A Trip to Thailand

The Warehouse MadridElementary Class

Noisy

clean

boring

old

friendly

dangerous

crowded

unfriendly

empty

safe

modern

quiet

dirty

interesting

What are some noisy places?

• Madrid streets are very noisy.• Bars are very noisy.

What are some clean places?

• A museum is very clean.• A library is clean.

What are some boring places?

• An opera can be very boring.• A museum can be very boring.

What are some old places?

• Toledo cathedral is very old.• Plaza Mayor is very old.

What are some friendly places?

• Bars are very friendly.• Madrid is very friendly.

What are some dangerous places?

• The middle east is very dangerous.• Power plants are very dangerous.• Cliffs are very dangerous.

What are some crowded places?

• Beaches in summer are crowded.• Streets in San Fermin are very crowded.

What are some unfriendly places?

• Bronx, New York is very unfriendly.

What are some empty places?

• Churches are empty.• Libraries are empty.

What are some safe places?

• A school is safe.• My house is safe.

What are some modern places?

• Reina Sofia is modern.

What are some quiet places?

• The countryside is quiet.• Libraries are quiet.• Churches are quiet.

What are some dirty places?

• Bathrooms are dirty.• Bar bathrooms are really dirty.

What are some interesting places?

• Madrid is interesting.• Barcelona is interesting.• The streets of Toledo are interesting.

Most 1-syllable adjectives

• Add –er

• Smaller• Older• Younger

• Small = smaller• Old = older• Young = younger

• Dry = drier

1-syllable adjectives ending in -e

• Add –r

• Safer• nicer

• Safe = safer• Nice = nicer

1-syllable adjectives ending in consonant vowel consonant

• Double the last consonant and add –er

• Bigger• Hotter• Fitter• Thinner

• Big = bigger• Hot = hotter• Fit = fitter• Thing = thinner

• New = newer

2-syllable adjectives ending in -y

• -y to –i and add –er

• Noisier• Happier

• Noisy = noisier• Happy = happier• Funny = funnier

2-syllable adjectives not ending in -y

• Put MORE before the adjective

• More crowded• More common

• Common = more common

• Crowded = more crowded

Adjectives with 3 or more syllables

• Put MORE before the adjective

• More expensive• More interesting

• Interesting = more interesting

• Expensive = more expensive

Irregular Adjectives

• Good• Bad• Far

• Better• Worse• Farther/further

Bangkok or Phuket?

• Bangkok is better than Phuket.• Bangkok is noisier than Phuket.• Bangkok is dirtier than Phuket.• Bangkok is more interesting than Phuket.• Phuket is cleaner than Bangkok.• Bangkok is more dangerous than Phuket.• Phuket is safer than Bangkok.

#7

1. Phuket’s more beautiful than Bangkok.2. Bangkok’s more interesting than Phuket.3. Phuket looks better than Bangkok.4. But Bangkok’s more crowded.5. And the people in Phuket are probably friendlier.6. But Phuket’s more expensive.7. I still think Bangkok’s more interesting than Phuket.8. Phuket’s probably safer too.9. And it’s quieter.

#10

1. Food is more expensive than it was last year.2. It’s safer than it was five years ago.3. Public transport is better than it was 10 years

ago.4. My English is better than it was last month.5. My hair is shorter than it was last year.6. My life is more interesting than it was 5 years

ago.