Unit 2 - A Closer Look 2
Unit 2 - A Closer Look 2
Unit 2 - A Closer Look 2
Grammar explanation
Task 1: Choose the correct option to complete each sentence.
DOUBLE COMPARATIVES
Task 2: Find a mistake in the underlined parts in each sentence
below and correct it.
PRODUCTION Task 5: Work in pairs. Tell each other whether you agree or
disagree with the following ideas.
Wrap-up
CONSOLIDATION
Homework
WARM-UP OPTION 1
do you prefer?
Comparative
Chain game.
WARM-UP OPTION 2
- Work in teams.
“transportation”.
HOW TO PLAY
- The first team names something related
train.”
WARM-UP OPTION 2
game.
LET’S PLAY
DOUBLE COMPARATIVES
Look at the sentence:
The more expensive the rent in the city is, the fewer
people can afford to live there.
You can use “the” with comparative adjectives to emphasize that
one thing depends on another.
2. I got stuck in a traffic jam yesterday. The more congested the road,
A B
more tired
the tired I became.
C D
DOUBLE COMPARATIVES
2 Find a mistake in the underlined parts in each sentence below
and correct it.
more modern
3. The modern the library is, the more attractive it is to teenagers.
A B C D
4. The streets are getting dirtier. The more crowded this city is,
A B C
the more polluted
more polluted it becomes.
D
DOUBLE COMPARATIVES
2 Find a mistake in the underlined parts in each sentence below
and correct it.
uglier
5. The denser the buildings are, the more ugly the city becomes. It’ll
A B
soon look like a concrete jungle.
C D
PHRASAL VERBS
3 Match a phrasal verb in column A with a suitable word / phrase
in column B.
A B
1. get around a. noise pollution 1. d
2. carry out b. friends 2. c
3. come down with c. a project 3. e
4. hang out with d. the city 4. b
5. cut down on e. the flu 5. a
PHRASAL VERBS
1. The busier the city is, the more unhappy its people
are.
2. The older the city becomes, the less attractive it is
to immigrants.
3. Your home town should cut down on noise
pollution.
PRODUCTION
Some suggested ideas:
Agree Disagree
1. The busier the city is, Busy cities: high living Busy cities: lots of
the more unhappy its costs, congested entertainment
people are. roads, long travelling facilities, parks,
time, etc. playgrounds, etc.
PRODUCTION
Some suggested ideas:
Agree Disagree
2. The older the city Old cities: not many Old cities: lots of
becomes, the less entertainment cultural places,
attractive it is to tourists. facilities, lack of public historical value,
amenities, quiet and safe.
inconvenient public
transportation.
PRODUCTION
Some suggested ideas:
Agree Disagree
3. Your home town My home town: lots My home town: a
should cut down on noise of trucks and heavy small and peaceful
pollution. lorries running on town, people
roads, construction mostly riding bikes,
sites everywhere, no big events
people playing music happening in the
very loud at night. town no noise
pollution.
CONSOLIDATION
1 Wrap-up
2 Homework