MEANS OF TRANSPORT

Coach

MEANS OF TRANSPORT

Bus

MEANS OF TRANSPORT

Train

MEANS OF TRANSPORT

Underground

MEANS OF TRANSPORT

Tram

MEANS OF TRANSPORT

Car

MEANS OF TRANSPORT

Lorry

MEANS OF TRANSPORT

Motorbike

MEANS OF TRANSPORT

Bike

MEANS OF TRANSPORT

Helicopter

MEANS OF TRANSPORT

Plane

MEANS OF TRANSPORT

Ferry

Lorries are bigger than

cars

Motorbikes are faster than bikes

Planes are more

comfortable than trains

Be careful!

Indicating majority

Comparative forms of one syllable adjectivesadj+er +thanBicycles are cheaper than cars. Comparative forms of adjectives with two or more syllables more +adj+than Planes are more expensive than trains.

Irregular adjectives good > betterbad >worse far>further /farther

Cars are less big

than lorries

Bikes are less fast

than motorbikes

Trains are less

comfortable than

planes

The underground

is as crowded as

trams.

Ferries are as safe as

helicopters.

Be careful!

Indicating minority Comparative forms of adjectives with two or more syllables and one syllable adjectives less + adj+than Trains are less expensive than planes.

Indicating equality

Comparative forms of adjectives with two or more syllables and one syllable adjectives

as+adj +as Trains are as comfortable as planes.

Bikes are the

cheapest means of transport

Planes are the most

expensive means of transport

Be careful!

Superlative forms of one syllable adjectivesthe+ adj+estBicycles are the cheapest means of transport. Superlative forms of adjectives with two or more syllables The + most +adj

Planes are the most expensive means of transport .

Irregular adjectives good > the best bad >the worst far> the furthest / the farthest

Adjectives Major Comparatives Minor comparatives Superlatives

less fast

polluting the most polluting

cheaper less cheap

slow the slowest

expensive the most expensive

crowded more crowded less crowded the most crowded

the oldest

newer the newest

longer

short

less comfortable

the safest

dangerous

quick less quick the quickest

1) Trains are expensive/cheap than planes2) Planes are the safe/dangerous means of

transport3) Cars are polluting/cheap than bicycles 4) Trams are quick/slow than the underground 5) Lorries are big/small than cars 6) Trains are the old/modern means of transport

What is the most popular means of transport now?

Cars are the most popular means of transport now.

What will be the mostpopular means of transport 100 years from now?

Helicopters will be the most popular means of transport

Will people travel to work or work from home in the future?

People will work from home in the future

Be careful

!

subject+will+base formPeople will work from home Will people work from home? Yes, they willNo, they won’t