Superlatives

Describing People, Places, and Things

Shopping in a Department Store
Expressing Opinions
Vocabulary Preview

1. Energetic 6. lazy 11. patient

2. funny 7. mean 12. popular
3. generous 8. nice 13. rude
4. helpful 9. noisy 14. sloppy
5. honest 10. obnoxious 15. stubborn
 Smart – the smartest
The Smartest Person I Know Kind - the kindest
Nice – the nicest
Safe – the safest
Funny – the funniest
Pretty – the prettiest
Big – the biggest
Hot – the hottest

A. I think your friend Margaret is very smart.

B. She certainly is. She's the smartest person I know.

1. your aunt Emma 4. your uncle Ted 7. Larry

Kind funny lazy

2. your friend Jim 5. your sister 8. your landlord

Bright pretty mean

3. your parents 6. your cousin Amy 9. your roomates

Nice friendly sloppy
 Smart – the smartest
The Most Energetic Person I Know Funny – the funniest
Nice – the nicest
Big – the biggest

Energetic – the most energetic

Interesting – the most interesting
Patient – the most patient
A. I think your grandmother is very energetic. Stubborn – the most stubborn
B. She certainly is. She's the most energetic person I know.

1. Your friend Carlos 2. your grandfather 3. your cousins 4. our english teacher
Interesting generous talented patient

5. your nephew Andrew 6. your younger brother 7. your older sister 8. your upstairs neighbor
Stubborn polite bright noisy
 9. your downstairs neighbor 10. Senator Smith 11. our history professor
Rude honest boring

The Nicest Person

Mr. And Mrs. Jackson are very proud of their daughter, Linda. She's a very nice
person. She's friendly, she's polite, she's smart, and she's talented. She's also
very pretty.

Mr. And Mrs. Jackson's friends and neighbors always compliment them about
Linda. They say she's the nicest person they know. According to them, she's the
friendliest, the most polite, the smartest, and the most talented girl in the
neighborhood. They also think she's the prettiest.

Mr. And Mrs. Jackson agree. They think Linda is a wonderful girl, and they're
proud to say she's their daughter.
The Most Obnoxious Dog
Mr. And Mrs. Hubbard are very embarrassed by their dog, Rex. He's a very
obnoxious dog. He's noisy, he's stubborn, he's lazy and he's mean. He's also
very ugly.

Mr. And Mrs. Hubbard's friends and neighbors always complain about Rex.
They say he's the most obnoxious dog they know. According to them, he's
the noisiest, the most stubborn, the laziest, and the meanest dog in the
neighborhood. They also think he's the ugliest.

Mr. And Mrs. Hubbard agree. They think Rex is a horrible dog, and they're
ashamed to say he's theirs.

Q&A
The neighbors are talking. Using these models, create dialogs based on the stories.

A. You know... I think Linda is very nice.

B. I agree. She's the nicest girl in the neighborhood.
Reading Check-Up
Choose
1. Linda is the (most polite / smart) person I know. 4. Rex is the most (stubborn / mean) dog in the
neighborhood.
2. She's the most (talented / friendliest) girl in the
neighborhood. 5. He's the (lazy / noisiest) dog I know.

3. She's a very (nicest / nice) person. 6. He's also the most (ugliest / obnoxious) dog in town.

How to Say It!

Expressing an Opinion

A. In my opinion,...
As far as I'm concerned,...
If you ask me,...
B. I agree./I disagree.

Practice conversations with other students. Share opinions.

Listening
Listen to the sentence. Is the person saying something good or something bad about
someone else?

1. a. good b. bad 4. a. good b. bad 7. a. good b. bad

2. a. good b. bad 5. a. good b. bad 8. a. good b. bad
3. a. good b. bad 6. a. good b. bad 9. a. good b. bad

Pronunciation – Linking Words with Duplicated Consonants

Listen. Then say it. Say it. Then listen.

She's the nicest teacher in our school. He's the most generous student in our class.

He's the most stubborn neighbor on our street. This is the cheapest toothpaste in the store.

They're the most talented dancers in the world. He's the most polite taxi driver in the city.
 A small radio A comfortable chair
I Want to Buy a Small Radio A smaller radio A more comfortable chair
The smallest radio The most comfortable chair

1. large TV 2. comfortable rocking chair

A. May I help you? 3. a good CD player 4. cheap watch

B. Yes, please. I want to buy a small radio.
A. I think you'll like this one. It's very small.
B. Don't you have a smaller one?
A. No, I'm afraid not. This is the smallest one we have.
B. Thank you anyway. 5. fast printer 6. elegant evening gown
A. Sorry we can't help you. Please come again.
 A. May I help you?
B. Yes, please. I want to buy a small radio.
A. I think you'll like this one. It's very small.
B. Don't you have a smaller one?
A. No, I'm afraid not. This is the smallest one we have.
B. Thank you anyway.
A. Sorry we can't help you. Please come again.

7. small cell phone 8. lightweight video camera 9. powerful computer

10. tall bookcase 11. short novel

Bob's Bargain Department Store
Bob's Bargain Department Store is the cheapest in town.
However, even though it's the cheapest store in town. However,
even though it's the cheapest, it isn't the most popular. People
don't shop there very often because the products are bad. In fact,
some people say the products there are the worst in town.

The furniture isn't very comfortable, the clothes aren't very

fashionable, the appliances aren't very dependable, and the home
entertainment products aren't very good. Besides that, the
location isn't very convenient, and the salespeople aren't very
helpful.

That's why people don't shop at Bob's Bargain Department Store

very often, even though it's the cheapest store in town.
The Lord and Lady Department Store
The Lord and Lady Department Store sells very good products. In
fact, some people say the products there are the best in town.

They sell the most comfortable furniture, the most

fashionable clothes, the most dependable appliances, and the
best home entertainment products. And besides that, their
location is the most convenient, and their salespeople are the
most helpful in town.

However, even though the Lord and Lady Department Store is the
best store in town, people don't shop there very often because
it's also the most expensive.
The Super Saver Department Store
The Super Saver Department Store is the most popular store in
town. It isn't the cheapest, and it isn't the most expensive. It
doesn't have the best products, and it doesn't have the worst.

The furniture isn't the most comfortable you can buy, but it's more
comfortable than the furniture at many other stores. The clothes
aren't the most fashionable you can buy, but they're more
fashionable than the clothes at many other stores. The appliances
aren't the most dependable you can buy, but they're more
dependable than the appliances at many other stores. The home
entertainment products aren't the best you can buy, but they're
How about you?
better than the home entertainment products at many other
Tell about places to shop where you
stores. In addition, the location is convenient, and the salespeople
live: the cheapest, the most
are helpful.
expensive, the most popular. Tell
about the products they sell.
You can see why the Super Saver Department Store is the most
popular store in town. The prices are reasonable, and the * bad – worse – worst
products are good. That's why people like to shop there.
Interactions – Sharing Opinions
Practice conversations with other students. Share opinions, and give
reasons for your opinions.

In your opinion,...

1. Who is the most popular actor/actress in your country?

Who is the most popular TV star? The best singer?

2. What is the most popular car in your country? The most popular sport?
The best newspaper? The most popular magazine? The best TV program?
The most popular food?

3. What is the best city in your country? What is the worst city? Why?
What are the most interesting tourist sights in your country? What are the
most popular vacation places?

4. Who is the most important person in your country now? Why? Who
was the most important person in the history of your country? Why?
Side by
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Gazette
Did you Know?

The longest car in the world is 100 feet long. It has 26 wheels, a
swimming pool, and a waterbed!

The world's biggest costume party is the Carnival celebration in

Brazil. Every day during Carnival, more than 50,000 people walk
through the streets in costumes.

The largest subway station in the world is Grand Central Terminal in

New York City. Every day more than half a milion people pass
through the station.

The biggest igloo in the world is the Ice Hotel in Sweden. It has
rooms for 150 guests. Every year workers have to rebuild the hotel
because it melts in the spring!
Fact File BUILD YOUR VOCABULARY!
Adjectives with Negatives Prefixes
World Geography Facts
They're _________________.
* The longest river in the world is the Nile. It is 4,180 miles
* uncomfortable
(6,690 kilometers) long.
* unfriendly
* The highest mountain in the world is Mount Everest. It is
29,028 feet (8,848 meters) high.
* unhealthy
* The largest ocean in the world is the Pacific Ocean. It is
* unsafe
64,000,000 square miles (165,760,000) square kilometers.
* impatient
* The biggest desert in the world is the Sahara. It is 3,500,270
square miles (9,065,000 square kilometers).
* impolite

* inexpensive

* dishonest
Around the World
Recreation and Entertainment

The most popular type of outdoor recreation in

France is camping. Every night 3 million people in
France sleep outside.

Movies are the most popular type of entertainment in

India. Every day 15 million people in India go to the
movies.

The most popular sport in the world is football. This

game is called "soccer" in the United States. More
than 100,000,000 people play football in over 150
countries.

What are the most popular types of recreation and

entertainment in different countries you know?
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