Monday, February 4, 2013

Comparative: Metal is stronger than plastic (is).


Person A.  (You start.)  Ask the odd*-numbered questions.  *奇数的, impar, нечётный
1.    plastic  metal  (strong) 
Answer: Metal is stronger than plastic (is).
2.       (algebra 代数 алгебра )  
3.    Safeway  Costco  (expensive) 
4.      
5.    soccer   football  (American) 
6.
7.    Canada   Mexico  (cold in the winter) 
8.       (thoughtful  贴的, 为他人考虑的, considerado, внимательный)
9.     cotton   wool (羊毛, lana, шерсть) (cool)
10.    
11.   Mr. Trego’s English     your English  (good)
12.    
13.   potato chips    bread  (salty) 
14.    

Person B.  (Person A starts.)  Ask the even-numbered questions.
1.      
2.    algebra (代数, алгебра)  mathematics  (hard)
3.      
4.    Mr. Trego   you  (short) 
5.      
6.    a Muni ticket   a lottery ticket  (cheap)
7.      
8.     giving a present    giving a gift certificate (thoughtful) (贴的, 为他人考虑的, considerado, внимательный)
9.       (wool  羊毛 , lana, шерсть)
10.   New York  Miami   (warm in December) 
11.    
12.   smoking    not getting enough sleep  (bad)
13.    
14.   San Francisco   Los Angeles  (big)


Person A.  (You start.)  Ask the odd*-numbered questions.  *奇数的, impar, нечётный

1.    Answer: Metal is stronger than plastic (is).

2.       (algebra 代数 алгебра )  

3.    Answer: Safeway is more expensive than Costco.

4.      

5.    Answer: Football is more American than soccer.

6.

7.    Answer: Canada is colder in the winter than Mexico. 

        or:  Canada is colder than Mexico in the winter.

8.       (thoughtful  贴的, 为他人考虑的, considerado, внимательный)

9.     Answer:  Cotton is cooler than wool.

10.    

11.   Answer: Mr. Trego’s English is better than my English.  or: …is better than mine

12.    

13.   Answer: Potato chips are saltier than bread (is).

14.    


Person B.  (Person A starts.)  Ask the even-numbered questions.
1.      
2.    Answer:Algebra is harder than mathematics.
3.      
4.    Answer: I am shorter than Mr. Trego (is). or Mr. Trego is shorter than I am.
5.      
6.    Answer:A lottery ticket is cheaper than a Muni ticket.
7.      
8.     Answer: Giving a present is more thoughtful than giving a gift certificate.
9.       (wool  羊毛 , lana, шерсть)
10.   Answer: Miami is warmer than New York in December.  or
        Miami is warmer in December than New York.
11.    
12.   Answer: Smoking is worse than not getting enough sleep.
13.    
14.   Answer: Los Angeles is bigger than San Francisco (is).

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