GRAMATICA y VOCABULARI

VOCABULARi

TRANSPORT
bicycle-bicicleta
bus-autobús
helicopter-helicòpter
motorbike-moto
plane-avió
rollerblades-patins
taxi-taxi
train-tren
tram-tamvia
underground-metro
PLACE IN CITY
art gallery-galeria d'art
bridge-pont
canal-canal
cathedral-catedral
museum-museu
railway station-estació de tren
river-riu
square-plaça
statue-estàtua
street-carrer
theatre-teatre
town hall-ajuntament
ENGLISH YOU NEED
Where’s the nearest underground station?-On és l’estació de metro més propera?
What time is the next train to Wimbledon?-A quina hora és el proper tren per a Wimbledon?
Can I have a ticket, please?-Un bitllet, si us plau.
Would you like a single or a return?-D’anada o d’anada i tornada?
How much is a single?-Quant costa el d’anada?
I’d like a return, please.-Un d’anada i tornada, si us plau.
OTHER WORDS
day ticket-bitllet d’anada i tornada
festival-festival
ghost-fantasma
passenger-passatger/a
quarter-quarta part
return (ticket)-bitllet d’anada i tornada
single (ticket)-bitllet d’anada
site-lloc, emplaçament
the Tube-el metro de Londres
tunnel-túnel

GRAMATiCA

Comparatives

• We use comparative adjectives to compare people, animals or things.
A tiger is quicker than an elephant. My bedroom is smaller than the living room.
• We always follow the comparative adjective with than, not that.
A tiger is quicker than many animals.   NOT A tiger is quicker that an elephant.

	Adjective		Comparative
Short adjective	tall	+ -er	Taller than
Adjective ending in -e	Blue	+ -r	Bluer than
Short adjective ending in vowel + consonant, except -w	fat	Double the consonant + -er	Fatter than
Adjective ending in consonant + -y	early	Change –y to –i + -er	Earlier than
Adjective of two or more syllable	difficult	More + adjective	More difficult than
Irregular adjective	Good Bad far		Better than Worse than Farther /further than

Superlatives
• We use superlative adjectives to compare three or more people, animals or things.
John and Pete are tall, but Gary is the tallest.
Coconut cake and lemon cake are lovely, but chocolate cake is the best!
• Generally, we form superlatives by adding -est to the adjective and putting the before it,
but there are exceptions (see table).

	Adjective		Comparative
Short adjective	Small	+ -est	The smallest
Adjective ending in -e	Large	+ -st	The largest
Short adjective ending in vowel + consonant, except –w	Big	Double the consonant + -est	The biggest
Adjective ending in consonant + -y	Early	Change –y to –i + -est	The earliest
Adjective of two or more syllable	Modern	Most + adjective	The mostmodern
Irregular adjective	Good Bad far		The best The worst The farthest /furthest