اللغة الإنجليزية 8 فصل ثاني

 

Lesson 1A grammar and vocabulary

 

Look at the photos on page 4. What different types of arts can you see?

 

 

Choreographer                      composer                        director poet                                Scriptwriter

2.        6.1 Complete the gaps. Then listen and check.
 

c □ before adjectives with two or more syllables

b □ to one-syllable adjectives

a □ after comparatives.

 

3 Read the article on page 4 quickly. What did the people below create?
Dana                                         Amal                            Eman
Comparative and superlative adjectives


4 Read the sentences. Match parts 1–3 with a–c to make rules.
Comparative adjectives
I think it’s faster to take a photo. Her sculpture is more beautiful than mine.
Superlative adjectives
 Dana’s painting of a landscape is the biggest artwork in the exhibition. Amal’s photograph is the most colourful artwork.

1 We add -er or -est

2 We add more or the most

3 We often use than

 

 

5 Study the Grammar box. Which two adjectives are irregular?

Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

 

6 Complete the sentences with the comparative forms of the adjectives in brackets. Add than if necessary.

 1 You’re better than…………………. (good) me at photography.
2 The last book in the series was………………. (scary) the first one.
3 This painting of the elephant is……………. (small) a real elephant.
 

WATCH OUT!  We can also compare two things with (not) as … as: Her painting isn’t as big as a real train.

7 Study Watch Out! and rewrite the sentences with (not) as … as.

1 Painting is more difficult than photography. Photography……………..
2 Sculptures are better than paintings. Paintings…………………….

Workbook
Lesson 1B VOCABUALRY AND GRAMMAR

Comparative and superlative adjectives
 1 Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.
1 I think literature is more / most exciting than photography.
2 The well-known painting The Rose is the better / best painting in this museum.
 3 That famous author is as old / older as my grandmother!
4 That character is cooler / coolest than the other character.
 5 Photography isn’t as relaxing as / than painting.

2 Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the adjectives in brackets.
1 Laith's writing is more dramatic………………. (dramatic) than Jawad's.
 2 Books about cartoon characters aren’t as…………… (interesting) as books about real people.
 3 The book was………….(bad) than I expected.
4 I think that book was the………………(popular) one.
5 Shakespeare’s plays are……………(easy) to read than Dickens's novels.

Read the texts and complete the information.

 

My favourite books are Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, The Cairo Trilogy books by Naguib Mahfouz and Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery. Anne of Green Gables is older than The Cairo Trilogy, but it isn’t as old as Little Women. Little Women is the oldest of the three books.

Books – written in:

1868: Little Women
1908: ___
1950s: ___

The price of paintings is crazy. The most expensive painting was Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci. The Concert by Vermeer was also very expensive, but not as expensive as Interchange by Willem de Kooning.

Price of paintings:

$860 million: ___
$300 million: ___
$250 million: ___

4 Put the words in order to make sentences.
 1 in / cheapest / shop / the / was / painting / the / this
This was the cheapest painting in the shop.
 2 one / bigger / old / than / is / our new / our / TV
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3 better / the / photo / was / than / the painting
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4 the / in / the / sculpture / museum / this / is / strangest
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5 as / wasn’t / author / talented / the / the artist / as
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6 colour / are / photos / than / black and white / more / photos / interesting
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 7 greatest / world / the / author / the / he / in / is / ?
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5 Complete the questions with the words from the box.

as – more – oldest – than – the worst

1. Where is the ________ painting in the world?
2. What’s ________ longest running play in the world?
3. Was he ________ successful than his brother as an author?
4. Is he ________ tall as the other actor?
5. Is this famous painting older ________ the other painting on display?
6. What is the ________ book ever written?

6 USE OF ENGLISH – Complete the text with one word in each gap.

100 Top CLASSIC BOOKS for teenagers

 

We asked teenagers about their favourite classic books. The 1________ most popular book was The Railway Children. Oliver Twist wasn’t 2________ popular as The Railway Children, but it was 3________ popular than the other books. In third place was Heidi. This came out in 1880, but it wasn’t 4________ oldest book on the list.

7 USE OF ENGLISH – Complete the second sentence using the word in bold so that it means the same as the first one. Use no more than three words including the word in bold.

1. Last year’s art exhibition was better than this year’s. AS
   This year’s art exhibition wasn’t as good as last year’s.
2. This photo isn’t as bright as that one. DARKER
   This photo __________________ that one.
3. No day last year was hotter than June 20th. THE
   June 20th ________________ day last year.
4. My bedroom isn’t as tidy as yours. THAN
   Your bedroom ______________ mine.
5. The play wasn’t as good as I hoped. THAN
   The play was ____________ I hoped.

Lesson 1A

1. Types of arts (from photos):
Film, folk dance, literature, music, painting, photography, sculpture, theatre

2. Complete the gaps

2. choreographer

3. poet

4. composer

5. director

Rules:
1 → b
2 → c
3 → a

3. What did they create?
Dana: painting
Amal: photograph
Eman: sculpture

4. Matching rules

1 → b
2 → c
3 → a

5. Irregular adjectives:
good – bad

6. Comparative forms

1. me

2. scarier than

3. smaller than

7. Rewrite with (not) as … as

1. Photography isn’t as difficult as painting.

2. Paintings aren’t as good as sculptures.

Workbook – Lesson 1B

1. Choose the correct word

1. more

2. best

3. as old

4. cooler

5. as

2. Correct form

1. more dramatic

2. interesting

3. worse

4. most popular

5. easier

3. Complete the information

1908: Anne of Green Gables
1950s: The Cairo Trilogy

$860 million: Mona Lisa
$300 million: Interchange
$250 million: The Concert

4. Put the words in order

2. Our new TV is bigger than our old one.

3. The photo was better than the painting.

4. This is the strangest sculpture in the museum.

5. The author wasn’t as talented as the artist.

6. Colour photos are more interesting than black and white photos.

7. Is he the greatest author in the world?

5. Complete the questions

1. oldest
2. the
3. more
4. as
5. than
6. the worst

6. Use of English

1. the

2. as

3. more

4. the

7. Rewrite sentences

This photo is darker than that one.
June 20th was the hottest day last year.
Your bedroom is tidier than mine.
The play was worse than I hoped.
Emily is the most talented student.