Top Notch 2 Unit 9

          Let's start with a little review about ADJECTIVES

		ADJECTIVES
			POSITIVE 1	COMPARATIVE 2		SUPERLATIVE 3
				EQUAL	DIFFERENT
(+) JUST ALMOST	SHORT		BIG	AS BIG AS	BIGGER THAN	THE BIGGEST
			PRETTY	AS PRETTY AS	PRETTIER THAN	THE PRETTIEST
	LONG		BEAUTIFUL	AS BEAUTIFUL AS	MORE                 BEAUTIFUL THAN  LESS	THE MOST                             BEAUTIFUL    THE LEAST
(-) QUITE NEARLY
	IRREG.		GOOD	AS GOOD AS	BETTER THAN	THE BEST

Now we need to focus on  Comparisons as.......as

Comparisons
Similarities						Differences
			Adverbs
		+	Just
		+	Almost
		-	Quite
		-	Nearly
			For Emphasis

My laptop is just as good as your laptop.                                Meaning ////// They are very similar.
My laptop is almost as good as your laptop.                            Meaning ////// Mine is a bit better.
My laptop is not quite as good as your laptop.                         Meaning /////  Yours is a bit better.
My laptop is not nearly as good as your laptop.                        Meaning /////  Yours is much better.
 
For further practice please follow this link...

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/adjectives-adverbs/adjectives/exercises?02

Please do not hesitate to ask questions. I leave you with this thought....

Vocabulary for unit 9 reading

Vocabulary

The world’s largest computer market = Mercado de computadoras más grande del mundo

Viruses = Virus

Spokesperson = Portavoz

Internet fraud = Fraude en Internet

Please feel free to add your own vocabulary words as a comment........