Task 1: Read and translate the text in written form

 
LANGUAGE . Degree of Adjectives
1. Comparative and superlative degree
1.
We use the 
comparative degree
to compare 
two things or two peoples
. 
(she is taller than her sister.) 
2.
Superlatives
are used to compare more than two things or people. 
(Islamabad is the most beautiful city of Pakistan.) 
▪
When there is a competition between two things, we will use a Comparative 
degree of adjective. 
E.g. She is taller than her sister.
▪
When there is a competition between more than two things then we will use 
a superlative degree of adjective. 
E.g. New York is the most beautiful city in America. 
 

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Task 3
. 
Complete the following sentences with the correct form (comparative 
or superlative) of the adverb provided
.
1. I drive _______________________________(carefully) than my husband.
2. Angela works _______________ (hard) than I do, but our secretary works 
_____________________(hard) of all of us. 
3. Anita sings ______________________(beautifully) of all the people in the 
choir.
4. Our teacher explains the lessons _________________(clearly) than your 
teacher.
5. Robert arrived at the meeting _________________________ (early) than 
Francis.
6. Ken arrived _________________________________ (early) of them all.
7. Teenagers usually drive ________________________(fast) than their parents.
8. My daughter cooks ___________________________(well) than I do, but my 
husband cooks _______________________________ (well) of all of us.

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9. Rene speaks ____________________ (fluently) of all the ESL students in the 
class.
10. The teacher arrived _________________________(late) than the students.
 
 
Task 4.
Write the sentences in the correct order: 
1. taller / than / Francesco / Marco / is. 
2. trousers / Michela / got / has / new / light. 
3. Maria / food / likes / eating / Mexican 
4. an / expensive / Dario / wearing / coat / is 
5. the / Giulia / has / scarf / got / shortest 
6. the / student / he / tallest / is 
7. actress / Sofia / the / was / popular / most 
8. He / the / in Europe / was / footballer / best 
9. plays / than / better / you / Sonia /tennis 
10. father / is / your / than / stronger / mine