Unit 5

forest

hill

rainforest

mountain desert

valley

island

beach

waterfall

lake sea, ocean

river

We usually use the with

The names of seas, oceans, rivers and deserts

the Sahara Desert, the Atlantic Ocean, the River Danube, the Mediterranean Sea

The names of groups of islands, hills and mountains

the Canary Islands, the Himalayas, the Alps

We use How with adjectives to ask about measurements:

How old …? How tall …?

How long …? How big …?

To talk about size and age we can use:

deep, high, long, wide, tall and old

tall for people, trees and building

high for mountains

Short Adjectives

Comparative Superlative

old older the oldest

large larger the largest

big bigger the biggest

easy easier the easiest

Long Adjectives

Comparative Superlative

comfortable more comfortable

the most comfortable

Irregular adjectives

Comparative Superlative

good better the best

bad worse the worst

far further the furthest

little less the least

much/ many more the most

I’m as tall as you. I’m taller than you. I’m the tallest in my class.

mammals (wild animals): fox, bear, tiger, wolf, giraffe

domestic animals: cow, chicken, horse, pig, sheep

birds: eagle, raven, parrot, ostrich, sparrow

fish: salmon, tuna, swordfish, trout, carp

insects: ant, bee, ladybird, butterfly, grasshopper, mosquito

It’s got legs, tails, teeth, ears, eyes, head …

It’s tall, black, heavy, dangerous, long …

It lives in …

It eats …

It can run, swim, climb …

villa cottage

campsite youth hostel hotel

in the mountains

in a village, town

in a hotel/youth hostel

at the seaside

at a campsite

near a lake/river

by a lake/river

Dear Pam, We’re in Italy. It’s great here

and the weather is fantastic. We are in a hotel at the seaside. This is a picture of the beach near the hotel. We go swimming and sailing every day.

See you next week. Love Christina

Start with Dear … or Hi …

Say where you are

Say what the place is like and what the weather is like

Say what type of accommodation you are staying in

Say what the picture is of

Say what you do every day

Finish with Love or Bye for now and your name

I. Complete the sentences with the correct words.

• ______ climbing is a dangerous sport.

A hill B mountain

• Our accommodation is near a wonderful _______.

A waterfall B beach

• The _______ Nile is the longest in the world.

A sea B river

• Africa is a very large _______.

A country B continent

• He is sailing round the _______ in a small boat!

A country B island

II. Complete the sentences with the words in the box. elephants snakes eagles dolphins sharks

• _______ sometimes attack people when they are

swimming.

• _______ can save people’s lives.

• _______ live in India and Africa.

• _______ eat rats and other small animals.

• Some _______ are poisonous but some aren’t .

III. Complete the sentences with the correct comparative form of the adjectives in

the box.

bad far important interesting dangerous good

• Handball is _______ than table tennis!

• Which is _______? A pitbull or a dobermann?

• It’s _______ to do your homework than to play computer games.

• The post office is _______ on foot than you think.

• I’m disappointed. My test result is _______ than Petra’s!

• Let’s go to Greece. The weather’s _______ there than in Canada.

IV. Complete the sentences with the correct superlative form of the adjectives in brackets.

• Who is the _______ girl in the class? (pretty)

• Close the window please. I think it’s the _______ (cold) day

of the year!

• This hotel is one of the _______ (expensive) in the city!

• I’m the _______ (bad) football player in my class.

• Tom is the _______ (good) dancer I know!

• This is the _______ (dry) summer in my life.

• Which is the _______ (tall) building in the world?

V. Imagine you are spending your holiday in another country. Write a postcard to your friend.

• what the place and the weather are like • what the hotel is like • what you do every day • what is different from your country