General English Level 1 V 3
UNIT 03 Spending money TOPIC 03 Shopping for clothes
LANGUAGE FOCUS 07 Comparing

1. Comparing

Julia and Keiko say
Julia:
…. I like Free Spirit T-shirts the best .
Keiko:
Me too. Free Spirit is my favourite clothes shop. But it's usually more expensive than other shops.
Julia: Yes, but their clothes look better .
Keiko: Hmmmm This pink dress is pretty. Do you like it?
Julia: It's OK, but I like the blue one better .
Julia: … Hey look! They're having a sale -50% off.
Keiko: Really? So today the clothes are cheaper .
Keiko: Yeah, you're right. It is nicer . Ohh- what about this red one.
Julia: Well, the red dress is better than the pink one- but I like the blue one best .

Julia and Keiko are talking about the clothes they like. They compare the clothes.

I like... better .
better than ...
the best .
It is nicer .
nicer than ...
the nicest .
They are cheaper .
cheaper than ...
the cheapest .

One syllable words

Talking about one thing Comparing two things Comparing three things
cheap cheaper cheapest
nice nicer nicest

Words with two or more syllables e.g. use-ful, ex-pen-sive

beautiful more beautiful most beautiful
expensive more expensive most expensive
interesting more interesting most interesting

Words with two or more syllables ending in --y

lucky luckier luckiest
pretty prettier prettiest

good better best
bad worse worst

Examples

1 Read the lines.
2 Click on each line to listen.
3 Practise saying each line.

2. One

Julia and Keiko say
Keiko:
Hmmmm. This pink dress is pretty. Do you like it ?
Julia:
It's OK, but I like that blue one better.

Examples

1 Read the lines.
2 Click on each line to listen.
3 Practise saying each line.

the one I like best = my favourite

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