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3 Grammar

Superlative Forms
POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
cheap cheaper the cheapest
busy busier the busiest
hot hotter the hottest
large larger the largest
modern more modern the most modern
good better the best
bad worse the worst
far farther/further the farthest/furthest
many/much more the most

A: Which is the most expensive means of
transport? The train, the plane or the bus?
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B: The plane, of course! The bus is the
cheapest of the three.

NOTE:
• the least + adjective + of/in
This is the least interesting book of the three.

Complete the sentences with the comparative or
superlative form of the adjectives in brackets.
This is one of the 1. My cousin’s new flat is (modern) than
oldest means of city transport. In the mine.
beginning, horses pulled them around the 2. Barcelona is one of the (beautiful)
city. Then they used electricity to power cities in the world.
them. In some cities they still use them. One 3. Today is the (hot) day of the summer.
of the largest tram systems in the world 4. The (good) way to get to the beach is
is in Melbourne. Thousands of people use by train.
them every day. Of course, today they are 5. The underground is (crowded) in the
more modern. mornings than in the afternoons.
6. The bus is the (little) expensive
You can find them in means of transport.
every city. In some cities like Athens and
New York City, they are yellow. In New York 4 Listen 
City, they call them cabs, and millions of
people use them every year. In London, Listen to four people talking about means of
they are called black taxis, or hackney transport and match the names with the phrases.
carriages as they are also known. It’s one of • wants to get a car.
the fastest ways to travel around a city but � Kyle • doesn’t like travelling on the
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� Mike • is trying to help the environment.
B. Read again and answer the questions. • uses lots of different means of
1. How many stations has the London � Sandy transport.
Underground got?
2. How many people use the Tokyo subway a 5 Speak Talk in pairs.
year? Discuss the questions below.
3. What was different about trams in the past? • Which means of transport do you usually use? Why?
• Which means of transport do you like or don’t you
4. Are taxis the same colour everywhere? like? Why / Why not?
5. What are hackney carriages?
6. Which means of transport is the most I usually take the underground. It’s fast and cheap.
expensive to use? What about you?
I go everywhere by bus, but I don’t like it.
It’s always crowded...
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