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3 ocabulary  Look at the box and read the numbers a-e aloud.
Then listen and check.

4,056 four thousand and ifty-six a. 372
25,377 twenty- ive thousand, three hundred and seventy-seven b. 3,400,000,000
33,000,000 thirty-three million c. 59,213
2,850,146,500 two billion, eight hundred and ifty million, one d. 4,200,000
hundred and forty-six thousand, ive hundred e. 7,690

adjectives in brackets.
4 rammar Complete the sentences with the correct form of the
Superlative form 1. Adam is (tall) than Mike, but Fran
is the (tall) of the three.
POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE 2. I didn’t have a lot of money on me so I bought the
tall taller the tallest (cheap) T-shirt in the shop.
large larger the largest 3. The National Museum is as
hot hotter the hottest (popular) as the History Museum.
easy easier the easiest 4. Today, it isn’t as (warm) as it was
popular more popular the most popular yesterday. I think it’s the (cold) day
good better the best of the week today.
bad worse the worst
far farther/further the farthest/furthest 5. My uncle’s car is (new) and
many/much more the most (modern) than my dad’s.
little less the least 6. Who’s the (famous) scientist of
our century?
Venus is the hottest planet of all. 7. In Malta, July is the (hot) month of
The smallest planet in our solar system is Mercury. the year. The temperature can reach over 38 ºC!
8. His new book is the (little) popular
NOTE • the least + adjective of all.
I bought this bag because it
was the least expresive of all.
5 5 5 pe ak GUESSING GAME. Talk in pairs.
peak

average
temperature size (diameter) distance from sun
Mercury 167 ºC 4,900 km 58,000,000 km
Venus 464 ºC 12,100 km 108,000,000 km
Earth 15 ºC 12,800 km 150,000,000 km

Mars -63 ºC 6,800 km 228,000,000 km
Jupiter -145 ºC 143,000 km 778,000,000 km
Saturn -184 ºC 120,000 km 1,400,000,000 km
Uranus -214 ºC 50,000 km 2,900,000,000 km
B. Read again and write T for
True or F for False. Neptune -210 ºC 49,500 km 4,500,000,000 km
1. Every galaxy has got Student A: Choose four planets from the table above, but don’t tell
lots of universes. Student B. Then describe the planets to Student B, as in the example.
2. The sun is in a solar You have two minutes. How many planets did he/she guess correctly?
system but not in the
Milky Way. Student B: Listen to Student A’s descriptions and try to guess the
3. The Earth is bigger planets. How many planets did you guess correctly in two minutes?
than Mercury.
4. The Earth is 1,320 times It’s bigger than Mars but it isn’t the
smaller than Jupiter. biggest planet in our solar system.
5. Venus is hotter than Is it ...? Before you speak,
Mercury. No. It’s the hottest planet. make sure you
6. Uranus isn’t colder I know. It’s ... understand the task
than Venus. Correct! Next one. It’s... and how you should
use the prompts.

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