less / the more loud	b. the less / less	c. the more late / the more loudlier	d. the later / the louder3. Thanks to the progress of science and technology, our lives have become .a. more and more good	b. better and betterc. the more and more good	d. gooder and gooder4. It gets ..when the winter is coming.a. cold and cold 	b. the coldest and coldestc. colder and colder	 	d. more and more cold5. French is a language to learn than English is.a. difficult	b. more difficult	c. most difficult 	d. more and more difficultx6. Of the two students, Sarah is the a. most intelligent	b. more intelligent	c. intelligent 	d. most intelligently7. Thanks to the great effort of doctors and nurses, her health is getting .worse	b. better	c. worse and worse	d. better and better8. The more you work, the you can earn.more promotion	b. more tired	c. more money	d. more experience9. The more I live with her, the .I understand her.a. more	b. most	c. best	d. deeper10. Nowadays everything is getting .a. more expensive	b. more expensive and more expensivec. more and more expensive	d. the most expensiveThey become (rich) _____________ .2. The (difficult) ___________ the test is, the (nervous) ____________ the students are.3. The water is (polluted)_____________________.4. The (fast) _____ you drive, the (soon) ______ you arrive.5. The weather is getting (bad) _____________ .6. The (good) _____ the result is, the (happy)_______ they are.Task 1: Complete each of the following sentences, using the structure comparative and comparative or the comparative, the comparative. richer and richermore difficultmore nervousmore and more polluted faster soonerworse and worsebetterhappierTask 2: Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D)1. It gets ___ to understand what the professor has explained.the more difficult 	B. more difficult than	C. difficult more and more 	D. more and more difficult2. As she did so, her parents became _______.the angriest 	B. the most angry 	C. the more angry 	D. angrier and angrier3. _______ he becomes,_______ he is.The more rich / the more happy B. The richest / the happiestC. The richer / the happier D. Richer and richer / happier and happier4. The faster we finish, _______.	A. the sooner we can leave B. we can leave sooner and soonerC. the sooner can we leave D. we can leave the sooner5. The younger you are, _______ it is to learn.A. easier	B. you are easier	C. the easier D. the easyDDCACTask 3: Use double comparative to rewrite these following sentences1. They are big, they fall fast.=> The bigger they are, the faster they fall.2. When we think of the exam, we get more and more excited.=> The more we think of the exam, the more excited we get.3. He worked hard. He felt very bad.=>The harder he worked, the worse he felt.4. He studies much, he becomes stupid.=> The more he studies, the more stupid he becomes. 5. The sun is high, the shadow is low.=>The higher the sun is, the lower is the shadow.Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting1. The fastest you drive, the greater danger you get.	 A	 B C	 D2. This exercise is much more easier than the others.	 	 A	 B	 C	D3. It’s becoming more difficult and more difficult to find a job.	 A	 B	 	 C D4. They treat women more equally as people in the North.	A	 B C	 D5. The Amazon and the Nile are the two larger rivers in the world. A	 	 B 	 C	 DWhy study?The more you learn, the more you forget.The more you forget, the less you know.The less you know, the less you forget.The less you forget, the more you know.So why study?As: The more you learn, the more you know.HomeworkPrepare Unit 14 - Reading