PERIOD III GRADE 8 WEEK IV

PERIOD III GRADE 8 WEEK IV

PLACES IN A CITY

Comparative & Superlative Forms

THE SUPERLATIVE

PRACTICE 

EXERCISE NUMBER ONE

EXERCISE NUMBER TWO

EXERCISE NUMBER THREE

Places in a city

Answer the questions:

1.Which is the most appropiate pace to take a flew?

2.Which is the most suitable place to go in case of an emergency?

3.Which is the most appropiate place to go get a book

4.Which is the most suitable place for go to study?

Work in class:  

 COMPARING THREE CITIES: PARIS, STOCKHOLM AND BEIJING

Paris

Paris is the capital of France, located on the River Seine, in the north of the country. Paris has a population of 9.93 million people in its urban area, which occupies 1,200 square kilometres. In fact, almost 20% of the country´s population live within the metropolitan area of Paris. The city is the main economic centre of the country too.
Over 30 million foreign tourists visit Paris every year. The city has lots of interesting places to visit, such as Notre Dame cathedral, the Louvre museum and lots of nice outdoor cafés where you can have delicious croissants and coffee.
It is a very old city. The Romans founded it and called it Lutetia. But at the end of the Roman
empire, in the 5th century, the city was renamed Paris.
Paris has a mild weather. The average lowest temperature is –2ºC (minus 2 degrees Celsius)
in January and the highest average temperature is 24º C in the months of July and August. It
can rain at any time in the year. The city´s average yearly precipitation is 641.6 mm.

 

1. Ask these questions about Beijing and Stockholm and write the answers.

	Beijing Stockholm	Beijing Stockholm
How big is it?
How old is it?
How populated is it?
How hot does it get?
How cold does it get?
How wet does it get?

 

                                                                          Beijing

Beijing is the capital of the People´s Republic of China and is located in the north of the

country. It is a very old city, founded over 2,000 years ago. It has 8.5 million inhabitants in its urban area and it is China's second largest city in terms of population, after Shanghai. It is also one of the largest cities in the world. It has an area of 1,377 square kilometres.

The capital of China has a humid continental climate influenced by the monsoon. The lowest average temperature is –7ºC (minus 7 degrees Celsius) in January, while the highest average temperature is 26ºC and occurs in July. Summer is the rainy season and the annual precipitation is over 600 mm.

                                                                       Stockholm

Stockholm is the capital of Sweden, located by the lake Mälaren on the east coast of the

country. It is a beautiful city with a very important port. The city´s population is approximately 1.2 million and it has an area of 375.25 square kilometres.

Stockholm has lots of museums, open spaces and palaces. Probably the most important

cultural event of Stockholm is the annual ceremony of the Nobel Awards. These are awarded by the Nobel Foundation, created in 1900.

The city dates from the 13th century but it did not become the capital of the country until the

16th century. Winters in Stockholm are quite cold, with temperatures as low as –7ºC (minus 7 degrees Celsius). However, summers are much warmer. The highest temperature in July is 25ºC. The annual precipitation is 539 mm.

 
 

1.Which is the most populated?

2.Which is the oldest?

3.which is the biggest?

4.Which is the hotest?