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