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English 3
Unit 3
Wonders of the world
Learning Objectives
By the end of this lesson you will be able to:
• Use the superlative form of the adjectives.
• Use superlatives with nouns
• Use superlatives to emphasis.
• Talk about human and natural wonders.
• Ask and answer questions about measurements with
How + adjectives…?
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Introduction
I went to Egypt in my last trip and I have to say, it was the
most exciting experience of my life. The pyramids are the
most impressive structures made by men I have ever seen.
The people are the kindest and the most hospitable I’ve
ever met. We rode camels into the dessert and it was the
best part of the trip, we were there for 3 weeks and when
we left I was so sad. I hope I can go back soon.
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In this unit you will learn to use the superlatives; a
grammatical structure that we use in order to compare
more than two people, places or things from a certain
group. In this case you will use it to talk about the wonders
of the world, mankind constructions or natural sceneries
that can take your breath away.
The superlatives are used extremely often while
communicating in English since it gives certain emphasis
to the things you want to express. You just need to learn
the spelling rules to form statements and remember that
this is not the same as the comparatives. Comparatives
just compare two things, people or places.
So let’s begin!
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Superlatives
Use this form of adjectives to compare more than two
people, things and places. It is also used to compare
something over a group.
I am the
smartest kid
of my class!
I am the
strongest boy
in my family.
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Superlatives
Superlatives are used with the before the adjective. To
form superlatives follow the next spelling rules:
• One syllable adjectives ending with “e” add “st”.
Adjective Superlative
Nice
the nicest
Wise
the wisest
• One syllable adjectives ending with consonant­vowel­
consonant, double the last consonant and add “est”.
Adjective Superlative
Hot
the hottest
Big
the biggest
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Superlatives
• One syllable adjectives ending with “y”, change it for “i”
and add “est”.
Adjective Superlative
Happy
the happiest
“He is the craziest
guy I have ever
met”
• For adjectives with more than one syllable. Write the
most + adjective.
Adjective
Superlative
Crazy
the craziest
Comfortable
the most
comfortable
Beautiful
the most beautiful
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Superlatives
• The least + adjectives. Means the opposite to more.
Adjective Superlative
Adjective
Superlative
Interesting the least
interesting
Expensive
the least
expensive
• Irregular adjectives
Adjective
“This is the best Good
place on the
Bad
world”.
Far
Superlative
The best
The worst
The furthest
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Superlatives
• The most + nouns.
Superlative
The most
kids
The most
visited place
Examples of superlatives
Tlaxcala is the smallest state in Mexico.
Coco bongo is the hottest night club in Cancun.
Today was one of the happiest days of my life.
Cancun has the most beautiful beaches in the world.
The last Harry Potter’s movie is the least interesting one.
IPAD has the most fans around the world.
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Comparatives vs Superlatives adjectives
Comparatives are used to compare two: people, things or
places. On the contrary the superlatives compare one thing
over a group or more than two things.
I’m
shorther
than my
brother!
She is the
prettiest
baby girl!
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How + adjectives….?
Ask and answer questions with how, when you want to
know information about size and other measurements.
How tall are you? I’m 1.60 meters.
How heavy is the table? It is 20 kg.
How deep is the pool? Not so much, 1.70 meters.
How hot is today? 40 degrees Celsius.
How high is the building? I don’t know exactly, more than
1,000 meters.
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Using superlatives to talk about wonders
This topic will help you to describe natural and human
wonders of the world.
Example:
The coolest place, I have ever visited, is Petra. This city is
located in Jordan and I love it because is a city surrounded
by rocks and water. I think is one of the most interesting
places you can visit. My friend is an architect and he was
the happiest guy, learning everything about the way people
from this civilization used the technic of carving rocks to
build the city. It is just the most amazing place you can
visit.
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Vocabulary: Natural wonders
Mountains
Volcano
Cliff
Waterfall
Canyon
Desert
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Closing
My boss is the most annoying person in this world, he’s the
rudest and the most unprofessional person I have ever
worked with. He comes late all the time and he yells at us
like if we were kids. I can’t stand working for him, but I need
the job. I need to start looking for a better job right away. At
least I will have vacations soon.
You learned to use superlatives in this unit, and as you can
see it is a grammatical structure we used to describe what
we see but in a way that intensify what we feel.
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Even if you talk about people, places or things, we always
have something to say when something make us feel nice
and also when something goes wrong, so this topic is
suitable for you to express that emotions.
The wonders of the world can be every natural place, the
relation with a person or the things people do that make
you feel something when you are there.
Remember to use the superlatives in an appropriate way,
using the spelling rules and the forms to make the right
statements.
Now you can describe what you see!
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Bibliography
McCarthy, Michael. Et al. (2008) Touchstone Full Contact
3.Cambridge University Press.
Murphy, R., et al. (2009): Grammar in Use Intermediate
Student's Book with answers. Cambridge University Press.
Heacock, P. (2008): Cambridge Dictionary of American
English. Cambridge University Press.
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Credits
Content design:
Lic. Adriana Bernardino Mosqueda
Academic Coordinator:
Lic. Jessica Patricia Garza Macías
Content edition:
Lic. Ann Elisabeth Mancillas Hinojosa, MAD
Production and content editing:
Tecnología Educativa
Universidad Virtual, ITESM
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