The main objectives of the unit
What ...like?
 Comparatives and superlatives.
 Synonyms and antonyms.
What... Like?
Form
What
Is your teacher
Are his parents
Was your holiday
Were the beaches
Like?
She is very patient
They are very kind
Wonderful. We
swim a lot
Ok, but some were
dirty
What... Like?
• What....like? means ‘describe somebody or something. Tell me
about them. I don’t know anything about them.’
• Like in this question is a preposition not a verb:
“what’s Jim like?”
“He’s intelligent and kind, and he has got lovely blue eyes.”
• In the following like is verb:( ask about preference)
What does Jim like? He likes cars and tennis
• How is your father? He is fine. ( ask about health)
Examples
• What is your sister like? She is tall and
kind.
• What does your sister like? She likes
coffee.
Comparative and superlative adjectives
Comparative Superlative
Short adjectives
Cheap
Small
big
Cheaper
Smaller
bigger
Cheapest
Smallest
biggest
Adjectives that end in -y
Funny
Early
heavy
Funnier
Earlier
heavier
Funniest
Earliest
heaviest
Adjectives with two
syllabels or more
Careful
Boring
Expensive
interesting
More careful
More boring
More expensive
More interesting
most careful
Most boring
Most expensive
Most interesting
Irregular adjectives
Far
Good
bad
further
Better
worse
Furthest
Best
worst
Comparative and superlative adjectives
Uses
1- we use comparatives to compare one thing, person, or
action with another.
She is( much )taller than me.
London is( much) more expensive than Rome.
2- we use superlatives to compare something or somebody
with the whole group.
She is the tallest in the class.
It is the most expensive hotel in the world.
Comparative and superlative adjectives
Uses
3- As..... As shows that something is the same or equal.
Jim is as tall as peter.
I am as worried as you are.
4- Not as/so....as shows that something is not the same or
equal.
She is not as tall as her mother.
My car was not so expensive as yours.
Let’s practice  P. 47
Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms:
Words that are the same or similar in meaning.
Antonyms:
Are words that are opposite in meaning.
brilliant
modern
wonderful
kind
new
wealthy
rich
messy
untidy
generous
wealthy
modern
brilliant
generous
messy
fed up
down
past
out of
through
up
over
across
out of
in to