COMPARISON
AROUND THE WORLD
1. Tokyo, Japan, continues to be the largest city in the world, with nearly 38 million
residents, according to the just released Demographia World Urban Areas (12th Annual
Edition). Tokyo-Yokohama became the largest urban area, according to the United
Nations, in 1955, more than 60 years ago. However, with Japan now losing population,
it seems likely that Tokyo-Yokohama will begin shrinking in the next decade, while
facing a strong challenge from Jakarta.
2. Jakarta, Indonesia, has grown very quickly, and now stands at a population of 31.3
million. Between 2000 and 2010, Jakarta added more than 7,000,000 residents, one of
the largest population gains of any city in history. If this growth continues, and the
population of Tokyo-Yokohama begins to decline, the largest city in the world could be
Jakarta by 2030.
3. Delhi, India’s capital, is not only the third largest city in the world, but is
also the largest in India (25.7 million). That may be surprising, since Mumbai
(Bombay) was the largest in India for decades.
4. Seoul-Incheon is the fourth largest city in the world, with 23.6 million
residents. The core city of Seoul has stopped growing, and approximately 60
percent of the population is in the suburbs.
5. Manila is the fifth largest city, with 22.9 million residents. Manila continues
to be one of the world's fastest growing megacities and can be expected to
pass Seoul-Incheon in the next few years.
Taken from: http://www.newgeography.com/content/005219-largest-cities-world-2016
COMPARATIVE
SUPERLATIVE
long
longer
the longest
big
bigger
the biggest
busy
busier
the busiest
popular
more popular
the most popular
friendly
friendlier
the friendliest
far
farther/further
the farthest/the
furthest
COMPARATIVE
SUPERLATIVE
good
better
the best
bad
worse
the worst
many
more
the most
much
more
the most
little
less
the least
COMPLETE THE RULES
One syllable adjectives, add.................... for
comparative and ...............for superlative, as in cheap -...........,
............., fast - ............, ..............
Two syllable adjectives ending in y, add .............for comparative, and
.................for superlative, such as happy -..................,
.........................
Two syllable or longer adjectives add..............., such as often .................., expensive -.........................
Y changes into ..................., as in busy -.....................
With short vowels, the final consonant ......................, as in thin .....................
ADD TWO WORDS (based on a tapescript: Module 3. Rec.1,
p.65)
a. The Nile is only …….(long) than the Amazon.
b. Tokyo is the …. (populated) city in the world.
c. Mumbai is a little … (big) than Sao Paulo.
d. Mexico city is the… (big) city in the world.
e. The coast of Canada is … (long) than the coast of Indonesia.
f. LA is a … (far) south than San Francisco.
g. India has a … (big) university than any other country.
h. France is much …. (popular) with tourists than the USA.
i. London has … (busy) airport in the world.
OTHER WAYS OF MAKING COMPARISONS
1. Silver
isn’t as expensive …. gold.
2. Petrol is …. expensive than it is in Europe. (i.e. cheaper)
3. Their new car is very similar … their old one.
4. His watch is exactly the same … mine.
5. The new timetable is slightly different … the previous
one.
Match adjectives with the prepositions.
1.
different
a.
as
2.
same
b.
to
3.
worse
c.
from
4.
similar
d.
than
OTHER WAYS OF MAKING COMPARISON
(exactly) the same as
as intelligent as
slightly/a little bit + comparative
much/a lot + comparative
(slightly/completely) different from
similar to