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Unit 12: A New Vessel
1 Two new vessels
Look at the pictures of the two ships. Are they the same?
MV Kennedy
MV Freedom
Read the table. Compare the information about the 2 ships.
T h e MV Kennedy
is older than
the MV Freedom.
T h e MV Freedom
is longer than
the MV Kennedy .
The MV Freedom
is wider than
the MV Kennedy .
T h e the MV Freedom
is higher than
the MV Kennedy.
T h e cargo on board the MV Freedom
is heavier than
the cargo on board the MV Kennedy.
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2 The Swedish ship is older than the Korean ship
When we talk about the differences between objects, we
c o m p a r e
them.
T h e adjective usually ends in
-er (+ than).
This is the
comparative form.
With most short adjectives, add
-er.
The MV Freedom
is longer than
the MV Kennedy.
If the adjective ends in
-e,
simply add
-r:
The MV Freedom
is wider than
the MV Kennedy.
If the adjective ends in
-y,
change the
-y
to
-i
and add
-er:
heavy
-
heavier
The cargo on board the MV Freedom
is heavier than
the cargo on
board the MV Kennedy.
With long adjectives, put
m o r e
in front:
The MV Kennedy
is more expensive to charter than
the MV Freedom.
Good
and
bad
change completely:
good - better
bad - worse
The new engine
is better than
the old engine.
Write the comparative form of these words:
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3
Write sentences that compare the two objects in the pictures.
small
expensive
heavy
powerful
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Read the table. Find out information about your vessel. Complete the table.
How are the vessels different? Write 5 sentences. Compare the age, length overall,
width, depth and the cargo on board.
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5 Which vessel is the fastest?
The Mercury
is the smallest
(of all the vessels).
The MV Cape
is the largest
(of all the vessels).
When we talk about one object which is different from all the others, the adjective usually
ends in
-est
with
the
in front:
the slowest
and
the heaviest.
This is the
superlative
form.
With most short adjectives, add
-est:
This vessel is
the slowest
in the port.
If the adjective ends in
-e,
simply add
-st:
This vessel is
the widest
in the port.
If the
adjective ends in
-y,
change the
-y
to
-i
and add
-est.
heavy
-
heaviest
With long adjectives, add
most:
This vessel is
the m o s t expensive
to charter in the port.
Good
and
bad
change completely:
good - better - best
bad - worse - worst
This vessel is
t h e best
in the port
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Write the superlative form of these: