- The photo frame is decorated more colorfully than the bowl.
- The photo frame stands taller than the bowl.
- The bowl is designed more beautifully than the photo frame.
- The photo frame is decorated more colorfully than the bowl.
- The photo frame stands taller than the bowl.
- The bowl is designed more beautifully than the photo frame.
USE IT! Work in pairs. You want to buy a present for a friend. Compare these products and decide which one you'll buy. Use the key phrases and comparatives to help you.
Work in pairs. Practise the dialogue.
Sammy: I’m looking for jewellery for my mum. What do you think of this pendant? It’s real gold.
Grace: Oh, it’s nice, but it’s quite small.
Sammy: I like the size of it, but it’s a bit too expensive.
Grace: Wow! It’s, like, £70! I mean, it’s not as nice as that silver one.
Sammy: Oh yes, I much prefer that one. It’s Mum's style.
Sammy: OK, let’s see. Right, the silver one is much less expensive. It’s only £30.
Grace: Well, get that one then.
We can make comparatives with adverbs. Choose the correct option in the following examples.
1. Her bag costs more / much than mine.
2. This box is carved more beautifully / more beautiful than that one.
Cover the dialogue and read the Key Phrases. Choose the words that Sammy and Grace use. Watch or listen again and check.
KEY PHRASES Comparing products What do you think of 1 this / these …? I like the … of 2 it / those. It’s 3 a bit / much too … It’s (not) 4 as / so … as … I much prefer 5 that one / those ones. Which one is 6 better / cheaper? |
Complete the dialogue with the words in the box. Then watch or listen and check. Which pendant does Sammy buy?
cheaper expensive less mum nice small |
Sammy: I’m looking for jewellery for my 1 __________ What do you think of this pendant? It’s real gold.
Grace: Oh, it’s nice, but it’s quite 2 ____________.
Sammy: I like the size of it, but it’s a bit too 3 ____________.
Grace: Wow! It’s, like, £70! I mean, it’s not as 4 __________ as that silver one.
Sammy: Oh yes, I much prefer that one. It’s Mum's style.
Grace: Which one is 5 _________?
Sammy: OK, let’s see. Right, the silver one is much 6 _________ expensive. It’s only £30.
Grace: Well, get that one then.
When you're buying someone a present, how do you decide what to buy?