1. Pronunciation
Linking (Nối từ trong phát âm)
2. Grammar
Double Comparison (So sánh kép)
1. So sánh tăng tiến (càng ngày càng): comparative + and + comparative
Dạng so sánh tăng tiến được dùng để diễn tả sự việc tăng dần hoặc giảm dần một cách liên tục.
– …er and …er và more and more được dùng để diễn tả sự tăng dần.
Ex: Betty is younger and younger./ Her story was more and more attractive.
– Less and less được dùng để diễn tả sự giảm dần.
Ex: He became less and less interested in politics.
2. Sự so sánh đồng tiến (càng….càng): the + comparative, the + comparative
– Ex: The older I get, the happier I am./ The more dangerous it is, the more I like it.
More có thể dùng với danh từ.
– The more electricity you use, the higher your bill will be.
Dạng ngắn của cấu trúc này được dùng trong thành ngữ The more the merrier (càng đông càng vui) và trong cấu trúc The + comparative + the better
3. Exercise
3.1. Unit 13 Language Focus Exercise 1
Match a half-sentene from box A with a suitable half-sentence from box B.
(Ghép nửa câu ở cột A với nửa câu thích hợp ở cột B.)
| A | B |
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1. Finding a job is becoming. 2. Travelling is becoming 3. As I waited for my interview, I became 4. That hole in your pullover is getting 5. As the conversation went on he became 6. The suitcase seemed to get 7. Her English is improving; it’s setting |
a. more and more nervous b. bigger and bigger c. more and more difficult d. more and more talkative e. more and more expensive f. better and better g. heavier and heavier as I carried it upstairs |
Guide to answer
(1-c) Finding a job is becoming more and more difficult.
(2-e) Travelling is becoming more and more expensive.
(3-a) As I waited for my interview, I became more and more nervous.
(4-b) That hole in your pullover is getting bigger and bigger.
(5-d) As the conversation went on he became more and more talkative.
(6-g) The suitcase seemed to get heavier and heavier as I carried it upstairs.
(7-f) Her English is improving; it’s setting better and better.
3.2. Unti 13 Language Focus Exercise 2
Complete each of the following sentences, using the structure comparative + and + cotnparative with the words in brackets. (Hoàn thành những câu sau, dùng cấu trúc “comparative. + and + comparative” với từ trong ngoặc.)
1. His visit to New York seemed to get………because he was very busy at work. (short)
2. Eating and travelling in this city is setting……………. (expensive)
3. As the day went on, the weather got………………… (bad)
4. We had to stop the discussion because the question was becoming ………(complicated)
5. Your English is OK now. your pronunciation has got………………….(good)
6. Little John is becoming………………….(active)
7. As it was setting dark, it was becoming……………to see everything in the house without electricity, (difficult)
8. I feel happy as my birthday is coming……………. (close)
Guide to answer
1. His visit to New York seemed to get shorter and shorter because he was very busy at work.
2. Eating and travelling in this city is setting more and more expensive.
3. As the day went on, the weather got worse and worse.
4. We had to stop the discussion because the question was becoming more and more complicated.
5. Your English is OK now. your pronunciation has got better and better.
6. Little John is becoming more and more active.
7. As it was setting dark, it was becoming more and more difficult to see everything in the house without electricity.
8. I feel happy as my birthday is coming closer and closer.
3.3. Unit 13 Language Focus Exercise 3
Complete each of the following sentences, using the structure: “the + comparative, the comparative . Choose a suitable half-senlcnce from the box.
(Hoàn thành mỗi câu sau, dùng cấu trúc: “the + compararive, the + comparative Chọn nửa câu thích hợp trong khung.)
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the faster you will learn the more I liked him the more impatient he became the better I feel the sooner we will arrive the more you want the higher your bill will be the better the service |
1. The warmer the weather……………………………
2. The more you practise your English………………….
3. The longer he waited…………………………
4. The more electricity you use………………………..
5. The more expensive the hotel………………………
6. The more I got to know him……………………………
7. The more you have……………………………..
Guide to answer
1. The warmer the weather, the better I feel.
2. The more you practise your English, n span>the faster you will learn.
3. The longer he waited, the more impatient he became.
4. The more electricity you use, the higher your bill will be.
5. The more expensive the hotel, the better the service.
6. The more I got to know him, the more I liked him.
7. The more you have, the more you want.