Nightlife – Restaurants – Shops – Hotels – Sights

4. Fill in the missing adjectives:

1. The hotels in LA are more e------- than those in many other American cities.

2. There are many i---------- places you can visit.

3. There are f----- restaurants you can eat at.

4. You can buy c----, f---------- clothes on Melrose Avenue.

5. Transport is c------ in the rush hour.

6. LA is a modern, n---- and f--------ng city.

5. Match the adjective-noun collocations, then make sentences with them.

Quiet – noisy place

Clean – dirty\polluted streets

Tall – small buildings\restaurants

Cheap – expensive shops\hotels\restaurants

Modern – old city\town

Exciting – boring nightlife

6. Fill in: of, in, at, to, with, on

1. the second largest city … America; 2. it’s home … film stars; 3. close…. special bus-stops; 4. footprints … film stars; 5. you can get rides …. the various sights; 6. eat …a restaurant; 7. packed …. celebrities; 8. …. the world; 9. … Rodeo Drive; 10. popular … visitors

7. Fill in synonyms.

District, not dangerous, memorable , well- known, interesting, near

1. safe………. 4. famous………..

2. close…….. 5. unforgettable……….

3. fascinating ……… 6. area………..

Grammar Focus: Degrees of Comparison

	adjective	Comparative	Superlative
One-syllable adjectives	cheap large big	cheaper larger bigger	the cheapest the largest the biggest
-y adjectives	noisy	noisier	the noisiest
Adjectives with two or more syllables	expensive	more expensive	the most expensive
Irregular adjectives	good bad much many little	better worse more more less	the best the worst the most the most the least
We usually use than with comparative adjectives. We use the superlative form to compare more than two people, things, places etc. We use the… of\in with superlative adjectives. We can also use (not) as + adjective + as to compare two places, things, people, etc. We use much\far\bit\a little + comparative degree.

8. Use the adjectives in the list to compare LA with the place you live in.

Large, clean, noisy, polluted, crowded, small, dirty, safe, expensive, old, modern, peaceful, cheap

9. Fill in the superlative forms and choose the correct item.

1. Which city is the first ….(large) city in America?

A Chicago B New-York C Los Angeles

2. Which is ……. (high) mountain in the world?

A Ben Nevis B Mount Mckinley C Mount Everest

3. Which is….. (long) river in the world?

A the Missouri B the Mississippi C the Nile

4.Where is ……. (dry) place in the world?

A in Chile B in Canada C in China

5. Which is ………. (small) country in the world?

A Luxembourg B Wales C the State of the Vatican City

6.Where is …….. (hot) place in the world?

A Death Valley B Tokyo C Malta

7. Which is ……. (tall) building in the USA?

A the Empire State Building B the John Hancock Centre C the Sears Tower

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