CLASS ABOUT INTERCHANGE FOURTH EDITION 1

1. New Interchange
Level IV
The Biggest and The Best
Unit 14

2. The biggest and the best!
 Geography
 Canyon
 Cliff
 Swamp
 Valley
 Lake
 Plateau
 River
 Sea
 Hill
 Mountain
 Volcano
 Ocean
 Desert
 Forest
 Plains
 waterfall
 Describing countries
 Australia is the land of the down under.
There’s not pollution and the beaches are
clean and beautiful.
 Comparison with adjectives
 Adjective: large - beautiful
 Comparative: larger - more beautiful
 Superlative: the largest – the most beautiful
 Which country is larger, Canada or China?
 Canada is larger than China.
 Distance and measurements
 How far is ….
 How big is…
 How high is…
 How deep is
 How long is
 How hot is
 How cold…

3. Grand Canyon
The Grand Canyon is a steep-sided canyon carved by the
Colorado River in the United States in the state of Arizona. It is
largely contained within the Grand Canyon National Park, the
15th national park in the United States. President Theodore
Roosevelt was a major proponent of preservation of the Grand
Canyon area, and visited it on numerous occasions to hunt and
enjoy the scenery. It is considered a Wonder of the Natural

4. Caspian sea
The Caspian Sea is the largest enclosed body
of water on Earth by area, variously classed as
the world's largest lake or a full-fledged sea.

5. World’s highest mountain
Mount Everest
Mount Everest is the world's highest mountain, with a
peak at 8,848 metres (29,029 ft) above sea level. It is
located in the Mahalangur section of the Himalayas on
the Nepal side of Nepal-China (Tibet) border.

6. The World’s largest desert -
Sahara
The Sahara is the world's second largest desert, after
Antarctica. At over 9,400,000 square kilometres (3,600,000
sq mi), it covers most of Northern Africa, making it almost
as large as Europe or the United States.

7. The World’s longest river- Nile
The Nile is a major north-flowing river in North Africa,
generally regarded as the longest river in the world.

8. The World’s highest waterfall –
Angel falls
Angel Falls is a waterfall in Venezuela. It is the world's
highest waterfall, with a height of 979 m (3,212 ft) and a
plunge of 807 m (2,648 ft).

9. The World’s biggest forest preserved
The Amazon Rainforest also known in English as
Amazonia or the Amazon Jungle, is a most broadleaf forest
that covers most of the Amazon Basin of South America.

10. Comparisons with adjectives
large larger The largest

11. COMPARATIVE OF SUPERIORITY
 For all adjectives with one syllable
 For adjectives with two syllables which end
in OW, ER, LE, Y
(adjective + ER) THAN
mais do que
mais rico do que
JOHN IS RICHER THAN PAUL.
rich

12. COMPARATIVE OF SUPERIORITY
TODAY IS HOTTTER THAN YESTERDAY.
SUSAN WAS PRETTIIER THAN BETTY.
TODAY THE SKY IS GREYER THAN
YESTERDAY.
hot
pretty
grey

13. COMPARATIVE OF SUPERIORITY
 COLD → COLDER
 BIG → BIGGGER
 LARGE → LARGER
 NARROW → NARROWER
 SHALLOW → SHALLOWER
 CLEVER → CLEVERER
 GENTLE → GENTLER

14. COMPARATIVE OF SUPERIORITY
 For adjectives with two syllables
(NOT ENDING IN OW, ER, LE, Y)
 For adjectives with more than two syllables
MORE adjective THAN
mais do que

15. COMPARATIVE OF SUPERIORITY
THE BOOK IS MORE INTERESTING
THAN THE FILM.
YOUR BROTHER IS MORE HANDSOME
THAN JOHN.
interesting
handsome

16. COMPARATIVE OF SUPERIORITY
SPECIAL CASES
ADJECTIVES Comparative of superiority
GOOD → BETTER THAN
BAD → WORSE THAN
FAR → FARTHER THAN
FURTHER THAN

17. SUPERLATIVE OF
SUPERIORITY
 For all adjectives with one syllable
 For adjectives with two syllables which end in
OW, ER, LE, Y
THE (adjective + EST)
O,A,(s) mais
John é o cara mais rico da cidade.
JOHN IS THE RICHEST GUY OF THE CITY.

18. SUPERLATIVE OF
SUPERIORITY
 For all adjectives with one syllable
 For adjectives with two syllables which end in
OW, ER, LE, Y
THE (adjective + EST)
O,A,(s) mais
John é o cara mais rico da cidade.
JOHN IS THE RICHEST GUY OF THE CITY.

19. SUPERLATIVE OF
SUPERIORITY
Ontem foi o dia mais quente da semana.
YESTERDAY WAS THE HOTTTESTEST DAY OF THE
WEEK.
Este é o exercício mais fácil do livro.
THIS IS THE EASIEST EXERCISE OF THE BOOK.
Você é o mais esperto na sua turma?
ARE YOU THE SMARTEST IN YOUR GROUP?

20. SUPERLATIVE OF
SUPERIORITY
 COLD → COLDEST
 BIG → BIGGGEST
 LARGE → LARGEST
 NARROW → NARROWEST
 SHALLOW → SHALLOWEST
 CLEVER → CLEVEREST
 GENTLE → GENTLEST
 PRETTY → PRETTIIEST

21. Questions with how..
A: How far is Caracas from Maracaibo?
B: It’s about ….. Kilometers
A: How big is Maracaibo?
B: It’s ….. Square kilometers
A: How high is Pico Bolivar?
B. It’s ………. Meters high
A: How deep is Lake Maracaibo?
B: It’s about……meters deep.
A: How long is Orinoco River?
B: It’s ….. Kilometers long.
A: How hot is Maracaibo in the summer?
B: It gets up to ……. Celsius
A: How cold is Maracaibo in December?
B: It gets down to about …….Celsius

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23.  How ___________ is the Columbia river?
 How ___________ is Korea from China?
 How ___________ is the Sahara desert?
 How ____________ is the Caspian sea?
 How ____________ is your hometown in the
summer? Does it get above 35 celsius?

24.  How deep is your love? Bee gees