The document discusses comparative degree in English. It provides examples of how to form comparative adjectives using -er or more/less. Comparative adjectives are used to show something is changing or compare two things. Adjectives with one syllable or two syllables ending in -y take -er, while longer adjectives take more. Some adjectives like good, bad, and far have irregular forms. Than is used to directly compare two things, and comparative adjectives show something is changing compared to another. Exercises provide examples of using comparative forms correctly.

1. Comparative Degree
English for Imports and Exports

2. • When comparing two or more things, we use
comparative degree.
• We use comparative adjectives to show
something is changing.
• The comparative form of an adjective can be
formed by adding the suffix -er or by placing
more or less before.

3. • 1. The comparative form is –er for short
adjectives with one syllable, and two-syllable
adjectives ending in –y
• Example:
• “A devaluation could cause higher economic
growth.” (para. 3, line 1)

4. 2. We use more + adjective with longer syllables.
Example:
“A devaluation means imports, such as petrol, food
and raw materials is more expensive.” (para. 4, line
1-2)
“Similarly, it is more attractive for British workers to
get a job in the US because a dollar wage will go
further.” (para. 8, line 5-6)

5. • Some adjectives have irregular forms.
• good – better Our rate are better than theirs.
• bad – worse Their service is worse than ours.
• far – further This shipment will travel further
than the previous one.

6. 1. We use than when we want to compare one thing withanother
Shipping by rail is certainly faster than sea transport.
Shipping crude by using pipeline is more reasonable than
by rail.

7. 2. We use comparative adjectives to show something is
changing.
1. This car is certainly better, but it is more
expensive.
2. We need a bigger factory.
3. A devaluation could cause higher economic
growth.
4. A devaluation means imports, such as petrol,
food and raw materials is more expensive

8. Exercise 3.1 Compare different transport modes
using the information in the table.
I think shipping goods by rail is faster than sea
transport.
Many shipping agents in Thailand, such as Kerry,
Flash, and J & T Express, send parcels by using
motorcycles because it is cheaper and more
convenient.

9. Midterm Exam
1. Vocabulary (20 items: 5 points)
2. Grammar (5 points)
2.1 Past Simple and Present Perfect (10
items: gap filling)
2.2 Present Participle and Past Participle (5
items)
3. Reading Passage (5 points)
4. Writing: Describing sales figure (5 points)

10. 1. three hundred dollars
2. 32.15 baht for one US dollar
3. nine thousand six hundred and forty-five baht
4. another currency exchange booth, near the
Richmond hotel

11. 1. Have you ever bought any brand name products?
2. From your point of view, why are brand name
products very expensive?
3. In your opinion, what makes some people buy certain
products with certain brand names?

12. Exercise 2.1
1. c
2. g
3. a
4. e
5. d
6. f
7. b
8. h
9. i
10. j

13. Exercise 2.2
1. seized
2. raided
3. counterfeit
4. trademark
5. intellectual property

14. Exercise 2.3
1. Illegal brand name glasses were confiscated at the
three warehouses in the two districts of Klong San and
Pomprap Sattruphai.
2. The raid was conducted by the Bureau of Intellectual
property Crime.
3. Bureau director Pinit Tungsakul and Mala Tangprasert,
a representative of Luxottica Group SpA.

15. 4. Authorities seized 210,000 pairs of counterfeit
and contraband designer eyeglasses and
sunglasses.
5. The DSI urgently expedited to stop the
counterfeit product because Thailand remains on
the United States’ Priority Watch List.

16. Exercise 2.4
1. Police
2. Ling Zi Ju
3. Counterfeit product
4. Ms. Aree’s network
5. The suspects

17. Present – is/ am/ are
V2– was/ were
V3 – been
Ing - being

18. 2. Directorate of IPR Enforcement has seized
consignment of counterfeit goods, which was
imported from China.
The consignment of counterfeit goods, which was
imported from China, has been seized by
Directorate of IPR Enforcement.

19. 3. Other Southeast Asian nations have reduced
imports from North Korea.
Imports from North Korea have been reduced
by Other Southeast Asian nations.

20. 4. Malaysia bought $3.4 million worth of coal in March.
$3.4 million worth of coal was bought by Malaysia in March.
5. Legions of tourists and business people have visited the
new Silk Street Market in Beijing.
New Silk Street Market in Beijing has been visited by legions
of tourists and business people