This power point presents famous Brazilian cities, followed by their location and describption.

1. Compare cities

2. Location
Wind Rose

3. North
West East
South
Northeast
Northwest
Southeast
Southwest

4. It‘s quiet.
It‘s clean.
It‘s safe.

5. It‘s dangerous.
It‘s dirty.
It‘s noisy.

6. Caldas Novas - GO

7. Caldas Novas - GO
It’s a city in the Center West of Brazil.
It’s not distant from Brasília.
It is crowded in July and January.

8. Caldas Novas - GO
Caldas Novas is ...
...exciting.
... sometimes crowded.
... busy.

9. Fortaleza - CE

10. Fortaleza - CE
It’s a big city in the northeast of Brazil.
It’s a dangerous city.
Comedy shows are great
The weather is usually very hot.
The food is delicious. They eat a lot of
seafood.
The beaches are incredible.

11. Fortaleza - CE
Fortaleza is ...
...really exciting.
... a little dangerous.
... really hot

12. São Paulo - SP

13. São Paulo - SP
The streets are large and crowded.
The parks are beautiful and big.
The traffic is terrible. Transportation
is crowded.

14. São Paulo- SP
São Paulo is ...
... a big city.
...really exciting.
... a little dangerous.
... crowded.

15. Gramado
RS

16. Gramado -RS
It’s a city in the South of Brazil.
The parks are fascinating.
The food is incredibly tasty! They like
Italian and German food.
The Christmas parade is famous tourist
attraction.
The weather is really cold in July.

17. Gramado - RS
Gramado is ...
... really beautiful.
... a small town.
... expensive.

18. New York - NY

19. New York - NY
It’s a city in the northeast of the USA.
The buildings are tall and modern.
Theaters on Broadway Avenue are a
famous trousit attraction.
The traffic is terrible.
It’s a cosmopolitan city.

20. Gramado - RS
New York is ...
... really exciting.
... a big city.
... expensive.
... crowded.

21. COMPARING
CITIES

22. • Caldas Novas is more exciting than Ceilândia.
• Ceilândia is bigger than Caldas Novas.
Caldas Novas Ceilândia

23. •Fortaleza is bigger than Ceilândia.
Fortaleza Ceilândia
•Ceilândia is safer than Fortaleza.

24. •São Paulo is bigger than Ceilândia.
São Paulo Ceilândia
•Traffic in Ceilândia is better than in São Paulo.

25. •Gramado is colder than Ceilândia in winter.
Gramado Ceilândia
•Ceilândia is cheaper than Gramado.

26. •Buildings in New York are taller than buildings in
Ceilândia.
New York Ceilândia
•Traffic in New York is worse than in Ceilândia.

27. Making comparisons
For short (one syllable) adjectives or
adjectives ending in “y” we just add “(e)r” to
the adjective:
 small – smaller
 big – bigger
busy– busier
(note that the “y” changes to “i”)

28. Making comparisons
For long (two or more syllables)
adjectives we add “more” before the
adjective:
 interesting – more interesting
 expensive – more expensive
 dangerous – more dangerous
(note that the adjectives do not change)

29. Making comparisons
Some adjectives have an irregular form:
 good – better
 bad – worse

30. Making comparisons
We need to use “than” when we
mention both the people/things we are
comparing:
 Life is quieter in the country than in the
city.

31. old crowded beautiful
safe big exciting expensive
Compare the two cities according to your opinion and what you know about
them. Write complete sentences using the adjectives in the box.

32. old crowded
beautiful safe
big exciting
expensive
Rio is older than Brasília.
Rio is more crowded than Brasília.
Brasília is as beautiful as Rio.
Brasília is safer than Rio.
Rio is more exciting than Brasília.
Rio is more expensive than Brasília.