1. Comparatives Superlatives Travel VOCAB
2C | NEF Intermediate
Comparatives
Superlatives
Travel VOCAB

2. When was the last time you travelled?
How did you travel?
When was the last time you travelled?

3. How long did YOU take? I TOOK 1 hour by plane.
How long did it take you?
It TOOK me 1 hour by plane.
How long did YOU take?
I TOOK 1 hour by plane.

4. ... go to work by the underground?
How long does it take you TO ...?
... get to work?
... get home from work?
... travel to Pirinópolis?
... go to work by the underground?

5. ... go to work by the underground?
How long do you take TO ...?
... get to work?
... get home from work?
... travel to Piracicaba?
... go to work by the underground?

6. Airport Vocabulary take off boarding card/pass check in desk gate land
baggage reclaim
(suit) case
Luggage/baggage
aisle

7. Highway Vocabulary motorway lorry tram coach van bike motorbike car
helmet
scooter

8. Train Station Vocabulary
ticket office
(railway) station
the underground
platform
carriage

9. transport
area
belt
crash
works
hour
lights
limit
lane
park
fine
jam
Station
rank
1. petrol
station
a place where you can get petrol, often with a shop or cafe.
2. traffic
lights .
3. seat
belt
4. rush
hour
the time of day when there is a lot of traffic.
5. car
crash
when two or more cars hit each other.
6. parking
fine
when you have to pay for parking illegally.
7. traffic
jam
when there is so much traffic that cars can’t move.
8. speed
limit
9. public
transport
buses, trams, trains, etc.
10. pedestrian
area
a place where you can’t drive.
11. cycle
lane
a narrow part of the road for bicycles only.
12. road
works
13. taxi
rank
where taxis park when they are waiting for customers .
14. car
park
a place where you can leave your car.

10. seat belt
car crash
rush hour
petrol station
parking fine
traffic lights
traffic jam

11. speed limit
pedestrian area
cycle lane
public transport
taxi rank
car park
road works

12. CAR? TRAIN? PLANE? rush hour railway check in aisle boarding card gate
speed limit
to take off
platform
luggage
to land
station
buffet car
motorway
carriage
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13. What is the difference?
Verb? Noun?
TRAVEL
TRIP
FLIGHT
JOURNEY

14. Cartoon TIME!
Flight
Trip
Travel
Journey

15. Means of transport vocab
1. I always get nervous just before take-off and landing.
2. Passengers for London must use the first three carriages only.
3.I got a puncture on the way home and I didn't have a pump with me so I had to walk.

16. Means of transport vocab
4. All the seats were taken and I didn't want to stand so I went and sat in a first-class compartment.
5. I had a seat right over one of the wings so I couldn't see much out of the window.
6. It isn't easy pedaling up that hill on the way into work, I can tell you.
7. Can you tell me which platform it leaves from, please?

17. 1. ride 2. drive 3. fly 4. sail Bike Train Plane Ship Remember!
you get on or get off
the bus
train
plane
your bike
but
you get into or get out of
a car.
1. ride
2. drive
3. fly
4. sail
Bike
Train
Plane
Ship

18. Where do Brazilians go in the summer for a holiday / vacation?
On Holiday / Vacation
Where do Brazilians go in the summer for a holiday / vacation?

19. Where do the British go in the summer for a holiday / vacation?
On Holiday / Vacation
Where do the British go in the summer for a holiday / vacation?

20. Race to the sun
CAR?
TRAIN?
PLANE?

21. The quickest?
The cheapest?
The funniest?

22. The most comfortable?
The most convenient?
The most expensive?

23. Attention to intonation and pronunciation!
Plane
Train
1 D
2 A
3 C
4 G
1 E
2 H
3 B
4 F
Read aloud!
Attention to intonation and pronunciation!

24. Make up a story!
Set off
2.12
2.13

25. Comparative and Superlative
page a
ADJECTIVES

26. What’s your opinion?

27. popular
good
interesting U2
-er or AS… AS ?
The Corrs

28. old
romantic
agressive
Rappa
-er or AS… AS ?
Roberto Carlos

29. -er or AS… AS ?
Ivete Sangalo
Madonna
famous
talented
beautiful

30. Clinton
Collor
intelligent
rich
corrupt
-er or AS… AS ?

31. fast
nice
successful
bad
Rubinho
Felipe Massa
-er or AS… AS ?

32. -er or AS… AS ?
big
cold
good
Brazil
Argentina

33. Adjective Comparative
old
older
one-syllable adjectives: add -er
cheap
cheaper
big
bigger
adjectives ending one vowel + one consonant: double consonant, add -er
hot
hotter
healthy
healthier
one or two syllable adjectives ending consonant + y>-ier
happy
happier
famous
more famous
Two or more syllable adjectives: more + adjective
expensive
more expensive
good
better
bad
worse
far
further

34. Adjective Superlative
old
The oldest
one-syllable adjectives: add -est
cheap
The cheapest
big
The biggest
adjectives ending one vowel + one consonant: double consonant, add -est
hot
The hottest
healthy
The healthiest
one or two syllable adjectives ending consonant + y>-iest
happy
The happiest
famous
The most famous
Two or more syllable adjectives: most + adjective
expensive
The most expensive
good
The best
bad
The worst
far
The furthest

35. Adjective Comparative Superlative
Hard (adverb)
harder
the fastest
the fastest
Fast (adverb)
faster
far
farther than
the farthest
well
better than
the best
badly
worse than
the worst
serious
more serious than
the most serious
narrow
narrower
more narrow than
quiet
more quiet than
quieter
clever
cleverer
more clever than
simple
simpler
more simple than
shallow
more shallow than
shallower

36. Comparative
LESS _____________ THAN

37. Superlative
THE MOST ________ (noun)
THE LEAST ________ (noun)

38. Equality
AS ________ AS
The same AS

39. Adjectives LUCKY LOW BEAUTIFUL HIGH DISCRETE SMALL EXPENSIVE TALL SLIM
PRETTY
DIFFICULT
CLOSE
HOT
AMAZING
HAPPY
RICH
NEW
PATIENT
SLIM
DANGEROUS
SHORT
POOR
OLD
THIN
YOUNG
BORING
RELIABLE
CHEAP
COLD
CHARMING
EARLY
EASY
SAFE
FAT
BIG
FUNNY
CONFORTAMBLE
INTERESTING

40. Special Comparative The..., the better The sooner..., the better
The less...., the better
The bigger..., the better
The warmer ..., the better
The more expensive..., the better

41. Changing Constantly:
harder and harder
more and more
better and better more and more difficult

42. 1 safe, exciting, healthy travelling by motorbike travelling by car
travelling by bike

43. 2 enjoyable, dangerous, relaxing
travelling with friends
travelling by yourself
travelling with your family

44. 3 difficult, expensive learning to drive learning to ride a bike
learning to ride a horse

45. Have you ever?

46. Which of these things is the most dangerous when you’re driving a car?
Making a call on your mobile
Listening to your favourite music
2.15
Listening to music you don’t know
Opening a packet of crisps or a can of drink
Picking up a specific CD from the passenger seat
Talking to other passengers
A car magazine tested car drivers in a driving simulator. The drivers had to ‘drive’ in the simulator and at the same time do the things in the list above. The results of the test were surprising (and worrying).

47. Time to talk!

48. Disagree Agree Opinion Give Reason and explanation I guess not
I don’t think so
I’m afraid I don’t agree
Let’s face it!
Frankly, ...
But what about...
I doubt if...
The problem is that...
The truth of the matter is....
Agree
I think so, too
It’s true
You’re right
I’m all for it.
You have a point.
I couldn’t agree more.
That’s what I think.
In my opinion....
I think.....
I believe....
I guess.....
As far as I’m concerned...
I suspect that...
I’m convinced that...
I’m pretty sure that...
I honestly feel that...
Without a doubt...
I suppose
The way I see it...
I strongly believe that...
It’s fairly certain that...
Give Reason and explanation
The reason why ...
Many people think ....
Considering...
For this reason, ...
To start with,
Based on the fact
The fact is...

49. Drivers should not use any kind of phone when they are driving

50. The minimum age for riding a motorbike should be 25.

51. People who drink and drive should lose their licence for life.

52. The speed limit on motorways should be 100 kilometres an hour.

53. Cyclists are just as dangerous as car drivers.

54. Speed cameras do not stop accidents.

55. People over 70 are more dangerous drivers than young people.