2.5.- Speaking: making comparisons and test part 2

I've got a pen pal who is indecisive between going to the festival of Life and Death at Xcaret and the Inti Raymi. Unfortunately, he can only afford one of them and as I had already been to both of them, he asked me what I knew about them.

More visitors attend the festival of Life and Death Traditions at Xcaret than Inti Raymi. However, going to the Inti Raymi is less expensive than the festival of Life and Death Traditions.

It's important to take into account that Life and Death Traditions is as cultural as Inti Raymi.

What I strongly recommend is to check the availabilty of the tickets before reaching a decision.

Types of Comparisons

1.- Comparisons of contrast

1.1.- Comparisons of superiority

My brother is taller than me. 

Ferrari cars are more luxurious than Fiat ones.

1.2.- Comparisons of inferiority

I am less tall than my brother. 

Fiat cars are less luxurious than Ferrari cars. 

1.3.- Comparisons of equality

My brother is as tall as you.

Lamborghini cars are as luxurious as Ferrari ones.

         1.4.- Comparisons of inequality

I am not as tall as my brother.

Fiat cars are not as luxurious as Lamborghini ones.

2.- Comparisons depending on a word function 

2.1.- Comparisons with adjectives

 Paris is more beautiful than Mexico city.

Tulum is smaller than Cancun.

2.2.- Comparisons with verbs 

Rich people spend more than less well-off. 

Less well-off people spend less than rich ones.

Medium-class spend as much as less well-off.

Less well-off don't spend as much as rich people.

2.3.- Comparisons with nouns

Some people study more time than others for the exams. 

Some people study less time than others for the exams.

Some people study as much time as others for the exams.

My dad has as many books as my grandfather.

My dad doesn't have as many book as

* For uncountable nouns is used 'as much + noun + as'. Contrary to countable nouns  with which 'as many + plural noun + as' is used.

2.4.- Comparisons with past participles

Teaching is less paid than managing a company.

Managing a company is better paid than teaching.

Teaching is as well paid as sales.

Managing a company is not as well paid as teaching.

2.5.- Comparisons with adverbs

Tigers run faster than cats.

Turtles move more slowly than dogs.

Tigers run less fast than cats.

Turtles move less slowly than dogs.

Tigers run as fast as  cats.

Turtles do not move as slowly as dogs.

Other adverbial phrases that can be added to comparisons

nearly so/as

for much

any less

quite so/as

a lot more

Collaborative Exercise 1 on page 21

Individual online exercise

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/b1-b2-grammar/modifying-comparatives

Video about speaking test part 2

Collaborative exercises 3, 4 and 5 on page 21.